Tested working Palit 9600 GT Sonic 1GB. This is one of the first consumer GPUs on the market to feature DisplayPort, and one of the only ones to have HDMI audio output using an optical S/PDIF input on the card. Sparkle released an 8800 GT only a few months prior to this that had the first DisplayPort connector, debuting at CES 2008, but both Sparkle's 8800 GT and Palit's 9600 GT SONIC made it to retail shelves in March of 2008 and only the 9600 GT could support full HDMI and DisplayPort features. Palit's SONIC series was always a step ahead in features and performance, so this card also features a factory overclock of about 8% over a reference 9600 GT.
This is an excellent GPU for a mid-2000s Windows XP build, with solid DirectX 9 performance, official driver support all the way to XP's end in 2014, and forward-compatible display outputs allowing the use of any modern display without adapters. No need to track down an old display. The DisplayPort is version 1.1, which supports HBR modes at 2560x1440 or 3440x1440 at up to 60 Hz.
The G94 GPU is based on 65nm technology, during the notorious "bumpgate" problem era. As such you should take every precaution to keep the card cool and to not unnecessarily stress it mechanically. Not all 65nm dies are subject to failures, and the operating conditions can matter a lot. Thankfully Palit equipped their SONIC cards with an obsessively overbuilt cooler, using a massive dual direct heatpipe finstack assembly, direct VRAM cooling front and back, and a large (for the time) capable fan. The card in testing rarely pushes past 55C load temperature and doesn't make a ton of noise either. The fan is PWM controllable and you can set your own fan curve with software such as RivaTuner or MSI Afterburner.
No box or accessories, GPU only. Please see photos for condition details.
Features and Specifications:
CUDA Cores: 64 (32 TMUs, 16 ROPs)
Core Clock: 700 MHz (+7.7%)
Shader Clock: 1750 MHZ (+5.7%)
Memory Type: GDDR3
Memory Speed: 1000 MHz (2000 Effective) (+10%)
Bus Type: PCI Express 2.0 x16
Supported APIs: DirectX 10, OpenGL 3.3, OpenCL 1.0, CUDA 1.1
Recommended Power: 400 W PSU