Gigabyte United as the famous graphics card producen release the new product with chipset NVIDIA GeForce 8600GTS (G84) with model name Gigabyte GV-NX86S256H. This graphics card supporting DirectX 10 that target for mainstream users for replacing nVidia GeForce 7900GS/GT.
As usually, Benny Lodewijk as Gigabyte Representative today had test over the GV-NX86S256H.

Heres some pictures from Gigabyte GV-NX86S256H

The SPECIFICATIONS:

The BOX:

The BUNDLE:

On the package, the other from CD Driver is the Full Version Game Supreme Commander as the bonus. The DVI to D-SUB converter and HD-TV Bracket include. For the utility hardware monitoring and overclocking, Gigabyte give the V-Tuner3 for easy to overclocking on GPU clock and memory clock.

The Graphics Card:

Not like the other brand who using nVidia reference, Gigabyte release the product using own design, from the PCB, layout, until the capasitor. The unique from this Gigabyte GV-NX86S256H is using the solid capacitor for all capasitor.

Specifications on Test:
Processor Intel Core2 Extreme X6800 ES
Motherboard Gigabyte GA-***-DQ6 (because for some reason from NDA, the model can’t be published, but personally i think this is P35 - DQ6 with Intel Bearlake chipset)
Kingston HyperX PC8500 2 GB Kit
PSU Tagan U25 - 800 Watt Dual Engine

Heres the Test:

@default clock, heres the driver information of 8600GTS card from Gigabyte

Vtuner 3 Information

3DMark2001

3DMark03

3DMark05

3DMark06

The Temperature Log when benchmark with 3DMARK 2006 minus CPU Test

Some pictures from the 3DMark06 Benchmark:

Conclusion:
The benchmark for this time only on default clock only, but if we look the performance, I think not quite different from the other 8600GTS card. But something make special from Gigabyte that The Silent Pipe 3 Cooling that looks cool. Like the other 8600GTS card, the performance really-really make me dissapointed for the new technology.