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    - AMD 780G Chipset Review

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  • General Settings
    Desktop

  • Resolution: 1024x768
  • Color Depth: 16-bit
    V-Sync: Disabled

    Intel Celeron 800MHz (i815e/PC133)
    Processor: Intel Celeron 800MHz (100MHz FSB/100MHz SDRAM frequency)
    Memory: 256 MB of Crucial PC133 CAS-2 SDRAM
    Motherboard: ASUS CUSL2
    Motherboard chip set: Intel i815E
    ASUS/INTEL specific drivers:

  • IDE Interface: 5.01.003(win98se)/6.01.004 (win2kpro)
  • NVIDIA reference drivers: 6.31
    Video Card: NVIDIA reference GeForce2 MX
    Hard-Drive: Seagate Barracuda ATAII (7200RPM/ATA66)
    IDE Interface: Ultra ATA/66
    Sound: Creative Labs Sound Blaster Live
    CD/DVD: Toshiba DVD-ROM SD-M1402
    Power Supply: Sparkle 300 Watt
    Operating System: Windows 98 Second Edition / Windows 2000 Professional

    Intel Celeron 766MHz (i815e/PC133)
    Processor: Intel Celeron 766MHz (66MHz FSB/100MHz SDRAM frequency)
    Memory: 256 MB of Crucial PC133 CAS-2 SDRAM
    Motherboard: ASUS CUSL2
    Motherboard chip set: Intel i815E
    ASUS/INTEL specific drivers:

  • IDE Interface: 5.01.003(win98se)/6.01.004 (win2kpro)
  • NVIDIA reference drivers: 6.31
    Video Card: NVIDIA reference GeForce2 MX
    Hard-Drive: Seagate Barracuda ATAII (7200RPM/ATA66)
    IDE Interface: Ultra ATA/66
    Sound: Creative Labs Sound Blaster Live
    CD/DVD: Toshiba DVD-ROM SD-M1402
    Power Supply: Sparkle 300 Watt
    Operating System: Windows 98 Second Edition / Windows 2000 Professional

    AMD Duron 800MHz (KT133/PC133)
    Processor: AMD Duron 800MHz (200MHz FSB/133MHz SDRAM Frequency)
    Memory: 256 MB of Crucial PC133 CAS-2 SDRAM
    Motherboard: Gigabyte 7ZX
    Motherboard chip set: KT133 (VIA southbridge VT82C686A)
    ASUS/INTEL specific drivers: VIA Service Pack 4.27

  • IDE Interface: Version 3.011
  • AGP Miniport: Version 4.05
  • ACPI: Version 1.02b
  • IRQ Routing: Version 1.3a
  • NVIDIA reference drivers: 6.31
    Video Card: NVIDIA reference GeForce2 MX
    Hard-Drive: Seagate Barracuda ATAII (7200RPM/ATA66)
    IDE Interface: Ultra ATA/66
    Sound: Creative Labs Sound Blaster Live
    CD/DVD: Toshiba DVD-ROM SD-M1402
    Power Supply: Sparkle 300 Watt
    Operating System: Windows 98 Second Edition / Windows 2000 Professional

    Evolva Test Specifics
    Version: 1.2 Build944 (04-07-2000 15:18)
    Resolution: 1024x768
    Color Depth: 32-bit
    DirectX: 8.0 (4.08.00.0400, released version)
    D3D Device: 1024x768x21, Direct3D T&L HAL
    Caps: T&L, DOT3, SSE, MMX
    Bump-mapping: disabled

    MDK2 Test Specifics
    Version: 1.0.0
    Resolution: 640x480
    Texture Quality: Maximum
    Color Depth: 32-bit
    Filtering Method: Trilinear
    Mipmapping: Enabled
    Full Screen: Enabled
    Hardware Transform & Lighting: Disabled

    Quake III Arena Test Specifics
    Version: 1.1 (retail)
    V-Sync: Disabled
    Version: Retail
    Video Modes Tested:

  • Normal: Defaults, 640x460x16
  • Max: High Quality, Geometric Detail: Maximum, Texture Detail: Maximum

    SiSoft Sandra 2001 Test Specifics
    Version: 2001.0.7.10

    Content Creation: Winstone 2001 Test Specifics
    Version: 1.0

    SYSmark2000 Test Specifics
    Version: 1.0 (with patch5.exe)

    3DMark2000 Test Specifics
    Version: Pro 1.1 - Build 340
    Test Run: CPU Speed
    Rendering Platform: NVIDIA GeForce2 MX
    Screen Resolution: 1024*768
    Color Depth: 16 bit color
    Texture Format: 16-bit
    Z-Buffer Depth: 16-bit
    Frame Buffer: Triple
    CPU Optimization:

  • Celeron tests: Intel® Pentium® III
  • Duron tests: AMT Athlon â„¢

    3D WinBench 2000 Test Specifics
    3D Display Device: NVIDIA GeForce2 MX
    3D Device: Direct3D HAL
    Resolution: 1024x768
    Color Depth: True Color (32-bit)
    Full Screen: True
    Stereo: False
    Anti-Aliasing: False
    Depth Buffer: 32 Bit
    Use W instead of Z for depth buffer values: False
    Render Mode: Flip
    Buffers: Double
    V-Sync: Off
    3D Capabilities: Default




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