Diamond X1900XTX Video Card Review :: Test Setup and Procedures

Author: Benjamin Sun · 04-17-2006 · Category: Hardware - Video Cards
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Test System

  • AMD FX-57 CPU
  • 2GB Crucial Ballistix DDR400 Memory
  • 2 250GB Western Digital SATA HDDs
  • Diamond X1900XTX video card using Catalyst 6.3
  • ASUS 16X DVD-ROM
  • ASUS A8N-SLI Premium motherboard running Forceware 6.67
  • Windows XP with SP2
  • DirectX 9.0c

Test Software

  • F.E.A.R. 32-bit max settings 1024x768, 1280x960, 1600x1200 no AA no AF, 4x AA 16x AF
  • Far Cry 32-bit max settings 1024x768, 1280x1024, 1600x1200 no AA no AF, 4x AA 16x AF
  • Doom 3 32-bit max settings 1024x768, 1280x1024, 1600x1200 no AA no AF, 4x AA 16x AF
  • Call of Duty 2 32-bit max settings 1024x768, 1280x1024, 1600x1200 no AA no AF, 4x AA 16x AF
  • Quake 4 32-bit max settings 1024x768, 1280x1024, 1600x1200 no AA no AF, 4x AA 16x AF
  • 3dmark06 1024x768, 1280x1024, 1600x1200
  • 3DMark05 Default
  • 3DMark03 Default

The test system is about the highest end system you can buy today. I'd like to add Oblivion into our test suite in the near future and perhaps Ghost Recon Advanced Warrior to replace 3DMark03 and Far Cry, another title that's served its usefulness as a benchmark. This would balance our test suite with 6 modern games and 2 artificial benchmarks.

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