Legit Video Card Reviews
ATI Radeon HD 5870 + 5850 Crossfire - Mixing Video Cards
| Manufacturer: | AMD |
| Product: | Radeon HD 5870 & 5850 |
| Date: | Wed, Oct 21, 2009 - 12:00 AM |
| Written By: | Nathan Kirsch - |
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The Test System
All testing was done on a fresh install of Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit with all the latest updates installed. All benchmarks were completed on the desktop with no other software programs running. The Corsair DOMINATOR memory modules were run in triple-channel mode at 1866MHz with 8-8-8-24 timings.
The NVIDIA GeForce graphics cards were benchmarked with Forceware 191.07 drivers; the ATI Radeon HD graphics cards were tested with 8.66.6 CATALYST drivers. The ASUS P6T Deluxe V2 motherboard was run using BIOS 0610 with the processor running stock
settings and Turbo enabled.
Windows 7 Drivers Used:
Intel Chipset Inf Update Program V9.1.1.1014
SoundMAX 2000B Audio Driver V6.10.2.6585 for Windows 64bit Windows 7.(WHQL)
Marvell Yukon Gigabit Ethernet Driver V11.10.5.3 for 32/64bit Windows 7.(WHQL)
Here is the Intel LGA 1366 Test platform:
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Component |
Brand/Model |
Live Pricing |
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Processor |
Intel Core i7 975 | ||||
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Motherboard |
ASUS P6T Deluxe V2
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Memory |
6GB Corsair DDR3 1866MHz
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Video Card |
See Below |
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Hard Drive |
Western Digital VelociRaptor |
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Cooling |
Intel Reference |
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Power Supply |
Cooler Master 1000W |
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Chassis |
None (Open Bench) |
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Operating System |
Windows 7 Ultimate 64-Bit |
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| Review Index |
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Page 1 - Running Mixed CrossFire with Radeon 5800 Cards
Page 2 - The Test System Page 3 - Batman: Arkham Asylum Page 4 - Resident Evil 5 Page 5 - Tom Clancy's H.A.W.X. Page 6 - 3DMark Vantage Page 7 - Power Consumption Page 8 - Final Thoughts and Conclusions |
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