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Core i7 Test System

Here is our parts lists ethat made up our Core i7 test system:

Intel Test Platform
Component	Brand/Model	Pricing
Processor	Intel Core i7 860	Click Here
Motherboard	Gigabyte P55A-UD6	Click Here
Memory	4GB OCZ Obsidian	Click Here
Video Card	XFX Radeon HD5870	Click Here
Hard Drive	2 – Intel X25-V 40GB (Raid-0)	Click Here
Power Supply	Corsair HX1000W	Click Here
Chassis	Antec Nine Hundred Two	Click Here
Operating System	Windows Vista Ultimate (64bit)	Click Here

We used Core Temp v0.99.5.27 to obtain all of the temperature data. We let our system sit at idle for 30 minutes and then again under 100% load while running Prime95 (64bit) v25.11, build 2 for 30 minutes using the blended test. The room temperature was kept a constant 73 degrees Fahrenheit (23C) for all benchmarking. Both of our coolers were tested with Arctic Silver 5 as the thermal interface material. Because our fans were multispeed, we ran each test at a low speed and a high speed.