Benchmark Results: Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2

Yay more giveaways!

should have just gone with a i7 920 and stuck a 5970 which would have been cheaper

I agree, however, this SBM was about 6-core performance.
With an i7-930, a better heatsink, 2 470s and maybe an extra fan or 2 for the case is in reach.

yes, the i7-930 and a couple 470's would be normal in the SBM $2000 PC.

how do I enter for the giveaway?

Click the link in the announcement?

I guess these were more performance driven choices. I still will miss the case, i'd gladly trade a 920/930 for the SilverStone Raven

Quality-wise, the Three Hundred is probably the best case you can get for under $80, but there should have been one more fan in the system given the internally-vented graphics cards the system ended up with. On the other hand, a lot of builders would be more than happy to "settle for" 4GHz at 1.30V, and the CPU will certainly live longer at the lower voltage.

i prefer the six core gtx 480 sli rig.

A 970 and a drop to 460s? Are you kidding me? How much is newegg dropping in ad revenue for you to help them dump this overpriced stock?

Who wouldn't go with Eyefinity or Nvidia surround with $2k?

The 970 was a sub for the 1055T: Please outline a 970 build with GTX 480's for $2000 if you'd like to add credibility to your incredulity. Thanks!


Actually I proposed that for an upcoming SBM, but it couldn't be included this time since the former systems had already been decommissioned for shipment to the contest winners. So, who's up for an ATI EyeFinity/Nvidia Surround SBM?

The story has the numbers to *prove* the improvements made to this build. This is a solid configuration that we have no problem recommending.

Aside from that, we enjoy the luxury on the editorial side of operating completely separately from sales. In this case, our follow-up system was a good move editorially, and we get to give it away, to boot.

Best,
Chris Angelini

Someone not wanting to spend an extra $1000 on monitors.

How about bouild with 930 instead and some nice SSD?

Also I'd rather a case with proper PSU bottom mount, like Cooler Master does.

1.) The SSD is mentioned in the article. The problem is, it increases only synthetic test scores and the value analysis only uses "real world" benchmarks so it's basically a non-starter.
2.) The i7-930 is nice, and would normally have been used if this build hadn't been designed as a direct alternative to the former six-core build. It will probably be used next time!
3.) The Antec Three Hundred is "proper bottom mount", please check the photos!

You guys really need to get comfortable with the coolermaster cases.

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All three of these are far better values than the Antec you keep building in.

Adding game, OS, and transfer load times to the benchmark suite would be great, btw.

You should include boot times somewhere in performance measurments.