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Gigabyte HD 2600 Pro 512MB
Testing Methodology
We bench using Windows XP Service Pack 2, and the latest video card drivers. The driver settings were left at default, and transparency-sampling anti-aliasing was left off. We try to use our own timedemos whenever possible, but will use the in-game timedemo or record a few minutes of gameplay using FRAPS if that's not an option. All benchmarking results are the average of at least three runs per setting. In some instances, if we've deemed a game unplayable with a card at a certain setting, we've recorded the score as a 0. HQV To rate the video as objectively as possible, I'll be using the HQV benchmark DVD, a collection of clips that highlight the many processes involved in video playback, and then rating them based on my findings, using Cyberlink's PowerDVD codec. HQV uses a collection of clips that are visually assessed. Most of the tests are scored as pass or fail, and the number of points each clip is worth varies depending on the importance. For example, jaggies can be severe and are easily noticeable, so getting a pass there is worth more than getting a pass on noise reduction. Test Computer Specifications Processor: AMD Athlon64 X2 6000+ (Sponsored by AMD) Memory: US Modular Cold Fusion 2x1024MB DDR2 800MHz @ 4-12-4-4 Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-MA69GM-S2H Power Supply: Thermaltake Toughpower 1000 (Sponsored by Thermaltake) Operating System: Windows XP Professional w/ SP2 (Sponsored by Microsoft)
Page 1: Introduction, The Card & Bundle
Page 2: Testing Methodology Page 3: Testing - HL2 Episode 1 Page 4: Testing - F.E.A.R. Page 5: Testing - Company of Heroes Page 6: Testing - Prey Page 7: Testing - Need for Speed Most Wanted Page 8: Testing - 3Dmark 06 & HQV Page 9: Performance Summary, Power & Noise, and Overclocking Page 10: Conclusion 
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2 User Comments 1 - Posted by
Crez
on May 19, 2008 - 7:58 am Noise "Seeing as how the video card doesn't have a fan, it shouldn't make any noise, but sometimes hardware makes electronic whines." It actually makes noise! Don`t know if its only the one I got, but it definitely makes a high pitch sound whenever scrolling windows or playing games. 2 - Posted by
Max Slowik
on May 19, 2008 - 9:06 pm Have you tried unplugging your speakers? Sometimes they pick up weird crosstalk or whatever electronics dudes call it. Also: that sucks, man, hate to hear that. It's probably covered by the warranty if it's driving you nuts. Add Comment To add a comment without being a member, you may omit the password field, but you must enter your name (or nickname) along with your comment. * Denotes required fields. |
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