DH Reviews: XFX GeForce 9800 GTX Black Edition

***craig5320*** · Jun 12, 2008, 03:40 PM

Read The Review Here
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The Geforce 9800 GTX has been around for some time now and the maturing of the product brings with it a selection of cards which look to improve on the reference specification or design. We have one such card on our test bench today, XFX’s 9800 GTX Black Edition from a handpicked range of cards which feature enhanced core and memory speeds for exceptional performance and stability.

We will be running the card through a selection of the latest games at resolutions up to 2560x1600 as well as delving into some Blu-Ray playback testing and overclocking in order to establish how much of an improvement it is over the reference model.

LukeK · Jun 12, 2008, 08:16 PM

absolutely lovely !

humonous · Jun 12, 2008, 08:20 PM

brilliant review and as usual leading the way for the other tech sites to copy (badly).

I am happy with my new card but this seems another killer card from XFX.

***craig5320*** · Jun 12, 2008, 10:33 PM

Great price for that card I must say, I was expecting £400+ like i've been seeing recently, but I was quite surprised by that.

Matth · Jun 15, 2008, 06:21 PM

Well, shows their selection works, the reference did not hit the same core overclock as the "black" out of the box setting, and the black still had a little in reserve.

Makes sense, I suppose, they probably test them at a slightly higher speed, then knock it down a notch or two to give a safety margin, and while a single overclocker can seek the limits of their individual card, marketing a pre-overclocked edition requires a setting the a reasonable number of samples will achieve.

Jun 12, 2008, 03:40 PM	#1
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Jun 12, 2008, 10:33 PM	Thread Starter #4
*craig5320* HH Administrator Join Date: May 2002 Location: Manchester, UK Posts: 8,568 Rep Power: 445 System Specs	Great price for that card I must say, I was expecting £400+ like i've been seeing recently, but I was quite surprised by that. __________________ HardwareHeaven on Facebook

Jun 15, 2008, 06:21 PM	#5
Matth Flash Banner Hater Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: UK Posts: 3,426 Rep Power: 93 System Specs	Well, shows their selection works, the reference did not hit the same core overclock as the "black" out of the box setting, and the black still had a little in reserve. Makes sense, I suppose, they probably test them at a slightly higher speed, then knock it down a notch or two to give a safety margin, and while a single overclocker can seek the limits of their individual card, marketing a pre-overclocked edition requires a setting the a reasonable number of samples will achieve. __________________ Mary had a little lamb, Her father shot it dead Now Mary takes her lamb to school, Between two crusts of bread

Jun 12, 2008, 08:16 PM	#2
LukeK DriverHeaven Lover Join Date: Dec 2002 Posts: 158 Rep Power: 61	absolutely lovely !

Jun 12, 2008, 08:20 PM	#3
humonous DriverHeaven Lover Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 164 Rep Power: 0	brilliant review and as usual leading the way for the other tech sites to copy (badly). I am happy with my new card but this seems another killer card from XFX.