Video Cards Tested
Asus v7700 GeForce2 GTS Deluxe 64MB DDR 6.31 NVIDIA reference driver.
NVIDIA Reference GeForce2 Ultra 64MB DDR 6.31 NVIDIA reference driver
NVIDIA Reference GeForce2 GTS 64MB DDR 6.31 NVIDIA reference driver.
Asus v7700 GeForce2 GTS Deluxe 32MB DDR 6.18 NVIDIA reference driver (no change in performance is seen for GeForce2 GTS-based cards between the 6.18 and 6.31 drivers - see 2D/3D section).
Intel Performance Test System
Processor: Intel Pentium III@1GHz
Heatsink: CoolerMaster DP5-6H51
Memory: 128 MB Micron PC133 CAS2 SDRAM
Motherboard: ASUS CUSL2 815
Hard-Drive: 30 gigabyte Seagate Barracuda 7200RPM ATA2 (ATA66)
Sound: Creative Labs Sound Blaster Live
CD/DVD: Toshiba CD-M1402
Power Supply: Sparkle 300 watt
Operating System: Windows 98 Second Edition/Windows 2000 Professional
AMD Performance Test System
Processor: AMD Athlon "Thunderbird"@1GHz
Heatsink: CoolerMaster DP5-6H51
Memory: 128 MB Micron PC133 CAS2 SDRAM
Motherboard: ASUS A7V
Hard-Drive: 30 gigabyte Seagate Barracuda 7200RPM ATA2 (ATA66)
Sound: Creative Labs Sound Blaster Live
CD/DVD: Toshiba CD-M1402
Power Supply: Sparkle 300 watt
Operating System: Windows 98 Second Edition/Windows 2000 Professional
Software/Test settings
Windows 98 Second Edition, Direct-X 7.0A, V-Sync was disabled
Windows 2000 Professional, V-Sync was disabled