Source: Tom's Hardware – Keywords: nvidia, motherboard, sli
Categories: Hardware
Test Hardware
| Processor | AMD Phenom X3 8750 |
| (Toliman B3, 2.40 GHz, 1.5 MB L2 + 2MB L3 Cache) | |
| System Memory | Crucial Ballistix BL12864AA804.16FD3 PC2-6400 |
| 2x 1024 MB at DDR2-800, CL 4.0-4-4-12 | |
| Hard Drive (System) | Western Digital Caviar 16 WD5000AAKS |
| 500 GB, 7200 RPM, 16 MB Cache, SATA 300 | |
| Hard Drives (Empty) | 2x Gigabyte I-RAM BOX (4 GB SATA150) |
| Graphics Card | Gigabyte GV-NX88T512HPV1 (GeForce 8800GT) |
| 700MHz GPU/1700MHz shader, 512MB GDDR3-1840 | |
| Sound Card | Asus Xonar D2X (PCI-Express) |
| Power Supply | Coolermaster RS850-EMBA (850W, ATX12V v2.2) |
| System Software & Drivers | |
| OS | Windows Vista Ultimate 6.0.6000 (Vista Retail) |
| DirectX Version | DirectX 10.0 |
| Platform Driver | nVIDIA nForce Version 18.11 |
| Graphics Driver | nVIDIA ForceWare 175.14 |
Under the B3 stepping, AMD’s recent improvements to its Phenom Line include the removal of TLB errata and improved overclocking capabilities. Its Phenom X3 8750 comes clocked at a relatively fast 2.40GHz.
AMD also makes chipsets, so we grabbed MSI’s CrossFire-capable K9A2-Platinum to compare its CrossFire-enabled 790FX to NVidia’s 780a SLI.
We tried Gigabyte’s factory-overclocked 8800GT to see what, if any, hybrid modes might be available with this particular model. Hybrid SLI was unsupported for this card using current drivers, but we still used it for benchmarks.
RAID controller performance tests are limitted by both drive size and transfer rate. Tired of waiting overnight for results using standard hard drives, we chose two Gigabyte I-RAM Box units for extreme performance.
The I-RAM Box doesn’t include memory, so Crucial sent eight 1GB DDR-400 CAS3 modules. Formerly top-value performance parts, DDR1 prices haven’t kept pace with DDR2. Still, these are a good value compared to competing DDR1 brands.
At least the motherboards themselves use somewhat modern memory. We chose two Crucial Ballistix PC2-6400 modules.
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