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We made the test systems as similar as we could, other than the memory - so it should give us some very interesting results! Hardware used for testing the motherboards:
Benchmarks Used For now, here is a listing of the tests performed: Video drivers used were the NVIDIA ForceWare version 169.12, and the drivers supplied with the GeForce 9300.
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Reviews seem to be complicit in hushing up or downplaying the lack of hybrid power support. Why not ask nvidia why this isn't supported?
A system builder could always say 'i'll just build with the geforce 8300 and use AMD'. Problem is, with geforce 8300 you miss out on 45 nm cpus, things like Asus EPU (energy processing unit - which is awesome), and potential ddr3 memory energy savings. And of course, the 8300 is on an 80nm process where the 9300/9400 is 65nm.
The reality is that when AMD 45 nm cpu's are available, a 1 year old platform (8300) is the best way to go for gaming type htpc builds.