Fast Computer On The Cheap? The Sempron 3100+ On Overdrive
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Patrick Schmid
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Test System
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| AMD Processors (Socket 754) | |
|---|---|
| 200 MHz FSB (DDR400) | Sempron 3100+ (1800 MHz 128/256 kB) |
| Motherboard | |
| Socket 754 | DFI Lanparty nF3 250GbChipset : nForce 3 250 GBBIOS : 27.08.2004 |
| Memory | |
| DDR400 I | 2x 512 MB - DDR400 (200 MHz)Corsair TwinX CMX512-3200XLTimings : CL 2.0-2-2-5 |
| DDR400 II | 2x 512 MB - DDR550 (200 MHz)Corsair TwinX CMX512-4400Timings : CL 2.5-4-4-8 |
| Common Hardware | |
| Graphics Card | Sparkle GeForce 6800 GT |
| AGP | GPU : NVIDIA GeForce 6800 GTMemory : 256 MB GDDR3-SDRAM |
| Hard Drive | Hitachi DeskStar 7K250 HDS722525VLSA80250 GB, 8 MB Cache, 7200 rpm, SATA |
| DVD/CD-ROM | MSI MS-8216 16x DVD |
| Software | |
| NVIDIA Graphic | Detonator 66.93 |
| NVIDIA Chipset Driver | Forceware 5.10 |
| DirectX | 9.0c |
| OS | Windows XP Professional, 5.1.2600Service Pack 2 |
Benchmarks And Settings
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| Benchmarks and SettingsOpenGL | |
|---|---|
| Wolfenstein | Version : 2.56 (Patch V 1.02) |
| Enemy Territory | 1280 x 1024 - 32 bittimedemo 1 / demo demo4Geometric detail = highTexture detail = high |
| Doom III | Version : 1.0.12621024x768 - 32 bitVideo Quality = High Quality |
| DirectX 8 | |
| Unreal Tournament 2004 | Version : 32041280 x 1024 / 32 bit / Audio = offTHG8-assault-single |
| DirectX 9 | |
| 3DMark03 | Version 3.4.01024 x 786 - 32 bitGraphics and CPU Default Benchmark |
| Video | |
| Pinnacle Studio 9 Plus | Version : 9.1.2from : 352x288 MPEG-2 41 MBto : 720x576 MPEG-2 95 MBEncoding and Transition Rendering to MPEG-2/DVDno Audio |
| Auto Gordian Knot | Version : 1.57 Beta |
| DivX 5.2 | Audio = AC3 6ch |
| XviD 1.0.2 | Custom size = 100 MBResulution settings = Fixed widthCodec = XviD and DivX 5Audio = CBR MP3, kBps 192182 MB VOB MPEG2-source |
| Audio | |
| Lame MP3 | Version 3.96Wave 17:14 minutes (182 MB) to mp332 - 320 kBitVBR = level 3 |
| Applications | |
| 3D Studio Max 6.0 | Characters "Dragon_Charater_rig" |
| Discreet | Pixel : 1024 x 768Rendering Single |
| Synthetic | |
| PCMark 2004 Pro | Version : 1.2.0CPU and Memory Tests |
| SiSoftware Sandra 2004 | Version 2004.10.9.89CPU Test = MultiMedia / CPU ArithmeticMemory Test = Bandwidth Benchmark |
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Editor-in-Chief (2005-2006)
Patrick Schmid was the editor-in-chief for Tom's Hardware from 2005 to 2006. He wrote numerous articles on a wide range of hardware topics, including storage, CPUs, and system builds.
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