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Nah, I wish I could though, but with the recession hitting hard right here in Asia, I ain't gonna upgrade for a while. Besides, both my rigs are pretty darn good enough as they are, so I figured I'd sit on them for a another year or two.:cool: Nosirree, no more upgrade for me!:DQuote:
Originally Posted by stang10001
Yeah, right :DQuote:
Originally Posted by mikeysg
why is it i'm thinking the same thingQuote:
Originally Posted by OS-Wiz
Oh ye of so little faith!:p Just you wait and see, I'd NOT upgrade for a year at the very least!:cool:Quote:
Originally Posted by stang10001
Edit - One of the reasons why SF is the forum that I call 'home' is because the guys here are pretty damn down to earth. Sure, we may love one vid card or CPU maker over another but we are not fanboyish about it. The other forums I'd gone to, man, fanboys galore (and hardcore fanboys at that!).....getting too old to flame and get flamed at over such a trivial matter. The guys here, be them ATi/nV or AMD/Intel fans (NOT fanboys), are more open to an opposing viewpoint. I do go to guru3d from time to time and they're pretty decent too.
Yup, good bunch of members here; its "home" for me too. And I do frequent Guru3D, Extreme Systems, and Extreme Oveclocking forums regularily. Got best OCing info @ EOF.Quote:
Originally Posted by mikeysg
Lookin' good so far. All stock clocks with new eVGA GTX260Core216 and new memory 3 x 1GB OCZ DDR3 1600 7-7-7-24. Why just one GTX260, because the brand new 750w Seasonic blew up in about 15 secs. Scared the hell outta me, a rather loud explosion and some minor fireworks :eek: Luckily, it didn't take out any other components. So, I just ordered an Antec Signature 850w PSU.
https://www.sharkyforums.com/images/...2008/12/46.jpg
Wow just blew up eh?
Personally I havent had the desire to go to an i7 just yet. My little babies have been doing well... No urges................. yet :)
"Yet" I believe would be the appropriate word :DQuote:
Originally Posted by Colossus
Never had a cap blow in a PSU -- made me jump! My head was about 2 feet from the stupid thing!
Good to hear from you again, its been awhile :cool:
Hanging in there, working and prepping for night classes for my degree.Quote:
Originally Posted by OS-Wiz
Some hardware purchases now and then, but not much. The 9650 and a second 4970X2 was the most recent. Redid my whole water loop with a new res that is constructed out of metal fins keeps my 9650 at max load across all 4 cores at a nice 35c :D Now just need to pickup a set of blocks for my vc's.
Wow, with your hardware Big C, you can easily take #1 if you wanna......and yeah, it's good to see you around!:D
crap and i just made it on the top 5 list with mostly POS hardware btw
the 4850 is really the only nice thing in my system
Meh nothing special =/Quote:
Originally Posted by mikeysg
I dabble a little when I add new hardware to see what it may score with a little tweaking. Sadly nothing like it used to be when I was competing with Vertices.
Those were the days, squeezing just a few extra drops out of an overclock for a few more points.
Yeah, the good old days......I recall good old vert cheering me on to get past 20k in '01, to be the 3rd guy here after you and vert to get past 20k.:cool: Man, that feels like aeons ago....:(Quote:
Originally Posted by Colossus
:) I remember all that. Those WERE the days. Good times. It's not as fun to me anymore when you can just buy tons of hardware, Quad SLI, etc. It's more like whoever just spends an extra 2 grand wins. Not as fun as when we were tweaking the hell out of single GPU/CPU setups. Damn I have some fond memories of that time. Dropping my radiator in 5 gallon buckets full of ice for runs, lol. :):D
I remember once sitting my case, both side panels off, in an open window. It was about 15F ouside and figured it was a good time to try a max OC. I got so cold I had to put on gloves and a jacket :DQuote:
Originally Posted by vertices
I can't laugh at that, as I have done that myself :/Quote:
Originally Posted by OS-Wiz
The days when we waited for cooler nights to run those 3dmarks for just a couple extra points :)
i'd be doing it too but mine is apart at the moment
Well, mikeysg, you had a nice long run on top. Just got the new Antec Signature 850w PSU today and decided to do some OCing. Now don't get mad at me, all records are made to be broken.
cpu: Intel 17 920 @ 4.0 ghz (21 x 190) vcore 1.32
motherboard: Asus P6T Deluxe
ram: OCZ DDR3 1600 7-7-7-20
video card: SLI 2 x 260GTX Core 216
os: Windows Vista 64bit SP1
cpu cooling: ThermalRight Ultra-120 Extreme LGA1366
video cooling:stock
score: 22701
http://service.futuremark.com/result...eResultType=14
https://www.sharkyforums.com/images/...2008/12/18.jpg
Fairly mild OCing so far if I can believe some of the posts I've been seeing around the forums.
Note that I can hit 4.0 at just 1.32 Vcore which is really sweet. And a fairly mild OC on the vidcards too, if I can believe some other posts.
