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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

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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

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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.