Test Setup : GeForce 8600: DirectX 10 For The Masses

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Test Setup

08:25 - Tuesday 17 April 2007 by Darren Polkowski
Source: Tom's Hardware – Keywords: geforce, 8600, uk

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Test Setup

System Hardware
Processor(s)	Intel Core 2 Extreme X6800 Conroe 2.93 GHz, 1,066 MHz FSB, 32kB+32kB L1 , 4 MB L2
Platform	EVGA 122-CK-NF68-AR, LGA 775 NVIDIA nForce 680i SLI Intel D975XBX, LGA 775 Intel 975X Express Chipset
RAM	Corsair CM2X1024-9136C5D 2x 1024 MB DDR2 @ 800 MHz (CL5-5-5-15)
Hard Drive	Western Digital Raptor, WD1500ADFD 150 GB, 10,000 rpm, 16 MB cache, SATA150
Networking	nForce4 Gigabit Ethernet (Nvidia), Intel® 82573E/82573L Gigabit Ethernet Controller (Intel)
Graphics Cards
AMD / ATI Based Cards	ATI Radeon X1950XTX 512 MB GDDR4 580 MHz Core 700 MHz Memory (1.40 GHz DDR) Sapphire Radeon X1950 Pro Ultimate 256 MB GDDR3 580 MHz Core 800 MHz Memory (1.60 GHz DDR)
Nvidia Based Cards	EVGA GeForce 8600GTS 256 MB GDDR3 675 MHz Core 1.45 GHz Streaming Processor 1,000 MHz Memory (2.00 GHz DDR) Sparkle GeForce 8600 GT 256 MB GDDR3 540 MHz Core 1.19 GHz Streaming Processor 700 MHz Memory (1.40 GHz DDR) EVGA GeForce 8800 GTX KO 768 MB GDDR3 626 MHz Core 1.45 GHz Streaming Processor 1,000 MHz Memory (2.00 GHz DDR) Nvidia GeForce 8800 GTX 768 MB GDDR3 575 MHz Core 1.35 GHz Streaming Processor 900 MHz Memory (1.80 GHz DDR) Foxconn GeForce 8800 GTS ONOC 640 MB GDDR3 575 MHz Core 1.20 GHz Streaming Processor 900 MHz Memory (1.80 GHz DDR) XFX GeForce 8800 GTS 640 MB GDDR3 500 MHz Core 1.20 GHz Streaming Processor 800 MHz Memory (1.60 GHz DDR) BFG GeForce 8800 GTS OC 320 MB GDDR3 550 MHz Core 1.30 GHz Streaming Processor 800 MHz Memory (1.60 GHz DDR) Nvidia GeForce 7900 GTX 512 MB GDDR3 675 MHz Core 820 MHz Memory (1.64 GHz DDR)
Power Supply	PC Power & Cooling Turbo-Cool 1,000W
CPU Cooler	Zalman CNPS9700 LED
System Software & Drivers
OS	Microsoft Windows XP Professional 5.10.2600, Service Pack 2
DirectX Version	9.0c (4.09.0000.0904)
Graphics Driver(s)	ATI - Catalyst 7.3 WHQL NVIDIA - Forceware 93.71 (7900 GTX) NVIDIA - Forceware 97.92 (8800 GTX & GTS) NVIDIA - Forceware 158.16 (8600 GTS & GT)

4 – Test Setup
1. 1 – Rehash Or New And Improved?
2. 2 – TMU Tweaking
3. 3 – Pure Video 2
4. 4 – Test Setup
5. 5 – Benchmarks Results
6. 6 – Doom 3
7. 7 – F.E.A.R.
8. 8 – Oblivion
9. 9 – Who Are These For?
Previous page Pure Video 2
Next page Benchmarks Results

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