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Sparkle 8800GT: silent and comfortable

Sparkle 8800GT: silent and comfortable
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Date: 18.02.2008

A couple of words on the overclocking. Sparkle 8800GT was able to conquer the frequencies 740/1800/2000 MHz, which is about the same as it is in the GeForce 8800GT which has been to our lab before.

Benchmarking and conclusions

We'll be testing Sparkle 8800GT with the already familiar test bench and the familiar kit of tests:

Test configuration

CPU
Motherboard

MSI 975X Platinum PowerUp Edition

RAM

Corsair XMS Xpert DDRII-800 4x512 MB

Operating system

Windows XP+SP2+DirectX 9.0c / Windows Vista for DX10 tests

Power supply unit
750 W

We'll be comparing the video card in question versus its direct competitor – Radeon HD3870 and the weaker Radeon HD3850. For Sparkle 8800GT, we used 169.21 drivers for Windows XP and 169.25 for Windows Vista; for Radeon video cards - we used Catalyst 7.12 for both the operating systems. Traditionally, we start examining the results with 3DMark tests.

3D Mark

At this test, Sparkle 8800GT showed the best results, however the remaining participants have not lagged much behind it. As we already stated, 3D Mark tests are not the final verdict, so we are now moving on to the gaming tests which we ran using 4x FSAA and 16x AF.

Call of Duty 4

At Call of Duty 4, the video card by Sparkle has demonstrated the best results and passed by their rivals substantially.

Call of Juarez

At Call of Juarez, the situation is the same and Sparkle 8800GT takes a lead over the competitors.

Call of Juarez in DX10 mode

At Call of Juarez in the DX10 mode, the struggle is getting acute since at 1024x768 and 1280x1024 there is a twofold gap between the rivals. However, at 1600x1200 the Sparkle 8800GT lacked video memory. As a result, it started using random access memory as an addition to the video memory, and because of its lower speed in lost much in terms of speed. On the other hand, we do not rule out hackneyed blunders in the drivers.

Crysis

At Crysis, Sparkle 8800GT again takes a lead. In fact, the game is merciless to all the participants of tests.

Crysis

At Crysis in the DX10 mode, the alignment of forces remains unchanged, and Sparkle 8800GT takes a lead.

Need for Speed Carbon

At Need for Speed Carbon, the Sparkle 8800GT takes a lead…

Need for Speed Pro Street Racing

and also at Need for Speed Pro Street Racing

Oblivion

At Oblivion, the leader is again the video card by Sparkle.

Prey

At Prey, the leadership of Sparkle 8800GT is not so evident, and as the resolutions go up, the results produced by rivals become closer. Such a situation is caused by strong dependence of Prey on the speed of the video memory subsystem, and the speed is about the same in the contenders' solutions.

Final Words

The new product by Sparkle will be up to the mark for those who value the quietness but at the same time don't mind play a favorite game for an hour or two. In terms of the speed characteristics, we see quite a regular and absolutely noiseless GeForce 8800GT. Recommended!

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