"Steve" <> wrote in message
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> Hi,
>
> What benchmarking utilities would give me a good overview of my computers
> performance level and alert me to sub-par operation for the given hardware
> configuration?
This site will evaluate the entire computer for performance and possible
problems:
www.pcpitstop.com (Click on Full Test) You have to register.
A program called SiSoft Sandra has several benchmarks included. It's
freeware. You can get a free copy here:
http://tinyurl.com/8spl
3DMark2001 and 3DMark2003 will evaluate your computers graphic and subsystem
capability.
www.futuremark.com These are huge files so you may not want to
download them with a 56k connection.
Once you have run the tests you can upload your results and compare them to
others with similar systems.
Too_Much_Coffee ®
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>
> My system is as follows:
>
> Pentium 4 Processor at 2.8GHz with 800MHz front side bus
> 1 GB DDR 400MHz SDRAM (2 DIMMs)
> 128MB DDR ATI Radeon 9800 with TV-Out Video Card
> 16X DVD-ROM
> 200 GB EIDE Hard Drive (WD2000JB)
> 48X CD-RW Drive
> 56Kbps Data/Fax Modem
> Sound Blaster Live! Digital Sound Card
>
> Thanks for the help.