So here it is, the fastest PC gaming combo one can ever hope for — Intel’s 6-core processor the Core i7 Extreme 980X @ 3.33GHz paired with an ATI Radeon HD 5970 (as provided by Intel Philippines).
Here’s the basic specs of the rig:
Intel Core i7 Extreme 980X 3.33GHz
ATI Radeon HD 5970 1GB DDR5 RAM
6GB DDR3 RAM
Thermaltake Element V case
The Core i7 Extreme 980X is, by far, the fastest consumer-grade CPU Intel has released. It’s got 6 cores running at 3.33GHz each and has 2 threads for each core effectively working at 12 threads in total.
This model is more like for bragging rights and the really, really hard-core Intel fanboys so expect the price of the chip along to be somewhere in the Php50,000 range.
We got the CPUZ and the GPUZ of the CPU and the video card that came with the rig. The card is running on ATI crossfire so it’s running on 2 GPUs. The video cards could be priced at around Php25k Php29k each so that’s another fifty-k on the total price tag.
Here’s the summary of the PassMark Performance Test benchmarks:
CPU Mark: 10,222.4
2D Graphics Mark: 477.8
Memory Mark: 1,936.2
Disk Mark: 1,079.1
3D Graphics Mark: 2,640.1
PassMark Rating: 2,560.7
The CPU Mark alone is very high at 10k (compared to the Phenom II X6 which is only at around 5k). The 6GB triple-channel RAM also got very good Memory Mark scores.
With Windows Experience Index, the whole rig got a Base Score of 7.5 (highest I’ve seen so far) — the CPU got an all-time high of 7.8. The 7.5 from storage is also high which might indicate it’s running on SSD (have to double check when I get back to Manila — it’s actually an 80GB Intel SSD).
All-in-all, expect to blow some 200k in cold hard cash for this rig.
Update: Here’s the screenshot from Speccy:
The fastest PC gaming combo one can ever hope for : a 6-core Intel Core i7 Extreme 980X 3.33GHz: http://www.yugatech.com/blog/pc-gaming/t…
Twitter: ikosci
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i need this
i cant play bejeweled blitz smoothly with my current rig 
Drool. Pwedeng pwede pang-mafia wars! or better yet… bejeweled blitz!
how much cost nito
5870 cost less than 20K each. This rig is fast but definitely not the fastest one can hope for.
Twitter: jeliace
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pwd na e2ng pantapat sa apple mac pro !
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Twitter: Teknisyan
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Wow.. this is one hell of a rig… if you compare this to a macbook pro, the price is atleast 50% lower than the i7 config of macbook pro. I wonder if this rig can be compared to the Dell Precision M4500, which claims to be the “World’s Most Powerful 15.6-inch Mobile Workstation”
http://teknisyan.blogspot.com/2010/03/dell-precision-m4500-worlds-most.html
@vidar – you have an idea of a faster CPU?
Twitter: jpcaparas
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As per specs, it’s actually not the fastest, because ATI’s 5970 outdoes the 5870 by a huge margin.
But as per performance, man, I can run HAWX on six monitors (via ATI’s Eyefinity) with a Crossfire-dual 5870 setup. Sweet!
@Abe, to get really comprehensive CPU comparison tables, you can Google “AnandTech Bench”.
Twitter: jpcaparas
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Oh, another plus why ATI is still kissing Nvidia’s behind is because the latter has the acclaimed Physx engine.
@Teknisyan
Apples and oranges… but that’s not the real reason you’re posting that link ayt?
sir magandang gabi po
mr yuga correction lang po 5970 po yung ginamit na videocard and it costs 29k sa tipidpc.com a 5870 only costs 17k brandnew.
also sir nakikita sa gpuz na 5900 series siya
yun lang po thanks
galit na galit i2 a?
@bryanfer – thanks for the correction! I got the GPUZ of this one and the other rig mixed up.
I was referring to the graphics card. Didn’t notice that it is equipped with 5970 until bryanfer corrected it. That definitely makes it fastest gaming rig one can hope for.
Abe,
What’s the motherboard on this rig ?
Ham
I’m sure an Alienware rig can beat this one.
But the price tag, dang! I’d buy a Nikon D700 instead.
Kulang na lang water-cooling and overclocked CPU, GPU, and memory. PURE WIN na ‘to.
Alienware cannot beat the rig price-to-performance ratio wise. You pay a premium over Alienware. It’s a different thing when you assemble the parts yourself.
I agree. A clone is much better than Alienware in terms of price:performance. It’s just a brand for a pre-built PC.
wow! just wow hehe
Twitter: jeliace
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I wonder how much this rig would cost. haha
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more than a price of a brand new motorcycle???
Dream… dream… dream… All I have to do is dream… He he he!
How about showing us the spec’s summary using Speccy.
http://www.piriform.com/speccy
Twitter: jpcaparas
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Abe,
How about doing a review with a GTX-480-powered rig?