System Builder Marathon, Dec. 2009: $700 Gaming PC

Test System Configuration And Benchmarks

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ComponentBase SettingsOverclock Setting
CPUIntel Pentium E53002.60 GHz, FSB-800, 2MB Cache, 1.225V3.83 GHz (11.5x 333 MHz), FSB1333, 1.424V Core
CPU CoolerXigmatek HDT-SD964Unchanged
MotherboardDFI BI P45-T2RSIntel P45, BIOS 8A79WD4UC-00 (06/16/2009)Unchanged
RAM4.0GB Corsair PC2 6400 VS4GBKIT800D2 G2x 2048MB, DDR2-800, CL 5 5-5-18 at 1.8VUnchanged
Graphics2 x XFX HD-487A-YWFC Radeon HD 4870 512MB750 MHz GPU, 900 MHz GDDR5790MHz GPU, 1100 MHz GDDR5
Hard DriveSamsung Spinpoint F3 HD502HJ 500GB, 7,200 RPM, 16MB CacheUnchanged
SoundIntegrated 7.1 Channel HD AudioUnchanged
NetworkIntegrated Gigabit NetworkingUnchanged
PowerAntec EarthWatts EA650 650WUnchanged
OpticalSamsung Black 22X DVD Burner SATA Model SH-S223CUnchanged
Software and Drivers
Operating SystemWindows 7 Ultimate Edition x64Unchanged
Graphics DriverAMD Catalyst 9.11Unchanged
Platform DriverIntel INF: 9.1.1.1014Unchanged
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Benchmarks Configuration
3D Games
CrysisPatch 1.2.1, DirectX 10, 64-bit executable, benchmark toolTest Set 1: High Quality, No AATest Set 2: Very High Quality, No AA
Far Cry 2Patch 1.03, DirectX 10, in-game benchmarkTest Set 1: Very High Quality, No AATest Set 2: Ultra High Quality, 4x AA
Fallout 3Patch 1.7, Custom THG BenchmarkTest Set 1: Ultra High Quality, No MSAA, No AFTest Set 2: Ultra High Quality, 4x MSAA, 15x AF
World In ConflictPatch 1009, DirectX 10, timedemoTest 1: Very High Details, No AA / No AFTest 2: Very High Details 4x AA / 16x AF
Tom Clancy H.A.W.XPatch 1.02, DirectX 10.1, in-game benchmarkTest Set 1: Highest Settings, No AATest Set 2: Highest Settings, 4x AA
Audio/Video Encoding
iTunes 8Version: 8.2.1.6 (x64)Audio CD ("Terminator II" SE), 53 minDefault format AAC
LAME MP3Version: 3.98.2, wave to MP3Audio CD "Terminator II" SE, 53 minwave to MP3
TMPEG 4.6Version: 4.7.3.292Import File: Terminator 2 SE DVD (5 Minutes)Resolution: 720x576 (PAL) 16:9
DivX  6.8.5Encoding mode: Insane QualityEnhanced multithreading enabled using SSE4Quarter-pixel search
Xvid 1.2.2Display encoding status = off
MainConcept Reference 1.6.1Reference H.264 Plugin Pro 1.5.1MPEG2 to MPEG2 (H.264), MainConcept H.264/AVC Codec, 28 sec HDTV 1920x1080 (MPEG2), Audio: MPEG2 (44.1 kHz, 2 Channel, 16-Bit, 224 Kb/s), Mode: PAL (25 FPS)
Productivity
Autodesk 3ds Max 2009Version: 11.0, Rendering Dragon Image at 1920x1080 (HDTV)
Grisoft AVG Antivirus 8.5Version: 8.5.287, Virus database 2094, Benchmark: Scan 334MB Folder of ZIP/RAR compressed files
WinRAR 3.8Version x64 3.90, Dictionary = 4,096KB, Benchmark: THG-Workload (334MB)
WinZip 12Version 12.1, WinZip Command Line Version 3.0Compression = Best, Benchmark: THG-Workload (334MB)
Adobe Photoshop CS4Version 11.0 Extended (64-bit)Radial Blur, Shape Blur, Median, Polar Coordinates filters
Synthetic Benchmarks and Settings
3DMark VantageVersion: 1.02, Performance, High, Extreme presets
PCMark VantageVersion: 1.00, System, Memories, Hard Disk Drive benchmarks, Windows Media Player 10.00.00.3646
Sisoftware Sandra 2009 SP4aVersion 2009.9.15.130, CPU Test = CPU Arithmetic / MultiMedia, Memory Test = Bandwidth Benchmark