Test Setup
All motherboards were equipped with the following hardware:
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| 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, ST320430A20 GBytes, UltraDMA/66, 7200 rpm |
| Graphic Cards | Asus V6600 AGP, nVIDIA GeForce 256, 32 MB SDRAMATI Rage Fury MAXX, 2x Rage 128, 64 MB SDRAMDiamond Viper II AGP, Savage2000, 32 MByte. |
| Drivers & Software | |
| HDD/Motherboard/ AGP Drivers | VIA 4in1 drivers Ver. 4.17AGP Driver 4.00 |
| Graphic Drivers | NVIDIA Drivers:Detonator 5.08 Beta (Win 98) or 3.68 (Windows NT)ATI Drivers:4.11.7925 (Windows 98)S3/Diamond Drivers:4.12.01.9002-9.10.30 (Windows 98) |
| DirectX Version | 7.0 |
| OS | Windows 98 SE 4.10.2222 AWindows NT 4.0 SP6a |
| Benchmarks & Settings | |
| Quake III Arena | Retail Versioncommand line = +set cd_nocd 1 +set s_initsound 0Graphics detail set to 'Normal', 640x480x16Benchmark using 'Q3DEMO1' |
| Expendable | Downloadable Demo Versioncommand line = -timedemo640x480x16Screen Resolution1024x768x16, 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.
