6 - Hardware and Software Used (testsuite)
Hardware and Software Used
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
Processor
Core 2 Quad QX6850 3GHz 1333 FSB (Conroe)
Graphics Cards
GeForce 8800 Ultra 768 MB
Memory
1024 MB - Corsair 2x512MB CAS4 @ 667 MHz CMX2X512A-5400UL 4:4:4:14 (1 GB @ 667)2048 GB Patriot 2x1GB CAS4 @ 667 MHz PDC22G5300LLK 4:4:4:12 (2 GB @ 667)4096 GB Corsair 2x2GB CAS4 @ 800 MHz TWIN2X4096-6400C4DHX 4:4:4:12 (4GB @ 800)2048 GB Corsair 2x1GB CAS5 @ 1143 MHz CM2X1024-9136C5D 5:5:5:15 (2GB @ 1143)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 April 2007 update
NVIDIA ForceWare Latest Official WHQL driver
NVIDIA nForce 590/680iplatform driver latest
Software benchmark suite
Sandra Memory Benchmark
Everest Memory Benchmark
PCMark05 Memory benchmark
Half-Life 2 - Episode 1
Crysis
