Motherboards
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Published on Saturday, 08 December 2007 18:08
Written by Jonas Bergqvist
In order to actually see how the motherboard performs in 3D applications like games, I have chosen two popular PC-games which I have tested on both the DFI 680i LT and the Striker Extreme. I also made a few tests with SLI in F.E.A.R in order to get a better picture of the performance when using two video cards with the 680i LT compared to other 680i motherboards.
F:E:A:R 1280x1024, AVG, Maximun 4xFSAA, 8XAF
DFI 680i LT SLI
186
ASUS Striker Extreme SLI
184
DFI 680i LT
144
ASUS Striker Extreme
143
0
48
96
144
192
240
F:E:A:R 1600x1200, AVG, Maximun 4xFSAA, 8XAF
DFI 680i LT SLI
174
ASUS Striker Extreme SLI
172
ASUS Striker Extreme
121
DFI 680i LT
118
0
48
96
144
192
240
F:E:A:R 1920x1200, AVG, Maximun 4xFSAA, 8XAF
DFI 680i LT SLI
149
ASUS Striker Extreme SLI
148
ASUS Striker Extreme
106
DFI 680i LT
104
0
48
96
144
192
240
Half Life 2 1280x1024 4xFSAA 16xAF
DFI 680i LT
145.8
ASUS Striker Extreme
145.1
0
35
70
105
140
175
Half Life 2 1600x1200 4xFSAA 16xAF
ASUS Striker Extreme
124
DFI 680i LT
123.4
0
35
70
105
140
175
Half Life 2 1920x1200 4xFSAA 16xAF
ASUS Striker Extreme
108.4
DFI 680i LT
106.8
0
35
70
105
140
175
The DFI 680i LT and the Asus Striker Extreme are side by side and it’s very hard to proclaim a winner of these game tests, in most cases there is a maximal difference of 2-5 fps between them. Besides, none of the tests really separates the two motherboards, some are won by DFI and some by Asus and since the margins are so small I proclaim this round a tie which is not bad for DFI, because it’s a much cheaper motherboard than the Striker Extreme.