Just for fun, we decided to throw in the results of a run-of-the-mill Intel P3-450 CPU using the same boosted Dynamite TNT2 Ultra card with a new MSI 6163Pro 440BX mainboard along with our custom Sharky's Machine benchmarks.
Ultimate Test System Specs:
AMD Athlon 650 CPU
AMD Viper 750 Mainboard
Hercules Dynamite TNT2 Ultra (Overclocked to operate at 200/240MHz)
256MB EMS HSDRAM (Set to operate at 100MHz FSB)
Western Digital Expert 18.1GB UDMA 66 HD
Sound Blaster Live PCI Audio Card
Toshiba 6X DVD-ROM
Comparison Test System Specs:
Intel P3-450 CPU
MSI MS-6163Pro 440BX Mainboard
Hercules Dynamite TNT2 Ultra (Overclocked to operate at 200/240MHz)
128MB EMS HSDRAM (Set to operate at 100MHz FSB)
Western Digital Expert 18.1GB UDMA 66 HD
Sound Blaster Live PCI Audio Card
Kenwood 52X TrueX CD-ROM
Test Conditions and Specifications:
All tests were run a total of four times. The highest and lowest scores recorded
were then eliminated with the remaining two results then averaged to determine the final score.
VSync was disabled for all tests, allowing maximum frame rate performance.
Quake3Test was set to "Default" for Game Options, and to "Normal" for Graphics Options.
Sound Quality of all benchmarks was set to "low", and 3D Audio support was disabled.
Both 3DNow! and SSE support was enabled within applicable tests.