Test Setup
| Test Platform |
| Component | Brand/Model | Live Pricing |
| Processor | Intel Core 2 Duo E6600 (2.4ghz)
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| Motherboard |
Gigabyte GA-X38-DQ6 ASRock 4Core1333-Viiv XFX 680i LT Foxconn P35A-S Gigabyte GA-965P-DQ6 Gigabyte P35-DS3R ASUS Blitz Formula DFI LanParty UT ICFX3200 EVGA 680i SLI 775 A1 Foxconn 975X7AB ECS PN2 SLI2+ Extreme Asus P5N-E SLI
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| Video Card | ATI X1900 XTX | Click Here |
| Memory | Corsair C6400C4 2 GB kit | Click Here |
| Hard Drive | Western Digital 250GB, 16mb Cache | Click Here |
| Cooling | Corsair Nautilus | Click Here |
| Power Supply | PC Power & Cooling 750 | Click Here |
| Operating System | Windows XP Professional w/SP2 | Click Here |
All tests were run using a clean install of Windows XP Professional with SP2. For our stock speed tests, we ran everything at default timings for the CPU. Our stock speed testing used Corsair DDR2 C6400C4 2 GB kit at 1.9 vDimm at DDR2 800. Timings for our overclocking were left 4-4-4-12 and 1.9v, but the ram divider was set to the lowest possible to take any ram issues out of the CPU overclocking. Vcore is set at 1.5v (actual) for overclocking. The video card was left at default timings as well for all tests. For this review, stability was determined by running our battery of tests, plus the ability to complete a SuperPi 32mb test run.