BIOS Settings:
CPU Configuration
C1E : disable
Hardware Prefetcher : disable
Adjacenct Cache : disable
Intel VT : disable
CPU TM : disable
Exceute Disable Bit : disable
Intel HT : Enable
Active Processore Cores : Enerble
A20M :disable
Intel Speed Step : Enable ( *Turbo On Multiple @ 21)
Intel Turbo Mode: Enable ( *Turbo On Multiple @ 21)
Intel C-STATE :disable
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Ai Overclock Tuner
CPU Ratio Setting : Auto for turbo mode on mutiple @ 20 to 21
BCLK : 190Mhz
PCIE : 100Mhz
DRAM : 1520Mhz
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Vcore : 1.35 @ 4Ghz Turbo Mode
CPU Pll : auto
QPI/DRAM : auto
IOH : auto
IOH PCIE : auto
ICH :auto
ICH PCIE : auto
DRAM Bus : 1.64
Load-Line Calibration : Enable (helps with Vdroop which is about .008 to .01)
CPU Clock Skew : auto
CPU Spread Spectum : Disable
IOH Clock Skew : auto
PCIE Spread Spectum : Disable
The CPU tests in 3DMark Vantage are much tougher than those in 3DMark06! You'll need a little more Vcore running Vantage. Here's a Vantage run at just 3.36. Things are different trying to run Vantage -- I'll get back when I figure it out.
https://www.sharkyforums.com/images/...2008/12/19.jpg
I'll do some more 3DMark Vantage and SP1M benches later this week.
BTW, CPU temps using the TRUE never went over 56C during benches. I couldn't believe my eyes looking thru the logs!
i'm gonna give mikey a week before he gets out of his lazy rut and buys some 4870X2's and whoops yo *** lol
All stock clocks and settings
180.48 drivers:
https://www.sharkyforums.com/images/...2008/12/16.jpg
180.84 drivers:
https://www.sharkyforums.com/images/...2008/12/17.jpg
Ummmm.....before I update that Vantage score, is there a reason why you don't have the link in the FM webby? Does this driver uses the GPU to do the CPU work resulting in a very high CPU score? I ask cuz I see that your CPU score is more than twice mine @3.9ghz. Anyway, will update your '06 score asap....using my lappy which doesn't have a link to the update site in 'My Favorites'.
Hmmm, using your laptop. So, I take it ye olde desktop is undergoing construction :DQuote:
Originally Posted by mikeysg
I didn't realize we were even tracking Vantage scores. I just included it in case someone was interested. I haven't really figured out the best way to run Vantage yet on my system. I can say that the CPU tests in Vantage are much tougher to run and, on my system, will require more Vcore. My CPU score in Vantage might be explained by the fact I ran with all 4 cores on and Hyper-Threading on for a total of 8 threads.
I read something about some of the craziness going on at FM about nVidia drivers and PhysX, but to be honest, I don't understand what all the fuss is about. Running nVidia based GPUs with PhysX on has managed to upset the ATI/AMD crowd. Has FM published any guidelines about how Vantage benches should be ran? I'm running the 180.48WHQL drivers. The 180.84 beta drivers didn't seem to improve matters any, for me anyway.
EDIT from FM ORB:
Reviewed and Approved NVIDIA Drivers
Windows Vista
GeForce GTX, 9 and 8 series
ForceWare 180.48 Drivers - Windows Vista 32 bit
ForceWare 180.48 Drivers - Windows Vista 64 bit
Notes: The NVIDIA Forceware 180.48 Drivers have been tested with GeForce GTX, GeForce 9 and GeForce 8 series and comply with Futuremark's Driver Guidelines if the Approval Condition(s) below are met.
Approval Condition(s)
Based on the original specification and design of the CPU tests, GPU acceleration of either of the CPU tests is not permitted. Any benchmark result produced using this driver version can be considered approved and accurate only when the GPU did not have an effect in the CPU test results. When using these drivers PhysX hardware acceleration must be manually disabled prior to running the benchmark.
Applies to the following approved driver versions:
Forceware 180.48
Results with PhysX on:
https://www.sharkyforums.com/images/...2008/12/14.jpg
Results with PhysX off:
https://www.sharkyforums.com/images/...2008/12/15.jpg
Geez, why do you guys always assume I'm upgrading something?:p Certainly NOT this time, I'm using my lappy cuz I don't wanna power up my main rig as it sux a good deal of power (electricity cost here in my neck of the wood is simply ridiculous!:mad: ). Anywayz, OS, there's no Vantage update becuz there're simply too few users to warrant its own database (or whatchamacallit):D.....hey, I ain't a techie.:o BTW, very nice '06 score, will update later when I get back from work and fire up my main rig.Quote:
Originally Posted by OS-Wiz
cpu: Intel 17 920 @ 4.051 ghz (21 x 193) vcore 1.35
motherboard: Asus P6T Deluxe
ram: OCZ DDR3 1600 7-7-7-20
video card: SLI 2 x 260GTX Core 216
os: Windows Vista 64bit SP1
cpu cooling: ThermalRight Ultra-120 Extreme LGA1366
video cooling: stock
3dmarks: 27660
http://service.futuremark.com/result...eResultType=12
https://www.sharkyforums.com/images/...2008/12/11.jpg
cpu: Intel 17 920 @ 4.051 ghz (21 x 193) vcore 1.35
motherboard: Asus P6T Deluxe
ram: OCZ DDR3 1600 7-7-7-20
video card: SLI 2 x 260GTX Core 216
os: Windows Vista 64bit SP1
cpu cooling: ThermalRight Ultra-120 Extreme LGA1366
video cooling: stock
3dmarks: P19271
http://service.futuremark.com/result...eResultType=19
https://www.sharkyforums.com/images/...2008/12/12.jpg
OS, I'll update your '06 score but I'm afraid you'd have to run it at the standard 1280x1024, not 1024x768. Regardless, I expect your new score at the standard 12x10 to still spank mine to death.....:(
Edit - Awww crap! I MUST be getting old! :o Mistook '05 for '06......:eek: Will update your '05 score!
Yet another edit - Done!!! You're #1 for '05, now knock me down from '06 and '03 as well. Do '06 first, I'd messed up and inserted your '05 score instead...:o