[Mustang7302]

Per jacksonblue's recommendation in THIS THREAD, I am hoping to create a knowledge-base for personal built computer combinations. With this in mind, this thread should not turn into a pissing match of people's opinions of Intel versus AMD, Nvidia versus ATI, or Microsoft versus Apple.

For the comparison we will be using these two benchmark utilities to measure Gaming and Number Crunching performance:

• 3DMark06 - http://files.extremeoverclocking.com/file.php?f=169
• SiSoftware Sandra - http://files.extremeoverclocking.com/file.php?f=75

It is important that you fulfill all of the required elements with your post, otherwise it will not be added to the comparison chart. In the spirit of this becoming a knowledge-base, please do not falsify information as it only hurts the overall results.

Any items listed in RED, are required:

Computer Specs:

• Processor (Link)
• Motherboard (Link)
• Memory (Link)
• Video Card (Link)
• CPU Cooler (Link)**
• Operating System

** If using water cooling; list the CPU block, Pump, and Radiator

Total cost of parts listed above at the time of original purchase (Minus Operating System)

<<< One Picture of the System Together >>>



Initial Impression/Review:

• Thoughts

Benchmark Results at Stock Speeds:

• 3DMark06 Test Results - X,XXX
• SiSoftware Sandra - Processor Arithmetic Results - XX,XXX

<<< Screen shot of results with CPUZ >>>



Benchmark Results at Overclocked Speeds:

• 3DMark06 Test Results - X,XXX
• SiSoftware Sandra - Processor Arithmetic Results - XX,XXX

<<< Screen shot of results with CPUZ >>>

[Mustang7302]

Usernames are linked to the corresponding post in this thread for their specs.

PPD = Points Per Dollar

ST:Tech Top 3 Scores:

1. Albanach: 13,497 (3DMark06) + 55,376 (Sandra) = 68,873 Total
   $825 @ 83.48 PPD - Intel C2Q Q6600 (Kentsfield Core) @ 3.0Ghz // 8800GT @ 640 & 1900
   
   
2. Treghc: 10,430 (3DMark06) + 52,959 (Sandra) = 63,389 Total
   $953 @ 66.52 PPD - Intel C2Q Q6600 (Kentsfield Core) @ 3.0Ghz // 8800GTS @ 576 & 1700
   
   
3. How Tall Do u Weight: 11,368 (3DMark06) + 44,811 (Sandra) = 56,179 Total
   $1,737 @ 32.34 PPD - Intel C2Q Q6600 (Kentsfield Core) @ 2.4Ghz // 8800GTX @ 575 & 1800

Top Scores @ Stock Speeds:

1. How Tall Do u Weight: 11,368 (3DMark06) + 44,811 (Sandra) = 56,179 Total
   $1,737 @ 32.34 PPD - Intel C2Q Q6600 (Kentsfield Core) @ 2.4Ghz // 8800GTX @ 575 & 1800
   
   
2. lancerevo18s: 9,315 (3DMark06) + 44,120 (Sandra) = 53,435 Total
   $1,095 @ 48.80 PPD - Intel C2Q Q6600 (Kentsfield Core) @ 2.4Ghz // 8800GTS @ 500 & 1600
   
   
3. bornestar: 10,708 (3DMark06) + 24,415 (Sandra) = 35,123 Total
   $1,585 @ 22.16 PPD - Intel C2D E6700 (Conroe Core) @ 2.6Ghz // 8800GTX @ 575 & 1800
   
   
4. Dy-nas-ty: 10,661 (3DMark06) + 24,340 (Sandra) = 35,001 Total
   $1,332 @ 26.28 PPD - Intel C2D E6700 (Conroe Core) @ 2.6Ghz // 8800GTX @ 575 & 1800
   
   
5. Firebert: 9,810 (3DMark06) + 24,363 (Sandra) = 34,173 Total
   $908 @ 37.64 PPD - Intel C2D E6750 (Conroe Core) @ 2.6Ghz // 8800GTS @ 500 & 1600
   
