Package and Contents

The package comes with all the necessary bits to get you started. These include drivers on CD, 6-pin PCIe power cable, and two DX10 games.  There's also 2 DVI-to-VGA converters as well as 2 video-out cables included ... both s-video and component.

         

Installation

Installation was straight forward with no problems at all. The card only uses one PCIe slot space, so therefore it's look less bulky which I think is great. A 6-pin power connector is definitely required and according to Nvidia's specifications ... the 8800GT (G92) core consumes about 65W of power, with the overall card using upto 110W. So, a good 600-700W PSU is recommended. The large heatsink with a powerful fan does an excellent job of cooling the graphics card, especially since the GPU is running at overclocked speeds.

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Driver installation was very simple ... no further comment here. In our benchmark tests, we used the Nvidia's Forceware drivers version 169.02, which supports Windows Vista and the latest 8800GT (G92 GPUs).