Test Setup
All motherboards were equipped with the following hardware:
| Test-Hardware | |
|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Pentium III 800EB, 'Coppermine' core, 133 MHz FSB |
| Memory | 1x 128 MByte SDRAM (Micron/Crucial)
PC133, 7ns, CL2 |
| Hard Disc | Seagate Barracuda ATA, ST320430A
20 GBytes, UltraDMA/66, 7200 rpm |
| Graphic Cards | Asus V6600 AGP, nVIDIA GeForce 256, 32 MB SDRAM
ATI Rage Fury MAXX, 2x Rage 128, 64 MB SDRAM Diamond Viper II AGP, Savage2000, 32 MByte. |
| Drivers & Software | |
| HDD/Motherboard/ AGP Drivers | VIA 4in1 drivers Ver. 4.17
AGP Driver 4.00 |
| Graphic Drivers | NVIDIA Drivers:
Detonator 5.08 Beta (Win 98) or 3.68 (Windows NT) ATI Drivers:
S3/Diamond Drivers:
|
| DirectX Version | 7.0 |
| OS | Windows 98 SE 4.10.2222 A
Windows NT 4.0 SP6a |
| Benchmarks & Settings | |
| Quake III Arena | Retail Version
command line = +set cd_nocd 1 +set s_initsound 0 Graphics detail set to 'Normal', 640x480x16 Benchmark using 'Q3DEMO1' |
| Expendable | Downloadable Demo Version
command line = -timedemo 640x480x16 Screen Resolution 1024x768x16, 85 Hz |
We did only benchmark with the GeForce cards. In order to check compatibility, we installed both the ATI and the Diamond graphics cards under Windows 98 and Windows NT and checked their proper functions with one single Quake III benchmark run. You won't find any notice on the graphics card check, since all three cards worked properly in all 21 boards.
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