Custom Made for Gaming High End Z68 - GIGABYTE G1.Sinper2 Complete Review

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CrystalMark 2004R3 => 381995


CINEBENCH R11.5
CPU => 8.80 pts
CPU(Single Core) => 1.83 pts


PCMark Vantage => 24328


The CPU voltage will be various as different CPU quality.
Actually, if the cooling is good, 2600K no need to add too much voltage from 1.245V to 4.5GHz.

The above test is setting as 1.250V. It can pass most benchmark software and burning test stabile.
Sandy Bridge as Intel 2nd generation Core I structure. The CPU single thread performance is excellent.
4.5GHz clock to test all benchmark, the score and performance are very good.
Also, OC to 4.5GHz is a stage. You have to control voltage and temperature well.

DDR3 Test
ADIA64 Memory Read - 22282 MB/s
Sandra Memory Bandwidth - 24726 MB/s
MaXXMEM Memory-Copy - 24863 MB/s


Sandy Bridge DDR3 bandwidth improves a lot. It’s even same as LGA 1366 3-channel.
If DDR3 quality is good enough, even CPU clock is the same, you still can run at 2133.
Using CORSAIR DOMINATOR-GT to test 1866 CL6, the bandwidth and performance are very good.

Temperature Test (Room Temperature 28℃)
Enter to OS Desktop - 33~38


CPU Full Speed - 56~64
Intel Burn Test v2.4，Stress Level Maximum


The temperature result is good. It owes to H80 water cooling system as well.
2600K OC to 4.5GHz won’t be a problem if you use mid-high end coolers.
This is also 32nm advantage. I am looking forward to Panther Point next year.

Power Consumption Test
Enter to OS Desktop - 100W


OCCT Power Supply Mode - 410W


For 2600K OC to 4.5GHz add GTX 560 Ti, the power consumption is very low.
For full speed, CPU full speed is around 200W and above test OCCT CPU and VGA is 410W.
This value just needs 550W PSU for whole system.

GIGABYTE hasn’t implemented UEFI interface, but it provides alternative solution called Touch BIOS software.
Users can adjust BIOS items in OS and also support touchscreen LCD.
This software also integrates many GIGABYTE features. It also provide multilingual interface. The screen shot is Traditional Chinese.


BIOS is not UEFI design, but it means user can use BIOS interface in OS?
When I see items called "Miscellaneous Settings", I can imagine how rich the settings are...

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DDR3 Test
ADIA64 Memory Read - 24923 MB/s
Sandra Memory Bandwidth - 27863 MB/s
MaXXMEM Memory-Copy - 27807 MB/s


Z68 set DDR3 clock at 2133, the ADIA64 and MaXXMEM performance is over X58 DDR3 2000.
But, Z68 Sandra benchmark is lower than X58. After Sandy Bridge enhance the memory controller, the performance can compete with 3-channel.
If you want to OC LGA 1155 DDR3 to 2200~2300, you have to pull CPU clock to over 100MHz first.

Temperature Test (Room Temperature 28℃)
Enter to OS Desktop - 36~42


CPU Full Speed - 70~80
Intel Burn Test v2.4，Stress Level Maximum


Enter to OS desktop, the temperature is not big difference. 5GHz full speed max temperature is 80 which is also acceptable.
There are 2 issues in OC, one is CPU voltage too low and the other is temperature rise due to CPU voltage too high.
It takes your time to fine tune the best CPU voltage during OC.
Using CORSAIR H80 water cooling system, the temperature is good. If it’s winter, the CPU temperature will be even lower.

Power Supply is Thermaltake high end product, Toughpower Grand Series.
Toughpower Grand Series is 80Plus Golf Certificate which is excellent performance for power saving.
TPG-1200M is highest watt version in Toughpower Grand Series. Of course, all spec is the highest.


My first impression is the shell design which is curve design.
It’s dual 12V to support 40A and 85A. The max power output is 1200W.

14” dual ball baring flower shape fan is also special. The acoustic is very quiet.


Modulized design is the must for high end Power Supply.
It’s all Japanese made electrolytic and solid caps. The official warranty is 7 years.
You can be more confident with Thermaltake.


Power Consumption Test
Enter to OS Desktop - 116W


OCCT POWER SUPPLY Mode - 468W


CPU voltage pull to 1.4V when OC to 5GHz, the power consumption only increase 16W when enter to OS desktop.
Full speed is only 58W higher which is acceptable range.
2600K OC 5GHz can be run stable in safe temperature range.

Some users think bigger watt Power Supply will consume more power. It’s not a right idea.
Like the same test configuration, if I use 450W PSU, the power consumption will be 14W higher.
1200W means max output watt. The power consumption level is decided by 80Plus grades.
It’s like a big pipe. The water flow amount is decided by tap. 1200W doesn’t mean it always work under max power output condition.
Higher watt Power Supply is mainly for upgradability.
My friend used 550W in the beginning and he upgraded to 750W when he started to use SLi.
Recently, he upgraded to 850W due to buy more high-end VGA.
So if you would like to reserve some upgradability for game or VGA card, I suggest you better to get higher watt PSU.

VGA is nVIDIA GTX560 Ti
3DMark Vantage => P23771


StreetFighter IV Benchmark
1920 X 1080 => 305.18 FPS

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