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Intro
Pics
System Pics
Opened up
Info/Test System Setup
3DMark06
Battlefield Bad Company 2 1600x900
Heaven 1600x900
Heaven 1920x1200
Supreme Commander 2 1600x900
Crysis 1920x1200
Conclusion, what I think about it
Intro============================================= =========
Hello,
I realize this may not be up to par with a good, professional review. I will do my best to do well. (otherwise known as my evil plan to get +rep)
Pics============================================== ========
First off, some shots of the two cards. Revision XFX 9800GT cards V9.B, I think?
System Pics============================================== ===
Please forgive the mess, I didn't think to pick up the HX620 at the time (ran at the same price as the TX750, when I bought it). *watts..... power...... big ..... numbers......SNORT!....RIP!....GRUNT*
I'm Sorry for the bad shot. It's the only good SLI-cable-attached-in-the-case shot I have.
Yes, H50 fits neatly into the case once the black outer shell is properly placed back on. Far better load temps than the anemic Stock cooper cooler. (silly pushpins... goodbye!)
Opened up================================================ ==
These few are shots of one of the 9800gt cards I had (I sold this one). They are all the same, though.
"Under the Hood"
The cooler revealed?
Contrary to what GPUz claims for all of my 9800gt cards, this die shot reveals they indeed are 55nm B1 revision silicon.
The semi-faulty GPUz
INFO/Test System Specs=======================================
The GPUs run at 300-400-400mhz while in 2D mode (core/shader/memory), so this helps with tempuratures, a lot. They are fabbed off of the 55nm TSMC process, and in theory, run cooler, and suck less power up as a result.
mATX power!
i7 930 @ 3.00GHz (yeah... high load temps of 75C have discouraged me from going too far).
ASUS Rampage II Gene
6GB Corsair XMS3 DDR3 CAS7 @ 1033 (no guts on me
)
9800GT SLI (2 cards) 512MB variant
Corsair TX750 750W PSU (... non modular
)
Windows 7 X64 Home Premium
Forceware 197.13 beta
I run many of these tests at 1600x900, my native resolution. Some, I run at 1920x1200 because... it seems more popular? And I am a sellout?
3DMark06========================================== =========
Since my motherboard came with a free copy of 3Dmark06, I'll include it in, over all arguements to the contrary.
The small dip in FPS is when the system is switching over to the second test.
Battlefield Bad Company 2 ======================================
I tested this on the level when the player pilots a tank from the start. I have not passed this level, so this lasted all the way until I got destroyed by TOW missles
Settings
FPS
It's definately playable
Heaven Benchmark 1600x900====================================
This runs very smoothly, unlike the next test will show. But this is silky smooth
Settings
FPS
It's nice, pretty. It's obviously geared to help showcase what tesselation can do, and is not a DX10 benchmark
Heaven Benchmark 1920x1200===================================
This... has places where the FPS goes to 0. The benchmark then skips (sprints?) over to the appropriate place to catch up, and make up lost frames. Very wierd.
Settings
FPS
This is barely usable, for these two SLI'd cards
Supreme Commander 2 1600x900=================================
Fun game, but simpler than I was used to. The AI is still spam-happy. This is a decent game VS 3 Normal Turtle AI, shortly before my base gets bombed back into the stone age
(no screenshots, unfortuneately)
Settings
FPS
I think I may of left VSYNC on. Either way, the FPS meter is clearly maxed out.
Crysis 1.20 1920x1200=========================================
This game is barely playable at these settings at this resolution. At my native resolution (1600x900), everything is silky smooth with these settings (excluding a few random areas, across the entire game).
Settings:
FPS
So this game is playable, but not really... smooth. I have a definate feeling this is not the best way to run Crysis (maxed out
).
Conclusion, thoughts?=========================================
The 9800GT SLI is certaintly good... for lower resolutions (below 1920x1200). I realize Crysis is an anomaly, in terms of GPU power required, but it is the way of the future. GPU power will be ever-more needed, and 3 (soon to be 4) generation old cards are just NOT the way to do it. That being said, these cards are very, very solid performers. They pump pixels out perfectly, when I request it to. Even in Crysis, the cards could play, abheit with some minor hickups throughout the game.
The cards DO output a decent amount of heat, and they DO get loud, under heavy, heavy load.
The highest I have seen them go it 78C, while running Heaven benchmark. Otherwise, 70C-73C is a more normal tempurature range for these cards, using no custom fan profile.
I would definately go multi-card again, in the future. But for now, these cards have been demoted out of the "high end" range.
And a 40pic/smiley limit!? Really?
Thank you!
-AbleArcher
Intro
Pics
System Pics
Opened up
Info/Test System Setup
3DMark06
Battlefield Bad Company 2 1600x900
Heaven 1600x900
Heaven 1920x1200
Supreme Commander 2 1600x900
Crysis 1920x1200
Conclusion, what I think about it
Intro============================================= =========
Hello,
I realize this may not be up to par with a good, professional review. I will do my best to do well. (otherwise known as my evil plan to get +rep)
Pics============================================== ========
First off, some shots of the two cards. Revision XFX 9800GT cards V9.B, I think?