   
6. p8ntplayer777: 9,638 (3DMark06) + 24,478 (Sandra) = 34,116 Total
   $733 @ 46.54 PPD - Intel C2D E6750 (Conroe Core) @ 2.6Ghz // 8800GTS @ 576 & 1700
   
   
7. ClarkBar2k2: 9,429 (3DMark06) + 21,891 (Sandra) = 31,320 Total
   $1,020 @ 30.71 PPD - Intel C2D E6600 (Conroe Core) @ 2.4Ghz // 8800GTX @ 575 & 1800
   
   
8. Herman0203: 8,761 (3DMark06) + 21,825 (Sandra) = 30,586 Total
   $716 @ 42.72 PPD - Intel C2D E6600 (Conroe Core) @ 2.4Ghz // 8800GTS @ 500 & 1600
   
   
9. Chris 2k3 WGP Rocks: 5,205 (3DMark06) + 24,992 (Sandra) = 30,197 Total
   $700 @ 43.14 PPD - Intel C2D E6700 (Conroe Core) @ 2.6Ghz // X1950Pro @ 580 & 1400
   
   
10. six foot midget: 8,951 (3DMark06) + 19,552 (Sandra) = 28,503 Total
    $786 @ 36.26 PPD - Intel C2D E6400 (Conroe Core) @ 2.1Ghz // 8800GTS @ 500 & 1600
    
    
11. itslogz: 5,922 (3DMark06) + 21,948 (Sandra) = 27,870 Total
    $645 @ 43.21 PPD - Intel C2D E6600 (Conroe Core) @ 2.4Ghz // X1950Pro @ 580 & 1400
    
    
12. impmonkey: 8,098 (3DMark06) + 19,589 (Sandra) = 27,687 Total
    $1,010 @ 27.41 PPD - Intel C2D E6400 (Conroe Core) @ 2.1Ghz // 8800GTS @ 500 & 1600
    
    
13. jcdenton69: 8,015 (3DMark06) + 19,313 (Sandra) = 27,328 Total
    $1,034 @ 26.43 PPD - Intel C2D E6420 (Conroe Core) @ 2.1Ghz // 8800GTS @ 500 & 1600
    
    
14. Dark Master v1: 5,127 (3DMark06) + 21,994 (Sandra) = 27,121 Total
    $1,250 @ 21.70 PPD - Intel C2D E6600 (Conroe Core) @ 2.4Ghz // 7950GT @ 560 & 1450
    
    
15. IRPancake: 7,575 (3DMark06) + 17,406 (Sandra) = 24,981 Total
    $537 @ 46.52 PPD - AMD X2 4600+ (Windsor Core) @ 2.4Ghz // 2x 7900GS (SLI) @ 500 & 1380
    
    
16. Firebert: 7,756 (3DMark06) + 16,052 (Sandra) = 23,808 Total
    $800 @ 29.76 PPD - AMD X2 4200+ (Toledo Core) @ 2.2Ghz // 8800GTS @ 500 & 1600
    
    
17. 2k2MisFit: 3,478 (3DMark06) + 19,875 (Sandra) = 23,353 Total
    $519 @ 45.00 PPD - AMD X2 5600+ (Windsor Core) @ 2.8Ghz // 7600GT @ 560 & 1400
    
    
18. ddawg23213: 5,261 (3DMark06) + 16,449 (Sandra) = 21,710 Total
    $492 @ 44.13 PPD - Intel C2D E4300 (Allendale Core) @ 1.8Ghz // 8600GTS @ 675 & 2000
    
    
19. GabeIsGone: 4,711 (3DMark06) + 16,809 (Sandra) = 21,520 Total
    $440 @ 48.91 PPD - AMD X2 4400+ (Brisbane Core) @ 2.3Ghz // 7900GS @ 525 & 1550
    
    
20. Chris 2k3 WGP Rocks: 3,737 (3DMark06) + 16,213 (Sandra) = 19,950 Total
    $385 @ 51.82 PPD - AMD X2 4400+ (Brisbane Core) @ 2.3Ghz // 7600GT @ 590 & 1600
    
    
21. zellthemedic: 3,934 (3DMark06) + 15,724 (Sandra) = 19,658 Total
    $415 @ 47.37 PPD - AMD X2 4200+ (Toledo Core) @ 2.2Ghz // 7600GT @ 590 & 1600
    
