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MSI Overclocked GeForce 8600 GT Review
Author: Gabriel Torres
Type: Reviews Last Updated: May 30, 2007
Page: 4 of 11
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How We Tested
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During our benchmarking sessions we used the configuration listed below. Between our benchmarking sessions the only different device was the video card being tested.

Hardware Configuration

  • Motherboard: ASUS P5B (Intel P965, 0904 BIOS)
  • CPU: Core 2 Extreme X6800 (dual-core, 2.93 GHz)
  • CPU Cooler: Gigabyte Neon 775-BL
  • Memory: 2 GB PC-1066/PC2-8500 (Corsair TWIN2X2048-8500C5 kit), configured at 1,066 MHz with 5-5-5-15 timings.
  • Hard Drive: Samsung HD080HJ (80 GB, SATA-300, 8 MB buffer, 7,200 rpm)
  • Power Supply: Zalman ZM-600HP
  • Video Monitor: Samsung SyncMaster 1100MB
  • Screen resolution: 1280x1024x32@85 Hz

Software Configuration

  • Windows XP Professional installed using NTFS
  • Service Pack 2
  • Direct X 9.0c
  • Intel inf driver version: 8.0.1.1002
  • ATI video driver version: Catalyst 7.2
  • nVidia video driver version: 93.71 (GeForce 6 and 7 Family)
  • nVidia video driver version: 158.22 (GeForce 8 Family)

Used Software

We adopted a 3% error margin. Thus differences below 3% cannot be considered relevant. In other words, products with a performance difference below 3% should be considered as having similar performance.

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