System Setup and Notes
Hardware
NVIDIA GeForce 6800 Ultra Reference Board, 256MB, PEG16X, NV40, 400/1100Intel Pentium 4 3.4GHz Extreme Edition, 3400MHz, LGA775, 512KB, 2MB, 17 x 200
Albatron PX915P Mainboard, LGA775, PEG16X, DDR400
1GB Corsair TwinX 3200XL, DDR400, 2-2-2-5
Western Digital Raptor 36GB SATA
Creative Soundblaster Audigy 2 ZS
Software
Windows XP Professional, OEM Build 2600, Service Pack 2NVIDIA ForceWare 66.29, Futuremark 3DMark05 Approved
Futuremark 3DMark05, Build 1.0.0, Business Edition
Futuremark 3DMark03, Build 340, Professional Edition
Far Cry, 1.1 Patch
FRAPS 2.1.1
Notes
While I'll only show results from 3DMark05 (with a linked set of results from 03), I did use Far Cry and FRAPS for some extra testing, to validate some extra ideas I had, so I've included them in the software list.Futuremark are continuing with their approved driver scheme. NVIDIA have a 66.29 driver approved by Futuremark, so that's what I've used for my testing.
I evaluate its performance in a number of scenarios, to see how it scales in terms of resolution and with IQ options enabled, before finally looking at image quality and performance with DSTs.
