System Setup

System Setup

AMD Athlon 64 4000+ (939)

ASUS A8N-SLI Deluxe

1GB OCZ 2-2-2-5 VX-series memory (2x512MB)

BFG GeForce 6600 GT OC 128MB PCI Express x16
NVIDIA GeForce 6800 GT 256MB PCI Express x16
ATI Radeon X700 Pro 256MB PCI Express x16
Detonator 66.93
Catalyst 5.3

34GB Western Digital Raptor (10,000RPM, 8MB cache)

Windows XP Professional with Service Pack 2

DirectX 9.0c

Desktop resolution 1024x768, 32-bit color, 85Hz refresh

All power saving options were turned off, as were the Automatic Update and System Restore services. Graphics options under the ‘Performance’ tab were all disabled for maximum performance.

We tried to use some of NVIDIA’s newer driver packages, including the latest 71.84 build. However, the BFG 6600 GT card wound up achieving the same performance numbers in single- and dual-card modes, indicating the inactivity of SLI technology. Because those are beta drivers anyway, we discontinued use of them and reverted back to the latest posted build on NVIDIA’s official website.

Benchmarks

id Software Doom 3 Demo Demo001
Crytek Far Cry v.1.3 Demo
Valve Software Half-Life 2 Custom Demo
1C: Maddox Games IL2: Forgotten Battles TheBlackDeath Demo
1C: Maddox Games Pacific Fighters vs: B-24 Demo