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GeForce 8800 GTS 512MB Roundup - Albatron, eVGA and XFX
| Manufacturer: | XFX |
| Product: | GeForce 8800 GTS 512MB Video Cards |
| Date: | Wed, Jan 16, 2008 - 12:00 AM |
| Written By: | Nathan Kirsch - |
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The Test System
The test system was running Windows Vista Ultimate 64-bit with all available Microsoft updates including the hotfixes required for enthusiast video cards to run correctly. NVIDIA Forceware 169.28 beta drivers were used on all of the GeForce 8800 GTS 512MB graphics cards. All results shown in the charts are averages of at least three runs from each game or application used.
The Video Cards:
- Albatron GeForce 8800 GTS 512MB (650MHz Core/1944MHz Memory/1625MHz Shaders)
- eVGA GeForce 8800 GTS 512MB (670MHz Core/1944MHz Memory/1674MHz Shaders)
- XFX GeForce 8800 GTS 512MB (678MHz Core/1972MHz Memory/1700MHz Shaders)
All of the video cards were tested on the Intel X38 Express Test platform, which is loaded with the latest and greatest hardware. The Intel Core 2 Quad QX9650 'Yorkfield' processor was used for testing as it proved to be the best desktop processor when it comes to game performance. The test system was also loaded with 4GB of memory and water cooled to ensure throttling of the processor or memory wouldn't cause any issues.
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Component |
Brand/Model |
Live Pricing |
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Processor |
Intel Core 2 Quad QX9650 |
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Motherboard |
Gigabyte X38-DQ6
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Memory |
Corsair PC2-8500 4GB
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Video Card |
See Above |
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Hard Drive |
Western Digital SATA 250Gb |
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Cooling |
Corsair Nautilus 500 |
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Power Supply |
Corsair HX620W |
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Operating System |
Windows Vista Ultimate |
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Now that we know exactly what the test system is, we can move along to performance numbers.
Next Page - S.T.A.L.K.E.R.
| Review Index |
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Page 1 - GeForce 8800 GTS Roundup - Albatron, eVGA and XFX
Page 2 - The Albatron 8800GTS-512X Video Card Page 3 - The eVGA 512-P3-N841-A3 Video Card Page 4 - The XFX PV-T88G-YDD4 Video Card Page 5 - The Test System Page 6 - S.T.A.L.K.E.R. Page 7 - Company of Heroes Page 8 - World in Conflict Page 9 - Call of Duty 4 Page 10 - 3DMark 2006 Page 11 - Lightsmark 2007 Page 12 - Overclocking Page 13 - Final Thoughts and Conclusions |
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