Product Analysis:

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Similar to other 6600GT graphics adapters, the EVGA has a standard heatsink and fan combo that does a nice job of keeping the card cool under heavy load. The fan can be unplugged from the onboard connector should you decide to opt for a third-party combination from Zalman or the like. The general board layout is fairly clean with four memory modules surrounding the top and right side of the GPU. The four memory modules coalesce to makeup 128MB of onboard DDR3 memory standard.

As much as we would’ve preferred RAMsinks on the memory modules, we’ve realized that they do very little, at least in the case of 6600GT, to enhance overclocking capabilities of the card. The overclocking factor is dependant on the memory modules itself rather than the lack of efficient cooling. This means that manufacturers that do utilize RAMsinks are only doing so for the purpose of pure marketing. As long as companies use RAMsinks without changing the overall value of their card, it’s a fine option but when RAMsinks adds to the overall price then they become inefficient to the final cost of the product.

On the far left side of the card, you’ll get VGA Out, TV-Out (S-Video and Composite) and DVI ports for numerous connections functionality. Similar to other cards in its class, EVGA’s 6600GT also operates at 500MHz for both core and memory clock speeds. Generally, the board layout on midrange adapters isn’t a problem. They usually tend to have simple enough heatsink and fan combinations to prevent the board from over exaggerating the number of components. Overall, EVGA’s 6600GT has a perfectly fine layout with everything integrated to make it competitive.

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