On Apr 23, 11:23*am, "First of One" wrote:
The reference memory speed for the 8600GT is 700MHz DDR, or 1.4 GHz
effective. A 57% memory speed decrease is pretty severe. The memory chips
are exposed on your card, right? What latency are the chips rated for?

I will read the latency and let you know.

I think I learned a lesson from this experience that I should not have
assumed anything and should make thorough online research before went
out and buy video card.

I thought that all 8600GT cards should be manufactured at minimum
specifications of core and memory speed set forth by NVIDIS reference
card (540/1400).

I am really shocked to read that my card runs at a 9.6GB/s memory
bandwidth, compared to a 26.00Gb/s of the reference card.

Even my old 6600GT (500/1000) (which I upgraded from) has higher
bandwidth (16.00GB/s) than this card.

I feel so upset having paid such a high price (Au$135) for the card
thas has SLOWEST memory clock of all 8600GT cards on the market right
now.