Test System & Setup
Test System & Setup
Processor: Intel Core i7 920(ES) @ 4.0Ghz (Turbo Mode Enabled)
Memory: Corsair 3x2GB Dominator DDR3 1600Mhz
Motherboard: Gigabyte EX58-UD5
Cooling: CoolIT Boreas mTEC + Scythe Fan Controller (Off for Power Consuption tests)
Disk Drive: Pioneer DVD Writer
Hard Drive: Western Digital Caviar Black 640GB
Power Supply: Corsair HX1000W
Monitor: Samsung 305T 30” widescreen LCD
OS: Windows 7 Ultimate N x64 SP1
Graphics Cards:
ASUS GTX 465 1GB (Reference)
NVIDIA GTX 470 (Reference)
Sapphire HD 5850 1GB (Stock)
XFX HD 5830 1GB (Stock)
XFX HD 5770 (Stock)
EVGA GTX 285 (Stock)
NVIDIA GTX 275 (Reference)
Drivers:
ATI 10.5 WHQL
NVIDIA 257.17 Beta
Applications Used:
Aliens Versus Predator
Battlefield: Bad Company 2
DiRT 2
Far Cry 2
Just Cause 2
Metro 2033
Unigine: Heaven
*Notes:
- All games tested have been patched to their latest version
- The OS has had all the latest hotfixes and updates installed
- All scores you see are the averages after 2 benchmark runs
All game-specific methodologies are explained above the graphs for each game
All IQ settings were adjusted in-game
Test System & Setup
Processor: Intel Core i7 920(ES) @ 4.0Ghz (Turbo Mode Enabled)
Memory: Corsair 3x2GB Dominator DDR3 1600Mhz
Motherboard: Gigabyte EX58-UD5
Cooling: CoolIT Boreas mTEC + Scythe Fan Controller (Off for Power Consuption tests)
Disk Drive: Pioneer DVD Writer
Hard Drive: Western Digital Caviar Black 640GB
Power Supply: Corsair HX1000W
Monitor: Samsung 305T 30” widescreen LCD
OS: Windows 7 Ultimate N x64 SP1
Graphics Cards:
ASUS GTX 465 1GB (Reference)
NVIDIA GTX 470 (Reference)
Sapphire HD 5850 1GB (Stock)
XFX HD 5830 1GB (Stock)
XFX HD 5770 (Stock)
EVGA GTX 285 (Stock)
NVIDIA GTX 275 (Reference)
Drivers:
ATI 10.5 WHQL
NVIDIA 257.17 Beta
Applications Used:
Aliens Versus Predator
Battlefield: Bad Company 2
DiRT 2
Far Cry 2
Just Cause 2
Metro 2033
Unigine: Heaven
*Notes:
- All games tested have been patched to their latest version
- The OS has had all the latest hotfixes and updates installed
- All scores you see are the averages after 2 benchmark runs
All game-specific methodologies are explained above the graphs for each game
All IQ settings were adjusted in-game