XFX 650i Ultra Socket 775 Motherboard
Test results - 3DMark and Counter Strike Source
Published: 5th June 2007 | Source: XFX | Price: |
3DMark05 is a benchmark that relies heavily upon DX 8 and DX 9 shader paths. 3DMark05 is very useful benchmark to give us numbers to compare systems. It does give a decent indicator of gaming performance, and includes a couple of CPU benchmarks. I was a little dubious of the gaming performance of the board after the memory benchmarks so here goes...
Shown in Yellow, the XFX 650i Ultra really does well in 3DMark05, leaving behind the range of mid-high end boards in it's wake.
3DMark06
3dMark06 is the latest in the benchmarking tests from Futuremark. It has a lot of DirectX 9.0c features such as HDR and use of Shader model 3.0.
3dMark06 is the latest in the benchmarking tests from Futuremark. It has a lot of DirectX 9.0c features such as HDR and use of Shader model 3.0.
Again sitting at the top of the pile out of all of the boards, the XFX is really showin it's gaming pedegree.
Counter Strike: Source - 1024 x 768
Counter Strike: Source is a hugely popular online FPS game based on the Source engine by Valve. This will show what a typical gamer will play on their PC and is a great indication of real-world gaming performance as the engine is so scalable. With XFX doing so well in the 3DMark benchmark set, will it continue to do so here?
Counter Strike: Source - 1024 x 768
Counter Strike: Source is a hugely popular online FPS game based on the Source engine by Valve. This will show what a typical gamer will play on their PC and is a great indication of real-world gaming performance as the engine is so scalable. With XFX doing so well in the 3DMark benchmark set, will it continue to do so here?
Again the XFX performed admirably in the gaming tests, showing it is doing what it is designed for.
Counter Strike: Source - 1280 x 1024
I tested in a higher res for those who like more detail.
Counter Strike: Source - 1280 x 1024
I tested in a higher res for those who like more detail.
At high resolution and detail the XFX board sits at the top for min and max FPS and second only to the feature-rich IN9 32x Max in average FPS. Pretty damn nice I'd say.
After some more testing with a couple of other cards it seems the XFX really does very well in gaming and I was thoroughly impressed.
After some more testing with a couple of other cards it seems the XFX really does very well in gaming and I was thoroughly impressed.
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Thats pretty cool, i went for evga 680i though, by the way your link to the forums on the review is dead.
When you review stuff do you just get given it to test?
Did you get my pm?
Thanks
Rob
When you review stuff do you just get given it to test?
Did you get my pm?
Thanks
Rob
cool review, i didnt expect that board to do so well tbh 
Nice review, glad you pointed out the green! My 15quid Epox board is green 
Cool review
I find it wierd that people are talking about mobo's (or hardware in general) when they mention 'colour schemes' etc
Reminds me of this thread
Not like the old days
I find it wierd that people are talking about mobo's (or hardware in general) when they mention 'colour schemes' etc
Reminds me of this thread
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Agreed! it won't be long before we have colour coded processors, ram and graphics cards that match up with the relevant slots on the motherboard (or are Gigabyte already doing this with their technicoloured mobo's) :P
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Originally Posted by name='equk'
Not like the old days |
it's the same 650i Ultra nVidia reference mobo as eVga (& no doubt others) also provide.
bit surprised that it isn't significantly cheaper than a 650i SLI solution though.
bit surprised that it isn't significantly cheaper than a 650i SLI solution though.
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Originally Posted by name='BUFF'
it's the same 650i Ultra nVidia reference mobo as eVga (& no doubt others) also provide.
bit surprised that it isn't significantly cheaper than a 650i SLI solution though. |
Not a BAD mobo, just nothing special
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