ATI’s Radeon X1900 Video Card Series

Test Systems

For testing purposes I used the following systems:

Test System:

Nvidia Video Card Test Platform
Component	Brand/Model	Live Pricing
Processor	AMD Athlon 64 3700+	Click Here
Motherboard	DFI NF4 SLI-DR	Click Here
Memory	2GB Crucial PC-4000	Click Here
Hard Drive	Western Digital Raptor 74GB	Click Here
Cooling	Vapochill Micro	Click Here
Power Supply	OCZ PowerStream 600W	Click Here
Operating System	Windows XP Professional	Click Here

Test System:

ATI Video Card Test Platform
Component	Brand/Model	Live Pricing
Processor	AMD Athlon 64 3700+	Click Here
Motherboard	ATI CrossFire Reference	Click Here
Memory	2GB Crucial PC-4000	Click Here
Hard Drive	Western Digital Raptor 74GB	Click Here
Cooling	Vapochill Micro	Click Here
Power Supply	OCZ PowerStream 600W	Click Here
Operating System	Windows XP Professional	Click Here

Cards Tested:

• Nvidia 7800GTX 512
• BFG 7800GTX OC
• BFG 7800GT OC
• ATI X1900XTX
• ATI X1900XT
• ATI X1800XT
• ATI X1800XL

Video Drivers:

• NVIDIA Forceware 81.98
• ATI Catalyst 6.1
• ATI Catalyst R580 Beta Drivers used for X1900

Platform Drivers:

• NVIDIA nForce4 6.7
• ATI Catalyst 6.1