Pushing Your DDR2 RAM To The Max
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By
Patrick Schmid
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Test Setup
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| Processor | |
|---|---|
| Single Core CPUs | Intel Pentium 4 Processor 660(3.6 GHz, 2 MB L2 Cache) |
| Memory | |
| Intel Platform (DDR2-667) | 2x 512 MB - DDR2-667 (333 MHz)Corsair CM2X512A-5400UL (XMS5400 V1.2)(CL3-2-2-8-1T @ 333 MHz)2x 256 MB - DDR2-800 (400 MHz)A-DATA M2OEL6F3G3160A1D0Z(CL4-5-5-10 @ 533 MHz) |
| Motherboards | |
| Intel Platform | Gigabyte 8I955X RoyalIntel 955X Chipset |
| System Hardware | |
| Graphics Card (PCIe) | NVIDIA Geforce 6800 GT (Reference Board)GPU : NVIDIA Geforce 6800 GT (350 MHz)Memory : 256 MB DDR-SDRAM (500 MHz) |
| Hard Drive | Western Digital WD740 Raptor74 GB, 8 MB Cache, 10000 rpm |
| Network | 3Com 3C905B |
| DVD-ROM | Gigabyte GO-D1600C (16x) |
| Power Supply | Tagan TG480-U01, ATX 2.0, 480 W |
| Software | |
| Chipset Drivers | Intel Inf 7.0.0.1019 |
| Graphics Driver | NVIDIA Forceware 71.84 |
| DirectX | Version : 9.0c (4.09.0000.0904) |
| OS | Windows XP Professional 5.10.2600,Service Pack 2 |
Benchmarks And Settings
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| Benchmarks and SettingsOpenGL | |
|---|---|
| Doom III | Version : 1.0.12621280x1024, 32 BitVideo Quality = High Qualitydemo1Graphics detail = High Quality |
| WolfensteinEnemy Territory | Version : 2.56 (Patch V 1.02)1280x1024, 32 Bittimedemo 1 / demo demo4Geometric detail = highTexture detail = high |
| DirectX 9 | |
| FarCry | Version 1.1 Build 13781280x1024 - 32 Bitqualtity options = High |
| Video | |
| Pinnacle Studio 9 Plus | Version : 9.4.1from : 352x288 MPEG-2 41 MBto : 720x576 MPEG-2 95 MBEncoding and Transition Rendering to MPEG-2/DVDno Audio |
| Auto Gordian KnotDivX 5.2.1XviD 1.0.3 | Version : 1.95Audio = AC3 6chCustom size = 100 MBResulution settings = Fixed widthCodec = XviD and DivX 5Audio = CBR MP3, kbps 192182 MB VOB MPEG2-source |
| Audio | |
| Lame MP3 | Version 3.97.1 Multi-threaded AlphaWave 17:14 minutes (182 MB) to mp332 - 320 kbitVBR = level 3 |
| Applications | |
| WinRAR | Version 3.40283 MB, 246 FilesCompression = BestDictionary = 4096 kB |
| 3DS Max 7 | Characters "Dragon_Charater_rig"1600x1200Rendering Single |
| Synthetic | |
| PCMark 2004 Pro | Version : 1.3.0CPU and Memory Tests |
| SiSoftware Sandra Pro | Version 2005, SR1CPU Test = Multimedia BenchmarkMemory 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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