Konklusion
Vores samlede indtryk af Inno3D 9600GT OC er positive, men at hælde gammel vin på nye flasker, er bestemt ikke noget vi bryder os om. 9600GT bringer mere forvirring end nødvendigt på nuværende tidspunkt og kortet burde efter vores mening slet ikke tilhøre 9000-serien, men derimod have heddet 8700GT, hvilket ville være meget mere passende, da det er dér kortet ligger rent ydelsesmæssigt. Monteringen af den nye køler, giver en rigtig god kontakt mellem komponenter og heatsink - ikke kun omkring kortets GPU, som vi tidligere har været vant til, men fra ende til ende, hele kortets længe igennem.
Innovation/Teknologi - 3
Der er ikke noget nyt at komme efter i G94-chippen. Det er groft sagt en G92-chip, med det halve af det hele, men med det sagt, så er det alligevel imponerende hvordan den "halve" chip performede, og i flere af vores tests lænede sig pænt op ad 8800GT's resultater. Med det kan vi konkludere, at chippen altså er blevet forbedret og optimeret. Dertil giver et jævnt 3-tal.
Bundle/Tilbehør - 2
Selv om alle nødvendige kabler medfølger, så er der ikke noget der trækker karakteren opad. Selv papiret var der sparet så meget på, at vi skulle på indersiden af driver CD-ROM'ens skrøbelige papir-cover, for at finde en installationsvejledning. Der er intet i bundlen, som efterlader et indtryk af, at det er en eksklusiv vare man har købt. Vi giver ét point for de medfølgende kabler, et halvt point for installationsvejledningen og et halvt point for de informationer der var at finde på kassen.
Design/Layout - 4
Det nye mid-end grafikkort er rent fysisk større end tidligere modeller i tilsvarende klasse. Køleren som fylder hele kortets længe, er godt monteret med 12 skruer, jævnt fordelt over hele kortet´, hvilket giver en rigtig god kontakt fra ende til ende. Køleren larmede ikke meget i vores test, og spandt kun få gange op til maskimale omdrejninger, hvor den var hørbar. Vi giver et point over middel - et 4-tal.
Software/BIOS - 3
Softwaren der blev leveret til dette kort virkede upåklageligt og derfor skal det have 3 point.
Ydelse - 4
9600GT er 9000-seriens mid-end kort, som rent ydelsesmæssigt læner sig pænt op ad 8800GT; faktisk så meget, at man næsten skulle tro det var et underclocket 8800GT vi har testet. Det er altså sket en optimering af chippen fra springet mellem G92 på 8800GT og G94 på 9600GT. Det giver et velfortjent 4-tal.
Pris - 4
Med en pris der kommer til at ligge omkring kr. 1199,- i de danske butikker, og lidt mindre for de ikke-overclockede versioner, tilpasser prisen sig meget fornuftigt ift. priserne på de kort der er tilgængelige på markedet lige nu. Set ift. 8800GT er 9600GT altså et lige så godt køb til prisen, men ikke mere end det.
En jævnbyrdig pris, tildeler vi en jævnbyrdig score, der dog som 8800GT er et godt køb til prisen - et 4-tal.
Test: Inno3D 9600GT OC
| Innovation / Teknologi | 3 |
| Bundle - Tilbehør | 2 |
| Design - Layout | 4 |
| Software - BIOS | 3 |
| Ydelse | 4 |
| Pris | 4 |
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| Samlet | 66% |
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Our overall impression with the Inno3D 9600GT OC is positive, but pouring old wine on new bottles is not something we find very attractive. The 9600GT brings more confusion than necessary at this point, and in our opinion the card should not have been part of the 9000-series, but named 8700GT since this is where the card is placed performance-wise. The mounting of the new cooler provides great contact between the components and the heatsink – not only around the GPU, as we have seen numerous times before, but from one end to the other, the full length of the card.
Innovation/Technology - 3
There is nothing innovative in the G94-chip. Roughly speaking it’s a G92-chip with half of everything. Despite this fact, it is still impressive how this “half” chip performs, and in several of our tests, leaned very close up against the results of the 8800GT. Therefore we can conclude that the chip has shown some optimization and improvement. For this we give it a gentle 3 points.
Bundle/Accessories - 2
Even though all the necessary cables were included, it’s not a feature that will raise our final score. Even the paper was spared in such a way, that we needed to look on the inside of the fragile paper-cover of the install CD-ROM, to find a hardware installation guide. Nothing in the bundle leaves us with an expression of this being exclusive merchandise. We give one point for the included cables, half a point for the installation guide, and half a point for the information found on the retail box.
Design/Layout - 4
The new mid-end card is somewhat larger than we have become accustomed to see, with earlier models in this class range. The cooler that fills the entire length of the card, is well connected with 12 screws, evenly placed from one end to the other, providing great contact between card and cooler. The fan on the cooler did not give out much noise in our test, and only a few times did it spin up to maximum velocity, where it became audible. One point over even – 4 points.
Software/BIOS - 3
The software which was delivered with this card work as expected and therefore I will give it 3 points.
Performance - 4
9600GT is the mid-end card of the 9000-series, and performance-wise, it leans pretty close up against the results of the 8800GT – actually so much, that you could almost think it was an underclocked 8800GT we have tested. The conclusion must therefore be that some optimization has taken place, in the leap between the G92, and the new G94-chip. This gives the card a well earned 4 points.
Price - 4
With an assumed retail price of DKK 1199,- in the Danish stores, and slightly less for the non-OC versions, the card adapts and fits the current market pretty fair, in the perspective of what else is available on the market right now. The 8800GT and 9600GT stands even, price/performance wise. An even price gets an even score, and like the 8800GT, it’s a really good price. 4 points.
