Our PC setup was as follows:

• Foxconn C51XEM2AA (Intel 590SLI) + AMD Athlon X2 4600+
• Thermaltake Soprano Case
• OCZ GameXStream GXS600 SLI-Ready
• 2x1GB OCZ DDR2-6400 SLI Ready
• WD 800JB 7200RPM
• Viewsonic 19" LCD VP930b (1280x1024 resolution)
• Windows XP SP2 with all latest updates installed
• nVidia Forceware v92.91 (beta) with the following settings

While for benchmarking, we used:

• 3D Mark 05 v1.2.0
• 3D Mark 06 v1.2.0
• F.E.A.R v1.06
• Prey v1.01
• Half Life 2 Episode 1 June Edition
• Splinter Cell - Chaos Theory v1.05
• Battlefield 2142 v1.00
• Company Of Heroes v1.2.0

- 3D Mark 05 v1.2.0

3D Mark 05 is a well know benchmark utility that represents the combination of CPU+VGA strength. The XFX 7950GT was faster than the 7900GS cards, as was expected, reaching 8183 3D Mark 05 points.

- 3D Mark 06 v1.2.0

Passing on to 3D Mark 06, the FXF 7950GT showed good performance with 5242 points.