Test Setup

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1:05 PM - 10/04/2005 by Patrick Schmid
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
Talkback
ShrikeC145 05/25/2008 1:29 AM
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That looks absolutely amazing! Just wondering, what model of graphics cards are they?

jealousfraud 05/11/2009 4:51 AM
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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

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