Test Rig and Procedures
Our Test Rig
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Intel LGA1150 Test System |
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CPU |
Intel i7-5960X CPU |
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Cooling |
Noctua NH-U12S for cooling Noctua NT-H1 Thermal Paste |
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Memory |
Corsair Vengeance LPX 2666MHz DDR4 4x4GB |
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Storage |
OCZ Vector 150 120GB SSD Western Digital Velociraptor 600GB HDD (for steam) |
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Video Card |
Nvidia GTX 780 |
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Power Supply |
Thermaltake Grand 850W PSU |
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Case |
Dimastech Test Bench |
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OS |
Windows 7 Pro 64-bit |
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Our Testing Procedures
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Motherboard Testing |
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Passmark Performance Test 8.0 |
Overall PCMark score |
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PCMark 8 |
We use the Home Accelerated benchmark and track the overall score |
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3DMark |
We run the 2013 Fire Strike test on the performance setting |
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In Game Tests |
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Bioshock Infinite |
Using the Adrenaline Action Benchmark Tool, we run Bioshock Infinite on the “Xtreme” quality setting. |
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Tomb Raider |
Using the Adrenaline Action Benchmark Tool, we run Tomb Raider on the “Xtreme” quality setting. |
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Hitman: Absolution |
Using the Adrenaline Action Benchmark Tool, we run Hitman: Absolution on the “Xtreme” quality setting. |
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Sleeping Dogs |
Using the Adrenaline Action Benchmark Tool, we run Sleeping Dogs on the “Xtreme” quality setting. |
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Subsystem Testing |
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Crystal Disk Mark |
We use this benchmark for USB 3.0 and SATA speed tests. Testing is done with Crystal Disc Mark with a Corsair Force GT 60 Gb. USB 3.0 testing is hooked up through a Thermaltake BlackX with USB 3.0 support |
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Passmark |
Passmark Advanced network test |
