System setup and notes
Hardware
- Inno3D GeForce 6600 GT, 128MB, PCIe, 500/1000
- ATI Radeon X700 PRO, 256MB, PCIe, 425/864
- GALAXY GeForce 6600, 256MB, PCIe, 324/552
- GeForce 6800 GT, 256MB, PCIe, 350/1000
- Intel Pentium 4 560 3.6GHz Prescott CPU, LGA775
- DFI LANPARTY 925X-T2 Alderwood motherboard
- 1GByte (2x512MB) Corsair DDR2 Twin2X, 3-3-3-10 @ DDR533
- Samcheer 420w PSU
- LGA775 reference cooler
- WD 160JB 160GB hard drive (PATA)
- Dell P991 19" flat-faced CRT monitor
Software
- Windows XP Professional w/SP2
- ATI CATALYST 4.10
- NVIDIA ForceWare 66.31
- Intel 6.01.1006 chipset drivers
- DirectX 9.0c Runtime
- 3DMark03 v340
- Xpand Rally Demo - HEXUS Custom Benchmark
- Unreal Tournament 2004 Retail (patched up to 3323 - HEXUS custom benchmark)
- Rome: Total War Demo - HEXUS Custom Benchmark
- DOOM 3 - Timedemo 1 - High quality
Notes
I'll be taking a look at Inno3D 6600 GT's performance against another couple of midrange cards. Both sport 256MB of video memory that's sure to come into play at higher resolutions or when run with image quality settings enabled. I've also included a GeForce 6800 GT's numbers as a means of comparison against a premium card.
There were no problems to report during installation or a 3-day testing period.
