Test Rig

THE HARDWARE

►  Intel i7-920 2.66GHz processor (4 cores, dual threaded)

►  12GB Corsair 1333MHz, 240-pin DDDR3 memory

►  ASUS Rampage II Gene X58 micro-ATX motherboard

►  nVidia GTX260 896MB 2xDVI video card

►  2x750GB Western Digital Caviar Black SATA drives

►  Sony 24x DVD/CD R/W

►  Sony DVD/CD RO

►  OCZ ModXStream 700W power supply

►  Thermaltake Element S case with 4 fans (7 fans in case)

THE CORE SOFTWARE

►  Windows 7 Professional (OEM)

►  FireFox 3.6 rc2

►  Avast Professional 4.8 antivirus with the occasional, devastating ‘false positives.’

►  System Mechanic 9.5.5 with regular, very annoying hangs!

►  Microsoft Office 2007

►  Microsoft SharePoint Designer 2007

►  Paint.NET

►  Adobe Acrobat Professional 9.3