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EVGA e-GeForce 7600 GT CO SUPERCLOCKED (what does the 'CO' stand for)
I initially liked the review for this card at
http://penstarsys.com/reviews/video/...o/7600gt_2.htm Finding http://www.cdw.com/shop/products/def...px?EDC=1421071 at CDW made it seem to fit squarely in my preferred price range ($123) ... however when I did a price comparison search I came up with the following list http://www.google.com/products?q=e-G...firefox-a&um=1 Two of the cards that have 'CO' in their name are disproportionately more expensive (and more in line with the $200 price the reviewer suggested) [the reviewer also had 'CO' in the card name]. Are they a different model? I have not noticed anything about a 'CO' suffix on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geforce Thanks for your time |
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EVGA e-GeForce 7600 GT CO SUPERCLOCKED (what does the 'CO' stand for)
Two of the cards that have 'CO' in their name are disproportionately
more expensive (and more in line with the $200 price the reviewer suggested) [the reviewer also had 'CO' in the card name]. Are they a different model? I have not noticed anything about a 'CO' suffix on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geforce Thanks for your time The websites you have with the "CO" in the listing for the eVGA 7600GT were simply typos. The correct term eVGA used was KO, not CO. I believe it stood for "Knock Out" which was their super high performance "trick" name . In any event, what it really denoted was the highest tier of their factory overclocked line. The clocks were pushed a bit further than the regular superclocked ones. In my opinion it's not worth spending the extra coin for a factory overclocked unit because you are getting the exact same binned parts as the regular video card, and the regular card will overclock to the same extent and beyond as the factory overclock job. I had a standard eVGA 7800GTX unit that would overclock to well above and beyond the highest factory OC unit available with no issues or any type of mods. The 8800GT I currently have is a factory OC job. I got it because it was the cheapest 8800GT 512Mb card on sale at the time. The new standard 8800GT 512Mb open cooler units can be pushed further than my shrouded narrow profile 8800GT simple because the cooling is quieter and more efficient. Still, my 8800GT is clocked far beyond any factory superclocked unit.The Asus 9600GT I have is a vanilla one....I have it clocked well beyond the highest superclocked factory ones with zero other mods. Once I find the correct stable clocks for my video cards, I prefer to rewrite the BIOS so they boot and operate at these settings without a 3rd party memory resident app like Rivatuner or others. Some prefer to not do this. As for the prices, whenever you are looking at etailers and retailers carrying old stock, realize that the prices listed on the website may not make a whole lot of sense. That eVGA 7600GT KO 512Mb card costs more than some 8800GT 512Mb cards. |
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EVGA e-GeForce 7600 GT CO SUPERCLOCKED (what does the 'CO' stand for)
"Daniel S" wrote in message ... I initially liked the review for this card at http://penstarsys.com/reviews/video/...o/7600gt_2.htm Finding http://www.cdw.com/shop/products/def...px?EDC=1421071 at CDW made it seem to fit squarely in my preferred price range ($123) ... however when I did a price comparison search I came up with the following list http://www.google.com/products?q=e-G...firefox-a&um=1 Two of the cards that have 'CO' in their name are disproportionately more expensive (and more in line with the $200 price the reviewer suggested) [the reviewer also had 'CO' in the card name]. Are they a different model? I have not noticed anything about a 'CO' suffix on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geforce Thanks for your time What Augustus said, with the following slight addition. The CO suffix is something that EVGA uses to denote their factory overclocked cards. In their Geforce 7 series, the tier went something like this: 7800GS - reference clock speed 7800GS OC - slightly overclocked 7800GS CO - overclocked even more 7800GS KO - super-mega overclocked The same would apply to their 7600GT range. But apart from that factory clocked BIOS, the cards are identical - same cooler, same circuit board. So that CO model that you see is the next-to-the-fastest model of that particular card that was supplied by EVGA. As for what CO stands for, perhaps we will never know.... Clock Out? Costly Option? Cleverly Overpriced etc. Regards, Dr.White. |
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EVGA e-GeForce 7600 GT CO SUPERCLOCKED (what does the 'CO' stand for)
What Augustus said, with the following slight addition. The CO suffix is
something that EVGA uses to denote their factory overclocked cards. In their Geforce 7 series, the tier went something like this: 7800GS - reference clock speed 7800GS OC - slightly overclocked 7800GS CO - overclocked even more 7800GS KO - super-mega overclocked The same would apply to their 7600GT range. But apart from that factory clocked BIOS, the cards are identical - same cooler, same circuit board. So that CO model that you see is the next-to-the-fastest model of that particular card that was supplied by EVGA. As for what CO stands for, perhaps we will never know.... Clock Out? Costly Option? Cleverly Overpriced etc. You are correct....it's an obscure one as well. As far as I can tell only some of the midrange 7XXX series carried this moniker. Unitl I did some digging after your post I was unaware that it was used in their marketing efforts. Doesn't quite have a great ring to it... |
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EVGA e-GeForce 7600 GT CO SUPERCLOCKED (what does the 'CO' standfor)
Thanks, both of you: knowledgeable and useful answers to my question.
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