BFG GeForce 9800 GTX+ OC 512MB PCIe 2.0 PhysX

BFG NVIDIA GeForce 9800 GTX+ OC 512MB PCIe 2.0
RETAIL Part #: BFGR98512GTXPOCE
Backed by free 24/7/365 world-class tech support and the best lifetime warranty in the industry, the BFG GeForce® 9800 GTX+ OC graphics card is overclocked out of the box and pushes the limit in ultra realistic game play with NVIDIA PhysX™ technology, offering extreme HD gaming with 3-way SLI®*. The BFG 9800 GTX+ OC provides optimal power management with HybridPower™ technology**. Packing more performance than the standard BFG 9800 GTX, this graphics card offers a first-class entertainment experience.
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GAMING
• Full-throttle gaming at extreme HD resolutions with 128 blistering-fast processing cores
• Amplified performance up to 2x with dual SLI® technology and up to 2.8x in 3-way NVIDIA® SLI® mode* on NVIDIA nForce® SLI-Ready motherboards
• Optimal power management with NVIDIA HybridPower™** technology
HD VIDEO
• Unmatched video and movie quality with crisp, clear, and vibrant images with PureVideo® HD
• Hardware acceleration of high definition movies and picture-in-picture content for the ultimate interactive HD DVD and Blu-ray Disc® movie experience
• Spectacular picture clarity featuring scene-optimized color and contrast enhancement
* Check www.nvidia.com for supported motherboards.
** PhysX drivers are required to experience in-game GPU PhysX acceleration. Visit www.nvidia.com/PhysX for more details.
NVIDIA® unified architecture
Fully unified shader core dynamically allocates processing power to geometry, vertex, physics, or pixel shading operations, delivering up to 2x the gaming performance of prior generation GPUs.
Full Microsoft® DirectX® 10 Support
DirectX 10 GPU with full Shader Model 4.0 support delivers unparalleled levels of graphics realism and film-quality effects.
NVIDIA PhysX™ Technology1
GeForce GPU support for NVIDIA PhysX technology, enabling a totally new class of physical gaming interaction for a more dynamic and realistic experience with GeForce.
NVIDIA CUDA™ Technology2
CUDA technology unlocks the power of the GPU’s processor cores to accelerate the most demanding system tasks - such as video transcoding - delivering incredible performance improvements over traditional CPUs.
3-way NVIDIA SLI® Technology3
Industry leading 3-way NVIDIA SLI technology offers amazing performance scaling by implementing 4-way AFR (Alternate Frame Rendering), for the world’s fastest gaming solution under Windows Vista with solid, state-of-the-art drivers.
NVIDIA HybridPower™ Technology4
HybridPower technology automatically switches from the GeForce 9800 GTX+ GPU to the motherboard GeForce GPU when running non graphically-intensive applications for a silent, low power PC experience.
PCI Express® 2.0 Support
Designed for the new PCI Express 2.0 bus architecture offering the highest data transfer speeds for the most bandwidth-hungry games and 3D applications, while maintaining backwards compatibility with existing PCI Express motherboards for the broadest support.
GigaThread™ Technology
Massively multi-threaded architecture supports thousands of independent, simultaneous threads, providing extreme processing efficiency in advanced, next generation shader programs.
NVIDIA Lumenex™ Engine
Delivers stunning image quality and floating point accuracy with ultra-fast frame rates.
16x Anti-aliasing Technology
Lightning fast, high-quality anti-aliasing at up to 16x sample rates obliterates jagged edges.
128-bit floating point High Dynamic-Range (HDR) Lighting
Twice the precision of prior generations for incredibly realistic lighting effects—now with support for anti-aliasing.
NVIDIA Quantum Effects™ Technology
Advanced shader processors architected for physics computation enable a new level of physics effects to be simulated and rendered on the GPU—all while freeing the CPU to run the game engine and artificial intelligence (AI).
NVIDIA GeForce Unified Driver Architecture (UDA)
Delivers a proven record of compatibility, reliability, and stability with the widest range of games and applications. NVIDIA GeForce drivers provide the best out-of-box experience for every user and delivers continuous performance and feature updates over the life of NVIDIA GeForce GPUs.
OpenGL® 2.1 Optimizations and Support
Ensures top-notch compatibility and performance for OpenGL applications.
Dual 400MHz RAMDACs
Blazing-fast RAMDACs support dual QXGA displays with ultra-high, ergonomic refresh rates–up to 2048x1536@85Hz.
Dual Dual-link DVI Support
Able to drive the industry’s largest and highest resolution flat-panel displays up to 2560x1600 and with support for High-bandwidth Digital Content Protection (HDCP).
NVIDIA PureVideo® HD Technology5
The combination of high-definition video decode acceleration and post-processing that delivers unprecedented picture clarity, smooth video, accurate color, and precise image scaling for movies and video.
