Update on the New Desktop Setup

Benchmarks

This is the desktop, assembled, without the enhanced airflow in the rear and with no overclocking yet.

Windows Experience Score (out of 7.9)

• Processor: 7.8
• Memory (RAM): 7.8
• Graphics: 7.7
• Gaming Graphics: 7.7
• Hard Drive: 6.0 (I think the SSD caching hasn’t fully kicked in yet)

PCMark 7 Score: low 4,000 (~4,100? Forgot the actual number)

Standard Temperature: ~89F (hottest of the 5 temp sensors)

Gaming Temp: ~93F (tested with Call of Duty: Black Ops)

Next Steps

• The “overclockening” – when I feel like it. It runs smooth like butter now and I have no reason to push it (this is going to be part server, after all)
• Increasing the air flow
• Ensuring everything is backed up (Backblaze is chugging along now)
• Moving media/content from External HDD onto Desktop
• Erasing External HDD
• Configuring Windows System backup on HDD
• Virtualization, and tons of it. Setting up a bunch of systems (more posts on why later)

Also, a Big Thank You

Thanks to John Herron, a former co-worker and excellent techie, I also now have a 20” LCD monitor. The kindness of nerds astounds.

Any ideas for other benchmarks? Let me know!