“Though they might seem outdated we have to say that both the BFG GeForce 8800 GT and 9600 GT OCX ThermoIntelligence graphics cards have some life left them, just as we proved in our recent 9600 GT roundup article. It is true that there are a BUNCH of graphics options huddled around the $150-$250 price mark now and that could make your decision a bit more clouded than we’d like but it really comes down to your exact budget and performance desires. BFG has put both the 8800 GT and 9600 GT OCX TI cards in a very good position with pricing but I would definitely lean towards the 8800 GT OCX model as being the best value in our comparison; that’s a lot of extra performance for just $10.”Here are some more Graphics Card articles from around the web:
- BFGTech GeForce 8800 GT OCX ThermoIntelligence @ [H]ard|OCP
- Asus GTX 280 TOP Vs. XFX GTX 280 XXX review @ DriverHeaven
- ASUS EN9600GT Top 512MB @ X-bit Labs
- ASUS ENGTX260 TOP 896MB @ Overclock3D
- GeForce 9600 GT Triplet @ Digit-life
- GeForce GTX 280 SLI @ t-break
- EVGA GTX 260 FTW Edition Review @ OCC
- Gigabyte GeForce 9600 GT 1GB Turbo Force @ Legion Hardware
- EVGA AKIMBO @ [H]ard|OCP
- Sapphire Radeon 4870 and Visiontek 4870 Crossfire Review @ DriverHeaven
- ATI Radeon HD 4850 and 4870: Gaming Performance @ X-bit Labs
- Force3D Radeon HD 4850 @ Legion Hardware
- Sapphire Radeon HD 4850 Review @ ASE Labs
A (Thermo)Intelligent decision

The sub $200 market is getting incredibly crowded, and most of those cards will bring you more performance than you might expect. The newest cards are from BFG, the GeForce 8800 GT and 9600 GT OCX ThermoIntelligence. The ThermoIntelligence label denotes some serious cooling and a complete disregard for specified clock speeds. Read Ryan’s reivew in full here.