NVIDIA is on an absolute roll, and there are no challengers in sight! Its GeForce 8800 series have captivated enthusiast gamers but the real action will be in the mainstream market. While we all like to fawn over the latest and greatest, it's the mainstream video cards that we all end up buying for our computers. Admit it. In that arena, NVIDIA has had the best video cards for the last couple generations now. But enough of that, you're hear to learn what the GeForce 8600 GTS has to offer! The new class of Geforce 8600 GTS, GS, and GeForce 8500 GT cards have some big shoes to fill, as the GeForce 7600 GT was very well equipped. And now it brings full DirectX 10 compatible gaming solutions. - PCStats

MSI GeForce 8600 GTS 256MB OC Graphics Review

From the enthusiasts perspective, the NVIDIA GeForce 8600 GTS is also rumored to be an excellent overclocker. Pre-production models allegedly hit sky high clock speeds, so final silicon should be even better. You can bet MSI will spice things up and its GeForce 8600 GTS OverClocked video card, and you'll be surprised to see how far we overclocked this puppy too! The card packs in a modest 256MB of GDDR3 memory. High Definition is the next big gaming challenge, and so it's not surprising that we have dual DVI outputs along with component HDTV output via dongle.

What really makes the MSI GeForce 8600 GTS OC edition special is that MSI factory overclock the card to 700MHz core and 2100MHz memory. A stock GeForce 8600 GTS graphics card hums along at 675MHz and 2000MHz respectively. To top things off, the GeForce 8600 GTS OC edition has sweet custom dual slot cooler that apparently keeps the GeForce 8600 GTS about 15°C cooler than the reference design! MSI's GeForce 8600 GTS OC edition card retails for $199 which is quite affordable and surely to delight most mainstream gamers with its performance in the benchmarks.

NVIDIA has further strengthened its lead over AMD with the release of the GeForce 8600 GTS and it is the first DirectX 10 video card aimed at the mainstream market. Those of you waiting for a truly Microsoft Windows Vista ready graphics card now have something to get. Best of all the GeForce 8600 GTS is more affordable than the previous GeForce 7600 GT generation! MSI has taken what NVIDIA has done with the GeForce 8600 GTS and tweaked it so it's even better. The MSI GeForce 8600 GTS OC edition comes factory overclocked and equipped with a swanky low noise heatsink.

NVIDIA is moving at a pace AMD simply can't keep up with. For well over a year now NVIDIA has owned the video card market and with cards like the MSI GeForce 8600 GTS OC edition, consumers have hardly noticed the absence of the other major graphics card player. The MSI GeForce 8600 GTS OC edition is a great video card and if you've been itching to upgrade to a DirectX 10 unit, but don't want to spend a lot of money, this card is for you!