Overclocking Marathon Day 1 - A Screamin' Dell

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Dell XPS 720 H2C System Hardware
Processor (As Delivered)Intel Core 2 Extreme QX6800 at 3.73 GHz (14x 266.6 MHz)1066 FSB, 8 MB Cache, 1066 FSB, 8 MB Cache
Shelton’s Overclock3.794 GHz (14x 271 MHz), 1084 FSB, 1.60V
MotherboardDell XPS720, BIOS : Phoenix A00 (05/03/07)
Shelton’s OverclockPCI-E SPP & MCP : 2500 MHz HT, 1.45V
RAM (As Delivered)Corsair Dominator CM2X1024-8500C5D PC2-8500
4x 1024 MB, 1066 MHz Data Rate, CAS 5-5-5-15
Shelton’s Overclock1084 MHz Data Rate, CAS 5-4-4-8, 1.85V
Hard DriveHitachi HDS721010KLA1 TB, 7200 RPM, 32 MB Cache, SATA 3 Gb/s2x WDC WD1600ADFD-75NLR1 RAID 0160 GB, 10,000 RPM, 16 MB Cache, SATA 1.5 Gb/s
NetworkingBroadcom NetXtreme 57xx Gigabit Controller
Graphics Cards2x nVidia GeForce 8800 Ultra in SLI, 768 MB RAM per card
(As Delivered)GPU : 612 MHz, RAM : 1080 MHz
Shelton’s OverclockGPU : 660 MHz, RAM : 1160 MHz
Physics ProcessorAgeia PhysXDriver 1.0.6.0
Power Supply1000W Crossfire/SLI Ready
System Software & Drivers
OSMicrosoft Windows XP Pro 5.1.2600
DirectX Version9.0c (4.09.0000.0904)
Platform DriverIntel 6.0.6000.16386
Graphics Driver7.15.11.5824 - nVIDIA ForceWare 97.94

One wouldn’t expect a large difference in performance given the small changes in settings, but we went ahead with a normal benchmark set.

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Benchmarks and Settings
3D-Games
F.E.A.RVersion : 1.0 RetailVideo Mode : 1024x768Computer : MaximumGraphics : Maximum-Custom-No SoftshadowsTest Path : Options/Performance/Test Settings
Doom 3Version : 1.3Video Mode : 1024x768Graphics : HighTest : Time Demo 1
OblivionVersion : 1.0 RetailVideo Mode : 1024x768Graphics : High, 4xAATest : Inside & Outside save files
Audio
Lame MP3Version 3.97 Beta 2 (12-22-2005)Audio CD "Terminator II SE", 53 minwave to mp3160 kbps
OGGVersion 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 ExpressVersion : 3.0.4.24 (no Audio)fist 5 Minutes DVD Terminator 2 SE (704x576) 16:9Multithreading by rendering
DivX 6.1Version : 6.1Profile : High Definition Profile1-pass, 3000 kbit/sEncoding mode : Insane QualityEnhanced multithreadingno Audio
XviD 1.1.0Version : 1.1.0 Beta 2Target quantizer : 1.00
Applications
Autodesk 3D Studio MaxVersion : 8.0Characters "Dragon_Charater_rig"rendering HTDV 1920x1080 & 1280x720
Synthetics
SPECviewperf 9Version : 9.0.3
PCMark05 ProVersion : 1.1.0System, CPU and Memory TestsWindows Media Player 10.00.00.3646Windows Media Encoder 9.00.00.2980
3DMark05Version : 1.2System Test Only
SiSoftware Sandra 2005Version 2005.7.10.60CPU Test = Arithmetic, Multimedia BenchmarksMemory Test = Bandwidth Benchmark
SYSmark 2007 PreviewVersion : 1.01System Benchmark
3DMark06Version : 1.02System Test Only