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GeForce 9800 GX2 with ForceWare 174.51
Author: Shane Baxtor SUMMARY: Shane made the promise that the 9800 GX2 would be re-visited once we got our hands on new drivers; well here it is!
Editor: Steve Dougherty
Category: Visual
Published: 17th March 2008

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Test System Setup

Processor(s): Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 @ 3GHz (333MHz x 9)
Cooling: Corsair Nautilus500 (Supplied by Corsair) with Arctic Cooling MX-2 Thermal Compound (Supplied by Arctic Cooling)
Motherboard(s): GIGABYTE X48-DQ6 (Supplied by GIGABYTE)
Memory: 2 X 1GB Kingston PC6400 DDR-2 3-3-3-10 (KHX6400D2ULK2/2G) (Supplied by Kingston)
Hard Disk(s): Seagate 250GB 7200RPM SATA-2 7200.10 (Supplied by Seagate)
Operating System: Windows Vista SP1
Drivers: ForceWare Beta 173.67 and 174.51


We’ve used the same results from our first 9800 GX2 review, so we’ve included the other cards we tested which comprise the HD 3870 X2 and 8800GT.


3DMark06

Version and / or Patch Used: Build 110
Developer Homepage: http://www.futuremark.com
Product Homepage: http://www.futuremark.com/products/3dmark06/
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3DMark06 is the very latest version of the “Gamers Benchmark” from FutureMark. The newest version of 3DMark expands on the tests in 3DMark05 by adding graphical effects using Shader Model 3.0 and HDR (High Dynamic Range lighting) which will push even the best DX9 graphics cards to the extremes.

3DMark06 also focuses on not just the GPU but the CPU using the AGEIA PhysX software physics library to effectively test single and Dual Core processors.



We can see under 3DMark06 that there is no difference between the new and older driver. This doesn’t really surprise us though, as we already saw good gains over the single 8800GT which gives us the impression SLI is working without any issues.

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