AVA Direct Custom GT3 SFF Gaming System Review
We tested the AVA Direct GT3, exactly as it came configured, against similarly priced pre-built systems.Specifically, we tested against a Dell system, one from iBuyPower, and another from Velocity Micro.
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System 1: AVA Direct Custom GT3 Intel Core i7 920 (2.66GHz) ASUS P6T X58 3-way SLI/quad GPU CrossFire motherboard 6GB Kingston DDR3-1333 (3 x 2048) ATI Radeon HD 4850 500GB Western Digital Caviar Black HDD Windows Vista Home Premium x64 |
System 2: Dell XPS 625 Phenom II Gaming System AMD Phenom II X4 940 (3.0 GHz) AMD 790FX Custom Motherboard 4GB DDR2-800 (2 x 2048) ATI Radeon HD 4850 150GB Western Digital Velociraptor (10,000RPM) Windows Vista Home Premium X64 |
System 3: iBuyPower Gamer Paladin F970 Intel Core i7 965 (3.2GHz) Asus P6T Deluxe V2 Intel X58 Chipset Motherboard 12GB Corsair DDR3-1333 (2GB x 6) NVIDIA GeForce GTX 295 128GB 2.5-inch SATA MLC SSD 1TB Serial-ATA-II 7200rpm Windows Vista Ultimate 64-bit |
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AVA Direct GT3 CPU & Memory Configurations As Reported By CPU-Z
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Our first tests were conducted by simply running SiSoftware's SANDRA 2009. We ran a handful of the suite's built-in benchmarks and came up with the following results:
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Clearly, the AVA Direct GT3 is performing where it should be considering its hardware configuration, but is it enough for gaming on the go? Let's go deeper with a vigorous round of benchmarking and see if the GT3 offers everything you'll need for your next LAN fest.