    
22. AutoMaggot: 3,463 (3DMark06) + 14,386 (Sandra) = 17,849 Total
    $495 @ 36.06 PPD - AMD X2 3800+ (Windsor Core) @ 2.0Ghz // 7600GT @ 590 & 1600
    
    
23. Mustang7302: 4,286 (3DMark06) + 13,116 (Sandra) = 17,402 Total
    $575 @ 30.26 PPD - AMD X2 3600+ (Brisbane Core) @ 1.9Ghz // 7900GS @ 525 & 1550
    
    
24. Dasminkar: 1,559 (3DMark06) + 14,508 (Sandra) = 16,067 Total
    $285 @ 56.38 PPD - AMD X2 4000+ (Brisbane Core) @ 2.1Ghz // 8400GS @ 450 & 1600
    
    
25. M. Clementi: 4,114 (3DMark06) + 8,665 (Sandra) = 12,779 Total
    $750 @ 17.04 PPD - AMD A64 4000+ (San Diego Core) @ 2.4Ghz // 7900GT @ 500 & 1500

[Mustang7302]

Usernames are linked to the corresponding post in this thread for their specs.

PPD = Points Per Dollar

Top Scores @ Overclocked Speeds:

1. Albanach: 13,497 (3DMark06) + 55,376 (Sandra) = 68,873 Total
   $825 @ 83.48 PPD - Intel C2Q Q6600 (Kentsfield Core) @ 3.0Ghz // 8800GT @ 640 & 1900
   
   
2. Treghc: 10,430 (3DMark06) + 52,959 (Sandra) = 63,389 Total
   $953 @ 66.52 PPD - Intel C2Q Q6600 (Kentsfield Core) @ 3.0Ghz // 8800GTS @ 576 & 1700
   
   
3. EGO_FREAK: 12,837 (3DMark06) + 33,868 (Sandra) = 46,705 Total
   $1,852 @ 25.22 PPD - Intel C2D E6600 (Conroe Core) @ 3.7Ghz // 8800GTX @ 655 & 2110
   
   
4. yeahthatsme: 12,102 (3DMark06) + 31,387 (Sandra) = 43,489 Total
   $1,240 @ 35.43 PPD - Intel C2D E6600 (Conroe Core) @ 3.4Ghz // 8800GTX @ 607 & 1986
   
   
5. Firebert: 11,204 (3DMark06) + 32,206 (Sandra) = 43,410 Total
   $908 @ 47.81 PPD - Intel C2D E6750 (Conroe Core) @ 3.2Ghz // 8800GTS @ 635 & 1900
   
   
6. xXIsolatioNXx: 12,137 (3DMark06) + 29,427 (Sandra) = 41,564 Total
   $800 @ 51.96 PPD - Intel C2D E6750 (Conroe Core) @ 3.2Ghz // 8800GTX @ 640 & 2080
   
   
7. Rebel2002.5: 11,862 (3DMark06) + 28,683 (Sandra) = 40,545 Total
   $1,700 @ 23.85 PPD - Intel C2D E6600 (Conroe Core) @ 3.6Ghz // 8800GTX @ 650 & 2000
   
   
8. p8ntplayer777: 9,911 (3DMark06) + 27,529 (Sandra) = 37,440 Total
   $733 @ 51.08 PPD - Intel C2D E6750 (Conroe Core) @ 3.0Ghz // 8800GTS @ 576 & 1700
   
   
9. DaShockMan: 4,968 (3DMark06) + 31,481 (Sandra) = 36,449 Total
   $452 @ 80.64 PPD - Intel C2D E6420 (Conroe Core) @ 3.7Ghz // 8800GTX @ 594 & 1606
   
   
10. itslogz: 6,345 (3DMark06) + 29,341 (Sandra) = 35,686 Total
    $645 @ 55.33 PPD - Intel C2D E6600 (Conroe Core) @ 3.2Ghz // X1950Pro @ 580 & 1400
    
