what should I benchmark???

andybenn

andybenn

andybenn

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on 3dmark06 with...

An evga 780i board
2 x ocuk 8800GTX in sli
4 gig ram, OCZ reaper 1066 at just shy of 1000mhz
Q6600 @ 3.0ghz
?????????? sure its not hitting good figures on 06 ?

is it worth playing with extra ram and of course cramming an extra gtx in what little space is left ?

used to hit 18800 on 06 and my score has dropped to 15k ??????? previous score was achieved on a striker extreme, 4g OCZ sli ram @ 1000mhz and the Q6600 @ 3.0ghz (board got fried thats why Its changed)

I dont understand why or how its dropped 4k ?


oh and is it worth pushing my ouk gtx's to XFX specs, I guess thats not much of a challenge for them or the cooolers ?????????????/
 
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bitterSTAR said:
If all you care about is 3dmark06 benchmarks, you're an idiot.
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No all I care about is beating my friends in friendly competition! and making sure my system is running correctly for the money i have spent on it! if that make me an idiot then fair enough! plus I dont know much about pc's so 3dmark06 is all I got to base performance on! thats why i'm here to learn and find stuff out!

plus if you had read the other post by me you'd understand all the trouble i've had with my system lately,

Glad I found such a friendly hepfull guy with constructive comments!

Id rather be an idiot than a rude ****
 
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what sort of temps do you get on your Q6600? what cooler are you using? because that chip should have a lot more of an overclock still left in it.

a 3rd card in SLi isn't really worth the extra money from where i've seen benchies comparing 9 series... but i don't think you can you tri-sli 8 series cards? :confused:
 
You could tri-sli the 8800gtx, although if you want to boost your score a cpu overclock in the region of 3.4-3.6 would be a much better start; just get a good cpu cooler. Well thats what I would do ovcer buying a third gpu.
 
andybenn said:
No all I care about is beating my friends in friendly competition! and making sure my system is running correctly for the money i have spent on it! if that make me an idiot then fair enough! plus I dont know much about pc's so 3dmark06 is all I got to base performance on! thats why i'm here to learn and find stuff out!

plus if you had read the other post by me you'd understand all the trouble i've had with my system lately,

Glad I found such a friendly hepfull guy with constructive comments!

Id rather be an idiot than a rude ****
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Sorry, for my offending comment. I take it back. I just get pissy at people who upgrade for no other reason than to get the best benchmark ever. People who just want bragging rights.. What's the point in that??? It's just a waste of money.

So, yeah I'm sorry. You've just said that 3dmark06 is all you've got to base performance on, so fair enough. What I'd say though, is if your system runs the games you play just fine, then what's the point in spending money on a third graphics card? Rather than basing purchases on 3dmark06, base them on how well your computer handles the games you play.

But yeah, I see why you'd want a better computer than your mates, cos that's also something I consider when buying components. I wanna beat them, which my current system does :) (maybe not for long though lol)
 
Benjarghmin said:
Says the bloke resorting to swear words whilst asking for help. :confused:
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Sorry, I just got a bit annoyed by previous post!
so I take it back! and i'll even say sorry to bitter star for saying it! shouldnt have got angry! my fault.

forget the thread! I just thought i'd lost 4k on 3d mark and wondered where it could have gone! considering ram and board were upgraded!
 
bitterSTAR said:
Sorry, for my offending comment. I take it back. I just get pissy at people who upgrade for no other reason than to get the best benchmark ever. People who just want bragging rights.. What's the point in that??? It's just a waste of money.

So, yeah I'm sorry. You've just said that 3dmark06 is all you've got to base performance on, so fair enough. What I'd say though, is if your system runs the games you play just fine, then what's the point in spending money on a third graphics card? Rather than basing purchases on 3dmark06, base them on how well your computer handles the games you play.

But yeah, I see why you'd want a better computer than your mates, cos that's also something I consider when buying components. I wanna beat them, which my current system does :) (maybe not for long though lol)
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Thank you bitterstar! i just said soz to above!

Fronlines runs on med and freezez every other second on anything higher, crysis will not run well at 1920 x 1200 on high, unless i drop to 1280 x etc it burs to much even with the patch!
thats why Im thinking of 3rd GTX as this system is a ocuk overclocked system and so I will not be messing with the settings due to warranty (which I have needed big time lol )

BF2 is perfect as it should be, and cod 4 is perfect!
 
Ben M said:
what sort of temps do you get on your Q6600? what cooler are you using? because that chip should have a lot more of an overclock still left in it.

a 3rd card in SLi isn't really worth the extra money from where i've seen benchies comparing 9 series... but i don't think you can you tri-sli 8 series cards? :confused:
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you would get a lot better score with more overclock on cpu .a single 8800gtx can get over 15000 with a good overclock. have a look here.
http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=17811738
 
It'd be nice to get it more clocked, but as I said that would upset warranty so I cant for a while! :-(

Thank you though! im kinda stuck with cpu as it is for a few months at least!

as peeps asked
CPU temps are at 45-50 at the mo! (been a hot day to which I guess isnt helping)
cooler is a arctic freezer pro 7

I used intel thermal analysis tool from the overclocking sticky
 
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I think what Bitterstar was trying to say (although very poorly) is to try and avoid synthetic benchmark applications such as future mark for a realtime bench test of your entire system.

Custom PC provide an excellent benchmarking tool based on real time apps such as Gimp editing etc... I use this plus the Company of Heroes benchmark with the same video setting each time. Most games come with tests now, which are always handy to keep.
 
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