Test system I
- Motherboard: Intel D815EEA2
- CPU: 1.2 PIII Tualatin
- Chipset: Intel 815EB
- Cooling: Panasonic Intel Retail Fan
- Memory: 256MB PC133 CAS 2 SDRAM (Crucial)
- Video: ATI RADEON 7500
- CD: Toshiba 48X IDE ATA33
- Hard Drive: IBM ATA100 40GB
- Sound: Onboard AC'97 2-channel Audio CODEC
- Network: Intel Ether 82559 10/100
- Case: Test Station MKIII By Tom Fulco
- Monitor: NEC MultiSync 95
- Operating System: Microsoft Windows ME
- For Video Performance: 3Dmark 2001
Test system II
- Motherboard: FIC VC11
- CPU: P4 1.7 Socket 478
- Chipset: Intel 845
- Cooling: Intel Retail Fan
- Memory: 256MB PC133 CAS 2 SDRAM (Crucial)
- Video: ATI RADEON 7500
- CD: Toshiba 48X IDE ATA33
- Hard Drive: IBM ATA100 40GB
- Sound: Onboard AC'97 2-channel Audio CODEC
- Network: Intel Ether 82559 10/100
- Case: Test Station MKIII By Tom Fulco
- Monitor: NEC MultiSync 95
- Operating System: Microsoft Windows ME
- For Video Performance: 3Dmark 2001/ SYSmark 2001
I have heard a lot of people complain about the drivers from ATI but the latest drivers released by them seem to perform quite well. Although I did not run the tests with Windows XP the card did work very well with that OS running the latest drivers.
One thing to note the 1.2 Tualatin outperformed its P4 counterpart across the board which leaves me wondering why the Tualatin didn't do better on the market and I think its rather high price tag is what kept it from really taking off.
As I stated earlier all the games looked fantastic and the game play was smooth and clear. The dual monitor software was a bit tricky in Windows XP so I ended up just using the Windows 2000 drivers which worked okay after a little playing around with.
