Sharkyextreme.com 3DMark Team

Benchmark: 3DMark 2001SE
CPU: Pentium 4 3.0C
Stock Speed of CPU: 3000
Overclocked speed of CPU: 3472
MotherBoard: Asus P4P800 Dlx
Ram: Kingston value ram
Video Card: ATI 9800pro
Stock Core of Video: 380
Actual Core of Video: 460
Stock Mem of Video: 340
Actual Mem of Video: 351
Cooling Used: CPU: Crappiest watercooling in the world GPU: Vga Silencer rev 3

Your scores with links:

20947 http://service.futuremark.com/compare?2k1=8255155

Can anyone give me any tweaks that will get me 53 points??????????????????
It's sooooooo close :mad: :mad: :mad:

if you ran with DX 8.1 you'd get a nice boost, and oyu cna try closing unnecesary processes like explorer when runnign 3dmark and keep running car low until you get a good run. try tihs order Drag low , lobby low, car high , drag high, lobby high, nature , and then finally run car low until you get a good run

JetForce and Kappa.....my apologies for the tardy update, guess HL2's got the better of me.:o You're both updated! Nice scores and very nice OCs.;) Kappa, could you be a lil more specific about your RAM, PC3200 or 2700? 'Crappiest watercooling in the world' doesn't work for me.....:D :D

Kappa2001, run your ram 1:1 and youll easily have well over 21k, also beating me :D

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Originally posted by JetForce Gemini X
if you ran with DX 8.1 you'd get a nice boost, and oyu cna try closing unnecesary processes like explorer when runnign 3dmark and keep running car low until you get a good run. try tihs order Drag low , lobby low, car high , drag high, lobby high, nature , and then finally run car low until you get a good run

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1. I'm running dx 9.0c... how do i get to install dx 8.1???
2. I've closed the unnecessary programs.
3. i've run that order but forgot to run another car low in the end to see if i got a good run :o

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Originally posted by Thunderbird1GHz
Kappa2001, run your ram 1:1 and youll easily have well over 21k, also beating me :D

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My ram can't take it :P

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Originally posted by mikeysg
JetForce and Kappa.....my apologies for the tardy update, guess HL2's got the better of me.:o You're both updated! Nice scores and very nice OCs.;) Kappa, could you be a lil more specific about your RAM, PC3200 or 2700? 'Crappiest watercooling in the world' doesn't work for me.....:D :D

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mikeysg my ram is pc3200 and my water cooling is something like this:
Aquastream 12v pump --> Alphacool NexXxos HP waterblock --> Black Ice Pro 120mm radiator with a noiseblocker sx2 120mm fan.

sorry for the late reply but i had to spend the weekend out :P

EDIT: I have a small case, my cables are a complete mess so you can imagine the performance of my watercooling :P

edit2: That run was with a bad psu. Sometimes my computer doesn't even boot unless i reconnect all the psu cables :P

wow that is some pretty crappy w/c hehe :) i'm assuming its 1/2 id so you should still get decent temps. you can uninstally DX9 once u install it so you'd have to reinstall windows, you might wanna try that if you have a spare hard drive. also run without a desktop background and set your videocard to 256 colors because that takes up video card memory. ALso to get a bit more performance goto control panel , click system , and then click advanced and set your visual effects to best performance. hope it helps

OK, time for some updates. I gotta say, I'm disappointed as hell I can't get BH-5 to run on this setup. Tried 2 mobos, so it could well be the cpu mem controller. Right now, this is about the best I've got. I do have a little left in the cpu, but this pair of mem tops out at 270 MHz and moving up a multi hurts too much. I had a much better set of RAM that I sent back to OCZ to have the spreaders applied properly, since the first set didn't stick and the a**holes sent back a worse set instead. Hopefully that will be resolved.

Any way, here is where I am right now:

Benchmark: 3DMark 2001SE
CPU: FX-55
Stock Speed of CPU: 2.6GHz
Overclocked speed of CPU: 3.24GHz
MotherBoard: MSI K8N Neo2
Ram: OCZ4200EL Platinum TCCD
Video Card: ATI X800XT-PE
Stock Core of Video: 520
Actual Core of Video: 655
Stock Mem of Video: 560
Actual Mem of Video: 648
Cooling Used: CPU: Prometia Mach1 Video: Swifty MCW50-T 172W
Score: 3dm01: 38,592

Benchmark: 3DMark 2003
CPU: FX-55
Stock Speed of CPU: 2.6GHz
Overclocked speed of CPU: 3.24GHz
MotherBoard: MSI K8N Neo2
Ram: OCZ4200EL Platinum TCCD
Video Card: ATI X800XT-PE
Stock Core of Video: 520
Actual Core of Video: 655
Stock Mem of Video: 560
Actual Mem of Video: 641
Cooling Used: CPU: Prometia Mach1 Video: Swifty MCW50-T 172W
Score: 3dm03: 16,403

Benchmark: 3DMark 2005
CPU: FX-55
Stock Speed of CPU: 2.6GHz
Overclocked speed of CPU: 3.24GHz
MotherBoard: MSI K8N Neo2
Ram: OCZ4200EL Platinum TCCD
Video Card: ATI X800XT-PE
Stock Core of Video: 520
Actual Core of Video: 655
Stock Mem of Video: 560
Actual Mem of Video: 641
Cooling Used: CPU: Prometia Mach1 Video: Swifty MCW50-T 172W
Score: 3dm05: 7,362

All in all, not bad for a stock Mach1, but boy would BH-5 and 2-2-2 or at least some faster mem clocks at 2.5-3-3 help out here.

