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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

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