 Unreal Tournament 2003 Demo |
Source: Epic |
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Unreal Tournament 2003 is the sequel to 1999's
multiple 'Game of the Year' award winner. It uses the very latest Unreal Engine
technology - where graphics, sound and gameplay are taken beyond the bleeding
edge. Unreal Tournament 2003 employs the use of Vertex as well as Pixel Shaders
and it's recommended that you use a DirectX 8 videocard to get the most out of
the game.
| UT2003 Demo 640x480
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Video Card |
FPS |
Ranking |
| 1. |
256MB
Crucial PC2700 (133/333 MHz) |
170.27 |
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| 2. |
256MB
Corsair XMS3500 (133/333 MHz) |
170.13 |
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| 3. |
256MB Corsair XMS3500 (217/434 MHz) |
191.52 |
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| UT2003 Demo 640x480
Botmatch |
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Video Card |
FPS |
Ranking |
| 1. |
256MB
Crucial PC2700 (133/333 MHz) |
56.23 |
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| 2. |
256MB
Corsair XMS3500 (133/333 MHz) |
56.21 |
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| 3. |
256MB Corsair XMS3500 (217/434 MHz) |
62.77 |
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As we've seen
in almost every other benchmark, overclocking this memory boosts performance by about
10%.
Conclusions on the XMS3500
Memory:
As the benchmarks show, the Corsair XMS3500 CAS2 DDR
memory module is very quick , but with a $200 CDN ($120 US) price
tag, it's very expensive as well. While 217 MHz FSB with the most aggressive
memory timings is nothing to scoff at, we are left wishing we had been able
to push the memory a little higher than 217MHz.
After all, we were able to get Corsair's own XMS3200 CAS2
to 215 MHz - it would have been nice if the XMS3500 module we tested out
would have gone past 220 MHz with aggressive memory timings.
Performance wise, as you can see by the benchmarks, the Corsair XMS3500
module is damn fast and the benefits of a higher bus speed should be pretty
evident. It looks like we get a 10% performance boost across the board when
overclocking.
A few readers have written in to say that the Winbond BH-5 DRAM requires
a bit of a "burn in" time in order to get the most out of it, whether that's
true or not I don't know. We'll be using this memory module for a few upcoming
reviews so we'll have to see if time changes anything.
If you want the absolutely fastest memory there is out
there, you're going to pay a hefty premium, but, the Corsair XMS3500 CAS2
is very quick and that is what matters most isn't
it?
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