Can MicroATX Boards Do the Job?
Features
By
Patrick Schmid 
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Test Setup
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| Motherboard | |
|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Pentium Dual Core E2160 (65 nm ; 1800 MHz, 1 MB L2 Cache) | 
| RAM | Corsair CM2X1024-8888C4D XMS8804v1.12 x 1024 MB DDR2-800 (CL 5.0-5-5-15 2T) | 
| Hard Disk Drive | Western Digital WD1600AAJS160 GB, 7,200 RPM, 8 MB Cache, SATA/300 | 
| DVD-ROM | Samsung SH-S183 (18/48x), SATA | 
| Graphics Card | Intel GMA 3100 | 
| Sound Card | Integrated | 
| Power Supply | Enermax EG565P-VEATX 2.01, 510 Watt | 
| System Software & Drivers | |
| OS | Windows XP Professional 5.10.2600, Service Pack 2 | 
| DirectX Version | 9.0c (4.09.0000.0904) | 
| Platform Drivers Intel | 8.3.0.1013 | 
| Graphics Drivers Intel | GMA Driver version 14.29 | 
Benchmarks And Settings
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| Benchmarks and Settings | |
|---|---|
| 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 6.6 | Version : 6.6 (4 Logical CPUs)Profile : High Definition Profile1-pass, 3000 kbit/sEncoding mode : Insane QualityEnhanced multithreadingno Audio | 
| XviD 1.1.3 | Version : 1.1.3Target quantizer : 1.00 | 
| MainConcept H.264 Encoder v2 | Version : 2.12:19 min MPEG2-source 1920x1080 to H.264Profile : HighAudio : AACStream : Program | 
| Applications | |
| Winrar | Version 3.70(303 MB, 47 Files, 2 Folders)Compression = BestDictionary = 4096 kB | 
| Autodesk 3D Studio Max | Version : 8.0Characters "Dragon_Charater_rig"rendering HTDV 1920x1080 | 
| Adobe Photoshop CS 2 | Version : 9.0.1VT-Runtime ScriptRendering from 5 Pictures (66 MB, 7 Filters) | 
| Synthetics | |
| PCMark05 Pro | Version : 1.2.0CPU and Memory TestsWindows Media Player 10.00.00.3646Windows Media Encoder 9.00.00.2980 | 
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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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