    
11. jcdenton69: 8,565 (3DMark06) + 25,732 (Sandra) = 34,297 Total
    $1,034 @ 33.17 PPD - Intel C2D E6420 (Conroe Core) @ 2.8Ghz // 8800GTS @ 500 & 1600
    
    
12. ddawg23213: 6,245 (3DMark06) + 24,757 (Sandra) = 31,002 Total
    $492 @ 63.01 PPD - Intel C2D E4300 (Allendale Core) @ 2.8Ghz // 8600GTS @ 763 & 2348
    
    
13. boomslang: 2,316 (3DMark06) + 27,944 (Sandra) = 30,260 Total
    $870 @ 34.78 PPD - Intel C2D E6600 (Conroe Core) @ 3.0Ghz // 7600GS @ ??? / ????
    
    
14. IRPancake: 8,845 (3DMark06) + 21,329 (Sandra) = 30,174 Total
    $537 @ 56.19 PPD - AMD X2 4600+ (Windsor Core) @ 2.9Ghz // 2x 7900GS (SLI) @ 581 & 1500
    
    
15. Firebert: 9,048 (3DMark06) + 19,988 (Sandra) = 29,038 Total
    $800 # 36.30 PPD - AMD X2 4200+ (Toledo Core) @ 2.7Ghz // 8800GTS @ 500 & 1600
    
    
16. Mustang7302: 5,259 (3DMark06) + 21,745 (Sandra) = 27,004 Total
    $575 @ 46.96 PPD - AMD X2 3600+ (Brisbane Core) @ 3.0Ghz // 7900GS @ 620 & 1590
    
    
17. Rebel2002.5: 6,309 (3DMark06) + 18,574 (Sandra) = 24,883 Total
    $937 @ 26.56 PPD - AMD X2 4200+ (Manchester Core) @ 2.6Ghz // 7900GT @ 700 & 1800
    
    
18. imguessingurgay: 3,302 (3DMark06) + 15,424 (Sandra) = 18,726 Total
    $520 @ 36.00 PPD - AMD X2 4200+ (Windsor Core) @ 2.5Ghz // 7600GT @ 580 & 1450

[AutoMaggot]

Components:

Processor: Athlon 64 X2 3800+ Windsor, stock clocks
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16819103735

Motherboard: Abit NF-M2 GeForce 6150 mATX
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813127013

Memory: 1GB OCZ Gold PC800 DDR2
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820227123

Video Card: XFX Fatality 7600GT 256 GDDR3 PCI-e x16, stock clocks
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814150182

CPU Cooler: AMD/Coolermaster Quad Heatpipe w/ 80mm fan
http://www.madshrimps.be/?action=getarticle&articID=399

Operating System: Win. XP Professional, SP2

Total: $494.97



Benchmarks:



After updating my Forceware drivers and using an older version of 3DMark06, I captured these results (stock clocks):



Thoughts:

Nice little system. Cheap. Does what I need it to do. Word-processing and minor gaming --> Runs BF2 very well and CS:S/DOD:S flawlessly. Only problem has been with 3DMark06, ironically, as this system has been uber stable and relatively quick.

[imguessingurgay]

Components:

Case: Thermaltake Swing

Mobo: MSI K8N Neo4 SLI-F

CPU: AMD 64 X2 4200+ @ 2.5GHz

Ram: Corsair XMS 1GB(2x512)

Video Card: BFGTech 7600GT

PSU: Xclio GreatPower 600W

OS: Windows XP Pro w/ SP2

Total: ~850

Benchmarks

3dMark06: 3302
SiSoftware Sandra - Processor Arithmetic Results - 15,424 MIPS


Pictures




First picture is from when I had dual 7600GT's.

[Mustang7302]

Alright guys, I have updated this thread with my information. This is a community effort to create a knowledge base; therefore, it is crucial to include all information that is required in your posts to be added to the comparison chart.

Automaggot: please list only the total price of the listed items, add your 3DMark06 score, and post a screen shot of your results (including CPUZ).

imguessingurgay: please list the total price of the listed items, add your Sandra score, post a screen shot of your results (including CPUZ), and limit to only one picture of your system.

[Cmizzle]

Alright, I'll do it.

