Page 5 - Benchmarks
Benchmarks and Listening Tests
The machine used for this review is the same as our last audio card review, the HDA X-Plosion 7.1. Only WinXP and driver updates have been added since the last time.
The specifics are below:
- AMD X2 3800+ @2010MHz
- ASUS A8N-SLI Premium (6.86 nForce4 driver)
- 2Gb DDR SDRAM
- 120Gb Seagate 7200.7 SATA drive
- nVidia GeForce 7800GT @470MHz/1.1GHZ (93.71 ForceWare)
- nForce 4 Audio ALC850 (4.65 driver)
- Creative X-Fi XtremeMusic (2.09.0007 driver)
- Auzentech HDA X-Plosion 7.1 DTS-Connect (1.8.17.8-BETA)
- Windows XP Pro SP2
- DirectX 9.0c
Software used in this little exhibition:
For Playback
- VLC
- WMP 11
- Foobar2000 0.9.2 with kernel-streaming and crossfeed plug-ins
- Various DVD, DVD-A, MP3, WAV, and the odd internet radio station
Utilities
- RMAA 5.5
- RM3D 2.3
- FRAPS 2.8.1 build 6405
- EVEREST 3.51.761 (thanks Stephane)
Games
- Battlefield 2142 v1.1
- F.E.A.R. (1.08)
- Half Life 2 Episode One (with less zombies)
Each test was performed with FRAPS at least 5 times for 60 seconds each and the results averaged, unless where noted.
