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SleepeR · Jun 19, 2005, 01:32 PM // 13:32

With a defrag it increased by about 350, i'm starting to think a format will do me a world of good? No?

Principa Discordia · Jun 19, 2005, 01:38 PM // 13:38

Quote:

Originally Posted by SleepeR

With a defrag it increased by about 350, i'm starting to think a format will do me a world of good? No?

As long as you back everything up first a reformat can do a computer a world of good.

Stayfrosty · Jun 19, 2005, 02:05 PM // 14:05

13177
http://service.futuremark.com/compare?2k3=3694004

ran that one a while ago.. I can probly do better if i try real hard... ^_^
Overclocking is what I do best

Ohh and that link lies.. specs at the time
A64 3200+ @ 2.7Ghz
6800GT @ 440/1180
No namebrand ram @ 220 2-3-3-7

CtrlAltDel · Jun 19, 2005, 02:22 PM // 14:22

why use 3dmark03

if you are going to have a 'my _wakka_ is bigger than yours' thread, at least use the latest measuring stick...

Principa Discordia · Jun 19, 2005, 02:25 PM // 14:25

Here is my current 3D Mark '03 compare page.

Asus K8V-SE Deluxe Motherboard (stock BIOS version)
AMD Athlon64 Newcastle 3400+ [2.4GHz] (stock speed)
1024mB Corsair Value DDR333 RAM (stock latency, unknown)
Chaintech Geforce 6600GT AGP 128mB [550/1000] (overclock)
Microsoft Windows XP Professional With SP2

Current Score: 8304

Quote:

Originally Posted by CtrlAltDel

why use 3dmark03

if you are going to have a 'my _wakka_ is bigger than yours' thread, at least use the latest measuring stick...

For those who know, the latest build of 3D Mark '03 is much more stable and accurate than the latest build of 3D Mark '05.

Stayfrosty · Jun 19, 2005, 02:28 PM // 14:28

well first of 3dmark 03 is better than 05 in terms of judging overall performance. In 05... the benchmark is 90% video card and 10% cpu/ram Unless you are running SLI and are scoring over 14k, only then does this benchmark become cpu limited. 3dmark 03 is about 70%video 30% cpu ram and will give a better overall idea of how fast a system is.

Also running 3dmark 05 on even slightly outdated systems will make it run unbearably slow so having a 3dmark 03 competition is probably being nice to these people.

Edit: lol you beat me to it, el well i explained a little more

Mr. Matt · Jun 19, 2005, 02:35 PM // 14:35

3D Mark 2000: 24895 (I ran this just for fun

)
3D Mark 2001: 22958
3D Mark 2003: 12120
3D Mark 2005: 4872
Aquamark (3, I think): 66108

I'm too hot and bothered to upload the shots to the web at the moment, but if you need them to believe me (which I for one would find offensive, but understandable), and for some reason you care enough to ask, I'll put them up next time I'm online. I think when I first ran it, I managed to get over 5,000 on 2005, but that was when I had first put it together and everything was optimised. I think I'm going to have to do some tweaking later on.

Anyway, that was on this system, all run on default settings:

AMD Athlon64 FX55
2GB Corsair DDR400 Dual-Channel (2x 1GB)
Asus A8V Deluxe Motherboard
Gainward GeForce 6800 256mb AGP 8x
Windows XP Home Edition SP2

And no, it's not 'lucky' -- it cost me a frickin' fortune, and I'm still not sure whether or not I'm happy about paying it...

CtrlAltDel · Jun 19, 2005, 08:46 PM // 20:46

whatever 03 is nice if you have old hardware and thing the bigger number is better
05 is nice to project to see if your hardware will hold up to the coming games...as they are mostly video card dependant and not so much on the cpu

kids...

IrishAssassin · Jun 19, 2005, 08:50 PM // 20:50

P4 2.8 Northwood Stock
512 ram
Shitty intel mobo
6200 agp unlocked

6400 on the dot.

Principa Discordia · Jun 19, 2005, 10:09 PM // 22:09

Quote:

Originally Posted by CtrlAltDel

whatever 03 is nice if you have old hardware and thing the bigger number is better
05 is nice to project to see if your hardware will hold up to the coming games...as they are mostly video card dependant and not so much on the cpu

kids...

We've already told you why we're using '03 over '05. '03 is currently more stable than '05 and tests the entire system in general better than '05 does.

Edit: I forgot one all-important reason. A lot of people who play Guild Wars actually have sub-par systems that crash when running 3D Mark '05. Therefore 3D Mark '03 is better for testing a broader range of systems. You try running any game you have in 1024x768 ('05 default resolution) and tell me if it's anywhere near as taxing on your system as the '05 version of Battle For Proxyon or whatever, then you'll see why it crashes older systems that are still capable of running Guild Wars.

If you can't accept these simple facts, and have to resort to calling us "kids", then your concession is accepted and you can move along.

Icarium · Jun 20, 2005, 04:06 PM // 16:06

Quote:

Originally Posted by IrishAssassin

P4 2.8 Northwood Stock
512 ram
Shitty intel mobo
6200 agp unlocked

6400 on the dot.

what do you mean by "unlocked" ?

Dark Beast · Jun 20, 2005, 04:16 PM // 16:16

"Unlocked" is just part of the card's name, it's a little bit better that a regular 6200, I think.

ElRey · Jun 20, 2005, 04:17 PM // 16:17

No, unlocked means that there were masked pipes and he unlocked them with rivatuner, coolbits, or some other form of overclocking app.

wgregory87 · Jun 20, 2005, 05:09 PM // 17:09

Back when I had a fresh computer I hit about 18000 i think (it was a long time ago)

specs:
amd64 3200+ newcastle
dfi lanparty UT 250G
Chaintech 6800GT AGP
1024 pc3200 generic ram

edit: actually I think it was more like 15,000 (its overclocked like a mother)

Stayfrosty · Jun 20, 2005, 09:18 PM // 21:18

Sorry not to offend but theres no way that you hit 18k... or even 15k at least not with those parts.. newcastles didnt clock the best, and genaric ram... i think not. Unless your running a Chilly1 -150 tripple cascade I seriously doubt you scored that high on 3dmark 03, maby 01 but not 03

SleepeR · Jun 21, 2005, 04:29 AM // 04:29

What's this AGP unlocking or raising the AGP aparture from 64 to 128 crap about? Apparantly 3dMark03' says this,

Supported Slot Types ISA, PCI, AGP
Manufacturer ASUSTeK Computer INC.
Model 'SK8N'
Version Rev 1.xx
BIOS Vendor American Megatrends Inc.
BIOS Version 080009
BIOS Release Date 11/19/2003
BIOS Properties Plug and Play, Flash, AGP
AGP
Available Rate 0x00000000
Selected Rate 0x00000000
Aperture Size 0 B
Sideband Addressing
Fast Write

Is this a problem without an available AGP rate noted? I'm starting to get the feeling my motherboard is hiding something from me...

Stayfrosty · Jun 21, 2005, 06:28 AM // 06:28

Nothings wrong with your settings.. i have found that AGP aparture BARELY affected scores.. however if you went into the BIOS and disabled faswtites you MIHGT be able to overclock your video card more.. for some poeple it works, for others it doesnt its hit or miss with fastwrites off I can get another 15mhz stable core speed on my video card