Test Rig & Configuration

It is time to move into some more cool stuff which is linked to the use and performance of these Ballistix Tracer memory modules. At MVKTech we have one hell of an overclocking beast build around the ASUS P4P800 Deluxe. This is actually one of the best proofed systems with excellent support for DDR memory. So check out the specifications of our test rig that will feature these damn nice ram sticks.

• Intel Pentium 4 (Prescott) 3.0GHz CPU
• ASUS P4P800 Deluxe Mainboard
• Crucial Ballistix Tracer 2x 512MB Dual Channel Memory
• PNY Verto 6800 GT (NV40) 256MB AGP
• 1x Maxtor Diamond Max 9 200GB IDE HDD (UDMA133)
• Plextor PX-130A DVD-ROM Drive
• Hiper Type-R HPU-4B580 (580W) Power Supply
• Cooler Master ATC-200C Case

The ASUS mainboard is based around the Intel 865PE chipset that supports officially an FSB of 800/533/400MHz. Of course ASUS is known to be a leader when it comes in overclocking and supporting more extra features out of the box. We will power the i865PE chipset with the Crucial Ballistix Tracer DDR500 memory sticks. These 184-pin DDR500 modules will run at amazing speeds in any platform you are computing with.

Here you go the sweet black Ballistix Tracer DDR500 dual channel kit installed and ready to kick some benchmarks. The ram sticks just shine in our test rig and do fit nicely with the color scheme or our system. I truly like the look and feel of the Ballistix Tracer PC-4000 kit and have only good words for it and high hopes on the performance.

Looking from another angle these ram sticks just look awesome and very neat. With the all the power cables it's hard to get a good angle on the ram, but I think you get the picture by now. Both sticks have a mirrored shading, so we can see some components reflection on it.

Yeah you always have to save the best for last... And this is really what I have been looking for, what a view! Those LED's on the Ballistix Tracer modules are just incredible. They give off a blueish glow at the bottom, which spreads throughout the case and on top you have the red and green LED's that will change according to the mood of the ram. Well I am sold, bring on some more!

CPU-Z 1.33.1

Like usual we will fire up the general purpose freeware applications we enjoy using and CPU-Z is one of them. First off this is how we configured the system. We started out with a completely default system running at a HTT of 200MHz. Totally default voltage, with memory timing's set to automatic in the system BIOS. Let's pull some stats and see what we got...

When our system has started we load up CPU-Z and get the following detailed information. The initial screen will take us through the processor details of our system. Our central processing unit is an Intel P4 (Prescott) Socket 478 which is running at 3.0GHz featuring 1024KB cache. Now that we have those details lets do a default test and see what we get...