BFG GeForce 8800 GTS 320MB OC2

BFG is well known for their history of providing some of the best warranty and tech support in the business – it was BFG who originated the lifetime warranty policy after all. With BFG’s lifetime warranty policy, your card is covered for as long as you own your card, provided it isn’t damaged or modded with an aftermarket cooler. Besides the lifetime warranty, the company also provides 24/7 toll-free tech support for card owners in the US and Canada and maintains an email support system as well.

BFG’s other claim to fame is their line of factory overclocked “OC” cards. BFG provides a top-to-bottom range of cards that are overclocked from the factory, all covered by the stock lifetime warranty.


BFG’s GeForce 8800 GTS OC2 320MB continues this tradition, going one step further than the original GeForce 8800 GTS OC 320MB thanks to higher clock speeds. Whereas the original GeForce 8800 GTS OC was clocked at 550MHz on the graphics core (50MHz higher than stock), the graphics core on the OC2 board runs at 580MHz, 80MHz higher than stock. Meanwhile the stream processors on the OC2 board run at 1.35GHz, that’s 50MHz higher than the original BFG GeForce 8800 GTS OC and 150MHz higher than the stock GeForce 8800 GTS 320MB.

BFG also opts to overclock the memory subsystem on the OC2. While the OC stuck with NVIDIA’s stock memory speed of 1.6GHz, the OC2 runs at 1.7GHz.




As a result of these changes, the OC2 runs a little faster than the original OC, especially as you begin to crank up the screen resolution, which will tax the memory subsystem more. BFG uses the same NVIDIA reference board design for both cards, so physically both boards look pretty similar. If you want the OC2 board you’ll have to keep an eye out for the silver “OC2” sticker on the front of the card’s packaging. You’ll also find the OC2 sticker on top of the card’s fan. Everywhere else the boards are pretty much identical, including the extremely cool bundle BFG ships with the card.


Rather than ship their 8800 GTS cards with a traditional bundle of games you may already own or just aren’t interested in, BFG instead provides a range of apparel for yourself and your shiny new card. Inside the box you’ll find a BFG “The Gamers Choice” T-shirt and an assortment of BFG case stickers which you can attach to your graphics card. The stickers are quite funny, with captions like “8800 FTW”, “MY GFX > *” and “OMGWTFBFGSAUCE” Finally, BFG also includes a packet of their Teflon slick pads. These can be used to replace the worn mouse feet on the underside of your mouse, giving you more precise mouse control.

Besides these accessories, BFG also includes 2 DVI adapters, S-Video and component video cables, and a power adapter.