System setup and notes
| Graphics cards | eVGA
GeForce GTS 250 SC 1,024MB |
XFX GeForce 9800 GTX+ 512MB | Sapphire Radeon HD 4850 Vapor-X 512MB | Sapphire
Radeon HD 4870 512MB |
XFX Radeon HD 4850 XXX 512MB |
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| Current pricing, including VAT | £144.60 |
£109.23 |
£139.99 SRP |
£143.72 | £124.99 |
| Shader model | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 4.1 |
| Stream processors | 128 | 128 | 800 | 800 | 800 |
| GPU clock speed (MHz) | 770 | 738 | 625 | 650 | 750 |
| Shader clock speed (MHz) | 1,890 | 1,836 | 625 | 650 | 750 |
| Memory clock speed (MHz) | 2,246 | 2,200 | 1,986 | 2,100 | 3,600 |
| Memory bus width (bits) | 256 | 256 | 256 | 256 | 256 |
| CPU | Intel Core i7 965 Extreme Edition (3.20GHz, 8MB L3 cache, quad-core, LGA1,366) | ||||
| Motherboard | Foxconn Bloodrage X58 | ||||
| Motherboard BIOS | P04 | ||||
| Mainboard software | Intel Inf 9.1.0.1012 | ||||
| Memory | 6GB Corsair DOMINATOR PC12,800 | ||||
| Memory timings and speed | 9-9-9-24 1T @ DDR3-1,333 | ||||
| PSU | Cooler Master Real Power Pro 1,000W | ||||
| Monitor | Dell 30in 3007WFP - 2,560x1,600px | ||||
| Disk drive(s) | Seagate 500GB Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 (3Gb/s mode) | ||||
| Graphics driver | ForceWare 182.06 (non-WHQL) | ForceWare 182.06 | Catalyst 9.2 | Catalyst 9.2 | Catalyst 9.2 |
| Operating system | Windows Vista Business SP1, 64-bit | ||||
Software
| 3D Benchmarks | Call of Duty 4: Modern
Warfare v1.7, HEXUS custom-recorded
benchmark:
DX9 - very high quality Company Of Heroes: Opposing Fronts v2.103: DX10 - very high quality Enemy Territory: Quake Wars v1.5, HEXUS custom-recorded benchmark. OpenGL - very high quality Far Cry 2 v1.01 - very high quality Race Driver: GRID v1.2, HEXUS custom-recorded benchmark - ultra quality |
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Notes
Five cards all costing between £100-£145, benchmarked at 1,680x1,050, 1,920x1,200, and 2,560x1,600 resolutions, along with decent image-quality.We've noted how much better the cooling is than the reference design, but with an SRP of £139.99, pricing is almost at Radeon HD 4870 512MB levels.
