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Benchmark Setup

For this we review, we used the following testing platform:

• CPU: E6700 Intel Core 2 Duo at 2.67 GHZ (333 * 8) 
• Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-N680SLI-DQ6 
• Memory: 2 gigabytes of Corsair XMS2-5400UL DDR2 RAM (2 * 1024MB @ 833MHz 4-4-4-12/2T) 
• Power Supply: OCZ 850W GXS
• Hard Drive: 250 GB Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 SATA, w/16 MB cache
• CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-U 12

Expecting the 8800 GT to offer higher-end performance, we decided on using the following 'big-guns' of the current generation of video cards: a  Radeon HD 2900 XT,  a Asus EN8800 GTX,  and a  XFX 8800 GTS XXX [320 MB]. For comparison's sake, we also included two out-of-box overclocked mid-range cards in our benchmarks: a MSI RX2600XT Diamond Plus (512 MB), and a BFG 8600 GTS OC2.