3.0GHZ QUAD + 4870X2 REVIEW

Hello all hope u are fine well got my new rig and i wanted to post a review of how this performs.
before i start let me thank 4745454b,emp,Zorg,aevm,jaydeejohn,TheGreatGr​apeApe,pauldh,nukemaster and other useres who helped when i wanted to buy my new PC.

Lets start


System specification:
CPU:Intel Core2Quad Q6600 G0 stepping @ 3.0GHZ
RAM: OCZ 4GB DDR2 800 RAM (With 4-4-4-15 timings)
VGA:SAPPHIRE HD 4870X2
MOTHERBOARD:ASUS MAXIMUS FORMULA
HDD:SEAGATE BARRACUDA 500GB 7200RPM 32MB
PSU: OCZ MODXSTREAM 900W
CASE:THERMALTAKE ARMOR FULL TOWER SILVER ALUMINIUM + 25cm FAN
CPU COOLING:THERMALTAKE V1
OPTICAL DRIVE: PIONEER DVD RW
MOUSE:RAZER DIAMONDBACK 3G
KEYBOARD:LOGITECH G15
SPEAKER:LOGITECH X530
HEADSET:CREATIVE FATALITY
MONITOR:LG W2284F with 1680x1050 resolution
VGA Driver:CATALYST 8.8
OS: Windows XP 32bit SP2

Well before i start to post the benchmarks let me tell you something about OC,with the default BIOS of motherboard,i couldnt OC my CPU at all,it was unstable so i installed the latest BIOS and managed to get it to 3.0GHZ.

So lets start

3DMARK 06
Resolution is 1280x1024 and the score is 16963.


Super PI
I tested SuperPI 1M and the score is 18s


WORLD IN CONFLICT
I set everything at highest quality with 4xAA and 16xAF and tested using the games benchmark tool.

Average:46, Min:20,Max:99



MASS EFFECT:
Again everythig was set at highest settings possible.
I played a mission which had a good combination of outdoors and indoors and the minimum FPS was 46 and average FPS was between 60-80



HL2:EP2
Same for this too,everything maxed out.
I played the first mission(not all of it)and my min FPS was 65 and average FPS was 130-140.




COD4:ModernWarfare.
Still the same settings like games above.
I played the first mission and my min FPS was 50(which was exactly at the end of the mission) and in indoors i got 180-220 FPS and outdorrs it was about 130-140.


Crysis
I use a Config called "Cuban Ultima Doom Sword's CCC Tweak v1.3" which lets you enable "UltraHigh" Quality on XP which i think is the best config out there and it has alot of options.

I tested with 2 configurations,in both configuarations everything is set at UltraHigh but in the first one i used 0xAA and in the second one i used 8xAA and i played the first mission.

1_0xAA:
Well something strange happens in the game,i play with 45-50 FPS on average for some minutes and then it comes down to 25 or like that and again it rises to 45 FPS and its like this but it is very playable and i enjoyed it alot
and the min FPS was 18






2_8xAA:
I was amazed how it ran excellent with 8xAA but again i had the FPS issue too but not that much, the average FPS was 25-35 and the min FPS was 14


I really didnt notice a difference betwen 0xAA and 8xAA


My last computer which i gave it to my sister has an Intel Core2Duo E6600,Nvidia 8800GTX and 4GB RAM,now moving from that to this rig,i noticed alot of differences,my FPS are much higher and i have a very smooth gaming and a QuadCore really helps especially in games like WIC,Supreme Commander and......

So i hope you enjoy reading this little review
and thanks again to all who helped me

thanks yeah it may go higher but 3.0GHZ is fast enough for me
I used 1.35 voltage for CPU and 2.1 for RAM.
And CPU temp is 25c at idle (The core temps are between 35-38) and at full load the CPU temp is 39c(Core temps are between 48-55)

Thanks

Yea, squeeze that Go for more. Looks fantastic, and as games like the new stalker come out, Im thinking youre really going to appreciate your new rig

thats what you said about the GX2 lol, give it time ahaha

P.S

Nice review, I'm going to do a Tri-sli 280 GTX review see how well the strongest VGA setup does...lets hope it scales in a lot of games now...sigh

3,0ghz with a Q6600 can do stock voltage? only change fsb 333?

thanks yeah i love the X2 and as i said 3.0GHZ Quad is pretty fast for me but i am sure i can squeeze more out of it

To rangers,i disable those settings too like C1E.....

to radium69:
No i changed the voltage of CPU and RAM and disabled the necessary features

to Nica Guy:
thanks only for 3DMARK i used 1280x1024 because its standard for testing,all others are done with 1680x1050 resolution.

to radnor:
thanks

Nice !

Now.... to get you blinky LEDs and Cool stickers !!

Wow sweet system!
But 32bit Os and 4gb ram plus 2gb from the VGA card? Doesn't 32 bit only support 4gb of memory max?

And btw do you think that your type of CPU coOler would fit on an 680i board?

thanks
I had XP 64 in my last rig and it really have some problems like Driver issues and some game problems(I had 4GB RAM) and i moved to XP 32bit and i didnt see any differences.and XP 32bit supports 3.2GB of RAM.

Also for your question,u can ask it in the MOBO section

thanks for the info
well i dont think i will move to VISTA soon,because i am happy with this

Ive seen where ATI has focused alot with their drivers for the x2s on Vista 64. XP should only get better.

I hope so maybe Catalyst 8.9 will do

Could someone please clarify about the RAM address space please.
Does the RAM shown on the 3dm page in the first post include the 1gb of the card so that its actually 2. 072system RAM and 1gb of the cards RAM = the 3.072 ?

Thanks Mactronix

Hell, my 1.3VID Q6600 is running @ 3.2ghz @ 1.28V. It can go down to 1.23V at the stock 2.4ghz.

Looks good.

Enjoy!

Run Stalker and show me your Heat levels, apparently Stalker makes your card sweat more than other games. If you have the game or you get a chance.

damn it dagger ur killing my questions before I even ask em in most cases...but yes I was just about to suggest the GPU heat tester...DAMN U!

either way I heard (don't say it Dagger!) that the X2 has an extremely high heat point and a very high idle point. Do you find this to be tru wit yours?

I didn't have time to test my X2, and its a secondary computer which has an athlon 5000+...the case cost me 20-30$ the ventilations where strapped on manually lol...so heat exchange is very minimal...I don't wanna keep that computer runnign for more than 1-2 hours LMAO!

the card only takes up 1gig of address space that leaves 2.25gig for windows which is fine. you know this already and yet you still post misleading information

I thought everyone knew that tho. Brainfart?

Thats why Im here, to learn, ok and to get excited about new tech along and amongst other people who feel the same about it. Well, now ya know

I fan towards Price/Performance, or if I'm in a giving mood for myself, I buy top of the line.


So please enjoy

yes we can all confirm from the vast posts I made.


Sigh.... I think we lost him.

the ban command would never be more appropriate for ppl like you

Trolls, Ain't life just that?

know what I'm going to do walk away, you can have the last say go on make your self look stupid cause i can tell you it wont be the first time and it defiantly wont be the last