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NOTE: This is the 3D MARK SE benchmark result of my computer. This is the first test with 32 bits (all default settings). I have installed the lastest drivers for my video card  (version 41.09) and KT400 FIC motherboards (4 in 1 driver 4.45) Importantly, I did NOT overclock anything! I bet my score would be much higher if I tweak the RAM settings, overclock CPU and GPU!
Click on this link to see my score after i overclocked the video card a little My computer 3DMARK2001 SE Score

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COMMENTS about my computers:

• The FIC (First International Computer) AN19C motherboard is supported with VIA KT 400 which is one of the newest chipset in December 2002 and KT 400 chipsets are competitive with NForce2. However, NForce2 shows little increase in performance over KT 400.
  
  
• Beside, AMD AthlonXP 2100+ was just released in March,2002 and it is still on the top ten CPU in December. (AMD is faster than PENTIUM but PENTIUM is more stable than AMD generally)
  
  
• Corsair DDR PC2700 is running at 333Mhz. I got basically 256m; it is not a big amount but may be I would upgrade to 1gb in the future. I heard that DDR 400Mhz are not completely compatible and the performance is not a big boost comparing to 333Mhz but the price was not reasonable at the time I built my PC. So, I Chose Corsair, the most popular RAM company, DDR333Mhz PC 2700. 
  
  
• The best component in my PC is the PNY Geforce 4 TI 4200 with 64mb with 500Mhz memory clockrate and 350Mhz RAMDAC.(typical Geforce 4 TI 4200 64mb has 250mhz RAMDAC only), it outperforms the Geforce 4 TI 4200 with 128mb (444mhz clock rate), more memory doesn't mean faster performance but the matter is the clock rate. For instance, 500mhz clockrate give faster frame rate so the game is smoother. However, some games that require much graphics also need larger amount of graphics memory. 
  
  
• In December,2002 ATI 9700 is considered the fastest GPU, second rank is Geforce 4 TI 4600, third is Geforce 4 TI 4400, fourth is Geforce 4 TI 4200, fifth is Geforce 3 TI 500....
  
  
• No matter how fast your computer is, you also need a hard drive to store data. The more space you have, the more data you can store on your PC. On my own, I chose Western Digital with 120 GB which can stores up to 10 modern games (about 11 GB) +1000 hours (which is equivalent to approximately 14500 songs) of MP3 music files (about 54 GB) and 10 DVD movies (about 47 GB) and the space left is for reserve such as downloads... Fortunately, the drive rotational speed is 7200RPM with 8mb buffer size.
  
  
• For previewing MP3 and playing PC games with high quality, surround, and realistic; CREATIVE SOUND AUDIGY X-GAMER 5.1 soundcard is a good solution supporting 5.1 surround sound system. Additionally, I upgraded my surround sound speakers system to a "CREATIVE INSPIRE 6.1 6600 120Watts". The speakers are so cool! The bass is extremely strong and the trebe is deep. There is absolutely no cracking sound in the mid-frequency. It also works well at high frequency as if an earthquake occurs. It is also compatible with 5.1 sound card with the 5.1-6.1 upmix option. It works even better with 6.1 Audigy2 sound card but it was not available at the time I built my system.
  
  
• Well, a fast PC should go with an LCD. My choice is VIEW SONIC (model: VE510+) 15 inches Flat Panel LCD monitor. Its brightness is very outstanding with 450/1 ratio and high resolution at 1024 X 768 pixels with 75 reflesh rate plus 32 bit colors And the sharpness can be adjusted easily. great! I give it 4.5 out of 5.