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Hello OCF members.
As some of you will know, OCF won Forum Wars 2007 :clap:
And it's time to do it all over again.
As it stands each forum has a team of 20 players, (5 sets of 4) that count to the over all score. A forum can have more players than that, though those members scores wont count to the over all forum total.
Stock testing starts today and goes for two week. Anyone wanting to play must enter a stock score.
Around 25 - 30 members of the OCF benchmarking team have put their hands up, and said they would like to keep OCF on top.
But all forum members are more than welcome to take part in the fun.
If this is something you would like to take part in, please fell free to post in this thread and let me know.
If you are reading this and have no idea what I'm going on about (most of the time I don't even know :beer:) please have a read of the below.
Hello... My name is Raymond Roy (Raymo)
I am the CEO of The Raptor Pit
http://www.theraptorpit.com/forum/index.php?act=idx
I want to invite your forum to a benching contest against other forums.
This contest is called "Forum Wars" and is put on twice a year.
"Winter Warz 2008" is coming up at the end of February.
All PC's are welcome to join, the target for each forum is 20 players.
If you have less, then players may enter a 2nd system (see rules) to fill out the Target # of players.
This is a Team competition.
The Teams will have 4 players on each with your best players on the A Team. (A,B,C,D & E Teams)
The best combination of final rankings determines the overall winner.
Last year we had over 175 players from many forums...
The Bench's used will be....
Geekbench (a new bench that tests CPU & Memory)
3dmark 2001
3dmark 2003
3dmark 2006
Super Pi (1mb)
This is our 4th year sponsoring this event, there will be some very nice random drawing prizes.
Sponsors onboard already are Abit & Geil Memory with more to come.
Please see the rules for a full explaination...
http://www.theraptorpit.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=1359
Please indicate if your interested at....
http://www.theraptorpit.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=1408
Thank you for your time.
Raymo
The Spirit of the Games... This is very Important!
Tweaks are allowed, FSB, Multi, Htt, Memory,Voltage, VGA Bus & Mem... ect
Cheats are not, Ram drives, no on-the-fly affinity modifications, modifing Drivers ect
Note... not all has been mentioned here, just keep in mind "The Spirit of the Games"
Penelties for violating this will be harsh.
Winter Warz and Summer Wars have been created....
Summer Wars will have seperate "Ultra Extreme Class"
for all the super cooled Rigs and Newer ES chips..
This will be Winter Warz 2008....
Winter Warz Dates......
2 weeks for prelim (stock) testing. (Feb 29th thru March14th)
1 week to choose rosters and team names. (March 15th thru March 21st)
3 weeks to OC for the Warz. (March 22nd thru April 19th)
All deadlines are on 11:59 CST US & Mexico
The Bench's......
Geekbench, 3d01, 3d03, 3d06, SuperPi 1mb (v1.5)
Scoring will be adjusted so that the max for each test is 70,000 or so...
(you dont have to redo all your tests to post an updated Score)
Scoring.....
Bench scores will be weighted so a high-end rig with conventional cooling will earn a FWs overclocked score of roughly 70,000 on each bench. Highly tweaked or UE rigs may exceed 70,000 points."
3D01... True Score
3D03... True Score
3D06... 4 Times actual Score
Geekbench... 10 times actual Score
Super Pi.... Weighted to a max 80,000 = 8 seconds
All Added up for a Warz Score
The "A Teams" play against all "A Teams"
The "B TEams" play against all "B Teams"
and so forth...
The Rules......
One system per player, unless the forum is short on the 20 player target.
Then and second system by each player can be added to fill out the rosters (only 1 system can be on the A Team)
The 2nd Rig must have a different CPU and Reduced VGA.
Reduced VGA means if you use SLI, you cannot use the same set up on your 2nd Rig, you can only use 1 card.
But if you have a lesser set of VGA cards... thats OK!
Standard HDD performance tuning (like RAID) on ATA, SATA, SATA II are ok. No limit on # of HDD's.
Ram or Virtual Drives are not allowed.
