XFX Fatal1ty 8600GT

Box ‘n bundle

The box art is an amalgamation of FatalONEty’s red and black styling with XFX’s typical lime green. The front is dominated by Jon’s good side and a large “8600GT Proffess1onal Edition” logo. I really hope they don’t use that “1″ style writing everywhere.

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The back is a bit more “normal” with features and specifications from a standard 8600GT listed. Looks like the only change with this version is that it’s got a large passive cooler with the Fatal1ty logo. We are also told the name of this cooler “Technology”. I must admit, I don’t think it’s the greatest name ever, “Silent But Deadly”. Naming your cooler with the same phrase that some people would describe those horribly smelly but quiet farts just seems like a bad call to me.

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The bundle you get with the Fatal1ty is also a bit of a let down. All you get is the driver CD, a component splitter and a DVI-VGA converter; not even two! Considering this is a board aimed at gamers, with the world’s most recognized gamer on the front of the box, it would have been nice to have seen a bundled game as well.

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Update: I have been informed by XFX that this card will in future have Company of Heroes included with it. This fact isn’t advertised by all retailers.

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