The test setup is our new video card test platform. The FX-57 is as fast an AMD CPU as currently available, with a 2.8GHz clock speed. While many people use Intel systems, no serious gamer will use a Pentium 4 CPU in their primary gaming rig. The other components are high-end, and the tests should show a performance difference where the graphics card is the limiter.

Test System
AMD Athlon FX-57
2GB Crucial Ballistix DDR400 memory
2 240GB WD Raptor SATA HDDs
6800GS CO Superclocked running 81.98 Forceware drivers
2 6800GS CO Superclocked in SLI mode
ASUS 16x DVD-ROM
Windows XP with SP2
DirectX 9.0c

Test Software
Quake4 1.05 beta patch HQ settings 1024x768, 1280x1024, 1600x1200 no AA no AF, 4x AA 16x AF
Doom3 1.03 patch 32-bit HQ Settings 1024x768, 1280x1024, 1600x1200 no AA no AF, 4x AA 16x AF
COD2 Max Settings 32-bit, 1024x768, 1280x1024, 1600x1200 no AA no AF, 4x AA 16x AF
Far Cry Max Settings 32-bit, 1024x768, 1280x1024, 1600x1200 no AA no AF, 4x AA 16x AF
F.E.A.R. Max Settings 32-bit, 1024x768, 1280x1024, 1600x1200 no AA no AF, 4x AA 16x AF