Acceptable Operating Systems: Windows 2000, XP, Server 2003 or Vista and all variants of each (32-bit/64-bit, home/pro/ultimate, etc.)
Acceptable Drivers: ALL (No driver limitation)
Acceptable Hardware: All (except unreleased ES chips and similar)
NO UPGRADES after March 12th, None... Period! (But RMA's are ok, subject to validation for the same hardware).
Forum Police can deny any posted score if not properly submitted
The Forum Wars Judges will vote on All Questionable scores
The "Forum Wars Admin" Forum is where the forum police will post a poll and discuss scores and rule clarifications.
This forum will be password protected.
All Forum Police will be registered in our Database and all scores will be entered into the database
then transferred to our spreadsheet. Then tabulated and posted on the TRP website (usually twice a week).
***No Unreleased hardware may be used in Team Scoring...
All released Hardware IE: motherboard, CPU,Memory & Video Card must be available in the retail sector before March 10th.
Compliance may consist of showing that an e-retailer lists the part as available or through provision of an invoice showing
purchase on or before March 12th. (allowing 2 days for mail) Posting Deadline March 14th
E Samples that are released before February 29th are allowed.
Ultra Cooling..... (only 4 UC Rigs total per forum)
Ultra cooled Rigs will be allowed on the A & B Teams only
No more than 2 UC sli/cf (A Team Only)
No more than 2 UC quad (A Team Only)
No more than 4 UC overall
Ultra cooled is defined as: Vapo, Dry Ice, Liquid Nitrogen and Cascades
Participating Forums......
Each Forum must provide their own Forum Police (2 to 5 is preferred)
All cops will have access to "Forum Wars Admin" and the Database for Score entries
If a Forum has no forum cops they will be required to post at The Raptor Pit on the Scoring thread.
Participating Forums need to create 3 threads
A discussions thread that I can link to from the main site for checking each other out and taunting
A closed "Forum Wars 2007 Entry" thread (not hidden) (where all scores will be posted)
An "Forum player entry thread" to Recruit Players and Cops
And of coarse... a passworded private forum for your players only.
Forums that wish NOT to Field an A Team will be required to have AT LEAST a B team
Teams and Catagories......
A thru E Teams...4 players per team (5 teams count toward the Overall) 20 players
no limit on Quad placement (but higher team placement is reccomended)
F,G and other Teams do not count towards the "Overall"
Meaning... if you have more than 20 players, the rest can still play.
Ultra cooled Rigs will be allowed on the A & B Teams only
The slacker class wil be used for all the late entries and do not count toward the overall
The Slacker class is unlimited... Anything Goes!!!
The preferred Roster is to have your best players on the "A Team", second best on the "B Team" and so forth.
Ultimately you can build your rosters as you wish.
Overall Scoring......
Forum final rankings from the A thru E teams are added up and the lowest total wins the overall
Tiebreakers are fewest # of penryns, quads & SLI/CF rigs, Forum players then coinflip
Bonus Points.......
When a forum (at the end of the wars) has their highest scores on their A Team, they will recieve 1 ranking point
When their B team has the second best score, they get another ranking point
When their C team has the 3rd best score, they get 1 last ranking point. (3 bonus points Max)
This will only effect forums with a full or mostly full complement of players (20)
The bonus ranking points are totaled then deducted from the forums overall score.
As you already know... the lowest ranking wins the overall and 2 or 3 deductions can mean alot.
So most of the larger forums will comply by putting their best players on the A, hopefully their second best on B and maybe
play around with the rest of their players for best position with in the remaining teams. or stick it out and make their C
team their third best either by design or by accident....
Teams that wish NOT to Field an "A Team" will be required to have a "B Team" and are NOT eligable for the Ranking
bonuses.....
