Boutique Graphics PCs Duke It Out

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Test Configuration
Manufacturer Digital Storm AVA Direct
CPU Intel Core 2 Extreme QX6850 (OC’d)3.66 GHz, 8 MB L2 Cache, FSB1333 Intel Core 2 Duo E6600 (Overclocked)3.50 GHz, 4 MB L2 Cache, FSB1556
Motherboard EVGA 122-CK-NF68-A1 EVGA 122-CK-NF68-A1
BIOS Phoenix - Award v6.00PG (06/30/07) Phoenix - Award v6.00PG (06/30/07)
Chipset NVidia nForce 680i SLI NVidia nForce 680i SLI
Memory Corsair CM2X1024-10000C5D (2x1 GB)DDR2 at 1066 MHz, CAS 4-4-4-10 Kingston KHX8500D2K2/ 2G (2x 1 GB)DDR2 at 778 MHz, CAS 5-5-5-15
Graphics controller EVGA GeForce 8800 Ultra SC655 MHz GPU, 2250 MHz RAM data rate EVGA GeForce 8800 Ultra612 MHz GPU, 2160 MHz RAM data rate
Hard Drives 2x WD Raptor WD1500ADFD RAID 010000 RPM, 16 MB Cache, SATA1502x Seagate ST3750640AS RAID 0750 GB, 7200 RPM, SATA300, 8 MB Cache WD Raptor WD1500ADFD 150 GB10000 RPM, 16 MB Cache, SATA150WD Caviar SE16 WD5000AAKS7200 RPM, 16 MB Cache, SATA300
Software
Operating system Windows XP Pro SP2 Windows XP Pro SP2
DirectX Version 9.0c (4.09.0000.0904) 9.0c (4.09.0000.0904)
Platform Driver NVidia nForce 9.53 NVidia nForce 9.53
Graphics Driver NVidia ForceWare 158.22 NVidia ForceWare 158.22
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Benchmarks and Settings
3D-Games
F.E.A.R Version : 1.0 RetailVideo Mode : 1024x768Computer : MaximumGraphics : Maximum-Custom-No SoftshadowsTest Path : Options/Performance/Test Settings
Doom 3 Version : 1.3Video Mode : 1024x768Graphics : HighTest : Time Demo 1
Oblivion Version : 1.0 RetailVideo Mode : 1024x768Graphics : High, 4xAATest : Inside & Outside save files
Audio
Lame MP3 Version 3.97 Beta 2 (12-22-2005)Audio CD "Terminator II SE", 53 minwave to mp3160 kbps
OGG Version 1.1.2 (Intel P4 MOD)Version 1.1.2 (Intel AMD MOD)Audio CD "Terminator II SE", 53 minwave to oggQuality : 5
Video
TMPEG 3.0 Express Version : 3.0.4.24 (no Audio)fist 5 Minutes DVD Terminator 2 SE (704x576) 16:9Multithreading by rendering
DivX 6.1 Version : 6.1Profile : High Definition Profile1-pass, 3000 kbit/sEncoding mode : Insane QualityEnhanced multithreadingno Audio
XviD 1.1.0 Version : 1.1.0 Beta 2Target quantizer : 1.00
Applications
Autodesk 3D Studio Max Version : 8.0Characters "Dragon_Charater_rig"rendering HTDV 1920x1080 & 1280x720
Synthetics
SPECviewperf 9 Version : 9.0.3
PCMark05 Pro Version : 1.1.0System, CPU and Memory TestsWindows Media Player 10.00.00.3646Windows Media Encoder 9.00.00.2980
3DMark05 Version : 1.2System Test Only
SiSoftware Sandra 2005 Version 2005.7.10.60CPU Test = Arithmetic, Multimedia BenchmarksMemory Test = Bandwidth Benchmark