ASRock 775XFire-eSATA2 Motherboard Review :: Test Setup and Procedure

Author: Benjamin Sun · 02-21-2007 · Category: Motherboards

Scores

  • Features: 27
  • Ergonomics: 7
  • Compatibility: 20
  • Support: 8
  • Performance: 05
  • Total: 67
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Test System

  • Intel Pentium 670 3.8GHz CPU
  • 2GB Crucial Ballistix DDR2 667MHz memory
  • 2 74GB WD Raptor SATA HDDs 10000 RPM
  • ASUS 16x DVD-ROM
  • Ultra X-Finity 600W PSU
  • Windows XP with SP2
  • XFX 7900GT running 91.47 Forceware drivers 520MHz core/1.44 GHz memory
  • DirectX 9.0c

Test Software

  • FEAR 1024x768 no AA no AF, Performance Demo, Max settings except Soft Shadows disabled
  • Doom 3 1024x768 no AA no AF, Timedemo Demo1, HQ settings
  • Aquamark 3 1024x768, no AA 4x AF, Performance demo
  • 3DMark06 1280x1024, no AA no AF, default run
  • 3DMark05 1024x768, no AA no AF, default run
  • Sisoft Sandra 2005 SR2 Memory test
  • PCMark04 Memory test
  • PCMark05 default run
  • Sysmark 2004 Patch 2
  • SuperPi 1 million digits calculated

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