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| System Hardware | |
|---|---|
| Processor(s) | Intel Pentium Processor Extreme Edition 840
3.2 GHz, FSB800, 2x 1 MB L2 Cache |
| Motherboard(s) | Gigabyte GA-8N SLI QUAD Royal (Rev. 1.0, BIOS D6)
NVIDIA nForce4 SLI Intel Edition Chipset, nForce4 SLI Chipset |
| RAM | Corsair CM2X512A-5400UL (XMS5400 V1.2)
2x 512 MB - DDR2-667 (333 MHz, CL3-2-2-8-1T) |
| Hard Drive | Hitachi DeskStar 7K250
250 GB, 7,200 rpm, 8 MB Cache |
| Networking | On-board nForce4 GbE Network Controller |
| Graphics Card | Asus Extreme N7800 GT-2DHTV, GeForce 7800 GT
MSI NX7800GTX.VT2D256E, GeForce 7800 GTX Gigabyte 3D1 Rev. 2.0, 2x GeForce 6600 GT |
| Power Supply | Tagan TG480-U01, ATX 2.01, 480 W |
| System Software & Drivers | |
| OS | Windows XP Professional 5.10.2600, Service Pack 2 |
| DirectX Version | 9.0c (4.09.0000.0904) |
| Platform Driver | NVIDIA Forceware 7.13 |
| Graphics Driver | NVIDIA Forceware 77.77 |

The Pentium Extreme Edition, based on the dual core Smithfield, is currently the best processor to stress a motherboard due to its high thermal figures.

Again, we are running DDR2-667 at CL3-2-2-8 with 1T timings.
Benchmarks And Settings
| Benchmarks and Settings | |
|---|---|
| OpenGL | |
| Doom III | Version: 1.0.1262
1280x1024, 32 Bit Video Quality = High Quality demo1 Graphics detail = High Quality |
| DirectX 8 | |
| Unreal Tournament 2004 | Version: 3204
1280x1024, 32 Bit, Audio = off THG8-assault-single |
| DirectX 9 | |
| FarCry | Version 1.1 Build 1256
1280x1024 - 32 Bit qualtity options = High |
| Audio | |
| Lame MP3 | Version 3.97.1 Multi-threaded Alpha
Wave 17:14 minutes (182 MB) to mp3 32 - 320 kbit VBR = level 3 |
| Applications | |
| WinRAR | Version 3.41
283 MB, 246 Files Compression = Best Dictionary = 4096 kB |
| 3DS Max 7 | Characters "Dragon_Charater_rig"
1600x1200 Rendering Single |
| Synthetic | |
| PCMark 2005 Pro | Version: 1.0.1
System, CPU and Memory Tests |
| SiSoftware Sandra Pro | Version 2005, SR1
CPU Test = Multimedia Benchmark Memory Test = Bandwidth Benchmark |
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That looks absolutely amazing! Just wondering, what model of graphics cards are they?
Three ways to Setup Multiple Monitors
1) You can buy a pre-manufactured multi-monitor computer. The best place to purchase a multiple monitor computer is at: Multi-Monitors.com. They carry a multi-monitor computer line called SUPER-PC that can support from 2 to 16 monitors.
Multi-Screen Computer Systems
Multiple Monitor LCD Displays
2) You can get a USB to VGA Adapter, or USB to DVI Adapter that will allow you to add an extra monitor to your computer via any USB2.0 Port. You can also add multiple extra monitors by using multiple adapters. This is a great option for viewing documents, surfing the web, using Microsoft Office and many other business tasks. This is not a good option for intense graphical situations such as HDTV, Blu-ray, Gaming and 3D / CAD Workstation applications. For those types of scenarios, it is highly recommended that you purchase a high-powered multi-monitor workstation or a Matrox Dual or Triple Head2Go.
Multi-Monitor Adapters
3) You can replace or add an extra video card to your existing computer, depending on how many monitors you wish to support. Although this sounds easy enough, this is a rather complex solution for a beginner, especially when trying to find a compatible graphics card. For this reason, I am going to write an entirely seperate post on that topic and will link to it here, very soon.
Multi-Monitor Video Cards
Once you have your multiple monitor system set up and ready to use, you will need to enable all of your monitors in your “Display Properties” Control Panel. Here is a great link to a complete and animated walkthrough of how to enable your multiple monitors in Windows.
How to Setup Multiple Monitors (Instructions)
This is what it will look like when you are done:
Multi-Monitor Video Demo 1
Multi-Monitor Video Demo 2