Test Setup
We tested the SLI configuration with GeForce 6800 Ultra and GT with both the ASUS and MSI motherboard. We only gathered comparison data for single-card operation from the ASUS board. We used an Athlon64 4000+ (corresponds to Athlon FX-53) and 1 GB RAM as a CPU. For the Power Supply, we used an Antex True Control ATX (1.0) PSU with 20-pin main power connector. We did not face any power issues during our tests. We also tested a 760W workstation PSU, just to see if our stability problems had to do with power.
Due to the stability problems described earlier we decided to forego overclocking tests.
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| System 1 | |
|---|---|
| CPU | AMD Athlon64 4000+ |
| FSB | 200 MHz |
| Motherboard | ASUS A8N-SLI Deluxe (nForce 4 SLI) |
| Memory | 2x Kingston DDR400 KHX3200/512, 1024 MB |
| HDD | Seagate Barracuda 7200.7 120 GB S-ATA (8 MB) |
| DVD | Hitachi GD-7000 |
| LAN | Netgear FA-312 |
| Power Supply | Antec True Control 550W |
| System 2 | |
| CPU | AMD Athlon64 4000+ |
| FSB | 200 MHz |
| Motherboard | MSI K8N Diamond (nForce 4 SLI) |
| Memory | 2x Kingston DDR400 KHX3200/512, 1024 MB |
| HDD | Seagate Barracuda 7200.7 120 GB S-ATA (8 MB) |
| DVD | Hitachi GD-7000 |
| LAN | Netgear FA-312 |
| Power Supply | Antec True Control 550W |
| Drivers & Configuration | |
| Graphics | ATI Catalyst v4.11NVIDIA v66.93 |
| Chipset | Intel Inf. Update |
| OS | Windows XP Prof. SP1a |
| DirectX | DirectX 9.0c |
| Graphic cards used for Benchmarks in this article | |
| ATI | Radeon X800 XT PE PCIe (520/560 MHz, 256 MB) |
| NVIDIA | GeForce 6800 Ultra PCIe (420/550 MHz, 256 MB)GeForce 6800 GT PCIe (350/500 MHz, 256 MB)GeForce 6600 GT PCIe (420/550 MHz, 128 MB) |
| Benchmarks | |
| 3DMark 2005 | Standard Resolution |
| Unreal Tournament 2004 | Custom TimedemoMax Details/QualityMap : Assault-FallenCity |
| Call Of Duty v1.4 | Max Details/QualityDemo : VGA |
| Doom3 | Demo : Demo1High Quality |
| Farcryv1.3 | Custom Timedemo cooler01Very High QualityFlashlight : On |
| Flight Simulator 2004 | Custom VideoCustom QualityScenario : Hong Kong at Dusk |
| Battlefield Vietnamv1.2 | FRAPSMax Details/QualityMap : Ho Chi Minh Trail |
| The Sims 2 | FRAPSMax Details/QualityCustom Scene |
| Half-Life 2 | Three custom TimedemosMax Details/Quality |
Benchmarks
3D Mark 2005
3D Mark 2005, Build 110 :
