5 Newest Pc Game Titles Tested

Testing:

The object of the game here (pardon the pun) is to see which of the high end video cards in the 200 to 300 dollar price range will offer the most bang for your buck. To do this we are using the five latest game titles that should be this season's hot sellers to showcase the performance of each of the video cards in this comparison. In the past some games have favored ATI (Call of Juarez) while others have favored the boys in green, Nvidia (Call of Duty 4).

• Processor: Intel Core2 Quad Q9450
• Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-X48-DQ6
• Memory: Mushkin XP2 Redline 8000 2 x 2GB 5-5-5-12
• Power Supply: Mushkin 800w Modular Power Supply
• Hard Drive: Seagate 1.5 Terabyte 7200.11
• Optical Drive: Lite-on DVD-RW
• OS: Windows Vista Ultimate

Comparison Video Cards:

• Sapphire HD4870
• Diamond HD4870 1GB
• XFX GTX260 Black Edition 576/1000 MHz
• XFX GTX260 Black Edition 666/1150 MHz

The benchmarks used in this review include the following:

Benchmarks:

• Far Cry 2
• Left For Dead
• Dead Space
• Call of Duty World at War
• Fallout 3