XFX 8800GTS 512MB (G92) Alpha Dog Edition Review

by Michael "SKYMTL" Hoenig | December 10, 2007

Test System & Setup

System Used

Processor: Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 @ 3.5Ghz
Memory: 4GB Corsair Dominator DDR3 @ 1556Mhz
Motherboard: Asus Blitz Extreme
Disk Drive: Pioneer DVD Writer
Hard Drive: Seagate Barracuda 320GB SATAII
Fans: 5X Yate Loon 120mm @ 1200RPM
Monitor: LG Flatron L2000CN-BF (1600X1200, 1280x1024)
OS: Windows Vista Ultimate x64

Graphics Cards:

XFX 8800GTS 512MB Alpha Dog Edition
Asus 8800GTX 768MB (stock)
Nvidia 8800GT 512MB (stock)
ATI Radeon HD3870 512MB (Stock)
Gigabyte HD2900XT 512MB (stock)

Drivers:

ATI Catalyst 7.11
Nvidia 169.12
Nvidia 169.06 (8800GTS 512MB)

Applications Used:

3DMark06 Professional
Call of Juarez
Company of Heroes
Crysis
Half Life 2: Episode 2
Lost Planet: Extreme Condition
Prey
PT Boats: Knights of the Sea
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

- It is VERY important to note that we are using updated drivers. Thus, some scores may be different from our last reviews.

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