System setup and notes
Hardware and Software
Test Platforms
| Systems | Athlon 64 S939 PCI-Express System | |
| Processor | AMD Athlon 64 4000+ | |
| Mainboard | ABIT AX8 K8T890 | |
| Memory | 1GByte (2x512MB) Corsair XMS3200XL | Memory timings | 2-2-2-5 1T @ DDR400 |
| Graphics Card #1 | Crucial RADEON X850 XT 256MB PCIe (520/1080) | |
| Graphics Card #2 | ATI RADEON X850 XT PE 256MB PCIe (540/1180) | Graphics Card #3 | ATI RADEON X800 XL 512MB PCIe (400/980) |
| Graphics Card #4 | NVIDIA GeForce 6800 GT 256MB PCIe (350/1000) | |
| Graphics Card #5 | NVIDIA GeForce 6800 Ultra 256MB PCIe (425/1100) | Graphics Card #6 | NVIDIA GeForce 7800 GTX 256MB PCIe (430/1200) | Disk Drive | 160GB WD IDE |
| BIOS Version | BIOS 10 - 14th February 2005 | |
| Operating System | Windows XP Professional, SP2 | |
| Mainboard Software | VIA Hyperion Pro v4.55 | |
Software
ATI CATALYST 5.4 for ATI-based cards
NVIDIA ForceWare 71.89 for all non-7800 GTX NVIDIA-based cards
NVIDIA ForceWare 77.72 for 7800 GTX
Futuremark 3DMark05 Build 1.2.0 - AA and AF set via application
DOOM 3 v1.1 (1282) Timedemo 1 - AA and AF set via application
Far Cry v1.3 - custom HEXUS benchmark - AA and AF set via application
Half-Life 2 - custom HEXUS benchmark - AA and AF set via application
Chronicles Of Riddick - Escape from Butchers Bay - custom HEXUS benchmark - AA and AF set via control panel
Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory - custom HEXUS benchmark
Notes
Nothing out of ordinary to report. Let's cut to the benchmark chase.
