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Old 04-01-2009, 04:58 PM
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Originally Posted by BM08
Is that on 3Dmark 08? the really intensive new version? nice spec though


Whats your superpi? google it

No it was 06
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Just tried that Super PI whatsit. I assume we are all calculating 1m?. I did not turn any other functions/anti virus off and managed a respectable 15.49. Seems ok to me.
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Originally Posted by arch
Just tried that Super PI whatsit. I assume we are all calculating 1m?. I did not turn any other functions/anti virus off and managed a respectable 15.49. Seems ok to me.
Same everything was left on, What spec is you pc?
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Originally Posted by RS 5tu
Same everything was left on, What spec is you pc?
It;s an Asus mobo (p5k midi), with 4gig of PC6400 (800mhz) dual channel. CPU is an 8400 and as mentioned a measly 3870. Powered by a corsair 520 supply.

I have a fair few things plugged into the rig as-ahem- I mainly play flight sims. So have rudder pedals, TIR, joystick, 5.1 surround headphones.

How do I take a pic of my desk top to show the result?
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Originally Posted by arch
It;s an Asus mobo (p5k midi), with 4gig of PC6400 (800mhz) dual channel. CPU is an 8400 and as mentioned a measly 3870. Powered by a corsair 520 supply.

I have a fair few things plugged into the rig as-ahem- I mainly play flight sims. So have rudder pedals, TIR, joystick, 5.1 surround headphones.

How do I take a pic of my desk top to show the result?
Print Screen -> paste in mspaint -> save to whatever

Can also be marked as PrtSc
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Originally Posted by arch
Appreciate the offer, but whilst that would be an upgrade, I would prefer a bigger leap.

Thanks anyway.
Thought you might as you have a fast card already, but was worth mentioning pal.
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Originally Posted by arch
Just tried that Super PI whatsit. I assume we are all calculating 1m?. I did not turn any other functions/anti virus off and managed a respectable 15.49. Seems ok to me.
15.49 is VERY fast mate.
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Stu what program do u use to overclock you processor?
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Originally Posted by RS 5tu
Stu what program do u use to overclock you processor?
I dont pal, I find them all unreliable so do it directly in the BIOS.
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Originally Posted by Stu @ M Developments
I dont pal, I find them all unreliable so do it directly in the BIOS.

How do you do it in the bios?
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Originally Posted by Stu @ M Developments
15.49 is VERY fast mate.
I have probably dome something wrong then

Here is a wee pic.

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Originally Posted by RS 5tu
How do you do it in the bios?
Some BIOS actually allow you to o.c quite easily, you just have to alter various scales. Recommend an overclock forum mate.
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Looks fine to me pal.

Here are what could possibly be considered the world rankings.
http://www.ocforums.com/showthread.php?t=386495
Old 05-01-2009, 01:56 AM
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Stu, how much for the 8800gt ?
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I once had a genious little prog for clocking in windows. Just change the FSB, mp, volts etc, and the you could run a stresstest to check the stability. Genious I tell you, can't remember the name tho
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This was a stock Q9300 btw. 2.5ghz
Old 05-01-2009, 11:41 PM
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Originally Posted by twoblacklines
Stu, how much for the 8800gt ?
Ł60 and she is yours.
Delivered Tuesday by Special delivery. (that will cost me Ł8 alone)
Paypal accepted.



Why not treat yourself?
Got two sets of matched 800 and 1066mhz ram too.. each set is 2x1gb.

First set is same as this:
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Corsair-Twin2X...1%7C240%3A1318


Second is the same as this:
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Kingston-Hyper...3286.m63.l1177


Only upgrading as i have gone for more overclocking and needed 4gb of identical matched 1066.


Want Ł25 for either set or Ł40 the lot Delivered.

Edited to say. 8800GT now sold to a PF member.

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sorry for being dumb, but what is overclocking?

