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And finally, for comparison, the midrange PC from our system builder marathon:

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System Hardware: Mid-cost PC
Processor Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600, 2.40 GHz, 1066 FSB, 8 MB Cache
Motherboard MSI P6N SLI Platinum, BIOS 1.4 (07/31/2007)
RAM PDP Patriot PC2-6400, 2x 1024 MB, CAS 4.0-4-4-12
Hard Drive Western Digital Caviar RE2 WD5000YS
Networking Nvidia nForce onboard Gigabit Ethernet NIC
Graphics Cards EVGA GeForce 8800 GTX, 768 MB RAM576 MHz GPU, 1800 MHz RAM Data Rate
Power Supply AeroCool ZERODBA-S620
System Software & Drivers
OS Microsoft Windows XP Pro 5.1.2600
DirectX Version 9.0c (4.09.0000.0904)
Platform Driver Intel INF 8.0.1.1002
Graphics Driver 6.14.11.5822 - Nvidia ForceWare

Now, let's have a look at the tests and settings:

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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 ExpressN/A under vista Version: 3.0.4.24 (no Audio)fist 5 Minutes DVD Terminator 2 SE (704x576) 16:9Multithreading by rendering
DivX 6.1 Version: 6.1N/A under vistaProfile: High Definition Profile1-pass, 3000 kb/sEncoding mode: Insane QualityEnhanced multithreadingno Audio
XviD 1.1.0N/A under vista 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
PCMark Vantage Pro Version: 1.0.0System, Multimedia, Graphics, Communications,Productivity, Memory and Hard Drive tests
3DMark05 Version: 1.2System Test Only
SiSoftware Sandra 2005 Version 2005.7.10.60CPU Test = Arithmetic, Multimedia BenchmarksMemory Test = Bandwidth Benchmark
Don Woligroski
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Don Woligroski was a former senior hardware editor for Tom's Hardware. He has covered a wide range of PC hardware topics, including CPUs, GPUs, system building, and emerging technologies.