System setup and notes
Hardware and Software
Test Platforms
| Systems | Athlon 64 S939 PCI-Express System | Athlon 64 S939 AGP System |
| Processor | AMD Athlon 64 4000+ | |
| Mainboard | ABIT AX8 K8T890 | ASUS A8V Deluxe K8T800 Pro |
| Memory | 1GByte (2x512MB) Corsair XMS3200XL | Memory timings | 2-2-2-5 1T @ DDR400 |
| Graphics Card #1 | XFX GeForce 6800 Ultra 512MB PCIe (430/1050) | |
| Graphics Card #2 | ATI RADEON X850 XT PE 256MB PCIe (540/1180) | |
| Graphics Card #3 | NVIDIA GeForce 6800 Ultra 256MB PCIe (425/1100) | Graphics Card #4 | ATI RADEON X800 XL 512MB PCIe (400/980) | Graphics Card #4 | NVIDIA GeForce 7800 GTX 256MB PCIe (430/1200) | Graphics Card #6 | ATI RADEON X800 XL 256MB AGP (400/980) | Disk Drive | 160GB WD IDE |
| BIOS Version | BIOS 10 - 14th February 2005 | BIOS 11 - 20th April 2005 |
| Operating System | Windows XP Professional, SP2 | |
| Mainboard Software | VIA Hyperion Pro v4.55 | |
Software
ATI CATALYST 5.4 for ATI-based cards
NVIDIA ForceWare 71.89 for all non-7800 GTX NVIDIA-based cards
NVIDIA ForceWare 77.72 for 7800 GTX
Futuremark 3DMark05 Build 1.2.0 - AA and AF set via application
DOOM 3 v1.1 (1282) Timedemo 1 - AA and AF set via application
Far Cry v1.3 - custom HEXUS benchmark - AA and AF set via application
Half-Life 2 - custom HEXUS benchmark - AA and AF set via application
Chronicles Of Riddick - Escape from Butchers Bay - custom HEXUS benchmark - AA and AF set via control panel
Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory - custom HEXUS benchmark
Notes
No problems to report during installation or testing. XFX's 512MB GeForce 6800 Ultra will be compared against 5 high-end cards. NVIDIA's own GeForce 7800 GTX will provide the sternest competition.