System Pics============================================== ===
Please forgive the mess, I didn't think to pick up the HX620 at the time (ran at the same price as the TX750, when I bought it). *watts..... power...... big ..... numbers......SNORT!....RIP!....GRUNT*



I'm Sorry for the bad shot. It's the only good SLI-cable-attached-in-the-case shot I have.


Yes, H50 fits neatly into the case once the black outer shell is properly placed back on. Far better load temps than the anemic Stock cooper cooler. (silly pushpins... goodbye!)

Opened up================================================ ==
These few are shots of one of the 9800gt cards I had (I sold this one). They are all the same, though.
"Under the Hood"

The cooler revealed?

Contrary to what GPUz claims for all of my 9800gt cards, this die shot reveals they indeed are 55nm B1 revision silicon.

The semi-faulty GPUz

INFO/Test System Specs=======================================
The GPUs run at 300-400-400mhz while in 2D mode (core/shader/memory), so this helps with tempuratures, a lot. They are fabbed off of the 55nm TSMC process, and in theory, run cooler, and suck less power up as a result.
mATX power!
i7 930 @ 3.00GHz (yeah... high load temps of 75C have discouraged me from going too far).
ASUS Rampage II Gene
6GB Corsair XMS3 DDR3 CAS7 @ 1033 (no guts on me

9800GT SLI (2 cards) 512MB variant
Corsair TX750 750W PSU (... non modular

Windows 7 X64 Home Premium
Forceware 197.13 beta
I run many of these tests at 1600x900, my native resolution. Some, I run at 1920x1200 because... it seems more popular? And I am a sellout?
3DMark06========================================== =========
Since my motherboard came with a free copy of 3Dmark06, I'll include it in, over all arguements to the contrary.


The small dip in FPS is when the system is switching over to the second test.

Battlefield Bad Company 2 ======================================
I tested this on the level when the player pilots a tank from the start. I have not passed this level, so this lasted all the way until I got destroyed by TOW missles


Settings

FPS

It's definately playable

Heaven Benchmark 1600x900====================================
This runs very smoothly, unlike the next test will show. But this is silky smooth

Settings

FPS

It's nice, pretty. It's obviously geared to help showcase what tesselation can do, and is not a DX10 benchmark

Heaven Benchmark 1920x1200===================================
This... has places where the FPS goes to 0. The benchmark then skips (sprints?) over to the appropriate place to catch up, and make up lost frames. Very wierd.
Settings

FPS

This is barely usable, for these two SLI'd cards

Supreme Commander 2 1600x900=================================
Fun game, but simpler than I was used to. The AI is still spam-happy. This is a decent game VS 3 Normal Turtle AI, shortly before my base gets bombed back into the stone age

Settings

FPS

I think I may of left VSYNC on. Either way, the FPS meter is clearly maxed out.
Crysis 1.20 1920x1200=========================================
This game is barely playable at these settings at this resolution. At my native resolution (1600x900), everything is silky smooth with these settings (excluding a few random areas, across the entire game).
Settings:

FPS

So this game is playable, but not really... smooth. I have a definate feeling this is not the best way to run Crysis (maxed out

Conclusion, thoughts?=========================================
The 9800GT SLI is certaintly good... for lower resolutions (below 1920x1200). I realize Crysis is an anomaly, in terms of GPU power required, but it is the way of the future. GPU power will be ever-more needed, and 3 (soon to be 4) generation old cards are just NOT the way to do it. That being said, these cards are very, very solid performers. They pump pixels out perfectly, when I request it to. Even in Crysis, the cards could play, abheit with some minor hickups throughout the game.
The cards DO output a decent amount of heat, and they DO get loud, under heavy, heavy load.
The highest I have seen them go it 78C, while running Heaven benchmark. Otherwise, 70C-73C is a more normal tempurature range for these cards, using no custom fan profile.
I would definately go multi-card again, in the future. But for now, these cards have been demoted out of the "high end" range.
And a 40pic/smiley limit!? Really?
Thank you!
-AbleArcher