Discrete, Programmable Video Processor
NVIDIA PureVideo is a discrete programmable processing core in NVIDIA GPUs that provides superb picture quality and ultra-smooth movies with 100% offload of H.264 video decoding from the CPU and significantly reduced power consumption.
Hardware Decode Acceleration
Provides ultra-smooth playback of H.264, VC-1, WMV and MPEG-2 HD and SD movies.
Dual Stream Hardware acceleration
Supports picture-in picture content for the ultimate interactive Blu-ray and HD DVD movie experience.
Dynamic Contrast Enhancement & Color Stretch
Provides post-processing and optimization of High Definition movies on a scene-by-scene basis for spectacular picture clarity.
Dual-link HDCP Capable6
Designed to meet the output protection management (HDCP) and security specifications of the Blu-ray Disc and HD DVD formats, allowing the playback of encrypted movie content on PCs when connected to HDCP-compliant displays.
Advanced Spatial-Temporal De-Interlacing
Sharpens HD and standard definition interlaced content on progressive displays, delivering a crisp, clear picture that rivals high-end home-theater systems.
High-Quality Scaling
Enlarges lower resolution movies and videos to HDTV resolutions, while maintaining a clear, clean image. Also provides downscaling of videos, including high-definition, while preserving image detail.
Inverse Telecine (3:2 & 2:2 Pulldown Correction)
Recovers original film images from filmsconverted-to-video (DVDs, 1080i HD content), providing more accurate movie playback and superior picture quality.
Bad Edit Correction
When videos are edited, the edits can disrupt the normal 3:2 or 2:2 pulldown cadence. PureVideo uses advanced processing techniques to detect poor edits, recover the original content, and display perfect picture detail frame after frame for smooth, natural looking video.
Noise Reduction
Improves movie image quality by removing unwanted artifacts.
Edge Enhancement
Sharpens movie images by providing higher contrast around lines and objects.
Integrated SD and HD TV Output
World-class TV-out functionality via Composite, S-Video, Component or DVI connections. Supports resolutions up to 1080i/1080p, depending on connection type and TV capability
1 - NVIDIA PhysX drivers are required to experience in-game GPU PhysX acceleration. Refer to www.nvidia.com/PhysX for more information.
2 - Requires application support for CUDA technology.
3 - NVIDIA SLI-certified versions of GeForce PCI Express GPUs only. A GeForce 9800 GTX+ must be
paired with another GeForce 9800 GTX+, regardless of graphics card manufacturer.
4 – Requires NVIDIA HybridPower™- enabled motherboard.
5 – Feature requires supported video software. Features may vary by product.
6 – Requires other HDCP-compatible components
Specs
Performance
GPU NVIDIA® GeForce® 9800 GTX+
Core Clock 760MHz (vs. 738MHz standard)
Shader Clock 1890MHz (vs. 1836MHz standard)
Shader Model 4.0
Texture Fill Rate 48.6 Billion/sec.
Stream Processors 128
Memory
Video Memory 512MB
Memory Type GDDR3
Memory Data Rate 2250MHz (vs. 2200MHz standard)
Memory Interface 256-bit
Memory Bandwidth 72GB/sec.
Connections
Bus Type PCI Express® 2.0
Display Connectors 2 Dual-Link DVI-I, HDTV + TV Out
RAMDACs Dual 400MHz
Multiple Monitor Support Yes
HDCP Capable Yes, Dual link (Requires other compatible components which are HDCP capable. Designed to meet the output protection management (HDCP) and security specifications of the Blu-ray Disc and HD DVD formats, allowing the playback of encrypted movie content on PCs when connected to HDCP-compliant displays)
HDMI™ Capable Yes (Requires adapter and audio cable, sold separately)
Included In Box
> BFG NVIDIA® GeForce® 9800 GTX+ OC 512MB graphics card
> Quick install guide
> DVI to VGA adapter
> HDTV (component) breakout cable
> Dual 4-pin Molex® to single 6-pin PCI Express® power adapter
> Driver CD, which includes: NVIDIA ForceWare unified graphics drivers and Full installation manual .pdf
System Requirements
> 1GB of system memory
> CD or DVD-ROM drive
> Microsoft® Windows Vista™ or XP operating system (Windows Vista™ required for 3-Way NVIDIA SLI®)
> 100MB of available hard disk drive space for basic driver installation
> PCI Express® or PCI Express® 2.0-compliant system motherboard with one vacant PCI Express® x16 slot
> One vacant add-in card slot below the PCI Express® x16 slot. This graphics card physically occupies two slots
> 475W PCI Express®-compliant system power supply with a combined 12V current rating of 26A or more (Minimum system power requirement based on a PC configured with an Intel Core®2 Duo E6750 processor)
> Two 6-pin PCI Express® supplementary power connectors -or- One 6-pin PCI Express® and two 4-pin peripheral supplementary power connectors
> NOTE: For the power requirements of multiple GeForce® 9800 GTX+-based graphics cards in an NVIDIA SLI® configuration, please visit www.bfgtech.com/slipower