Dino PC Dark Reign Review

1. Introduction2. The Dino PC Dark Reign3. Overview & Testing Methodology4. System: PCMark 75. System: 3DMark Vantage6. System: 3DMark 117. System: AllBenchmark Catzilla8. System: Unigine Heaven Benchmark9. System: Unigine Valley Benchmark10. Processor/Memory: SiSoft Sandra11. Processor: Cinebench R11.5 64 bit12. SATA 6Gbps Testing13. Real World: BluRay Playback14. Real World: Media Encoding15. Battlefield 3 (DirectX 11)16. Far Cry 3 (DirectX 11)17. Tomb Raider (DirectX 11)18. Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon19. Thermal Dynamics20. Acoustics Performance21. Power Consumption22. Conclusion23. View All Pages

The tests were performed in a controlled air conditioned room with temperatures maintained at a constant 22c.

Idle temperatures were measured after sitting at the desktop for 30 minutes.Load measurements were acquired by playing Battlefield 3 for 30 minutes and measuring the peak temperature.

All fan settings were left on automatic.

Intel has worked hard to improve their stock coolers and it shows in the idle and load temperatures of the CPU.

We have looked at a number of Gigabyte cards using the Windforce cooler and it continues to deliver fantastic results.

Ambient temperatures in the case are kept down without much effort, courtesy of the 200 mm front in-take fan.

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