Hardware, il paradiso degli appassionati

Hardware, il paradiso degli appassionati

Se siete appassionati di hardware di fascia alta, configurazioni grafiche eccessive e calore equatoriale, vi innamorerete subito delle configurazioni che abbiamo provato.

Abbiamo messo in fila le tre piattaforme desktop più veloci oggigiorno - Intel Core i7 965 Extreme, Core 2 Extreme QX9770 e AMD Phenom X4 9950. Come sapete il Core i7 tramite il chipset X58 supporta CrossFire e SLI. Abbiamo usato una x48 per il CrossFire e il Core 2 Extreme, passando a una scheda madre nForce 790i Ultra per testare lo SLI. La configurazione Phenom X4, basata sul duo AMD 790FX/SB750, supporta solo il CrossFireX. Per ognuna di queste piattaforme abbiamo applicato le seguenti combinazioni grafiche:

X58 (Core i7 Extreme): 1/2/3-way SLI usando una GeForce GTX 280 e 1/2/4-way CrossFireX usando una singola Radeon HD 4870 e due Radeon HD 4870 X2
X48 (Core 2 Extreme): 1/2/4-way CrossFireX usando una singola Radeon HD 4870 e due Radeon HD 4870 X2
790i SLI Ultra (Core 2 Extreme): 1/2/3-way SLI usando una GeForce GTX 280
790FX (Phenom X4): 1/2/4-way CrossFireX usando una singola Radeon HD 4870 e due Radeon HD 4870 X2

Configurazione Hardware
Piattaforma	Core i7 965 Extreme	Core 2 Extreme QX9770	Phenom X4 9950
Chipset	Intel X58	Intel X48/Nvidia nForce 790i SLI Ultra	AMD 790FX/SB750
Motherboard	ASUS Rampage II Extreme/Gigabyte EX58-Extreme	Intel DX48BT2/EVGA nForce 790i SLI Ultra	ASUS M3A79-T Deluxe
Memoria	6 GB DDR3-1333 7-7-7 (triple-channel)	4 GB DDR3-1600 7-7-7 (dual-channel)	4 GB DDR2-1066 5-5-5 (dual-channel)
Storage	Intel SSDSA2MH080G1GN 80 GB SSD	Intel SSDSA2MH080G1GN 80 GB SSD	Intel SSDSA2MH080G1GN 80 GB SSD
Lettore ottico	Lite-On DH-4O1S BD-ROM	Lite-On DH-4O1S BD-ROM	Lite-On DH-4O1S BD-ROM
Alimentatore	Cooler Master UCP 1100W	Cooler Master UCP 1100W	Cooler Master UCP 1100W

Configurazione Software
Piattaforma	Core i7 965 Extreme	Core 2 Extreme QX9770	Phenom X4 9950
Sistema operativo	Windows Vista x64 with Service Pack 1	Windows Vista x64 with Service Pack 1	Windows Vista x64 with Service Pack 1
Driver grafica	AMD: 8.551 / Nvidia: GeForce 180.43	AMD: 8.551 / Nvidia: GeForce 180.43	AMD: 8.541
Driver piattaforma	Intel: 9.1.0 Build 1005	Intel: 8.3.1 / Nvidia: nForce 15.23	AMD: Catalyst 8.10

Configurazione benchmark
Benchmark	Configurazione
World in Conflict	Very High Quality Settings, No AA / No AF, vsync off, 1920x1200 / 2560x1600, Patch 1009, DirectX 10
	Very High Quality Settings, 4x AA / 16x AF, vsync off, 1920x1200 / 2560x1600, Patch 1009, DirectX 10
Supreme Commander: Forged Alliance	High Quality Settings, No AA / No AF, vsync off, 1920x1200 / 2560x1600, Patch 1.5.3599, DirectX 9, Fraps 2.9.4
	High Quality Settings, 8x AA / No AF, vsync off, 1920x1200 / 2560x1600, Patch 1.5.3599, DirectX 9, Fraps 2.9.4
Crysis	Very High Quality Settings, No AA / No AF, vsync off, 1900x1200 / 2560x1600, Patch 1.2.1, DirectX 10, 64-bit Executable
	Very High Quality Settings, 8x AA / No AF, vsync off, 1900x1200 / 2560x1600, Patch 1.2.1, DirectX 10, 64-bit Executable
Crysis: Warhead	Enthusiast Quality Settings, No AA / No AF, vsync off, 1920x1200 / 2560x1600, DirectX 10, Steam Version
	Enthusiast Quality Settings, 8x AA / No AF, vsync off, 1920x1200 / 2560x1600, DirectX 10, Steam Version
Company of Heroes	High Quality Settings, No AA / No AF, vsync off, 1920x1200 / 2560x1600, DirectX 10, Steam Version
	High Quality Settings, 8x AA / No AF, vsync off, 1920x1200 / 2560x1600, DirectX 10, Steam Version
Unreal Tournament 3	5/5 Quality Settings, No AA / No AF, vsync off, 1920x1200 / 2560x1600, DirectX 10, Patch 1.2
	5/5 Quality Settings, 8x AA / 16x AF, vsync off, 1920x1200 / 2560x1600, DirectX 10, Patch 1.2
Far Cry 2	Very High Quality Settings, No AA / No AF, vsync off, 1920x1600 / 2560x1600, DirectX 10, Steam Version
	Very High Quality Settings, 8x AA / No AF, vsync off, 1920x1600 / 2560x1600, DirectX 10, Steam Version
3DMark Vantage	Performance Default