Before we look at the numbers, here is a brief glance at the test systems that were used. All testing was done on a fresh install of Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit. All benchmarks were completed on the desktop with no other software programs running.
ASUS P9X79 Deluxe motherboard – $369.99
Intel Test Rig |
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Processor | Intel Core I7 3820 | Live Pricing |
Motherboard | See Above | Live Pricing |
Sound Card | Creative Fatality X-FI | Live Pricing |
Memory | Crucial 1866MHz | Live Pricing |
Storage Device(S) | Crucial M4SSD2128 SSD
2 X Seagate Momentus 320 HDDs 1 X Western Digital 1 TB HDD |
Live Pricing |
Video Card | 2 X AMD Radeon HD6970 | Live Pricing |
Cooling | Koolance CPU 360 CPU water block 2 x Koolance 697 Video card water blocks Swiftech triple 120mm radiator XSPC quad 120mm radiator |
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Chassis | CoolerMaster | Live Pricing |
Power Supply | PC Power & Cooling | Live Pricing |
To keep things fair during the testing portion of this review, and to ensure I would not get any erroneous or stray readings, the only thing that I changed on the hardware was the motherboards and CPU, all other hardware remained the same.
Again the only things I did change was the motherboards/CPU combination. The tested motherboards and CPU combinations are as fallows:
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