Test Setup
| Intel Test Platform |
| Component | Brand/Model | Live Pricing |
| Processor | Intel Core i7 860 | Click Here |
| Motherboard | MSI P55-GD65
| Click Here |
| Memory | Kingston HyperX DDR3 | Click Here |
| Video Card | eVGA GeForce GTX 295 | Click Here |
| Hard Drive | Seagate 1.5TB | Click Here |
| Cooling | Cooler Master V10 | Click Here |
| Power Supply | Corsair HX620 | Click Here |
| Operating System | Windows Vista Ultimate 64-Bit | Click Here |
Our system was set up with a fresh install of Vista Ultimate 64 with SP1.
To ensure that we equal performance to the Gigabyte motherboard, we ran the CPU clocked to the same settings of 166x21 and memory at 1666MHz with 9-9-9-24 timings.