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Originally posted by mikead_99
OK, time for some updates. I gotta say, I'm disappointed as hell I can't get BH-5 to run on this setup. Tried 2 mobos, so it could well be the cpu mem controller. Right now, this is about the best I've got. I do have a little left in the cpu, but this pair of mem tops out at 270 MHz and moving up a multi hurts too much. I had a much better set of RAM that I sent back to OCZ to have the spreaders applied properly, since the first set didn't stick and the a**holes sent back a worse set instead. Hopefully that will be resolved.

Any way, here is where I am right now:

Benchmark: 3DMark 2001SE
CPU: FX-55
Stock Speed of CPU: 2.6GHz
Overclocked speed of CPU: 3.24GHz
MotherBoard: MSI K8N Neo2
Ram: OCZ4200EL Platinum TCCD
Video Card: ATI X800XT-PE
Stock Core of Video: 520
Actual Core of Video: 655
Stock Mem of Video: 560
Actual Mem of Video: 648
Cooling Used: CPU: Prometia Mach1 Video: Swifty MCW50-T 172W
Score: 3dm01: 38,592

Benchmark: 3DMark 2003
CPU: FX-55
Stock Speed of CPU: 2.6GHz
Overclocked speed of CPU: 3.24GHz
MotherBoard: MSI K8N Neo2
Ram: OCZ4200EL Platinum TCCD
Video Card: ATI X800XT-PE
Stock Core of Video: 520
Actual Core of Video: 655
Stock Mem of Video: 560
Actual Mem of Video: 641
Cooling Used: CPU: Prometia Mach1 Video: Swifty MCW50-T 172W
Score: 3dm03: 16,403

Benchmark: 3DMark 2005
CPU: FX-55
Stock Speed of CPU: 2.6GHz
Overclocked speed of CPU: 3.24GHz
MotherBoard: MSI K8N Neo2
Ram: OCZ4200EL Platinum TCCD
Video Card: ATI X800XT-PE
Stock Core of Video: 520
Actual Core of Video: 655
Stock Mem of Video: 560
Actual Mem of Video: 641
Cooling Used: CPU: Prometia Mach1 Video: Swifty MCW50-T 172W
Score: 3dm05: 7,362

All in all, not bad for a stock Mach1, but boy would BH-5 and 2-2-2 or at least some faster mem clocks at 2.5-3-3 help out here.

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holy ****

that FX55 is pretty nice... and it looks like you got the card a little higher too.

38.5k puts you solidly on the front page - congrats man, way to represent SF!

anyway, i'll look forward to challenging you as soon as i can get a new video card... I was hoping to have reported some new CPU clocks by now, but through the generousity of PC ICE i am just going to wait a few more days and have myself a

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-80c 2 stage cascade. :) so maybe i can catch you with the little 754 setup, or maybe i will need 939/FX... and if you can get some better RAM... should be an interesting race hopefully.

VERY nice scores Mikead_99!! :eek:

OMG mikead_99, GOD DAMN!

Sweet work there *bows his head*

Now I feel ashamed that my last posted score was around 22k.... Sigh :D

Thanks eshbach!

Very nice deal with PC ICE! I wouldn't be surprised if you did catch me with your s754 rig and -80C. If you get FX with that, you'll bury me no matter what my mem does. :) Sounds like my TCCD mem issue will get fixed, gotta love the OCZ reps. Still have to figure out what-the on the BH-5. One board gives me up to 215MHz with them, the first only 205MHz, but seeing the deviation, along with some of the other board quirks, still makes me wonder about MSI and QA as much as I wonder about the on-die controller. Still hoping DFI gets an AGP s939 board out soon.

edit to add: and thanks Ryder and C-man. :D BTW C, your 22k was quite respectable at that time and you know it. :)

OMG mikead_99 Those scores ARE SWEET :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek:

wish i had the money for a setup like that :P
Guess i'll have to work hard :P

Edit: i am hoping to see 40k in sharky forums soon so get started soon guys :P

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Originally posted by mikead_99
Thanks eshbach!

Very nice deal with PC ICE! I wouldn't be surprised if you did catch me with your s754 rig and -80C. If you get FX with that, you'll bury me no matter what my mem does. :) Sounds like my TCCD mem issue will get fixed, gotta love the OCZ reps. Still have to figure out what-the on the BH-5. One board gives me up to 215MHz with them, the first only 205MHz, but seeing the deviation, along with some of the other board quirks, still makes me wonder about MSI and QA as much as I wonder about the on-die controller. Still hoping DFI gets an AGP s939 board out soon.

edit to add: and thanks Ryder and C-man. :D BTW C, your 22k was quite respectable at that time and you know it. :)

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have you tried onepagebook's bios?

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have you tried onepagebook's bios?

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Yup, didn't do a thing for me. The issue isn't HTT, just a mediocre set of RAM. I'm glad I posted results in the OCZ4200 thread at XS when I was testing the first set out....they are going to try to match results and replace. :D Cherry-picked RAM!!!! Not that my first set didn't seem like they weren't.

Thanks Kappa! Thought I might get there (40k) when I started this run, not even sure I can with better RAM right now though. FX-55, 3.2GHz+ and 1.8V+ brings a Mach 1 to it's knees!

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Originally posted by mikead_99
Yup, didn't do a thing for me. The issue isn't HTT, just a mediocre set of RAM. I'm glad I posted results in the OCZ4200 thread at XS when I was testing the first set out....they are going to try to match results and replace. :D Cherry-picked RAM!!!! Not that my first set didn't seem like they weren't.

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that RAM sounds like it will be awesome. i'm ordering an X800 tonight, i can't wait until after christmas to try to get something good posted now that you've raised the bar.