Test System Specifications Here are the specs of the machine I used to test the HIS Excalibur 9550 VIVO Edition. All parts were set at their default speeds, unless otherwise noted. Windows XP SP2 RC1 includes all patches currently available.
Component
Make and Model
CPU
AMD Athlon XP 2500+ @ 2700+
Motherboard
Biostar M7NCD Pro Rev. 1.1
RAM
2 x 256MB Corsair Value Select DDR333
Hard Disk Drive
Maxtor 40GB 7200RPM 2MB Cache
Operating System
Microsoft Windows XP Pro SP2 RC1
Video Cards and Speeds Used
Video Card
RAM
Core MHz
Memory DDR
Albatron FX5700P Turbo
128MB
425
650
HIS Radeon 9600XT
128MB
500
650
HIS Excalibur 9550 VIVO
256MB
250
400
HIS Excalibur 9550 VIVO O/C
256MB
325
470
All tests were run using ATi's Catalyst 4.50 driver suite for the HIS video cards and Detonator 56.72 for the Albatron FX5700P Turbo. O/C refers to the highest stable settings I was able to achieve using Power Strip 3.49. Stable is defined as completing the tests with NO visible artifacts. Yes, I sat and watched every single run of every single test. I'm easily amused, well, sometimes. ;-)
Testing Procedures All benchmark tests were run as if I were playing a game. That means I didn't kill off unnecessary services, I didn't turn off Norton Antivirus, although I did disable active scanning, I left Folding@Home running in the background, etc. The object here was not to get the highest possible benchmark score I could. Rather, it was to show, as closely as possible, what kind of performance you can expect out of this card under normal circumstances.
Test Name
Gun Metal Benchmark
AquaMark3
UT2K4 Demo
Quake 3 Arena 1.32
3DMark 2001SE Pro Build 330
Commanche 4
Painkiller 1.15
PCMark04 Pro
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