| Jonathan “Fatal1ty” Wendel is well known in the gaming community. He has made his “Professional Gamer” reputation for himself by participating in the CPL (Cyber Athlete Professional League) and through numerous international competition victories. Jonathan is one of the most talked about and recognized gamers in the world. The "Fatal1ty" brand name is also well know in the enthusiast market, ranging from motherboards, coolers, sound cards, and now video cards.
The XFX series of video cards that are running under the Fatal1ty name are geared toward the midrange PC gamer market. The XFX 7600 GT Fatal1ty Professional Series card is designed with a few significant changes compared to other cards based on the same GPU. XFX has two cards in this series, currently. The first one out boasts a 650 Mhz core clock, while the reference nVidia card runs at 560 Mhz, while also running 200 Mhz faster on the memory clock at 1.6 Ghz, compared to the reference nVidia card runs at 1.4 Ghz. The first card in the series also utilizes passive cooling, which will make for silent operation. The second card in the line utilizes the same cooling, but comes in at the stock nVidia clocks on the core and memory.
XFX has been pouring it on strong when it comes to factory-overclocked cards. They are one of the most aggressive and most active companies to push the cards to their limits, and back them completely while doing so. One thing to keep in mind with this video card is case cooling. If your running a rig that tends to run a little warm, you will want to make sure you have adequate airflow in the case to offer the XFX 7600 GT Fatal1ty card enough air to be cooled properly. This goes for any passive cooled video card, of course.
 
The packaging on the XFX 7600 GT Fatal1ty Professional Series card shows off the Fatal1ty logo and a picture of Jonathan “Fatal1ty” Wendel on the front, while listing off some of the features and specifications on the back of the box. There is also a window to show off part of the heatsink and logo on the card itself.
 
Opening the inner box will show that the card is well protected inside, with foam padding surrounding the video card. There should be minimal chance for this card to get damaged in shipment.
Here, we have a shot showing everything that comes with the XFX 7600 GT. Top left is the video card itself, followed by the S-Video cable and DVI adaptor. The lower side is the driver CD and instruction pamphlets to show the correct installation. Features:
| Dual 400MHz RAMDACs |
Blazing-fast RAMDACs support dual QXGA displays with ultra-high, ergonomic refresh rates--up to 2048x1536@85Hz. |
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Dual Link DVI |
Capable of supporting digital output for high resolution monitors (up to 2560x1600). |
| Integrated HDTV Encoder |
Provides world-class TV-out functionality up to 1080i resolution. |
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NVIDIA® CineFX™ 4.0 Engine |
Delivers advanced visual effects at unimaginable speeds. Full support for Microsoft® DirectX® 9.0 Shader Model 3.0 enables stunning and complex special effects. Next-generation shader architecture with new texture unit design streamlines texture processing for faster and smoother gameplay. |
| NVIDIA® SLI™ Technology |
Delivers up to 2x the performance of a single GPU configuration for unparalleled gaming experiences by allowing two graphics cards to run in parallel. The must-have feature for performance PCI Express graphics, SLI dramatically scales performance on over 60 top PC games. |
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128-bit Studio-Precision Computation |
128-bit studio-precision computation through the entire pipeline prevents image defects due to low precision and ensures the best image quality for even the most demanding applications. |
| 90nm Process Technology |
Delivers higher performance through blazing clock rates. |
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Adaptable Programmable Video Processor |
PureVideo's programmable technology adapts to new video encoding formats as they are developed to provide a future-proof video solution. (Feature requires supported video software.) |
| Advanced Spatial Temporal De-interlacing |
Smoothes video and DVD playback on progressive displays to deliver a crisp, clear picture that rivals high-end home theater systems. |
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Built for Microsoft® Windows Vista™ |
NVIDIA’s fourth-generation GPU architecture built for Windows Vista gives users the best possible experience with the Windows Aero 3D graphical user interface. |
| High-Definition H.264, MPEG-2 and WMV Hardware Acceleration2 |
Smoothly playback H.264, MPEG-2, and WMV video—including WMV HD—with minimal CPU usage so the PC is free to do other work. |
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Microsoft® DirectX® 9.0 Shader Model 3.0 Support |
Ensures top-notch compatibility and performance for all Direct® 9 applications, including Shader Model 3.0 titles. |
| Next-generation Superscalar GPU Architecture |
Delivers up to 2x the shading power of previous generation products taking gaming performance to extreme levels. |
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NVIDIA® Digital Vibrance Control™ (DVC) 3.0 Technology |
Allows the user to adjust color controls digitally to compensate for the lighting conditions of their workspace, in order to achieve accurate, bright colors in all conditions. |
| NVIDIA® Intellisample™ 4.0 Technology |
The industry's fastest antialiasing delivers ultra-realistic visuals, with no jagged edges, at lightning-fast speeds. Visual quality is taken to new heights through a new rotated grid sampling pattern, advanced 128 Tap sample coverage, 16x anisotropic filtering, and support for transparent supersampling and multisampling. |
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NVIDIA® PureVideo™ Technology |
The combination of high-definition video processors and NVIDIA DVD decoder software delivers unprecedented picture clarity, smooth video, accurate color, and precise image scaling for all video content to turn your PC into a high-end home theater. (Feature requires supported video software.) |
| NVIDIA® UltraShadow™ II Technology |
Enhances the performance of bleeding-edge games, like id Software's Doom 3, that feature complex scenes with multiple light sources and objects. |
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nView™ Multi-Display Technology |
The nView hardware and software technology combination delivers maximum flexibility for multi-display options, and provides unprecedented end-user control of the desktop experience. |
| OpenGL™ 2.0 Optimizations and Support |
Ensures top-notch compatibility and performance for all OpenGL applications. NVIDIA® nView® Multi-display Advanced technology provides the ultimate in viewing flexibility and control for multiple monitors. |
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Video Color Correction |
Color temperature correction makes actors' faces appear natural, rather than washed out and pale, when playing videos on LCD and CRT displays. Display gamma correction ensures videos are not too dark, overly bright, or washed out regardless of the video format or display. (Feature requires supported video software.) |
Specifications:
| Dual Link DVI - Supporting digital output up to 2560x1600 |
Yes |
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Clock rate |
650 MHz |
| Ultrasilent Cooling (Passive Thermal Solution) |
Yes |
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Memory Clock |
1.6 GHz |
| Memory |
256 MB |
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Chipset |
GeForce 7600 GT |
| Memory Type |
DDR3 |
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Bus Type |
PCI-E |
| Memory Bandwidth |
25.6 GB/Sec |
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Memory Bus |
128 bit |
| Vertices Per Second |
700 Million |
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Fill Rate |
6.7 Billion pixels/sec |
| Memory Interface |
PCI-E |
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RAMDACs |
400 MHz |
| Graphics Core |
650 MHz |
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Highlighted Features |
TV Out , SLI ready , Dual DVI Out , HDTV ready |
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