Leadtek PX8600GTS TDH Extreme
NVIDIA GeForce 8600GTS, 256 MB GDDR3Core / Shader Clock : 702 / 1728 MHz
Memory Clock : 504 MHz (1008 MHz GDDR3)
Overall Score: 90 points
If the MSI NX8600GTS OC Edition is focused more on value, than the Leadtek PX8600GTS TDH Extreme is focused on the other end of the spectrum - performance. From the official specification, you'll quickly notice this card is clocked higher - but only for the core. Pretty strange, since most reviews agree the GeForce 8600GTS is very limited by its bandwidth. The card itself is not that different from your garden variety, standard card based on the reference design. The bundle is also very 'standard' - one DVI to analog dongle and an HDTV cable. There's no 6 pin ATX cable / converter, so you'll have to get one yourself if your power supply doesn't have one. In addition to the driver CD, you'll get a full version of Joint Task Force. Overall, a pretty standard bundle, pretty much similar to the Gigabyte NX8600GTS Silent Pipe 3.
A look at RivaTuner's System Tweak applet confirms our suspicion - the Leadtek PX8600GTS TDH is pretty much a factory overclocked, standard, reference based card. All right, lets see how much hot this card can go.
We're seeing basically the same 70° Celsius temperature at full load as we did with the MSI NX8600GTS OC Edition, however we can now see the ambient temperature. So, looks like Leadtek went the extram mile to add ambient sensor on their card.
With a pretty noticeable, substantial overclock, we'll have to see later if the premium you pay for the Leadtek PX8600GTS TDH Extreme is worth it. According to our experience, factory overclocked cards does offer about 10 percent higher average frame rates than reference clocked cards.
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