08.26.08 - 01:09am
PCMark 2005 might be an older test but it sure is fun to run. In short, PCMark runs a suite of tests that attempts to simulate the loads the average computer undergoes and quantifies the experience with a set number of PCMarks. PCM05 is heavily input/output dependent with the RAM and hard drive drastically affecting [...]
06.30.08 - 08:38am
I apologize for the lapse in posting for the last week, I had been preparing and then benching at the regional qualifier for Gigabyte in Los Angeles. I flew out of Atlanta on Friday morning and I just landed 2 hours ago, safe and sound in Atlanta. Here’s a quick breakdown of the competition, I [...]
05.11.08 - 11:18pm
At 4:15am today my QX9650 died. I purchased this chip on January 17th, 2008 and it lasted a little under 4 months under my control. During it’s lifetime though it brought me many good moments and really propelled my overclocking career forward, revealing new doors and opening old doors. Unfortunately, last night while benching 3DMark [...]
04.14.08 - 01:26am
I’ve been so busy the last few days that I forgot to post these results. On Friday I took a few hours out of my day to do some dry ice benching with my current bench setup and I took a few world records for my video card. The records that I snagged aren’t something [...]
04.01.08 - 03:30pm
When benching there are two things you can adjust, voltages and temperatures. Increasing voltages will work to an extent but you will typically hit a wall at some point after which only dropping the temperatures will increase the frequency you can run your components at. Northbridges on Intel motherboards are very finicky chips, they will [...]
03.18.08 - 11:06am
I’ve got a treat for you guys today. This review will be one of my most complete reviews ever. On the table I’ve got Gigabyte’s flagship motherboard, the EX38-DQ6. Gigabyte is one of the major motherboard vendors and for Intel’s Core 2 processors they have a motherboard covering every price-point from $50 to $300. The [...]
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