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Source: Tom's Hardware – Keywords: nvidia, hybrid, sli
Topics: NVIDIA
Syndication:
Test Components
| System Hardware | |
|---|---|
| Processor | AMD Phenom X3 8750, 2.40GHz, 1.5 MB L2 + 2 MB L3 Cache |
| Motherboard | ASUS M3N-HT Deluxe, BIOS 0708 (04/25/2008) |
| RAM | Crucial Ballistix PC2-6400, 2x 2048 MB, CAS 4.0-4-4-12 |
| Hard Drive | Western Digital Caviar 16 WD5000AAKS 500 GB, 7200 RPM, 16 MB Cache, SATA 300 |
| Networking | NVIDIA nForce onboard Gigabit Ethernet NIC |
| Graphics Cards | Gigabyte GeForce 9800GX2, 1024 MB RAM Gigabyte GeForce 8500GT, 256 MB RAM Gigabyte GeForce 8400GS, 256 MB RAM |
| 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 |
The Asus M3N-HT Deluxe carries the flag for NVidia’s latest 780a SLI chipset, waving the Hybrid SLI banner high.
Hybrid Power and GeForce Boost both rely on discrete graphics processors for 3D performance, so we got a few from Gigabyte. The firm’s 9800GX2 part number GV-NX98X1GHI-B will allow us to access hybrid power efficiency on the most power-hungry of architectures, while its 8500GT and 8400GS, part numbers GV-NX85T256H and GV-NX84G256HE respectively, give us the current "spread" of GeForce Boost performance enhancement.
Many games are limited by the CPU rather than the graphics chip, so we needed a top processor model. AMD’s Phenom X3 has one more core than most games can support, uses the latest B3 stepping which has removed the previous TLB errata, and its X3 8750 comes clocked at an acceptable 2.40 GHz.
Heat is the enemy of stability, and while we’re not overclocking in today’s article the Zalman CNPS9700 prepares the same processor for future abuse.
We’ve used this same set of Crucial Ballistix through many builds, and its survival is a testament to its quality.
Another long-term survivor is Cooler Master’s Real Power Pro RS-850-EMBA, a unit that even withstood our previous system builder marathon’s 3-way SLI experiment...and the cabling tomfoolery required to connect the third card.
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You'd think after writing this sentence they'd realize the article is pretty much moot, just read the title.
You guys should RMA the board when it becomes publicly available provided it's not some supped up board merely for review purposes as Asus has been busted for. Oh whoever does the RMA should do it from home so they don't make the review connection so you can get the same crappy treatment I did.
Then when you receive the RMA replacement please let us know if it's new or used and if there is any sperm on the north bridge.
If the review wasn't marred by an Asus product then this would have been a top read. Well, at least we know nVidia has something fresh for AMD. We'll just have to wait until the Asus flood dries up so we can get reviews from manufacturers with class such as Gigabyte and MSI. Right now there is only decent true 16X+16X SLI motherboard for socket AM2 on Newegg, it's a Biostar motherboard.
Past a certain resolution, I think most games are limited by the GPU. Some games will show hardly any difference between a fast processor and a slow one, assuming both processors are modern dual-core parts. The differences between Intel and AMD processors can be large, but it's not consistent.
lol, 112fps..that's more than enough - if you have a spare Phenom you don't need I can put it to good use
i guess it's just a small boost in horesepower a berley noticeable one if that but evry little bit helps