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Review: ZOTAC GeForce 9800 GTX+ AMP! Does it make sense?

by Michael Harries on 2 September 2008, 12:00

Tags: 9800 GTX+ AMP!

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System setup


Hardware

Graphics cards ZOTAC 9800 GTX+ AMP! Edition 512MB Leadtek 9800 GTX+ 512MB Gainward GTX 260 896 MB Sapphire HD 4870 512MB PowerColor HD 4850 512MB
Current pricing, including VAT £147.59
£129.12
£164.37
£186.83
£117.37
Shader model 4.0 4.0 4.0 4.1 4.1
Stream processors 128 128 192 800 800
GPU clock speed (MHz) 756 738 576 750 625
Shader clock speed (MHz) 1,890 1,836 1,242 750 625
Memory clock speed (MHz) 2,300 2,200 1,998 3,600 1,986
Memory bus width (Bits) 256 256 448 256 256
CPU Intel Core 2 Extreme QX9650 LGA775 (3.0GHz, 12MB L2 cache, quad-core)
Motherboard EVGA CK-132 NF79 (Nforce 790i Ultra SLI) MSI X48 Platinum
Motherboard BIOS P06 v2.3 (07/07/2008)
Mainboard software nForce 15.17
Intel Inf 9.0.0.1008
Memory 4GB (2x 2GB) Corsair XMS3 DMX DDR3-1333
Memory timings and speed 9-9-9-24 1T @ 1333MHz
PSU Enermax Galaxy DXX 850W Cooler Master Real Power Pro 1000W
Monitor Dell 30in 3007WFP - 2,560x1,600
Disk drive(s) Seagate 500GB - 32MB cache - SATAII (ST3500320AS)
Graphics driver ForceWare 177.79 Catalyst 8.7 press
Operating system Windows Vista Business SP1, 64-bit

Software

3D Benchmarks Company Of Heroes: Opposing Fronts v2.301: DX10 - ultra quality
Enemy Territory: Quake Wars v1.5 (demo_00010.dem, map Valley): OpenGL - vhq
GRID v1.2 - custom-recorded benchmark - ultra quality
Call Of Duty 4
v1.7.568 custom HEXUS benchmark: DX10 - highest quality

Notes

In order to take in a range of high-end solutions for under £200 we're comparing the ZOTAC GeForce 9800 GTX+ AMP! Edition to the reference-clocked GeForce 9800 GTX+ and GTX 260 from NVIDIA, and the Radeon HD 4850 and HD 4870 from ATI.