Multi-GPU World Tour Part 7: Uncommon Benchmarks 2

Test Systems

Low-end test platform:

Processor: AMD Athlon 64 X2 3800 (2.0GHz)
Motherboard: ABIT AT8-32X (Crossfire Xpress 3200) & ASUS A8N32-SLI (NVIDIA nForce4 SLI x16)
RAM: 1GB Mushkin PC3200 2.5-3-3-7
Hard Drive: Western Digital 250GB SATA
PSU: PC Power & Cooling 510 SLI

Midrange test platform:

Processor: AMD Athlon 64 X2 4400 (2.2GHz)
Motherboard: ABIT AN8-32X (Crossfire Xpress 3200) & ASUS A8N32-SLI (NVIDIA nForce4 SLI x16)
RAM: 2GB Crucial Ballistix Tracer 2-3-2-7
Hard Drive: Western Digital 250GB SATA
PSU: PC Power & Cooling 510 SLI

High-end test platform:

Processor: AMD Athlon 64 FX-62 (2.8GHz)
Motherboard: ECS KA3 MVP (Crossfire Xpress 3200) & ASUS M8N32-SLI Deluxe
RAM: 2048MB SuperTalent T800UXGC4 DRR2-800 @ (4-4-3-8)
Hard Drive: Western Digital 250GB SATA
PSU: PC Power & Cooling 510 SLI

Drivers and OS:

NVIDIA ForceWare 91.33
ATI Catalyst 6.6
ATI Catalyst 6.7 for X1900GT’s only.
ATI Catalyst 6.6 IGP
nForce4 AMD Edition (6.86) & NVIDIA nForce5 AMD Edition 9.16
Windows XP Professional SP2 All patches

Benchmark used and how it was tested:

• Age of Empires 3 (FRAPS)
• Darkstar One (Developer Utility provided)
• Need For Speed: Most Wanted (FRAPS)
• Prey (HardwareOC Bench)
• Sims 2 (FRAPS)
• Star Wars: Empire at War (FRAPS)
• Tiger Woods 2006 (FRAPS)
• Tomb Raider: Legend (FRAPS)