Promise FastTrak S150 TX2plus (Bios: 1.00.0.37)2 x SATA Maxtor 6Y080M013530B (Raid 0)80 GB, 8 MB Cache, 7200 rpm
DVD/CD-ROM
MSI MS-8216D 16x DVD
Software
Intel Chipset
6.0.1.1002 (05/07/2004)
NVIDIA GraphicsAGP and PCIE
Detonator 61.76
DirectX
Version: 9c
OS
Windows XP Professional, Build 5.1.2600, Service Pack 2 (2860)
In order to put the motherboards into a realistic environment, they had to pass the SPEC suite including Solidworks 2003 and 3DStudio MAX. Both require about half an hour.
All motherboards were tested using NVIDIA’s Quadro FX-3400, based on NV45GL and GDDR3 memory.
For the two 875P motherboards, we had to use the Quadro FX-3000, which is an AGP part based on NV35 GL and DDR1 memory. Currently, there is no faster AGP graphics card available for professional graphics.
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