Current DigitalDingus PC Systems

DigitalDingus uses a few computer systems for testing software applications. Currently, there are two which are active, and one has been retired. This page was created to give readers a general idea from where to benchmark and/or pair their own computer system with a DigitalDingus system, for proper comparison.

DigitalDingus PC System #1

The following system I had since 2000. It's an older bugger, but was very reliable and I can't believe it's lasted 14 years! I eventually had to retire this as the system could not accomodate current software demands. The Abit VP6 was an amazing motherboard:

• Abit VP6 motherboard
• Dual Pentium 3 1GHz processors (overlocked to 1.07GHz)
• (3) KingMax PC150 256MB RAM modules
• Maxtor 120GB hard drive
• Western Digital 120GB hard drive
• Hitachi Deskstar 200GB hard drive
• GeForce FX 5900XT (AGP)
• nVidia ForceWare Version 81.98
• DirectX Version 9.0c
• Microsoft XP Pro SP2

Status: Retired

DigitalDingus PC System #2

The following system was used from June 2006 to 2008. A rather short lifespan. At the time I started building this system, dual-core was just gaining momentum and I was a little hesitant. In the end, I stuck with a dual 604 Irwindale 3.6GHz system, running on an Iwill workstation/server motherboard. Let's take a look at these components:

• Iwill DN800-SLI motherboard
• Dual Xeon 3.6GHz processors (each overlocked to ~4.1GHz)
• (2) Kingston Value 1GB 240-Pin DDR2-400 (PC2 3200) ECC Registered
  (model: KVR400D2S4R3/1G)
• (3) Western Digital Caviar SE16 250GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s
  (model: WD2500KS)
• XFX PV-T71J-YPE7 GeForce 7950GT ExTreme (570 MHz) 512MB DDR3 PCI-Express Video Card w/HDCP
• nVidia ForceWare Version 93.71
• DirectX Version 9.0c
• Microsoft XP Pro SP2

Please note this PC system has been retired as of May 20th, 2008. The Xeon processors were running way too hot, and this was normal for this type of processor. Cooling requirements were just impractical.

Status: Retired

DigitalDingus PC System #3

As of July 30, 2015, the following system is currently active. Let's take a look at these components:

• DFI LP LT X48-T2R LGA 775 Intel X48 ATX motherboard
• Intel Core 2 Quad Q9450 Yorkfield 2.66GHz 12MB L2 Cache LGA 775 95W Quad-Core processor
• Samsung 830 Series 64GB SSD (MZ-7PC064) (added November 19, 2012)
• Samsung 840 Pro Series 120GB SSD
• (2) OCZ OCZ2T800C44GK DDR2 PC2-6400 Titanium 4GB Edition Dual Channel Kit (x2) (8GB Memory total)
  (model: OCZ2T800C44GK)
• (1) Western Digital Caviar SE16 250GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s
  (model: WD2500KS)
• (1) Western Digital Caviar SE WD1200JB 120GB 7200 RPM 8MB Cache IDE Ultra ATA100
  (model: WD1200JB)
• XFX RADEON HD 6970 2GB 880MHz / 1375MHz
• PNY VCGGTX9704XPB GeForce GTX 970 4GB 256-Bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0
• nVidia 353.30 Drivers
• DirectX Version 11.0
• Microsoft Windows 7 Ultimate SP 1 (updates current)

Status: Active

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