- Setup

All the test were conducted using the following PC setup using the same version of graphics drivers.

• Motherboard: Asus Stiker II Extreme Bios 1403 (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 SP2 32bit with all the latest updates installed
• DirectX August 2009
• Nvidia v195.39 with High Quality settings

Many games and applications were also used to evaluate the performance of each graphics card. The FRAPS software was also used to measure the in game performance when needed.

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 v1.02 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
• Left4Dead v1.00 retail
• Urinue Benchmark v1.00
• StreetFighter IV Benchmark v1.00