Test Setup Details
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| Test System | |
|---|---|
| CPU | AMD 2000+ |
| FSB | 266 MHz |
| Motherboard | DFI LANParty NFII Ultra B |
| Memory | Generic at 166 MHz 512 MB PC2700 @ PC21001 GB - 2x Kingston HyperX at 200 MHz 512 MB |
| HDD | Western Digital 7,200rpm 80 GB SATA (8 MB) |
| Power Supply | Fortron Source 300W |
| CPU Cooler | Speeze |
| Drivers & Configuration | |
| Graphics | ATI Catalyst v5.6NVIDIA v77.62 |
| Chipset | nForce 2 Ultra |
| OS | Windows XP Prof. SP2 |
| DirectX | DirectX 9.0c |
| Graphic cards used in this article | |
| ATI | Radeon 9800 Pro 256 (ATI) |
| NVIDIA | GeForce 4 Ti4200 (Gainward) |
| Benchmarks | |
| Doom3 | Timedemo: Demo1 |
| Half-Life 2 | Custom Demo: MW_Coast1 |
| UT2004 | Custom Demo: Assult-Fallen City |
Note:
We used Kingston HyperX modules because we had the redily available in the LAB. They are more expensive but when running at slower clock speeds you should be able to get similar results compared to what cheaper RAM components offer. You should go with a value RAM solution and obtain similar results.
Regarding the graphics card, you could use a 128 MB version of the card and get similar results. You can choose an NVIDIA GeForce 6 series AGP card. You can get similar results for about the same price. You can go with either, the choice is yours, however, it is necessary to make sure that the memory interface is 256-bit and not anything narrower unless you go with 6600GTs which are 128-bit but are still just as fast.