LITE-ON CD-Drives (Have 2x)

Thermaltake Big Typhoon Heatsink

Antec Case

Western Digital HDD (Have 2x)

Cosair RAM 4x 512 mb (2 GB)

Antec PSU 650 w

Abit KN8 Mobo (Couldn't find it on Newegg)

EVGA 7900 GS Gfx Card (Have 2x)

AMD FX-55 Processor

*Purchased on 11/24/2006 for $1,358.77.*

Old picture. Sorted case up, cords are all nice and neat.

[kmarriner (Banned)]

iMac running Xbench.
1.83Ghz Core Duo
1GB 667 MHz DDR2
OS 10.4.8
ATI Radeon X1600 128MB VRAM

Results	110.82	
	System Info		
		Xbench Version		1.3
		System Version		10.4.8 (8L2127)
		Physical RAM		1024 MB
		Model		iMac4,1
		Drive Type		Maxtor 6L250M0
	CPU Test	71.03	
		GCD Loop	239.44	12.62 Mops/sec
		Floating Point Basic	82.88	1.97 Gflop/sec
		vecLib FFT	41.72	1.38 Gflop/sec
		Floating Point Library	62.11	10.81 Mops/sec
	Thread Test	173.41	
		Computation	154.77	3.14 Mops/sec, 4 threads
		Lock Contention	197.16	8.48 Mlocks/sec, 4 threads
	Memory Test	97.20	
		System	93.72	
			Allocate	96.84	355.64 Kalloc/sec
			Fill	94.59	4599.06 MB/sec
			Copy	89.98	1858.58 MB/sec
		Stream	100.96	
			Copy	87.36	1804.34 MB/sec
			Scale	85.21	1760.46 MB/sec
			Add	122.03	2599.51 MB/sec
			Triad	121.31	2595.15 MB/sec
	Quartz Graphics Test	103.55	
		Line	98.17	6.54 Klines/sec [50% alpha]
		Rectangle	112.41	33.56 Krects/sec [50% alpha]
		Circle	111.94	9.12 Kcircles/sec [50% alpha]
		Bezier	108.65	2.74 Kbeziers/sec [50% alpha]
		Text	90.35	5.65 Kchars/sec
	OpenGL Graphics Test	125.55	
		Spinning Squares	125.55	159.27 frames/sec
	User Interface Test	206.06	
		Elements	206.06	945.71 refresh/sec
	Disk Test	94.72	
		Sequential	116.07	
			Uncached Write	115.51	70.92 MB/sec [4K blocks]
			Uncached Write	107.26	60.69 MB/sec [256K blocks]
			Uncached Read	125.78	36.81 MB/sec [4K blocks]
			Uncached Read	117.24	58.92 MB/sec [256K blocks]
		Random	80.00	
			Uncached Write	46.41	4.91 MB/sec [4K blocks]
			Uncached Write	109.76	35.14 MB/sec [256K blocks]
			Uncached Read	89.33	0.63 MB/sec [4K blocks]
			Uncached Read	122.74	22.77 MB/sec [256K blocks]

This summer I am going to see if I can liquid cool it.

[Mustang7302]

kmarriner, give me an overall score to post.

[mistaht (Banned)]

Originally Posted by Mustang7302

kmarriner, give me an overall score to post.

The overall score for xbench is at the top...110.82

[Mustang7302]

Originally Posted by mistaht

The overall score for xbench is at the top...110.82

Thank you, he's been added.

[imguessingurgay]

For the time being, shouldnt I be on the list...?

[Mustang7302]

imguessingurgay and AutoMaggot have been added to the comparison chart.

[bornestar]

Computer Specs:
$509 - Intel Core 2 Duo E6700 @ 2.67
$209 - Asus P5W DH Deluxe
$306 - Corsair 4GB PC2-6400
$560 - eVGA 8800GTX
$170 - Tt 700 PSU
Microsoft Windows XP Professional
Purchased for ~$2500 in November of 2006?

CPU-ID Validation



Initial Impression/Review:
Pretty fast. No need for overclocking really... To scared to watercool this bea$t and see its true potential.

