Core i7 870 Benchmarks, Tests

[r_manic]

Hey guys,

Intel just sent in a Core i7 870 desktop to review. Quick specs:

■Core i7 870 2.93GHz
■Intel DP55KG
■GTX 285 (1024MB, GDDR3)
■2048 MB RAM, DDR3 Dual-Channel (666.7MHz, 9-9-9-24, HEXON)
■ST3320613AS Barracuda 7200.11 SATA 3Gb/s 320-GB
■Thermalright MUX 120 CPU cooler
■Gigabyte GZ-X9 Case
■Windows Vista Ultimate 32-bit (WEI is 5.9 across the board)

Here's the CPU-Z validator page: http://valid.canardpc.com/show_oc.php?id=741020

Pics of the innards:

Anyways, I have only Fallout 3, Half-Life 2, and Left 4 Dead to test gaming performance. Now I'm downloading 3DMark06 and I plan to run it later. This is honestly my first time to put a machine through its paces, so I'll follow what the labs usually do. I'm just wondering:

■What you want to see tested on this machine.
■How I should go about OCing this thing. There's a humongous Thermalright MUX 120 cooler slapped on, so I think we've got some leeway here.

 

[r_manic]

So far got 3DMark06 to run, can't seem to upload the results for validation though. Here's a screenshot:

18543 3DMarks
SM2.0 Score: 7475
HDR/SM3.0 Score: 8498
CPU Score: 5283