Forums can place a team in any class, but have a much less chance of winning the overall
The Judges:
Coolcase (ASUS Independent)
Rtyrie1 (PC Pitstop)
Meltdown (Xtreme CPU)
Deanzo (OC Forums)
Luis GT (The Raptor Pit)
Jammin (OverClockers Club)
Raymo (The Raptor Pit) Tie breaker vote
FWs08 judges can participate as a player like anyone else in their forum, but if there is an issue involving them personally or a member of their forum, they are not allowed to vote as a judge.
These rules will not be modified in any form.
Any concern about the wording on specific issues will be voted on by the Forum Warz Judges.
The polling outcome will be final and not be disputed.
Any additions or clarifications approved by the administration will be added separately to the rules as ammendments, with no alteration to the original wording of these rules.
*** Disclaimer***
TRP (The Raptor Pit) will not be responsable for any damaged, broken, bent or burned hardware as a result of Overclocking a Personal Computer. Any Player that Overclocks his/her PC... does so at their own risk and will not hold (TRP) responsable... If you enter (by posting a score) then you accept this agreement.
Any questions, feel free to ask :)
Shiggity
02-29-08, 07:47 PM
This looks really fun, but I can't help but think the winner is determined by whoever can afford the best hardware. Seems like there should be a league of C2D's vs C2Q's, 1 GPU vs SLI/X-Fire, Air vs Water vs Extreme Cooling etc.
Regardless, once I get my new ram I'll be posting some scores :)
thideras
02-29-08, 07:50 PM
In it to win it :)
Dak9767
03-01-08, 07:11 AM
What thideras said
spiritedandy
03-01-08, 12:35 PM
What thideras said
lol i have two 3870x2s but cant use them yet aghhhh !!!!!
HousERaT
03-01-08, 01:05 PM
lol i have two 3870x2s but cant use them yet aghhhh !!!!!
The drivers are out there...... i'd enter both of them because the drivers should be ready for public use by the time the real competition starts.
||Console||
03-01-08, 01:57 PM
lol i have two 3870x2s but cant use them yet aghhhh !!!!!
very nice system you have there . 4.5ghz and quad cf rock it out
El<(')>Maxi
03-01-08, 05:23 PM
Here we go guys, time for another OCF beatdown ;) :D
The drivers are out there...... i'd enter both of them because the drivers should be ready for public use by the time the real competition starts.
Yep this is the way to do it sprite :thup:
Drinkyoghurt
03-01-08, 06:11 PM
In it to win it :)
you can be darn shure about that!
thideras
03-01-08, 06:22 PM
you can be darn shure about that!So sure that I even spell it right!!! :eek:
This looks really fun, but I can't help but think the winner is determined by whoever can afford the best hardware. Seems like there should be a league of C2D's vs C2Q's, 1 GPU vs SLI/X-Fire, Air vs Water vs Extreme Cooling etc.
Regardless, once I get my new ram I'll be posting some scores :)
Yes and no :beer:
The way the teams are set out makes things quite equal, though if you can find 20 members that have a QX9650 and two 3870X2's, then thats a whole other story :)
Look forward to seeing your stock posting.
lol i have two 3870x2s but cant use them yet aghhhh !!!!!
It matters not if the drivers are not out yet, we would love to have your fire power on board and when it comes time to post the overclocked scores, I'm sure the drivers will be.
squashfx
03-01-08, 09:14 PM
Yes and no :beer:
if you can find 20 members that have a QX9650 and two 3870X2's, then thats a whole other story :)
i do take donations:)
spiritedandy
03-02-08, 05:40 AM
The drivers are out there...... i'd enter both of them because the drivers should be ready for public use by the time the real competition starts.
thanx all ya put a smile on my ugly mush
ohhh just notice this
Benching Team Member awww nice or does everyone sat that mmmm ill have a look lol
Edit nope i have a title !!!! and they said i would never mount to much ish shame on them !!!
deathman20
03-03-08, 10:23 AM
I think I'll bite on this one this year.
So the first run has to be submitted has to be stock speeds?
I think I'll bite on this one this year.
So the first run has to be submitted has to be stock speeds?
