Kingston HyperX T1 Series 6GB (3 x 2GB) DDR3-2000 8-8-8-24 @ 1,600 MHz
Hard Drive
Intel SSDSA2MH160G2C1 160GB SATA 3 Gb/s
Networking
Realtek RTC8111D, 1 Gb/s
Graphics Cards
AMD Radeon HD 5870 2GB
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Nvidia GeForce GTX 480 1.5GB
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Nvidia GeForce GTX 470 1.25GB
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Nvidia GeForce GTX 295 1.79GB
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Nvidia GeForce GTX 285 1GB
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ATI Radeon HD 5970 2GB
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ATI Radeon HD 5870 1GB
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ATI Radeon HD 5850 1GB
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ATI Radeon HD 4870 X2 2GB
Power Supply
Cooler Master UCP 1100W
CPU Cooler
Intel DBX-B Thermal Solution
System Software And Drivers
Operating System
Microsoft Windows 7 Ultimate x64
DirectX
DirectX 11
Platform Driver
Intel INF Chipset Update Utility 9.1.1.1019
Graphics Driver
Nvidia GeForce 197.17 (GTX 480/470)
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Nvidia GeForce 197.13 (GTX 295/285)
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AMD Catalyst 10.3a
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Games
Far Cry 2
Ultra High Quality Settings, No AA / No AF, 8xAA / No AF, vsync off, 6048x2276 / 5760x1080, DirectX 10, Steam Version, benchmark Tool, Ranch Medium
S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat
Extreme Quality Settings, No AA / No AF, 4xAA / No AF, vsync off, 1680x1050 / 1920x1200 / 6048x2276 / 5760x1080, DX10 Rendering, Benchmark Tool
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2
Ultra High Settings, No AA / No AF, 4xAA / No AF, 1680x1050 / 1920x1200 / 6048x2276 / 5760x1080, Second Sun, 45 second sequence, FRAPS
DiRT 2
Ultra High Settings, No AA / No AF, 4xAA / No AF, 1680x1050 / 1920x1200 / 6048x2276 / 5760x1080, In-Game Benchmark (Demo), Forced DX9 Rendering
Left 4 Dead 2
Highest Quality Settings, No AA / No AF, vsync off, 6048x2276 / 5760x1080, Custom Tom's Hardware Demo, Steam Version
Battlefield: Bad Company 2
Custom (Highest) Quality Settings, 1xAA / No AF, 8x MSAA / No AF, vsync off, 1680x1050 / 1920x1200 / 6048x2276 / 5760x1080, opening cinematic, 145 second sequence, FRAPS
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Glad they compared the 1GB and 2GB cards in a 3x1 setup. Glad I got my 5870 instead of waiting for a 2GB card :D. Even so, I want some thin bezel monitors before I hook up three of them. The bezel on my HP LCD is just to think so I'm not keen on buying another two.
So I guess Apple's miniDP connector is quite useful after-all and is now seeing adoption outside of Macs.
It's too bad you didn't test GTA IV like you used to do. I believe GTA IV at max settings exceeds 1GB of VRAM usage so perhaps 2GB graphics cards may be of some use assuming the game isn't still CPU limited despite 12 threads with the Core i7 980X. At the very least, I'm guessing Liberty City at 6048x2276 would be amazing.
So, I guess if you already have a 1GB 5870 and 3x1 Eyefinity setup, the only advantage of the 2GB version is being able to pile on the AA/AF effects and still have a playable frame rate.