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XFX 8800 GTX: SLI Performance
Date: 2006-12-05 | Author: Scott Sherman
Company: XFX
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INTRODUCTION
Just over three weeks ago Bjorn3d released an unprecedented four reviews and one fact filled article that covered the launch of the new NVIDIA 8800 series of graphics cards in its entirety. In our coverage we reviewed three (3) 8800 GTX graphic cards and one (1) 8800 GTS card. I reviewed the XFX 8800 GTX which was one of the most impressive graphics cards that I have ever had the pleasure to review, so much so that it received one of the very few perfect scores I've ever given a product. I know its old news! Where am I headed?
Let's cut to the chase, as those of you that have read my reviews know is my style: I thought it might be fun to do a short addition to the first review as since writing it I have made some rather significant upgrades to my test rig and also added a second XFX 8800 GTX running in SLI. Now that I have your attention, just a few words on what to expect. First, this addendum will only contain the outline for testing the SLI configuration and the test results as anything more would be a rewrite of the article I've already published.
TESTING
Test System
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Test Platform |
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Processor |
Intel E6700 Core 2 Duo |
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Motherboard |
EVGA NVIDIA 680I Motherboard |
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Memory |
4 - 1GB sticks of Corsair DDR-2 Dominator 9136 |
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Drive(s) |
4 - Seagate 7200.10 320GB SATA drives in RAID 0+1 |
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Optical Drive(s) |
LiteOn Dual Layer 16X DVD-RW with Light Scribe |
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Graphics |
2 - XFX 8800GTX running in SLI configuration |
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Power Supply |
PC Power and Cooling 1KW-SR, 1 KW Power Supply |
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Case |
Lian-LI V2000 Case |
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Input Devices |
Logitech Gaming Keyboard |
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Operating System |
Windows XP Pro SP2 |
| Synthetic Benchmarks & Games | |
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3Dmark06
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Default |
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FEAR 1.08
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Everything maxed out Soft shadows off, 4xAA, 8xAF, 1920 x 1200 |
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Company of Heroes 1.03
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Everything maxed out, 4xAA, 8xAF, 1920 x 1200 |
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Counter-Strike: Source VST
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Everything maxed out, 4xAA, 8xAF, 1920 x 1200 |
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Half-Life 2
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Everything maxed out, 4xAA, 8xAF, 1920 x 1200 |
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