System Setup and Benchmarks
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The system setup and testing processes were simple, yet tedious. Each motherboard was tested using the exact same processor, exact same video card, exact same hard drive, etc. Each had a full install of Windows XP on it and the same version of the graphics drivers on it.I chose to continue using the MSI Ti4400 graphics card as it seemed the best representation of what our readers are using in their own systems. Soon, however, I plan on making the switch to a Radeon 9700 bench suite.
Here is system setup table and the benchmarks that we used. The list is somewhat abbreviated for this roundup.
CPU | 1 x 1.73 GHz Athlon XP 2100+ Processer |
Motherboards |
MSI KT3 Ultra2 Gigabyte GA-7VRXP Soltek 75DRV5 ECS K7VTA3 Shuttle AK35GT2R Epox 8K5A2+ Abit KX7-333 |
Memory |
1 x 512MB Corsair Micro XMS3200 DDR DRAM |
Hard Drive | 80 GB 7200 RPM IBM EIDE |
Video Card | MSI GeForce 4 Ti 4400 |
Video Drivers | Detonator 27.40 |
Operating System | Windows XP |
Tests:
Quake III: Arena
3DMark 2001: SE
SiSoft Sandra Memory Bench
SiSoft Sandra CPU Bench
Content Creation Winstone 2002
Business Winstone 2001
ScienceMark