System Builder Marathon: Performance And Value Compared

Benchmark Results: Clear Sky And World In Conflict

The overclocked $2,500 PC stays ahead of the pack in S.T.A.L.K.E.R. at high-resolutions, but not by the high margins we expected. Once again, we checked the driver and found no issues with the $2,500 PC.

In a repeat of what we first saw in Crysis, turning up S.T.A.L.K.E.R details finally allows the expensive system to show off its added GPU cores.

Without anti-aliasing (AA), the overclocked $625 system proves that it's a true survivor while the overclocked $2,500 PC struggles for the lead. Cranking up both AA and AF provides an opportunity for the $2,500 machine to show off its powerful graphics solution.