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NVIDIA GeForce GTS 450 SLI Video Card Review w/ ASUS, EVGA & MSI
| Manufacturer: | NVIDIA |
| Product: | GeForce GTS 450 |
| Date: | Sun, Sep 12, 2010 - 11:00 PM |
| 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 Kingston HyperX T1 DDR3 memory modules were run in triple-channel mode at 1866MHz with 8-8-8-24 1T timings. The ATI Radeon HD 5000 series cards were all tested using CATALYST 10.8b drivers and the NVIDIA GeForce cards all used Forceware 260.52 drivers. The ASUS P6X58D-E motherboard was run using BIOS 0303 with the processor running stock settings and Turbo enabled.
Windows 7 Drivers Used:
Intel Chipset Inf Update Program V9.1.1.1025
Realtek Audio Driver V6.0.1.6037 for Windows 64bit Windows 7.(WHQL)
Marvell Yukon Gigabit Ethernet Driver V11.10.5.3 for 32/64bit Windows 7.(WHQL)
Marvell 9128 SATA 6Gbps Controller Driver V1.0.0.1036 for 32/64bit Windows 7.
Here is the Intel LGA 1366 Test platform:
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Brand/Model |
Live Pricing |
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Processor |
Intel Core i7-970 | ||||
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Motherboard |
ASUS P6X58D-E
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Memory |
6GB Kingston DDR3 1866MHz
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Video Card |
See Below |
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Hard Drive |
Crucial C300 256GB SSD |
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Cooling |
Titan Finrar |
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Power Supply |
Corsair HX850W |
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Chassis |
None (Open Bench) |
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Operating System |
Windows 7 Ultimate 64-Bit |
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Video Cards Tested:
- EVGA GeForce GTX 460 768MB SuperClocked - 763MHz Core/1526MHz Shader/950MHz Memory
- NVIDIA GeForce GTS 450 1GB - 783MHz Core/1566MHz Shader/902MHz Memory
- MSI GeForce GTS 450 1GB Cyclone - 850MHz Core/1700MHz Shader/1000MHz Memory
- EVGA GeForce GTS 450 1GB FTW - 920MHz Core/1840MHz Shader/1026MHz Memory
- ASUS GeForce GTS 450 1GB DirectCU TOP - 925MHz Core/1850MHz Shader/1000MHz Memory
- Sapphire Radeon HD 5770 - 850Mhz Core / 1200MHz Memory
NVIDIA Reference GeForce GTS 450 1GB GPU-Z 0.4.6 SLI Details:
ASUS GeForce GTS 450 1GB GPU-Z 0.4.6 SLI Details:
EVGA GeForce GTS 450 1GB GPU-Z 0.4.6 SLI Details:
MSI GeForce GTS 450 1GB GPU-Z 0.4.6 SLI Details:
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| Review Index |
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Page 1 - GeForce GTS 450 Brings NVIDIA DX11 to $129
Page 2 - A Closer Look At The GeForce GTS450 Page 3 - ASUS, EVGA and MSI GTS 450 Video Cards Page 4 - The New NVIDIA R260 Series Drivers Page 5 - The Test System Page 6 - Aliens vs. Predator Page 7 - Batman: Arkham Asylum GOTY Page 8 - Just Cause 2 Page 9 - Metro 2033 Page 10 - S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat Page 11 - StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty Page 12 - 3DMark Vantage Page 13 - Unigine 'Heaven' DX11 Page 14 - FurMark 1.8.2 Page 15 - Power Consumption Page 16 - Temperature Testing Page 17 - GeForce GTS 450 1GB Overclocking Page 18 - Final Thoughts and Conclusions |
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