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CLUB3D DELTACHROME S8 REVIEW

"Club3D Deltachrome S8 review also featuring MSI GeForce4 Ti4200, XFX GeForce FX 5200, XFX GeForce MX 4000, GIGABYTE K8NS PRO and AMD Sempron 3100. Software used was Doom 3, Delta Force, Riddick, Comanche4."
CLUB3D DELTACHROME S8


GENERAL SYSTEM INFORMATION

PROCESSOR AMD SEMPRON 3100
VIDEO CARD CLUB3D DELTACHROME S8
MSI GEFORCE4 TI4200 VTD8X
XFX GEFORCE FX 5200
XFX GEFORCE MX 4000
S3 DRIVER S3G COMBOCHROME v6.14.10.2021
NVIDIA DRIVER NVIDIA FORCEWARE v77.77
MOTHERBOARD GIGABYTE K8NS PRO
MEMORY 2 x 512MB OCZ GOLD XTC PC3200 DDR
OPERATING SYSTEM WINDOWS XP SERVICE PACK 2
DIRECTX VERSION v9.0c


CHRONICLES OF RIDDICK
ESCAPE FROM BUTCHER BAY

800x600

CLUB3D DELTACHROME S818
MSI GEFORCE4 TI420022
XFX GEFORCE FX 52006
XFX GEFORCE MX 4000

1024x768

CLUB3D DELTACHROME S810
MSI GEFORCE4 TI420015
XFX GEFORCE FX 52004
XFX GEFORCE MX 4000

1280x1024

CLUB3D DELTACHROME S86
MSI GEFORCE4 TI420011
XFX GEFORCE FX 52003
XFX GEFORCE MX 4000

DELTACHROME S8 GEFORCE4 TI4200 GEFORCE FX 5200 GEFORCE MX 4000

BENCHMARK SETTINGS

Fullscreen Enabled
Texture Quality Maximum
Model Shadows Enabled
Anisotropy Maximum
Shadermode Auto
Vertical Sync Disabled

COMMENT - "Now are are using the most important software, the games software. Unfortunately Chronicles of Riddick is unplayable on all of the video cards tested."


COMANCHE 4

800x600

CLUB3D DELTACHROME S850
MSI GEFORCE4 TI420055
XFX GEFORCE FX 520028
XFX GEFORCE MX 4000

1024x768

CLUB3D DELTACHROME S848
MSI GEFORCE4 TI420053
XFX GEFORCE FX 520022
XFX GEFORCE MX 4000

1280x1024

CLUB3D DELTACHROME S840
MSI GEFORCE4 TI420048
XFX GEFORCE FX 520016
XFX GEFORCE MX 4000

DELTACHROME S8 GEFORCE4 TI4200 GEFORCE FX 5200 GEFORCE MX 4000

BENCHMARK SETTINGS

Fullscreen Enabled
32Bit Colour Depth
Anti-Aliasing Disabled
Terrain Detail High
Object Detail High
Texture Quality High
Water Quality High
Shadows High
Particle Density High

COMMENT - "This is more like it and although the MSI GeForce4 Ti4200 wins at all resolutions against the Club3D Deltachrome S8 the difference in performance is only between 10% to 17%."


DELTA FORCE EXTREME

LOW QUALITY

CLUB3D DELTACHROME S820
MSI GEFORCE4 TI420033
XFX GEFORCE FX 520015
XFX GEFORCE MX 400017

MEDIUM QUALITY

CLUB3D DELTACHROME S818
MSI GEFORCE4 TI420024
XFX GEFORCE FX 520012
XFX GEFORCE MX 400012

HIGH QUALITY

CLUB3D DELTACHROME S86
MSI GEFORCE4 TI42008
XFX GEFORCE FX 52004
XFX GEFORCE MX 40004

DELTACHROME S8 GEFORCE4 TI4200 GEFORCE FX 5200 GEFORCE MX 4000

COMMENT - "Delta Force Extreme was obviously too extreme for the Club3D Deltachrome S8, XFX GeForce FX 5200 and the XFX GeForce MX 4000 because their performance was unplayable. The MSI GeForce4 Ti4200 however atleast delivered playable performance at the low quality setting."

BENCHMARK SETTINGS

Peru Campaign
Mission Flood

LOW QUALITY

Terrain Polygon Low
Terrain Texture Normal
Object Polygon Detail Low
Object Texture Detail Normal
Water Quality Low
Particle Density Low

MEDIUM QUALITY

Terrain Polygon Normal
Terrain Texture High
Object Polygon Detail Normal
Object Texture Detail High
Water Quality Normal
Particle Density Normal

HIGH QUALITY

Terrain Polygon High
Terrain Texture Highest
Object Polygon Detail High
Object Texture Detail Highest
Water Quality High
Particle Density High
Antialiasing 4x

DOOM 3

LOW QUALITY

CLUB3D DELTACHROME S833
MSI GEFORCE4 TI420059
XFX GEFORCE FX 520032
XFX GEFORCE MX 400022

MEDIUM QUALITY

CLUB3D DELTACHROME S829
MSI GEFORCE4 TI420043
XFX GEFORCE FX 520030
XFX GEFORCE MX 400026

HIGH QUALITY

CLUB3D DELTACHROME S814
MSI GEFORCE4 TI420030
XFX GEFORCE FX 520020
XFX GEFORCE MX 400010

DELTACHROME S8 GEFORCE4 TI4200 GEFORCE FX 5200 GEFORCE MX 4000

COMMENT - "Doom 3 is another very demanding game but the MSI GeForce4 Ti4200 delivers a very playable performance right upto medium. The Club3D Deltachrome S8 and XFX GeForce FX 5200 both offer almost the same level of performance which is between 33% to 45% slower than the MSI GeForce4 Ti4200. The XFX GeForce MX 4000 was unplayable at all of the quality settings."

BENCHMARK SETTINGS

High Quality
Fullscreen Enabled
Vertical Sync Disabled
Demo1 Benchmark

LOW QUALITY

Bump Maps Disabled
Shadows Disabled
Special Effects Disabled
Specular Disabled

MEDIUM QUALITY

Bump Maps Enabled
Shadows Disabled
Special Effects Enabled
Specular Enabled

HIGH QUALITY

Bump Maps Enabled
Shadows Enabled
Special Effects Enabled
Specular Enabled
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