:clap:
Yep, stock speed please :)
thideras
03-03-08, 12:52 PM
:clap:
Yep, stock speed please :)I'll do this once I can get any of the 3dmarks to run :-/
Anyone want to help me via PM?
deathman20
03-03-08, 12:56 PM
:clap:
Yep, stock speed please :)
Stock speed... Shivers.. Aahh I gootta down clock *starts to twich*
I'll give some results sometime this week.
I'll do this once I can get any of the 3dmarks to run :-/
Anyone want to help me via PM?
get the hotfixes.
thideras
03-03-08, 03:57 PM
get the hotfixes.:eh?:
:eh?:
One thread down as well as in the lounge :beer:
http://www.ocforums.com/showthread.php?t=549675
http://www.ocforums.com/showthread.php?t=550373
thideras
03-03-08, 04:17 PM
One thread down as well as in the lounge :beer:
http://www.ocforums.com/showthread.php?t=549675
http://www.ocforums.com/showthread.php?t=550373WHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!! Ty :)
Shiggity
03-03-08, 09:32 PM
Deanzo, whats the formula to calculate the points from the super PI bench?
Deanzo, whats the formula to calculate the points from the super PI bench?
I'll do you one better.
This is the calculator for all FW's benchmarks :)
http://www.theraptorpit.com/forumwars_calc.htm
I'll do you one better.
This is the calculator for all FW's benchmarks :)
http://www.theraptorpit.com/forumwars_calc.htm
Awesome tool!!!!
thanks Deanzo :beer:
Dak9767
03-03-08, 11:30 PM
I'll do you one better.
This is the calculator for all FW's benchmarks :)
http://www.theraptorpit.com/forumwars_calc.htm
Can't believe my stock scores 230,580 points. Wouldn't have quessed in a million years it would've this high.
spiritedandy
03-05-08, 10:49 AM
well ive put my default scores on now comeon cat 8.3 please ati :)
like the calculator 269.968 :) i put the hot fixes i cant see any difference tho :(
thideras
03-05-08, 10:50 AM
well ive put my default scores on now comeon cat 8.3 please ati :)No doubt....
spiritedandy
03-05-08, 12:13 PM
Its true when they do come out it will be for vista only :( ive just put xp on !!!
Andy, why don't you try the betas that rdrash is using?
kain000
03-05-08, 10:13 PM
sign me up, from what i understand listning to the podcast i need to download a few benchmarking componets and get a base score? is there another thread with that list or how do i sign up?
sign me up, from what i understand listning to the podcast i need to download a few benchmarking componets and get a base score? is there another thread with that list or how do i sign up?
Just down load 3D01 (http://www.ocforums.com/showthread.php?t=486120), 03 (http://www.ocforums.com/showthread.php?t=486118), 06 (http://www.ocforums.com/showthread.php?t=486116) and SPI (http://www.ocforums.com/showthread.php?t=386495) all can be found in the first post of there sticky.
And Geekbench from here http://www.primatelabs.ca/geekbench/
Set up Geekbench and ORB accounts (they are free)
Then post your scores and other info in this thread as asked in the first post.
http://www.ocforums.com/showthread.php?t=549968
And if you need help, post in this thread.
Look forward to your post.
sno.lcn
03-05-08, 10:42 PM
I finished my stock scores finally but my 3dm01 might still say pIII or something on the orb link :-/
thideras
03-05-08, 10:44 PM
I finished my stock scores finally but my 3dm01 might still say pIII or something on the orb link :-/For the "surprise stab in the back"?
I finished my stock scores finally but my 3dm01 might still say pIII or something on the orb link :-/
Thats Ok, I'm just waiting for the day it say QX9650 :D
Brolloks
03-06-08, 12:11 AM
Count me in :santa:
thideras
03-06-08, 12:12 AM
Count me in :santa:NICE! :D
Count me in :santa:
Great stuff :)
Hey guys
Please only post in the score thread when you have all your scores ready.
It's alot more work for me if I have to work out what ones haven't been posted to the DB or if they have been updated.
