Foxconn GeForce 8800 GTS
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Performance

To test the overclocked Foxconn GeForce 8800 GTS, I dropped it into my test bed, set up as follows:

  • Processor: AMD Athlon X2 Dual-Core 4200+ 65W
  • Motherboard: ASUS M2N32-SLI Deluxe Wireless
  • Memory: 2 GB of Crucial DDR2 PC2-8000 Ballistix Dual Channel RAM
  • Power Supply: OCZ nVIDIA SLI-Ready GameXStream 600W
  • Hard Drive: Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 750 GB
  • OS: Windows XP SP2
  • Testing Software:
    • 3DMark 06 Build 1.1.0
    • Fraps, testing Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion, Medieval II: Total War and Battlefield 2142
Package contents: quick start guide, converters, included software, USB game pad and the 8800 GTS.


3D Mark 06

I ran 3D Mark’s basic tests with the default settings. The results were:

  • 3DMark Score: 7,223
  • SM2.0 Score: 3,236
  • HDR/SM3.0 Score: 3,438
  • CPU Score: 1,641
For those of you who remember my review of the SLI-configured XFX 7900 GS ExTremes , you’ll notice an improvement over the previous generation of GPUs, but it’s not statistically significant – about five percent over the standard clocking and two percent over my overclocked scores. However, keep in mind that this test is one 8800 GTS versus two 7900 GSes, proving that, if nothing else, this card can crank out some pretty sweet numbers by itself.

When it comes to size, the 8800 GTS is a monster – two expansion slots worth of circuit board, fans and chrome to put into your motherboard.


Fraps with Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion

Finally, a card that can match the graphics demands that Oblivion puts forth – and, thanks to NVIDIA’s implementation of HDR and anti-aliasing, at a higher image quality than ever before. Using the NVIDIA control panel to set the anti-aliasing to 16xQ (the highest quality) and enabling HDR in Oblivion, I cranked up all settings to the max, then walked my character around the inside and outside of the Imperial City, to get the full effect of the water, the outside vegetation and the numerous people strolling around the city on the card’s processor.

Here’s what Fraps came back with:

  • Minimum framerate: 22 fps
  • Maximum framerate: 72 fps
  • Average framerate: 45.48 fps
Although the 8800 took a few seconds to catch up to the demands of displaying the lake, trees, grasses and mountains outside the city, leading to a momentary burp when walking across the bridge, overall the display was as smooth as anyone could want, with beautiful graphics marred only by the card’s inability to display the reflection of the mountains correctly – something that may be a flaw in the drivers. I also took the game through some combat situations and found absolutely no degradation in quality. In this 8800 GTS, Oblivion has finally met its match.



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