Well suited for home theater PCs, the graphics card unloads all the video processing from the processor allowing for high definition video to be played back without a powerful CPU. Video output is accomplished through the one of the two DVI-I outs, which are not HDCP enabled. This means that protected high definition content from Blu-Ray discs and HD-DVD discs will not work. The pricier 8600 GT is the card that supports these playback options.
Specifications
Performance
| GPU |
NVIDIA GeForce 8500 GT |
| Core Clock |
450MHz |
Memory
| Video Memory |
256MB |
| Memory Type |
DDR2 |
| Memory Data Rate |
800MHz |
| Memory Bandwidth |
12.8GB/sec. |
Connections
| Bus Type |
PCI Express x16 |
| Connector(s) |
Dual-Link DVI-I, VGA, HDTV + TV Out |
| Multiple Monitor Support |
Yes |
| HDCP |
No |
| RAMDACs |
Dual 400MHz |
Included In Box
- BFG NVIDIA GeForce 8500 GT 256MB graphics card
- Quick install guide
- DVI to VGA adapter
- HDTV dongle
- Driver CD, which includes: NVIDIA ForceWare unified graphics drivers and Full installation manual .pdf
Minimum System Requirements
- 512MB of system memory
- Microsoft Windows Vista -or- Windows XP
- CD or DVD-ROM drive
- 50MB of available hard disk drive space for basic driver installation
- 300W PCI Express-compliant system power supply (Minimum system power requirement based on a standard PC configured with an Intel Core2 Extreme X6800 processor)
- PCI Express-compliant motherboard with one vacant PCI Express x16 slot