I have a quad core processor and 3gig of ram and the 8800gt graphic thingy we jig , is this good ?

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Originally Posted by mad_on_Series_one
sorry for being dumb, but what is overclocking?

I have a quad core processor and 3gig of ram and the 8800gt graphic thingy we jig , is this good ?

Overclocking is like tuning a car, maximizing the performance by tweeking the comp.
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Originally Posted by mad_on_Series_one
sorry for being dumb, but what is overclocking?

I have a quad core processor and 3gig of ram and the 8800gt graphic thingy we jig , is this good ?

On a scale of 1-10(10 being super douper high tech, bofins wet dream etc), yours is about 7 or so, so its very good yeah do you play pc games on it
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Originally Posted by Stu @ M Developments
Ł60 and she is yours.
Delivered Tuesday by Special delivery. (that will cost me Ł8 alone)
Paypal accepted.



Why not treat yourself?
Got two sets of matched 800 and 1066mhz ram too.. each set is 2x1gb.

First set is same as this:
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Corsair-Twin2X...1%7C240%3A1318


Second is the same as this:
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Kingston-Hyper...3286.m63.l1177


Only upgrading as i have gone for more overclocking and needed 4gb of identical matched 1066.


Want Ł25 for either set or Ł40 the lot Delivered.

Edited to say. 8800GT now sold to a PF member.
interested in the 1066 ram stu .. how much hassle to get it to work on my asus p5k pro board?

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Old 07-01-2009, 10:26 PM
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Originally Posted by Eagle
interested in the 1066 ram stu .. how much hassle to get it to work on my asus p5k pro board?
Looks like its all setup for it pal.


http://www.asus.com/products.aspx?l1...21&modelmenu=1

ASUS Super Memspeed Technology
Surpass the Limit with Easy Overclocking Choices
Surpass the Limit with Easy Overclocking Choices ASUS´s Super Memspeed Technology keeps you one step ahead by breaking through current FSB and DRAM ratio proportions with full support of native DDR2 1066. With support for future memory trends, your purchase investment is protected; and it is the best stage for overclocking options when compared to other technologies that run at reduced frequencies of DDR2 800 or require overclocking to reach DDR2 1066. It is also the only technology that allows overclocking to be more convenient and smart - providing better compatibility and the ability to overclock up to 1370MHz - an enhancement of up to 71% - granting great performance for 3D graphics and other memory demanding applications.
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Here goes, spec first:-

Q6600 @ 4ghz || Asus Maximus Formula || 4870 crossfire 815/1050 || OCZ ReaperX 4gb || 300gb Velociraptor || Two 500gb SpinSpoints || Corsair HX620 psu || Dtek Fuzion v2, EK FC blocks on gfx cards, Hydor L30 Pump, BI pro 240 rad, Scythe 1900rpm fans.

Now pics (I really must get some better pics taken):-







Old photos but it shows the layout of the case better:-




@ 3.6ghz - now running stable at 4ghz:-



Benchmarks?

Super Pi comes in at a shade over 13second @ 1m places.

3DMark06 = 20268 http://service.futuremark.com/compare?3dm06=7656128
Vantage = 12482 http://service.futuremark.com/compare?3dmv=268535

I'm sure there is more to come from this machine but TBH I've kinda been distracted by playing with the Westfield recently
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Love it mate, what a great PC.
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Cheers

I really need to have a good session at tidying the cables up though!

I also think you've beaten me in SuperPi - I'll open it up tonight to check. You might have given me the kick up the **** to squeeze those last few mhz out of it though

*PS - @ Stu - I'm the chap that used to have the blue modded Sierra that you worked on a few times - I'll have to pop down and show you the Westfield that's been built out of it

Regards.

Rob.
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Originally Posted by CombatSapph
Cheers

I really need to have a good session at tidying the cables up though!

