System Builder Marathon, Dec. 2011: $2400 Performance PC

12:00 AM - December 19, 2011 by Thomas Soderstrom Table of contents 1. A Bigger Budget For A Better PC 2. Motherboard, CPU, And RAM 3. Graphics, Case, And Power 4. SSD, Hard Drive, And Optical Drive 5. The Build 6. Overclocking 7. Test Settings 8. Benchmark Results: 3DMark And PCMark 9. Benchmark Results: SiSoftware Sandra 10. Benchmark Results: Crysis And F1 2010 11. Benchmark Results: Just Cause 2 And Metro 2033 12. Benchmark Results: Audio And Video Encoding 13. Benchmark Results: Productivity 14. Power, Heat, And Efficiency 15. Are Liquid-Cooled Graphics Cards Worth The Extra Expense?

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