MSI DKA790GX Platinum Motherboard Review :: Integrated graphics and Performance

Author: Ben Sun · 10-14-2008 · Category: Motherboards

Scores

  • Features: 35
  • Ergonomics: 6
  • Compatibility: 25
  • Support: 9
  • Performance: 13
  • Total: 88
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As a integrated graphics motherboard I decided to look at the board from both the integrated point of view and with a discrete video card. The integrated graphics will be compared with the GeForce 8200 and 8300 motherboard graphics, NVIDIA’s current best. Note that I enabled Sideport and 512MB dedicated to graphics to provide the highest performance from the integrated graphics possible.


Test System

  • AMD Phenom 9850
  • 2GB Crucial Ballistix DDR2-1066MHz PC8500 memory
  • 2 74GB WD Raptor SATA HDDs in single HDD mode
  • Integrated HD 3300 with 128MB Sideport and 512MB Dedicated to graphics
  • Rosewill 950W PSU
  • Windows Vista 32-bit Business with SP1

Tests

  • 3dmark05/06
  • COD4 Modern Warfare 1024x768 no AA no AF, Custom FRAPS walkthrough
  • Crysis 1024x768 no AA no AF, Custom FRAPS walkthrough
  • QuakeWars 1024x768 no AA no AF, Custom FRAPS walkthrough
  • UT3 1024x768 no AA no AF, Custom FRAPS walkthrough


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