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 XMS3200 XL | Memory timings | 2-2-2-5 1T @ DDR400 |
| Graphics Card #1 | PowerColor GameFX X800 GT 256MB PCIe (475/980) | |
| Graphics Card #2 | SAPPHIRE X800 GT Hybrid 256MB PCIe (475/980) | |
| Graphics Card #3 | ATI Radeon X700 Pro 256MB PCIe (425/865) | Graphics Card #4 | Galaxy GeForce 6600 GT 128MB PCIe (525/1050) | Disk Drive | 160GB Western Digtal 160JB IDE |
| BIOS Version | BIOS 10 - 14th February 2005 | |
| Operating System | Windows XP Professional SP2 | |
| Mainboard Software | VIA Hyperion Pro v4.55 | |
Software
ATI CATALYST 5.7 for ATI-based cards
NVIDIA ForceWare 77.72 for NVIDIA-based cards
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 Butcher Bay - custom HEXUS benchmark - AA and AF set via control panel
Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory - custom HEXUS benchmark- AA and AF set via application
Notes
Nothing untoward to report during testing. PowerColor's X800 GT will be put up against SAPHHIRE's, as well as NVIDIA's GeForce 6600 GT and ATI's X700 Pro. All cards are run off a PCI-Express interface.
