8800GT G92, 8800GTS G92, the new masters of DirectX 10

Page 4 - Test Configuration

The test configuration, provided by our partners - Solytrade , was not only the best, but also the most sensible solution. On one hand 8800GT and 8800GTS have great power and a slower configuration will restrict them due to slow processor and memory. This is the so called Bottlenecking (which we will discuss later), resulting from the computer’s inability to provide so much information, as the card can handle. On the other hand it is absurd for this review to feature a 1500$ CPU or 500$ RAM based on the fact, that this would not be the choice of most gamers, who seek a machine that simply plays all the new games without major problems and compromises.

Test configuration:

MSI P35 NEO 2
Core 2 Quad Q6600 @ 3GHz (9x333)
TWIN2X4096-6400C5DHX - 2x2GB 800MHz 12-5-5-5
36GB Western Digital Raptor 10 000 RPM
Corsair TX750W PSU

Video controllers:

Albatron 8800GT
Frequencies: 600MHz core / 1500MHz Stream processors / 1800MHz memory

MSI NX 8800GT - T2D512E – OC Edition
Frequencies: 660MHz core / 1650MHz Stream processors / 1900MHz memory

MSI NX 8800GTS – T2D512E – OC Edition
Frequencies: 730MHz core / 1825MHz Stream processors / 1940MHz memory

XFX 8800Ultra
XFX 8800GTS 640MB Alpha Dog Edition
Sapphire HD3870 512MB GDDR4
Sapphire HD3850 512MB GDDR3
Sapphire HD3850 256MB GDDR3
MSI 8600GTS 512MB GDDR3
Sapphire 2600XT 512MB GDDR3
Sapphire 2900GT 256MB GDDR3

Software and drivers:
Windows Vista Ultimate x64
NVIDIA WHQL 169.25 Vista x64
ATI Catalyst™ 8.1 Vista x64