System Performance
For our benchmarks, I tested the Digital Storm Twister Extreme against two different testing configurations. For our gaming tests, we used our 3-Way SLI test configuration from our first article on the technology that differs in the fact that it uses a dual-core processor rather than a quad-core CPU. For our general system performance tests the DS system is going up against our standard CPU testing configuration from our recent AMD Phenom and Intel QX9770 reviews.Testing Configuration
Digital Storm Test System Setup |
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CPU |
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Motherboards |
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Memory |
Corsair TWIN2X2048-8500C4 |
Hard Drive |
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Sound Card |
On-board
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Video Card |
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Video Drivers |
NVIDIA Forceware 169.18 Beta
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Power Supply | PC Power and Cooling 1000 watt |
DirectX Version |
DX10
/ DX9c
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Operating System |
Windows Vista Ultimate 32-bit |
3-Way SLI Test System Setup |
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CPU |
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Motherboards |
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Memory |
Corsair TWIN2X2048-8500C4 |
Hard Drive |
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Sound Card |
Sound Blaster Audigy 2 Value |
Video Card |
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Video Drivers |
NVIDIA Forceware 169.18 Beta
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Power Supply | PC Power and Cooling 1000 watt |
DirectX Version |
DX10
/ DX9c
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Operating System |
Windows Vista Ultimate 64-bit |
Intel CPU System Setup |
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CPU |
QX9770 – 3.2 GHz / 1600 FSB
QX9650 – 3.0 GHz / 1333 FSB QX6850 – 3.0 GHz / 1333 FSB Q9450 – 2.66 GHz / 1333 FSB |
Motherboards |
Asus P5E3 Deluxe
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Memory |
2GB Corsair DDR3-1066
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Hard Drive |
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Sound Card |
Sound Blaster Audigy 2 Value |
Video Card |
NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GTX
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Video Drivers |
NVIDIA Forceware 169.18 Beta
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Power Supply | PC Power and Cooling 1000 watt |
DirectX Version |
DX10
/ DX9c
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Operating System |
Windows Vista Ultimate 64-bit |
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