Updated CPU Charts 2008: AMD Versus Intel

Hardware Configuration

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HardwareTechnical details
AMD motherboard(Socket AM2+)Asus M3A32-MVP Deluxe WiFiRevision : 1.02GChip set : AMD790FX + SB600Bios : 1202 (07/03/2008)
Intel motherboard(Socket 775)Gigabyte X48T-DQ6Revision : 1.3Chip set : Intel X48 + ICH9Bios : F5 (07/21/2008)
DDR2 memoryAMD systemA-DATA DDR2-800+ (2x 2GB)Type : AD2800E002GUSet-up : DDR2-800 (CL 4.0-4-4-12-1T)
DDR3 memoryIntel systemA-DATA DDR3-1600 (2x 2GB)Type : AD31600X002GUSet-up : DDR3-1333 (CL 7.0-7-7-20)
Graphics cardMSI N280GTX-T2D1G-OCChip : Nvidia GeForce GTX280 (GT200)Chip clock rate : 650 MHzMemory : 1024 MB GDDR32300 MHz (512 Bit)
Blu-Ray-ROMPioneer BDC-202BKSATA150
Hard drivesCaviar SE 320 GB (WD3200AAKS)7.200 rpm, SATA300, 16 MB
Power supplyCoolermaster RS-850-EMBA850 Watt, ATX 12V 2.3
Sound cardCreative X-Fi Xtreme GamerChip : X-Fi Xtreme FidelityA/D converter : 96 kHz/24 Bit
USB stickCorsair Flash Voyager 4 GBWrite : 16 MB/secondRead : 33 MB/second
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DriverDetails
ATI chip set 7.8Northbridge Filter Driver1.02.000.2IDE Driver5.1.0.8
Intel chip set9.0.0.1008 (6/2/2008)
Nvidia graphics card177.41 WHQL (06/26/2008)
Creative Audio Driver2.15.0006 (03/14/2008)

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