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MSI Big Bang XPower II Motherboard Review

Manufacturer: Micro-Star International
Product: MSI Big Bang XPower2
Date: Fri, Mar 09, 2012 - 08:00 AM
Written By: Dan Stoltz -
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Aliens Vs. Predator DirectX 11 Benchmark

Aliens Vs. Predator

Aliens vs Predator is an entirely new title for PC and high-definition consoles from acclaimed British developer Rebellion, the team behind the 1999 original PC gaming classic. Bringing the most intense war between two of science-fiction’s most popular characters FPS fans, AvP delivers three outstanding single player campaigns and provides untold hours of unique 3-way multiplayer gaming. Experience distinctly new and thrilling first person gameplay as you survive, hunt and prey in the deadly jungles and swamps surrounding the damned colony of Freya’s Prospect. Aliens vs Predator D3D11 Benchmark v1.03 is a standalone benchmark test based upon Rebellion's 2010 inter-species shooter Aliens vs. Predator. The test shows xenomorph-tastic scenes using heavy tessellation among other DX11 features. The benchmarks independent GUI was used for testing shown below.

Aliens Vs. Predator Benchmark Settings

Running the benchmark on the XFX Radeon HD 6950 we cranked up all the image quality settings in the benchmark to the highest level possible, so we were running 4x AA and 16x AF with SSAO enabled at both 1920x1080 and 1280x1024.

MSI Big Bang XPower II Intel X79 Motherboard Aliens Vs. Predator Benchmark Results

Benchmark Results: The Big Bang XPower II and the ASUS Rampage IV Extreme were spot on with each other in the Aliens Vs. Predator benchmark. Both of the boards were able to average 62.4 frames per second at 1280x1024 and 45.6 frames per second at 1920x1080.

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Review Index
Page 1 - MSI Big Bang XPower II
Page 2 - MSI Big Bang XPower II Retail Packaging
Page 3 - MSI Big Bang XPower II Motherbaord Layout
Page 4 - MSI Big Bang XPower II Motherbaord BIOS
Page 5 - The Legit Reviews Test System
Page 6 - SiSoftware Sandra 2012 Sp1 Memory Bandwidth Benchmark
Page 7 - Futuremark 3DMark11 Synthetic Gaming Benchmark
Page 8 - Batman: Arkham City
Page 9 - S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat DirectX 11 Benchmark
Page 10 - Aliens Vs. Predator DirectX 11 Benchmark
Page 11 - Intel X79 SATA III 6Gbps Performance
Page 12 - Intel X79 SuperSpeed USB 3.0 Performance
Page 13 - System Power Consumption
Page 14 - MSI Big Bang XPower II Overclocking
Page 15 - Final Thoughts and Conclusion