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

Author: Ben Sun · 04-18-2008 · Category: Hardware - Video Cards

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
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