We chose two different setups based on different technologies
available in the market to form the ultimate gaming rigs. We
paired an AMD Athlon 64 FX-55 processor together with ATI Radeon
X850 XT graphics card to form the first system, while we chose
to use Intel's Pentium Extreme Edition processor with a pair
of NVIDIA's GeForce 6800 Ultra graphics cards in SLI mode for
the second system. Both of these extreme systems were then tortured
in our gaming benchmarks as well as overclocking sessions to
see how well they stacked up.
A few weeks ago, we invited our readers to guess what PC components
were used as the Editor's Choice Gaming Rig. The contest was
a huge success with many correct entries submitted but we can
only reward one lucky winner who would walk away with an Archos
SV320 Portable Video Player. Without further ado, let us reveal
the answers for the first system based on the AMD processor
and ATI Radeon graphics card setup.
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