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Review: HIS Excalibur Platinum Radeon 9600

by Ryszard Sommefeldt on 14 August 2004, 00:00

Tags: AMD (NYSE:AMD), ATi Technologies (NYSE:AMD), HiS Graphics

Quick Link: HEXUS.net/qazb

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System Setup and Notes

  • Albatron FX5700P Turbo, 425/650, NVIDIA NV36, 128MB, AGP8X
  • Gainward Ultra/980 SilentFX Professional, 425/550, NVIDIA NV36, 256MB, AGP8X
  • Radeon 9600, 325/405, ATI RV360, 256MB, AGP8X
  • ASUS K8V Deluxe, Socket 754, VIA K8T800
  • 512MB Corsair XMS3200LLPT, 2-2-2-6

Software

  • Microsoft Windows XP Professional, Service Pack 1
  • VIA Hyperion 4.51v
  • NVIDIA ForceWare 61.34
  • ATI CATALYST 4.5 BETA
  • Far Cry
  • Painkiller
  • Unreal Tournament 2003
  • Call of Duty
  • Serious Sam: Second Encounter
  • 3DMark03

Notes

Control Panel AA and AF settings were only used when the application didn't supply its own control.

  • Far Cry - App AA, App AF
  • Painkiller - App AA, CP AF
  • Unreal Tournament 2003 - CP AA, App AF
  • Call Of Duty - CP AA, CP AF
  • Serious Sam: SE - CP AA, App AF
  • 3DMark03 - App AA, App AF

Driver Optimisations

  • NVIDIA Trilinear Optimisations - 61.34 - On
  • NVIDIA Anisotropic Optimisations - 61.34 - Off
  • ATI Trilinear Optimisations - BETA 4.5 - On

Clocks

As mentioned, the review sample shipped at 325/405.

HIS clock