16 - System information & benchmark suite

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.

Mainboards

NVIDIA NFORCE 680i SLI Intel eVGA mainboard
NVIDIA NFORCE 780i SLI Intel XFX mainboard
NVIDIA NFORCE 690i SLI Ultra Intel eVGA mainboard
Intel X38 P5E3 Deluxe Intel ASUS mainboard

Processors

AMD Phenom 9700
Core 2 Duo X6800
Core 2 Quad Q6600
Core 2 Quad QX9770

Graphics Card
GeForce 9800 GX2 1024 MB

Memory

2048 MB (2x1024MB) DDR3 Crucial 2000 MHz

Power Supply Unit

Tagan 1100W

Monitor

2x Dell 2405FPW - up-to 1920x1200

OS related Software

Windows Vista Business edition 32-bit
DirectX 9.0c/10.0 End User Runtime latest update
NVIDIA ForceWare 174.53
NVIDIA nForce 680 platform driver 9.64

Software benchmark suite

PCMark 2005
SiSoft Sandra
Everest
Enemy Territory - QUAKE Wars
Call of Duty 4
Crysis
Ghost Recon: Advanced Warrior 2
War Front: Turning Point
F.E.A.R.
3DMark06