Thanks for your help with this.
deathman20
03-06-08, 08:33 AM
I'll do mine this weekend.. Let the evil stock clock commence ;)
Dak9767
03-06-08, 12:01 PM
I finished my stock scores finally but my 3dm01 might still say pIII or something on the orb link :-/
Mine says the same thing.
The importance of stock score
It helps members to post their scores the "right" way, so when it comes time to post their overclocked scores we don't run into any issues.
You know, "I didn't know I had to do that. and now I'm out of LN2/Dice/it's not as cold tonight/it's now dead etc etc"
In the past, lots say they are going to play for "X" team, and then never post anything. But if they have to post stock scores, you all most always see overclocked scores from them.
If they do go "walk about" their stock score can also be used as their overclocked score so that forum doesn't take a silly big hit that they cant come back from.
But don't spend to much time on your stock scores, and please don't worry about the scores you get when running stock. over all they count for nothing! Other than we know you want to be part of FW's and you know how to post your scores right.
spiritedandy
03-06-08, 01:54 PM
Andy, why don't you try the betas that rdrash is using?
i tried everything i could i had no joy
as i type this tho 8.3 is out and both cards work but still cant overclock cards :(
Edit
PMed rdrash and still cant the program he uses wont even open on mine :( wow i need to get this sorted
ChinStrap
03-06-08, 05:08 PM
Hey guys
Please only post in the score thread when you have all your scores ready.
It's alot more work for me if I have to work out what ones haven't been posted to the DB or if they have been updated.
Thanks for your help with this.
*bump for big D*
Please Read
Guys I really need your help with this.
Please only post in the score posting thread when you have your full list of scores to post.
If you only post part scores or hold a place, I keep having to go back and seeing if it's updated, and the more that do it the harder it is for me to re-call what I have and have not done.
I love the fact that you guys are really into this and I thank you for that, but please help me with my work load.
We are looking very strong this year and if everyone posts who said they would play we will have two teams, all scores will count and will kick some butt :)
With such a strong team, there will have about 40 stock scores posted, then I check them and add them to the database and make 40 of my own posts, so thats 80 just there.
Then we will have the overclocked scores posted and my part of that, so another 80 posts
Then the hard core guys (most of you I hope) will keep pushing right to the end and up date their scores a number of times, another 80+ post :shrug:
Thats 240 posts in that thread, and thats if nothing else gets posted in it.
Dont get me wrong, I love what I do and am happy to do it, but at the same time it is alot of work and thats not counting all the stuff I have to do over at TRP.
So please help me and keep the other thread clean and to the point.
Many thanks for your help,
Dean.
Ps. I have ask one of my Green friends to take out any of the posts that fall under the above.
If it is one of yours, dont worry, I still want you to take part, just post when you have all your score.
For anyone wanting to be part of Forum Wars 2008.
This would be a great weekend to get your stock scores posted and be part of a team thats going to kick some @ss!!
And remember, all OCF members are welcome, it matters not if you have been here 1 day or 8 years.
You can have No Stars or Red Ones *****looking at you Da_Boss :D*****
*lurks around, monitors score, goes back to dail up that trimpot* :D
*lurks around, monitors score, goes back to dail up that trimpot* :D
Haha, good to see you mate :)
How's the team looking over at XCPU ? you are playing right ?
I think we've got two UE players this time so we'll see. One DICE and one SS phase.
Yeh I'm playing this time round. Finally built a rig specificly for Forum Wars. My last rig that was OC worthy was a Barton...
I'll have to get my 2900XT's PWM even more cooling cuz it's stuck at 955Mhz currently. Did a pre-run on Thursday night when it was colder. Bloody hot yesterday and today so didn't do any runs.
Don't think I can get my X3210 G0 higher than 3.86G benchmarkable in '06.
Nice, good to see you've got some UE rigs.
Man you guys have some numbers this year, last time I looked you had 37 or 38 listed :eek:
By the way, keep Friday night 4th of April open.
Phil and I will be doing a benching demo with Phase, Dry Ice, Cascade and LN2.
