System Builder Marathon: Day 4
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Test Setup
System Components (Specifications)
Tom's System Builder Marathon Graphics Cards: XFX GeForce 7600 GT, EVGA GeForce 8800 GTS, 2x XFX GeForce 8800 GTX
In each list of components below, 1 = low-cost system; 2 = mid-cost system and 3 = high-cost system.
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| System Hardware | |
|---|---|
| Processor 1 | AMD Athlon X2 3800+ AM2, 2.00 GHz, 1000 HT, 1 MB Cache |
| Processor 2 | Intel Core 2 Duo E6600, 2.40 GHz, 1066 FSB, 2 MB Cache |
| Processor 3 | Intel Core 2 Extreme X6800, 2.93 GHz, 1066 FSB, 4 MB Cache |
| Motherboard 1 | MSI K9N4 Ultra-F, BIOS: 1.6 (03/21/2007) |
| Motherboard 2 | MSI 965 Platinum, BIOS: AMI 080014 (09/08/06) |
| Motherboard 3 | ASUS Striker Extreme, BIOS: Phoenix 0901 (02/07/07) |
| RAM 1 | Wintec AMPO PC2-6400 1024 MB, CAS 5-5-5-16 |
| RAM 2 | Patriot eXtreme Performance PC2-6400 2x1024 MB, CAS 5-5-5-15 |
| RAM 3 | Crucial Ballistix PC2-8000, 2x 1024 MB, CAS 5-5-5-15 |
| Hard Drive 1 | Samsung HD160JJ - P80SD 160 GB, 7200 RPM, 8 MB Cache, SATA 300 |
| Hard Drive 2 | Western Digital Caviar RE2 WD5000YS 500 GB, 7200 RPM, 16 MB Cache, SATA 300 |
| Hard Drive 3 | 2x Western Digital Caviar RE2 WD5000YS 500 GB, 7200 RPM, 16 MB Cache, SATA 300, RAID 0 |
| Networking 1 | NVIDIA nForce onboard Gigabit Ethernet NIC |
| Networking 2 | Realtek RTL8168/8111 onboard Gigabit Ethernet NIC |
| Networking 3 | NVIDIA nForce onboard Gigabit Ethernet NIC |
| Graphics Card 1 | XFX GeForce 7600 GT, 580 MHz GPU, 256 MB 1500 MHz RAM |
| Graphics Card 2 | EVGA GeForce 8800 GTS, 500 MHz GPU, 320 MB 1600 MHz RAM |
| Graphics Card 3 | 2x XFX GeForce 8800 GTX, 630 MHz GPU , 768 MB 1800 MHz RAM, SLI |
| Power Supply 1 | Fortron Source AX450-PN, 450W |
| Power Supply 2 | Aero Cool Zerodba 620W Crossfire/SLI ready |
| Power Supply 3 | PC Power & Cooling Silencer 750 Quad |
| 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 58.22 |
Benchmarks 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 Express | Version: 3.0.4.24 (no Audio)fist 5 Minutes DVD Terminator 2 SE (704x576) 16:9Multithreading by rendering |
| DivX 6.1 | Version: 6.1Profile: High Definition Profile1-pass, 3000 kbit/sEncoding mode: Insane QualityEnhanced multithreadingno Audio |
| XviD 1.1.0 | Version: 1.1.0 Beta 2Target qantizer: 1.00 |
| Applications | |
| Autodesk 3D Studio Max | Version: 8.0Characters "Dragon_Charater_rig"rendering HTDV 1920x1080 & 1280x720 |
| Synthetics | |
| SPECviewperf 9 | Version: 9.0.3 |
| PCMark05 | Version: 1.1.0System, CPU, Memory and HDD TestsWindows Media Player 10.00.00.3646Windows Media Encoder 9.00.00.2980 |
| 3DMark05 | Version: 1.23DMark Performance 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.
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