GIGABYTE GeForce® 8500 GT (Boxed), Classic DirectX® 10 Era Graphics Card
Up for sale is a boxed GIGABYTE GeForce 8500 GT graphics card, a great piece of mid‑2000s PC hardware for retro builds, period‑correct Windows XP/Vista rigs, or collectors who want a complete “retail box” experience. The GV‑NX85T256H model was originally promoted by GIGABYTE as part of a Warhammer® 40,000™ game bundle, pairing the 8500 GT with Warhammer® 40,000™: Dawn of War – Dark Crusade™ in some retail packages. (Only included if shown in my photos/listing contents.)
Key features (model family highlights)
GeForce 8500 GT GPU on PCI Express x16
DirectX 10 support (plus OpenGL 2.0 noted on product page)
256MB GDDR2 and 128‑bit memory interface (for GV‑NX85T256H)
SLI + PureVideo support referenced by GIGABYTE
HDCP support is listed as a supported feature
Display connections on the GV‑NX85T256H family include DVI‑I, D‑Sub (VGA), and TV/HDTV output (per manual diagrams/spec sections)