BFG Announces Two New 'OCX' Oveclocked GeForces

by Marco Chiappetta — Tuesday, June 03, 2008, 12:00 PM EDT

BFG TECHNOLOGIES ANNOUNCES TWO ‘OCX’ OVERCLOCKED GRAPHICS CARDS WITH THERMOINTELLIGENCE CUSTOM COOLING SOLUTION

8800 GT OCX and 9600 GT OCX run faster out-of-the-box and operate significantly cooler than stock boards

Lake Forest, IL – (June 3, 2008) – BFG Technologies, Inc., the leading North American and European supplier of advanced NVIDIA-based 3D graphics cards, power supplies and other PC enthusiast products, announced today the BFG GeForce 8800 GT OCX and BFG GeForce 9600 GT OCX 512MB PCI Express 2.0 graphics cards.

Each new OCX edition features the highest stable clock speeds and a ThermoIntelligence custom cooling solution. The custom fansink enables the graphics processing unit (GPU) to operate up to 18° C and 30° C cooler than the stock 9600 GT and 8800 GT, respectively.

“Our new custom ThermoIntelligence fansink provides dramatic improvement to the GPU cooling for both of these new high-performance graphics cards”, said John Malley, senior director of marketing for BFG Technologies. “With screaming-fast OCX-level clock speeds and amazing thermal performance in a quiet dual-slot design, these new graphics cards provide end users with maximum performance and minimum heat—all backed by our famous lifetime warranty and 24/7/365 expert tech support.”

The all copper, two-slot fansink features sleek chrome nickel plating and green LED lighting. A variable speed fan keeps the GPU cool when the system temperature rises. BFG has also added custom aluminum heatsinks to keep the memory cool.

BFG 9600 GT OCX with ThermoIntelligence Custom Cooling Solution

GPU: NVIDIA GeForce 9600 GT
Bus Type: PCI Express 2.0
Memory: 512MB GDDR3
Core Clock: 725MHz (vs. 650MHz standard)
Shader Clock: 1850MHz (vs. 1625MHz standard)
Memory Data Rate: 1950MHz (vs. 1800MHz standard)

BFG 8800 GT OCX with ThermoIntelligence Custom Cooling Solution

GPU: NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GT
Bus Type: PCI Express 2.0
Memory: 512MB GDDR3
Core Clock: 700MHz (vs. 600MHz standard)
Shader Clock: 1728MHz (vs. 1500MHz standard)
Memory Data Rate: 2000MHz (vs. 1800MHz standard)

About BFG ThermoIntelligence Custom Cooling Solutions
Since the company’s inception in 2002, BFG Technologies has been at the forefront of high performance custom cooling. That experience has lent itself to the development of the ThermoIntelligence series which has been specifically designed to meet the cooling demands of the discerning PC gamer and enthusiast. Featuring custom air and water-cooled solutions, the ThermoIntelligence series provides exceptional thermal performance without the drawbacks of traditional custom and aftermarket solutions. Learn more at www.thermointelligence.com.

Eligible for the BFG Trade Up program
Within 100 days of purchase, the BFG GeForce 8800 GT OCX and BFG GeForce 9600 GT OCX graphics cards can be traded up to a higher level GeForce 9 Series card, and the customer only pays the difference in price, plus applicable taxes and shipping. Learn more at www.bfgtech.com/tradeupprogram.aspx.

Availability
BFG GeForce 8800 GT OCX and BFG GeForce 9600 GT OCX graphics cards with ThermoIntelligence Custom Cooling Solutions will be available at leading online retailers throughout North America and Europe beginning the week of June 3. Visit www.bfgtech.com for more information.

Stay tuned to HotHardware for full reviews of both of these new graphics cards soon.

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Marco Chiappetta

Marco's interest in computing and technology dates all the way back to his early childhood. Even before being exposed to the Commodore P.E.T. and later the Commodore 64 in the early ‘80s, he was interested in electricity and electronics, and he still has the modded AFX cars and shop-worn soldering irons to prove it. Once he got his hands on his own Commodore 64, however, computing became Marco's passion. Throughout his academic and professional lives, Marco has worked with virtually every major platform from the TRS-80 and Amiga, to today's high end, multi-core servers. Over the years, he has worked in many fields related to technology and computing, including system design, assembly and sales, professional quality assurance testing, and technical writing. In addition to being the Managing Editor here at HotHardware for close to 15 years, Marco is also a freelance writer whose work has been published in a number of PC and technology related print publications and he is a regular fixture on HotHardware’s own Two and a Half Geeks webcast. - Contact: marco(at)hothardware(dot)com