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BFG GTX 260 OCX MAXCORE (216SP) 896MB Video Card Review

by Michael "SKYMTL" Hoenig     |     November 17, 2008

Test System & Setup

System Used

Processor: Intel Core 2 Quad Extreme QX9770 @ 3.852Ghz
Memory: G.Skill 2x 2GB DDR2-1000 @ 1052Mhz DDR
Motherboard: ASUS P5E Deluxe X48
Disk Drive: Pioneer DVD Writer
Hard Drive: Hitachi Deskstar 320GB SATAII
Fans: 2X Yate Loon 120mm @ 1200RPM
Power Supply: Corsair HX1000W
Monitor: Samsung 305T 30” widescreen LCD
OS: Windows Vista Ultimate x64 SP1


Graphics Cards:

BFG GTX 260 OCX MAXCORE
Palit HD4870 X2 2GB
Sapphire Radeon HD4850 512MB
Palit Radeon HD4870 512MB
EVGA Geforce GTX 280
BFG GTX 260
EVGA 9800 GTX+
EVGA GTX 260 Core 216 Superclocked


Drivers:

Nvidia 178.24 WHQL
ATI 8.11 WHQL


Due to the unpredictability of some beta drivers in Windows Vista x64, we have decided to only use WHQL drivers for all graphics cards other than the one being tested.


Applications Used:

3DMark06 Professional
3DMark Vantage
Enemy Territory: Quake Wars
Devil May Cry 4 Demo
Crysis
Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare
Prey
World in Conflict


*Notes:

- All games tested have been patched to their latest version

- The OS has had all the latest hotfixes and updates installed

- All scores you see are the averages after 4 benchmark runs

- If the game did not support 2560 x 1600 resolution, the closest resolution to that was used
 
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