Test Set-up And Components Used
Operating system: Windows Vista Enterprise
Unlike all previous charts, we have now changed the operating system. All benchmarks tests carried out by Tom’s Hardware in the future will be carried out on Windows Vista Enterprise. The Enterprise Version is only designed for use within companies, but produces the same results as Windows Vista Business and Windows Vista Ultimate. We are, however, have to use the Enterprise Version as this is the only one with an Open License. This allows us to automatically activate Windows Vista for each modified test platform without needing to telephone the Microsoft activation hotline.
Windows Vista Enterprise
Hardware configuration
We have completely revised the hardware components, such as graphics card, sound card and hard drives, in order to provide current and realistic test platforms.
Hardware used
System Hardware | |
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AMD Platform AM2+(AMD 790FX) | Gigabyte GA-790FX-DQ6 (Rev.1.0)AMD 790FX, BIOS: F3 |
AMD Platform AM2(Nvidia Nforce 5) | Asus M2N32-SLI Deluxe, Rev.1.03GNVIDIA nForce5, BIOS: 1001 (03/13/2007) |
Intel Platform S775(Intel P35) | Gigabyte P35C-DS3R, Rev. 1.0Intel P35, BIOS: F2o (05/11/2007) |
Intel Platform S775(Intel X38) | Gigabyte GA-X38-DQ6, Rev. 1.0Intel X38, BIOS: F4 (09/19/2007) |
Memory | 2x 1GB A-Data DDR2-1066+ Vitesta Extreme Edition |
DVD-ROM | Samsung SH-D163A , SATA150 |
Graphics Card | Foxconn Nvidia Geforce 8800 GTXGPU: 575 MHzShader: 1350 MHzMemory: 786 MB DDR4 (900 MHz, 384 Bit) |
Sound Card | Creative Labs Sound Blaster X-Fi XtremeGamer |
Power Supply | Enermax EGA1000EWLATX 2.2, 1000 W |
Graphics card: Foxconn Nvidia GeForce 8800 GTX
RAM: A-Data Vitesta 1066+
Sound card: Creative x-Fi Gamer
Hard drive: Western Digital Caviar SE 320 AAJS