Legit Editorial Reviews

Dream Machine: Kentsfield + 8800GTX SLI + 680i SLI

Manufacturer: Various
Product: GeForce 8800 GTX SLI
Date: Thu, Nov 09, 2006 - 12:00 AM
Written By: Nathan Kirsch -
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Quake 4

Quake 4 Benchmark

ID Software; Quake 4 v1.2

ID Software?s QUAKE 4, developed by Raven Software, takes players into an epic invasion on a barbaric alien planet in one of the most anticipated first person shooters for 2005. Even today in 2006 Quake 4 is played by professional gamers around the world in the famed World Series of Video Games (WSVG) and still one of the most played first person shooters on the market today.

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* CPU overclocked (333MHz FSB x 11 multiplier - 3.66GHz)
** CPU overclocked to 3.66GHz and GPU set to 620MHz core and 940MHz memory

Results: Quake 4 runs on an updated version of the DOOM 3 graphics engine, so performance is expected to be on par with that of DOOM 3.  We ran Quake 4 with the version 1.2 patch, which adds dual-core processor support.  At 1280x1024 with 4xAA/16xAF Intel's fastest dual-core processor does well, but it's clear that a single GeForce 8800 GTX is teh best bang for the buck here. Moving from a single 8800 GTX to a pair for SLI improved performance, but not nearly as much as we noted in F.E.A.R.

Next Page - 3DMark 2006


Review Index
Page 1 - Building A Dream Machine
Page 2 - Kentsfield w/ 8800GTX SLI
Page 3 - F.E.A.R
Page 4 - Quake 4
Page 5 - 3DMark 2006
Page 6 - Final Thoughts and Conclusions