Benchmark Results at Stock Speeds:
3DMark06 Test Results - 10,708
SiSoftware Sandra - Processor Arithmetic Results - 24,415 MIPS

[Mustang7302]

Do me a favor and keep it to the format like I had posted mine. Makes it easier to pull the information. Also include the cost of the core componets at the time of origional purchase.

[mrr.guy]

Give me and ego freak some time til we get our new mobos and well be the top two =)
8800GTX and >3ghz conroes FTW no doubt.

[EGO_FREAK]

I was just about to post that same thing. not to mention i have ddr21150 ram(yep thats not a typo) coming in with MY evega 680 I

also im going to over clock my vid card..... and flash it

PREPARE TO BE TRAMPLED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[EGO_FREAK]

Originally Posted by bornestar

Computer Specs:
$509 - Intel Core 2 Duo E6700 @ 2.67
$209 - Asus P5W DH Deluxe
$306 - Corsair 4GB PC2-6400
$560 - eVGA 8800GTX
$170 - Tt 700 PSU
Microsoft Windows XP Professional
Purchased for ~$2500 in November of 2006?

CPU-ID Validation



Initial Impression/Review:
Pretty fast. No need for overclocking really... To scared to watercool this bea$t and see its true potential.

Benchmark Results at Stock Speeds:
3DMark06 Test Results - 10,708
SiSoftware Sandra - Processor Arithmetic Results - 24,415 MIPS

**** i have competition.... '

the onyl thing i have over you is my GOD ram and my GOD mobo...also i oc alot.....

THIS THREAD IS SPARTA !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[EGO_FREAK]

yes i know tripple post but are we doing these score in xp or vista?

[Mustang7302]

Doesn't matter... but just make sure you list which OS you ran your benchmarks on.

[boomslang]

Computer Specs:

• Intel Core 2 Duo E6600 (Conroe) @ 3.06GHz
• Asus P5W DH Deluxe Mobo, BIOS 1801
• G. Skill 2 x 1GB F2-6400PHU2-2GBHZ DDR2-800 @ DDR2-850 4-4-4-12
• EVGA 256-P2-N549-TR GeForce 7600GS (Not a gamer!!)
• Scythe Ninja HSF
• Windows Server 2003 32-bit

Purchased for ~$1850 around Summer 2006.



Initial Impression/Review:
At first, I was excited because the build went smoothly and the newly released Core 2 Duo was boggling my mind with it's performance per dollar ratio. This build was meant to be a heavy hitter (without much gaming performance, seeing as I don't game) and had to be very quiet. As time went on, I became slightly less impressed with the overall build. The hard drive cage in my Lian-Li case transferred a bunch of HDD vibration and was quite audible, which obviously upset me seeing as I wanted a quiet machine. The vibration was solved by inserting a thin wad of paper between the metal contacts on the HDD cage. Also, my Fortron Soure PSU was quite loud - it was foolish of me to buy a PSU with an 80mm fan if I wanted a quiet machine. I swapped in a fan with a slower turning rate, and it was once again a quiet computer - I'm willing to risk my PSU health, a few fan RPMs can't hurt that much.

My motherboard is overpriced, gimmicky, and has some BIOS problems. As far as I can tell, when I took a suicide overclocking run, I damaged some part of the BIOS and lost the EZ Update functionality. Now, updating my BIOS is a complicated and little documented matter, and I cannot restore the functionality that I once had. My overclocking ceiling is low, and I don't want to blame my RAM. My mobo has wifi built in, which I used a grand total of once, and it comes with a bundle of other unnecessary features which I didn't initially mind because the board had some great reviews. I have been unable to get a decent install of Linux with this board either because of the now-quirky BIOS or because it contains components that are not that Linux friendly. As such, I run the ugliest yet most feature-filled version of Windows I can find to compensate. I run 24/7 at the overclock listed above, and my CPU usage never drops below 100% due to various and ongoing tasks which need processing time.

No stock clocked benchmarks will be provided. This computer does not shut down unless absolutely necessary.

Benchmark results at overclocked speeds:

3DMark 06 Test results: 2,316
SiSoft Sandra Processor Arithmetic Results: 27,944 MIPS