Intel P45: The New Chipset Lacks Progress
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Patrick Schmid and Achim Roos
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| CPU | Intel Core 2 Extreme QX9770 @ 3.0 GHz |
| Intel P45 | Asus P5Q-E, Rev.1.01G |
| Intel P45, BIOS: 0605 | |
| Intel P35 | Gigabyte EP35C-DS3R, Rev. 1.0 |
| Intel P35, BIOS: F3e | |
| Intel P45 | Gigabyte EP45-DQ6, Rev. 1.0 |
| Intel P45, BIOS: F2h | |
| Intel X38 | Gigabyte X38-DQ6, Rev. 1.0 |
| Intel X38, BIOS: F7 | |
| Intel X48 | Gigabyte X48T-DQ6, Rev. 1.0 |
| Intel X48, BIOS: F4 | |
| DDR2 Memory | 2x 1GB DDR2-800 Corsair CM2X1024-10000C5D |
| DDR3 Memory | 2x 1GB DDR3-1333 Crucial/Micron |
| HDD | Western Digital WD5000AAKS, 500 GB |
| 7,200 RPM, SATA 3 Gb/s, 16 MB cache | |
| DVD-ROM | Samsung SH-D163A, SATA 1.5 Gb/s |
| Graphics Card | Gigabyte Radeon HD 3850 GV-RX385512H |
| GPU: 670 MHz | |
| Memory: 512 MB DDR3 (830 MHz, 256 Bit) | |
| Power Supply | Coolermaster, ATX 2.3, 850 Watt |
| System Software & Drivers | |
| Operating System: | Windows Vista Enterprise Version 6.0 (Build 6000) |
| DirectX 10: | DirectX 10 (Vista default) |
| DirectX 9: | Version: April 2007 |
| Graphics Drivers: | ATI Radeon 7.12 |
| Intel Chipset Drivers: | Version: 9.0.0.1007 |
| Intel Storage Drivers: | Matrix Storage Manager 8.0.0.1039 |
| Nvidia Chipset Drivers: | nForce drivers 9.64 |
| Java: | Java Runtime Environment 6.0 Update 1 |
Processor: Core 2 Extreme QX9770
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