PM me if you need more info
Drinkyoghurt
03-08-08, 02:17 PM
we are going to beat the other teams in the ground :D
ocf will succeed once again!
:beer:
El<(')>Maxi
03-08-08, 03:21 PM
Don't think I can get my X3210 G0 higher than 3.86G benchmarkable in '06.
Dean can show you how to fix that problem :p
we are going to beat the other teams in the ground :D
ocf will succeed once again!
:beer:
QFT :)
deathman20
03-09-08, 01:08 PM
All righty posted :)
Dak9767
03-09-08, 07:09 PM
Dean, quick question with my clocks. I underclocked my card to 499/802 this is the closest I can get to 500/800. Will these clocks be OK?
Dean, quick question with my clocks. I underclocked my card to 499/802 this is the closest I can get to 500/800. Will these clocks be OK?
That will be just fine.
So odd that your card is clocked higher than they come :shrug:
Times is fast running out, please get your stock scores posted asap.
Please don't leave it to the last day, as if something needs to be re-done you may not have time.
satandole666
03-11-08, 09:45 PM
Quick question...
I should be getting a pair of 2900pro (XTs) probably early next week.
Is that going to be too late to join in the fun?
If not, let me know what I need to do. If I need to run some benches on this setup now and then add the 2900s later let me know.
If I missed out...well...sorry guys :(
Quick question...
I should be getting a pair of 2900pro (XTs) probably early next week.
Is that going to be too late to join in the fun?
If not, let me know what I need to do. If I need to run some benches on this setup now and then add the 2900s later let me know.
If I missed out...well...sorry guys :(
All stock posting needs to be done by the end of Friday 14th of March.
If you think it will be later than that, what day do you think you can have it done my, as I can ask if they will let you.
They may well say no, but I'm happy to ask.
satandole666
03-11-08, 10:15 PM
All stock posting needs to be done by the end of Friday 14th of March.
If you think it will be later than that, what day do you think you can have it done my, as I can ask if they will let you.
They may well say no, but I'm happy to ask.
I don't have any clue when they will get here. If I had to guess it could be as late as wed/thursday next before I have them up and running.
Looks like I might have to sit this year out. If I get any more info I'll be sure to ask.
Thanks.
EDIT: I'm assuming I can do this round with the X1800 and then switch over for the next? :(
toddm27
03-12-08, 12:14 AM
I don't have any clue when they will get here. If I had to guess it could be as late as wed/thursday next before I have them up and running.
Looks like I might have to sit this year out. If I get any more info I'll be sure to ask.
Thanks.
EDIT: I'm assuming I can do this round with the X1800 and then switch over for the next? :(
you will prob have them by saturday but maybe monday
don't know if you'd have time to set them up though :shrug:
satandole666
03-12-08, 01:40 AM
you will prob have them by saturday but maybe monday
don't know if you'd have time to set them up though :shrug:
Its going to be my first time with two cards. I don't expect it to be a smooth transition. That and I have Crysis NIB that has been waiting for a GFX upgrade since Christmas.
We'll see what happens :)
Got the borrowed quad today, running the benches!
ManOfKnight
03-13-08, 11:39 AM
I will run benches today
I will run benches today
Great stuff, look forward to seeing them.
@ Everyone else, time is running short to get your stock scores in, but there is still time.
They must be posted by March14th, 11:59 CST US & Mexico.
Soo get to it guys :)
Bump :)
We are still in need of 5 to 7 benching rigs.
No PC is too fast and no ego is to small, so come one and come all and be part of the benching fun :beer:
thideras
03-13-08, 06:07 PM
no ego is to smallWhat about these ego's?
http://www.jefito.com/eggo_noteggo.jpg
El<(')>Maxi
03-13-08, 06:39 PM
In the time it took you to google/post that image you could have run at least one bench!
satandole666
03-13-08, 08:53 PM
Bump :)
We are still in need of 5 to 7 benching rigs.
