Now we begin the benchmark portion of this article, but first let me show you our test system plus the software we used.

Mainboard

nVIDIA nForce 680i SLI (eVGA)

Processor

Core 2 Duo X6800 Extreme (Conroe)

Graphics Cards

Various

Memory

2048 MB (2x1024MB) DDR2 CAS4 @ 1142 MHz Dominator Corsair

Power Supply Unit

Enermax Galaxy 1000 Watt

Monitor

Dell 3007WFP - up-to 2560x1600

OS related Software

Windows Vista Business Edition
DirectX 9.0c End User Runtime October update
NVIDIA ForceWare 158.45
ATI Catalyst 7.5
NVIDIA nForce 590/680iplatform driver latest

Software benchmark suite

3DMark05
3DMark06
S.t.a.l.k.e.r.
War Front: Turning Point
Ghost Recon: Advanced Warrior
DiRT - Colin McRae
F.e.a.r.
Prey
Serious Sam 2