All test were conducted in the following PC:

• Motherboard: Asus Stiker II Extreme Bios 0901 (Nvidia 790i Ultra SLI)
  
• Processor: Intel Q9300
• Case: Open Air testbed
• 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
• ATI Catalyst v8.10 Hotfix with High Quality settings

The following games and benchmark applications were used for the tests:.

DirectX 9

• 3DMark 05 v1.3.0
• 3DMark 06 v1.1.0
• Half Life 2: Episode 2
• Crysis v1.2.0 Retail
• Crysis WarHead v1.00 Retail
• Far Cry 2 v1.00 retail

DirectX10

• 3DMark Vantage v1.0.1
• Company Of Heroes v1.7.1
• Crysis v1.2.1 Retail
• Crysis WarHead v1.00 retail
• Far Cry 2 v1.00 retail