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Test Matrix Details

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Test Matrix Details
Application	Benchmark	Anti Aliasing (AA)	Anisotropic Filtering (AF)	Possible Problems and Settings
Half Life 2: Episode One	Fraps/THG-Savegame,Max Details /Quality /HDR-Rendering	Application-driven	Application-driven,ATI X1000 high quality AF	6200 TC does not support HDR, but bloom only
Hard Truck Apocalypse	Fraps/THG-Savegame,Max Details /Quality	Application-driven	Application-driven, ATI X1000 high quality AF	AF via game settings
Oblivion: The Elder Scrolls 4	Fraps/THG savegame ourdoor and indoor,max details /quality /HDR fendering	No support for AA + HDR rendering, no support for Nvidia AA + HDR rendering, ATI AA not visible, ran X800, X850 without AA for the sake of better comparison	Driver-driven, ATI X1000 high quality AF	AF not offered by the game, 6200 TC, X600, X700, X800, X850 do not support HDR rendering, but bloom only.
Prey	THG-Timedemo,max details /quality	Application-driven	Application-drivenATI X1000 high quality AF	Row 4 - Cell 4
Rise of Nations: Rise of Legends	THG recordgame,max details /quality	Application-driven	Driver-driven, ATI X1000 high quality AF	AA selectable in game settings (medium), no AF support, 128 MB 3D memory without fullscreen filters and with medium shadow setting only
Titan Quest	Fraps/THG savegame,max details /quality	Application-driven	Driver-driven, ATI X1000 qigh quality AF	AA selectable via game settings, no AF support
3DMark06 (v1.0.2)	Default Benchmark	Application-driven	Application-driven, ATI X1000 high qQuality AF	Nvidia HDR rendering + AA not supported, 6200 TC, X600, X700, X800, X850 don't support HDR rendering

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Test Matrix for SLI and Crossfire
Application	Best Performance Settings Nvidia SLI	Best Performance Settings ATI Crossfire
Half Life 2: Episode One	Single-GPU rendering, 7300 GS TC SLI, 7600 GS SLI, 7600 GT SLI, 7800 GT SLI Split-frame rendering, Quad-SLI Alternate frame rendering 2	Single-GPU rendering, Crossfire alternative: Install first card, then second card, then the applications
Hard Truck Apocalypse	Single-GPU rendering, 7300 GS TC SLI Split-frame rendering	X1900 XTX Crossfire mode: Install one card first, install the second card, then install applications. X1300 to X1600 do single GPU rendering only
Oblivion: The Elder Scrolls 4	Alternate frame rendering	Crossfire mode: Install both cards at the same time, then install applications
Prey	Split-frame rendering, 6800 GT SLI, 6800 Ultra SLI, Single GPU rendering	Crossfire mode
Rise of Nations: Rise of Legends	Alternate frame rendering, 7800 GTX 512 MB SLI, 7900 GTX, Quad SLI Single GPU rendering	Single GPU rendering
Titan Quest	Alternate frame rendering 2, Quad SLI Split-frame rendering, 6600 GT SLI Single-GPU rendering	Crossfire-Modus: Install both cards at the same time, then install applications. Exception: 1024x768 in Crossfire mode. 1280x1024 does single-rendering only.
3DMark06 (v1.0.2)	Auto select	Install both cards at the same time, then install applications.

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