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Hardware and Software Used
Now we begin the benchmark portion of this article, but first let me show you our test system plus the software we used.
Mainboard
nVIDIA nForce 680i SLI (eVGA)
Processor
Core 2 Duo X6800 Extreme (Conroe)
Graphics Cards
GeForce 7600 GS 256 MB BioStar
GeForce 7900 GS 256 MB
Memory
2048 MB (2x1024MB) DDR2 CAS4 @ 1142 MHz Dominator Corsair
Power Supply Unit
Enermax Galaxy 1000 Watt
Monitor
Dell 3007WFP - up-to 2560x1600
OS related Software
Windows XP Professional SP2
DirectX 9.0c End User Runtime October update
NVIDIA ForceWare 93.71 WHQL
NVIDIA nForce 680i platform driver 9.53
Software benchmark suite
3DMark05
3DMark06
Far Cry (v1.33 with HDR)
Splinter Cell 3: Chaos Theory
Serious Sam 2
Prey
