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Testing & Benchmarking
Our test configuration consisted of the
following:
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Motherboard |
Epox
8K3A |
| CPU |
AMD
2000+ XP (unlocked) |
| Memory |
Cosair
XMS3200-C2 (256MB Module) |
| HDD |
WD
200B (20G x 7200RPM) |
| Video
Card |
Generic GForce2 |
| PSU |
Antec
True 550W |
| OS |
XP
Professional SP1 |
The air cooled tests were conducted using a
generic heat sink combined with a Delta 60mm fan.
The water cooled portion of the tests included the MCW5000-A, working in
conjunction with a modified Lytron Modular Cooling System (MCS) model
10G03M01.
Here are some pictures of the Lytron MCS . We will be reviewing this unit in
an upcoming article.
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Motherboard Monitor 5 and CPU-Z are the 2
programs we used to gather relevant system information. For benchmarking
purposes, Sandra 2003 and PCMark 2002 were used.
Our test methodology consisted of gathering system data and benchmark results
at:
1. Default settings using air cooling.
2. Maximum achieved overclock using air cooling.
3. Maximum achieved overclock using the MCW 5000-A water block.
After gathering the required data, we will
perform comparative analysis.
Test note 1: Ambient temperatures was maintained at 25 degrees for all tests.
Test note 2: All tests and benchmarks were performed after stressing the test
configuration for 30 minutes using Sandra's "Burn in Wizard".
Test note 3: Memory settings were a constant 2-3-3-6 for all tests.
Our test results at default settings were as follows:
System information
System information using MBM5
Sandra Benchmarks
PCMark Results
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