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MSI is the official motherboard sponsor for Overdrive, providing
Nehalem and P45 platforms for the Championship. -
HyperX DDR3 modules are specifically engineered and designed to meet the rigorous
requirements of PC enthusiasts.HyperX modules rated at DDR3-2000+are used in the
Overdrive Championship -
Samsung Hard Drives and Optical Drives - The Center of Innovation
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1,000 W modular 80plus high-efficiency EVEREST 1010 power supplies used for
the Overdrive Championship. -
Logitech's G11 gaming keyboard offers illuminated keys and 18 configurable
multi-purpose keys plus a USB hub. The G5 Laser Mouse allows adjustable
weight and up to 2000 dpi sensitivity for maximum precision.
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PCTV HD PRO STICK-USB2 HD TVTUN | $99.99 | |
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Radeon HD 4850 Video Card | $208.87 | |
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GeForce 9800 GX2 Video Card | $424.99 | |
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Radeon HD 4870 X2 Video Card | $539.99 |
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Source: Tom's Hardware US – Keywords: workstation, shootout
Topics: AMD/ATI, NVIDIA, Overclocking
Syndication:
Test Setup
| System Hardware | |
|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Core 2 Extreme QX6800 (2.93 GHz) |
| Motherboard | Asus P5W64 WS Pro (rev 1.01, BIOS 0802) with Intel 975X Chipset |
| Memory | 4 GB (4 x 1 GB) Corsair XMS2-6400 (CM2X10246400-C3) at CL 4.0-4-4-12 |
| Optical Drive | Samsung SH-D163A , SATA150 |
| Power Supply | Zalman, ATX 2.01, 510 Watts |
| Hard Drive | Western Digital WD1500ADFD 150 GB |
| System Software & Drivers | |
|---|---|
| Operating System | Windows XP Service Pack 2 |
| 3D API Update | DirectX 9.0c |
| Intel Chipset | Version 8.3.1.1009
(INF Update of 24 September 2007) |
| Driver ATI FireGL V7300 | Catalyst 8.391.2.1.1.1-070924a |
| Driver ATI FireGL V7600 | Catalyst 8.42-070820m |
| Driver Nvidia Quadro FX 4500 | Forceware 162.62 |
| Driver Nvidia Quadro FX 4600 | Forceware 162.62 |
| SPEC Benchmarks Settings | Application settings according to SPEC Project Group Rules, driver using application optimizations if available |
| SPEC Benchmarks Used | SpecViewperf 10.0
SPECapc 3ds Max 9 (3D Studio Max) SPECapc Solidworks 2007 SPECapc Maya 6.5 |
3D Studio Max 9: Test Results
3D Studio Mac, which is now available in version 9, is one of the most popular content creation programs in the market. Tom's Hardware tests it with Service pack 2. One particular feature is that the user can choose between the two APIs Direct3D and OpenGL. While OpenGL was the clear favourite in the past, Direct3D (DirectX) is gaining the upper hand this year. Essentially, this is due to the better support of the hardware shaders.
In our assessment, real application benchmarks (SPECapc 3ds Max 9) play a more important role than the synthetic tests with Viewperf 10.0.
It is interesting to see that the differences in the application benchmarks are not as pronounced as they are in the synthetic test results. The FireGL V7600 takes the lead in two individual tests, while the Quadro FX 4600 takes the Graphics test.The hardware shader test produced some unexpected results. Here, the old FX 4500 pulls ahead of the newer FX 4600 - a reproducible idiosyncrasy that can probably be remedied in a future driver release.
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