Test System & Setup
Test System & Setup
Processor: Intel Core i7 920(ES) @ 4.0Ghz (Turbo Mode Enabled)
Memory: Corsair 3x2GB Dominator DDR3 1600Mhz
Motherboard: Gigabyte EX58-UD5
Cooling: CoolIT Boreas mTEC + Scythe Fan Controller (Off for Power Consuption tests)
Disk Drive: Pioneer DVD Writer
Hard Drive: Western Digital Caviar Black 640GB
Power Supply: Corsair HX1000W
Monitor: Samsung 305T 30” widescreen LCD
OS: Windows 7 Ultimate N x64 SP1
Graphics Cards:
ASUS HD 5870 1GB V2
NVIDIA GTX 480
NVIDIA GTX 470
ATI HD 5970 2GB (Stock)
Sapphire HD 5850 1GB (Stock)
EVGA GTX 285 (Stock)
GTX 275 896MB (Stock)
GTX 295 (Stock)
Drivers:
ATI 10.3a Preview + 10.3 Profile 1.0
NVIDIA 197.17 Beta
Applications Used:
Aliens Versus Predator
Battlefield: Bad Company 2
DiRT 2
Dragon Age: Origins
Far Cry 2
Metro 2033
Unigine: Heaven
*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 2 benchmark runs
All game-specific methodologies are explained above the graphs for each game
All IQ settings were adjusted in-game
Test System & Setup
Processor: Intel Core i7 920(ES) @ 4.0Ghz (Turbo Mode Enabled)
Memory: Corsair 3x2GB Dominator DDR3 1600Mhz
Motherboard: Gigabyte EX58-UD5
Cooling: CoolIT Boreas mTEC + Scythe Fan Controller (Off for Power Consuption tests)
Disk Drive: Pioneer DVD Writer
Hard Drive: Western Digital Caviar Black 640GB
Power Supply: Corsair HX1000W
Monitor: Samsung 305T 30” widescreen LCD
OS: Windows 7 Ultimate N x64 SP1
Graphics Cards:
ASUS HD 5870 1GB V2
NVIDIA GTX 480
NVIDIA GTX 470
ATI HD 5970 2GB (Stock)
Sapphire HD 5850 1GB (Stock)
EVGA GTX 285 (Stock)
GTX 275 896MB (Stock)
GTX 295 (Stock)
Drivers:
ATI 10.3a Preview + 10.3 Profile 1.0
NVIDIA 197.17 Beta
Applications Used:
Aliens Versus Predator
Battlefield: Bad Company 2
DiRT 2
Dragon Age: Origins
Far Cry 2
Metro 2033
Unigine: Heaven
*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 2 benchmark runs
All game-specific methodologies are explained above the graphs for each game
All IQ settings were adjusted in-game