The Game Pros: SLI Motherboards For Athlon 64
Features
By
Patrick Schmid
published
Test Setup
Swipe to scroll horizontally
| AMD Processors (Socket 939) | |
|---|---|
| 200 MHz FSB (DUAL DDR400) | Athlon 64 4000+ (2400 MHz 128/1024 kB) |
| Memory | |
| DDR400 I | 2x 512 MB - DDR400 (200 MHz)Corsair TwinX CMX512-3200XLTimings : CL 2.0-2-2-5 |
| DDR400 II | 2x 512 MB - DDR400 (200 MHz)OCZ Platinum Rev 2Timings : CL 2.0-2-2-5 |
| Common Hardware | |
| Graphics Card I | NVIDIA GeForce 6 Series |
| PCI Express | GPU : NVIDIA GeForce 6800 GTMemory : 256 MB GDDR3-SDRAM |
| Hard Drive | Hitachi DeskStar 7K250 HDS722525VLSA80250 GB, 8 MB Cache, 7200 RPM, SATA |
| DVD/CD-ROM | MSI MS-8216 16x DVD |
| Software | |
| NVIDIA Graphics | Detonator 71.84 |
| NVIDIA Chipset Driver (nForce4) | Forceware 6.53 |
| DirectX | 9.0c |
| OS | Windows XP Professional, 5.1.2600Service Pack 2 |
Benchmarks And Settings
Swipe to scroll horizontally
| Benchmarks and Settings | |
|---|---|
| OpenGL | |
| Wolfenstein | Version : 2.55 |
| Enemy Territory | 1024x786 - 32 bittimedemo 1 / demo demo4Graphics detail = Normal |
| 3D Studio Max 6.0Discreet | Characters "Dragon_Charater_rig"Pixel : 1280x1024Rendering Single |
| Doom 3 | Version 1.0.12621024x768 - 32 bitmedium qualitytimedemo demo1 |
| DirectX 8 | |
| Unreal Tournament 2004 | Version : 32041024x768 / 32 bit / Audio = offthg9 assault botmatch |
| DirectX 9 | |
| 3DMark 2005 | 1024x786 - 32 bitGraphics and CPU Default Benchmark |
| FarCry | Version 1.1 Build 12561280x1024 - 32 bitqualtity options = Very High |
| Synthetic | |
| PCMark 2004 Pro | Version : 1.2.0CPU and Memory Tests |
| SiSoftware Sandra 2005 | Version 2005.1.10.37CPU Test = MultiMedia / CPU ArithmeticMemory Test = Bandwidth Benchmark |
| Audio | |
| Lame MP3 | Version 3.96Wave 17:14 minutes (182 MB) to mp332 - 320 kbitVBR = level 3 |
| libvorbis OGG | Version : 1.0.1Wave 17:14 minutes (182 MB) to oggqualtity = 5 |
| Video | |
| Auto Gordian KnotDivX 5.21XviD 1.0.3 | Version : 1.95Audio = AC3 6chCustom size = 100 MBResulution settings = 640x256Codec = XviD and DivX 5Audio = CBR MP3, kbps 192 |
| Pinnacle Studio 9 | Version : 9.1.2Rendering - DVD Compatibleno Audio |
| Applications | |
| WinRAR | Version 3.42303 MB, 47 FilesCompression = BestDictionary = 4096 kB |
Stay On the Cutting Edge: Get the Tom's Hardware Newsletter
Get Tom's Hardware's best news and in-depth reviews, straight to your inbox.

Editor-in-Chief (2005-2006)
Patrick Schmid was the editor-in-chief for Tom's Hardware from 2005 to 2006. He wrote numerous articles on a wide range of hardware topics, including storage, CPUs, and system builds.
No comments yet
Comment from the forums