- Setup

Our test PC configuration is as follows:

• Motherboard: Asus Stiker II Extreme Bios 603 (Nvidia 790i Ultra SLI)
  
• Processor: Intel Q9300
• Case: Open Air test bed
• Power Supply: OCZ GameXStream GXS600 SLI-Ready
• Memory: 2x1GB Supertalent DDR3-1600 (1333MHz@ 7-7-7-20-1T)
• HDD: WD 200JB 7200RPM
• Monitor: LG L246WH-BH 24"
• Windows VISTA SP1 32bit with all the latest updates installed
• DirectX August 2008
• Nvidia Forceware series v178.13 with High Quality settings

All tests were conducted under the same testbed and of course using the same version of graphics driver. Many games and applications were used to evaluate each graphics card's performance. In addition we used FRAPS software to measure in game performance when needed.

DirectX 9

• 3DMark 05 v1.2.0
• 3DMark 06 v1.1.0
• Half Life 2: Episode 2
• Crysis v1.2.0 Retail
• Crysis WarHead v1.00 Retail

DirectX10

• 3DMark Vantage v1.0.1
• Company Of Heroes v1.7.1
• Crysis v1.2.0 Retail
• Crysis WarHead v1.00 retail
• Assasins Creed v1.00 retail