I also think you've beaten me in SuperPi - I'll open it up tonight to check. You might have given me the kick up the **** to squeeze those last few mhz out of it though

*PS - @ Stu - I'm the chap that used to have the blue modded Sierra that you worked on a few times - I'll have to pop down and show you the Westfield that's been built out of it

Regards.

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I plan to delve into mine some time this week and get it all cabled up, I still have wires everywhere from my latest graphics card extravaganza. lol

Please don't beat my Super Pi. You will have me on the upgrade ladder yet again!

Yeah, figured it was you mate.
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Stu (and others) please use Folding@Home to cure diseases and cancer when your PC is on!!!

and if possible join team #133764 !!!

I do folding its my way of giving back to the world!
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Originally Posted by twoblacklines
Stu (and others) please use Folding@Home to cure diseases and cancer when your PC is on!!!

and if possible join team #133764 !!!

I do folding its my way of giving back to the world!
Problem is, whilst my graphics card may be the fastest in the world at the moment, it is actually piss poor at folding.
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I think all those distributed processing things will slowly die now everyone is going 'green'
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fastest in the world at the moment
"cough" GTX 295 "cough"


Oh, and my SuperPi score was only 13.91s :-( I'm having too much fun tuning my Westfield to spend hours trying to improve it. I'll have to contend myself with my 3DMark06 score

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Originally Posted by CombatSapph
"cough" GTX 295 "cough"


Oh, and my SuperPi score was only 13.91s :-( I'm having too much fun tuning my Westfield to spend hours trying to improve it. I'll have to contend myself with my 3DMark06 score
Is it officially released now?
I was going to wait but was too impatient. LOL

P.S: Im sure my final 3DMark may have been higher... will check tonight, but i was firmly in the 20K+
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there are some new WU (work units) out now that get around 4500PPD on high end ati cards.
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Originally Posted by twoblacklines
there are some new WU (work units) out now that get around 4500PPD on high end ati cards.
Really? Got any details pal?
Was always into this idea and was gutted to find mine would be crap, and i cant get into anything I wont be good at.
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Originally Posted by RS 5tu
i got 13000 on 3D mark seems a bit low my spec is:
Cooler Master Hyper 212
AMD Phenom 9500 Quad Core (Black Edition)
ASUS M3A - Motherboard
Force3D HD 4870 512MB AC Twin Turbo Black Edition GDDR5
3GB Ram

Oh and its not clocked atm

Whats your phenom really because they didn't do a 9500 be?
Unless your phenom has a **50 on the end of its model number its a b2 stepping.
Which means you will be suffering from a 10% performance hit due to the tlb bug.
+ You're not running in dual channel mode with 3gigs of ram.
You got a good graphics card though!

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Originally Posted by Eagle
24.31 for mine .. damn.. must start overclocking this heap lol
new memory fitted (thanks stu) 22 seconds

just need to learn how to overclock this now
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Anyone running ATI cards in xfire mode (inc 4850x2 and 4870x2) and quad cores grab the new cat 9.1 drivers that came out today - took my score in Vantage from 12482 to 14150

Includes quad core enhancements applicable to most games as well - nice to see ATI finally cracking the threaded nut
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Been ages since I SuperPi'd my PC. I've since added 2GB more ram, changed Mainboards and added an 8800GTX. Also I've gone back from Phase cooling (modified Vapochill, 240v compressor, Lightspeed lineset, evap and a custom blend of gas). Back on Air now cuz it's quieter and tbh the thing is fast enough for everyday without being at -30degC!

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Thought i'd bump this up, just did a superPI and got 58 seconds lol

Thought I'd see what id get before i build up my new pc that ive been buying bargains for
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E8600 that ran 533x8 24/7 on my forum
many of the guys I know can pull sub 10 second pi scores with extreme cooling rigs and wolfdales.

Im personally not bothered about benchmarks as unless the test environments and conditions are the same the comparisons between one benchmarked rig to another has little relevance. Benchmarking is a tool to measure your system improvements and nothing more imho.


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