Zaključak

Nakon svega viđenog možemo jedino zaključiti kako je 9600GT
kartica nova kraljica mainstream segmenta – a takve svi volimo, zar ne? Zotacova
AMP! (amplified) izvedba samo još pojačava taj dojam, vrlo je brza zahvaljujući
i tvorničkom overclockingu. Ipak, ono što dodatno oduševljava su
krajnje granice G94 čipa – mi smo na ovom Zotacu granicu našli na 790MHz,
140MHz više od defaultnog takta. Odlično! Vrlo brza Samsungova memorija
je išla za 80MHz (160MHz efektivno) više od defaultnog takta – sve
do 1080MHz (ili 2160MHz efektivno). Ovakva kombinacija je donijela odlično
poboljšanje performansi u gotovo svim testovima. Unatoč svoj zbrki oko imenovanja
konačno imamo brz mainstream proizvod. Jedino ostaje pitanje cijene. U Velikoj
Britaniji AMP izvedba košta 139 GBP (cca. 1350kn), dok je u Hrvatskoj još
nema. Kod nas se 9600GT kartice drugih proizvođača mogu nabaviti po cijeni
od 1200kn pa do skoro 1600kn. Za ovu veću sumu već možemo nabaviti i 8800GT
512MB pa će formiranje cijena i dobavljivost pojedinih modela odlučiti o tržišnom
uspjehu ove kartice.

 

Conclusion

At the end we can only conclude that 9600GT is the new Queen
in the mainstream segment – and we all like Queens, don’t we? Zotac`s AMP!
model only strengthens this opinion, because it is very very fast thanks to
factory overclocking as well. Further thrill gives us the final limit of the
G94 chip, on Zotac`s board it topped out at 790MHz, and that’s 140MHz more
then the stock clock. Great! Samsung’s very fast 1ns memory topped out at
2160MHz which is also a great result. This combination resulted in a great
performance boost in almost all benchmarks. Despite all the confusion in naming
of this product, we finally have a very fast mainstream product. Only question
remaining is the price. In Great Britain 9600GT AMP! costs 139GBP (aprox.
1350kn), while it is not yet available in Croatia. 9600GT cards of other manufacturers
cost between 1200 kn and 1600kn. For the greater sum we can buy an 8800GT
512MB card, so market success of 9600GT boards will be determined by pricing
politics and availability.