Now we begin the benchmark portion (the performance analysis) of this article, but first let me show you our test system plus the software we used.

Mainboard

ASUS P5E3 Deluxe mainboard

Processor

Core 2 Duo
Core 2 Quad

Graphics Cards

GeForce 8800 GTX (ForceWare 169.09)

Memory

2048 MB (2x1024MB) OCZ DDR3 1333 Platinum Edition (7-7-7-20)

Power Supply Unit

Enermax Galaxy 1000 Watt DXX - read review

Monitor

Dell 3007WFP - up-to 2560x1600

OS related Software

Windows Vista Business Edition
DirectX 10 End User Runtime (Vista)
 

Software benchmark suite

SiSoft Sandra
Ghost Recon: Advanced Warfighter
F.E.A.R.
Crysis
PC Mark 04 & 05