XFX 8800GS Alpha Dog Edition 384MB Review :: Test Setup and Procedures

04-18-2008 · Category: Hardware - Video Cards

By Ben Sun

One thing about the modern video card is that high resolution gaming is just not enough for the demanding gamer. To that end we have enabled Anti-Aliasing and Anisotropic Filtering in every test except the 3DMark 05/06 tests and the Aquamark 3 test as those are just about the numbers and not about gaming.


Test System

  • Intel Core 2 Extreme QX9770 running at 3.2GHz
  • 2GB Crucial Ballistix DDR3-1600 running at 1333MHz
  • XFX 8800GS video card running 169.32 Forceware (latest on NVIDIA’s site for 8800GS)
  • EVGA nForce 790i Ultra SLI motherboard running 9.64 Forceware nForce drivers
  • 2 74GB Western Digital Raptor 10000 RPM HDDs in RAID 0 mode
  • Windows Vista Business 32-bit with SP1

Tests

  • Call Of Duty 4 Modern Warfare Custom FRAPS walkthrough 1280x1024, 1920x1200 4x AA 16x AF
  • Crysis Custom FRAPS walkthrough 1280x1024, 1920x1200 4x AA 16x AF
  • Unreal Tournament 3 Custom FRAPS walkthrough 1280x1024, 1920x1200 4x AA 16x AF
  • Bioshock Custom FRAPS walkthrough 1280x1024, 1920x1200 4x AA 16x AF
  • QuakeWars: Enemy Territory Custom FRAPS walkthrough 1280x1024, 1920x1200 4x AA 16x AF
  • STALKER Custom FRAPS walkthrough 1280x1024, 1920x1200 4x AA 16x AF
  • 3DMark 2005/2006