No PC is too fast and no ego is to small, so come one and come all and be part of the benching fun :beer:
If you think my rig (minus the 2x 2900s, with the x1800xl in their place) can help let me know. I'd be more than happy to help in any way I can.
If you think my rig (minus the 2x 2900s, with the x1800xl in their place) can help let me know. I'd be more than happy to help in any way I can.
Yep, that would help.
Also, if you think you'll be all set up by Tuesday next week with the new cards, I may be able to get you a late pass.
If you can, list what would be in that setup in this thread.
thideras
03-13-08, 11:45 PM
In the time it took you to google/post that image you could have run at least one bench!Not from work I can't ;)
satandole666
03-14-08, 12:18 AM
Yep, that would help.
Also, if you think you'll be all set up by Tuesday next week with the new cards, I may be able to get you a late pass.
If you can, list what would be in that setup in this thread.
How exact does it need to be? I can't remember the model of my ram. Its the rig in my sig with the 2 2900s instead of the x1800xl. :/
E8400
Asus P5B-Deluxe
2gb G.Skill DDR2 800 4-4-4-12
2 x 2900XTs
If I can get them in the mail Tuesday I should be able to post stock scores Tuesday night. TBH the cards will get their first day of transit today (Friday) so I'm not sure when they will get here.
How exact does it need to be? I can't remember the model of my ram. Its the rig in my sig with the 2 2900s instead of the x1800xl. :/
E8400
Asus P5B-Deluxe
2gb G.Skill DDR2 800 4-4-4-12
2 x 2900XTs
If I can get them in the mail Tuesday I should be able to post stock scores Tuesday night. TBH the cards will get their first day of transit today (Friday) so I'm not sure when they will get here.
Do all your stock posting with the X1800 and use that if nothing else turns up in time. As we really need the numbers, I would like to have two full teams where every score counts, but we need 35 - 40 members for that, I think we sit around 33 now.
I may be able to get you a late pass for the other, but you would need to re-do all stock scores again by the end of Tuesday.
I cant for the life of me get 3d mark to actually "Say" that im using sli. sli does effect my score so i know it works. can i still submit my specs into the forums wars before it ends tomorrow even if 3d mark is lying.
Not from work I can't ;)
haahhahahaa...
I just got permission from my Boss to take three weeks of annual leave from 24 Mar to 11 April, when he asked why I told him about overclocking and the forum wars...he just went "ahhhhh..ok" .....
the big hurddle is convincing the wife why i have to spend every waking hour infront of my computer for 3 weeks. I know there will be a big big pay back bill I owe her after the war.
I cant for the life of me get 3d mark to actually "Say" that im using sli. sli does effect my score so i know it works. can i still submit my specs into the forums wars before it ends tomorrow even if 3d mark is lying.
That would be great and it would be great to have you on board :)
Just do all you stockscores as listed and post them up, don't worry about the ORB getting the odd thing wrong.
Also, make sure you put your name and OCF in the ORB links.
Look forward to seeing them.
El<(')>Maxi
03-14-08, 01:16 AM
I cant for the life of me get 3d mark to actually "Say" that im using sli. sli does effect my score so i know it works. can i still submit my specs into the forums wars before it ends tomorrow even if 3d mark is lying.
3DMark06 is the only one that ID's multi card systems, the rest are stupid ;)
06 says im not using SLI, its weird im only getting like 9500ish in 06 thats bs. i used to get 11k with my single card when i first built this thing.
06 says im not using SLI, its weird im only getting like 9500ish in 06 thats bs. i used to get 11k with my single card when i first built this thing.
That is odd,
Get your stock scores up and we can all help out getting those score to where they should be.
i just put in my scores, they are pretty crappy stock :(
Dak9767
03-14-08, 08:46 AM
lol why take off 3 weeks
Why not take off 3 weeks. I know if I could I would because 3 weeks off of my ****ty job would be a blessing.:D
toddm27
03-14-08, 09:25 AM
haahhahahaa...
I just got permission from my Boss to take three weeks of annual leave from 24 Mar to 11 April, when he asked why I told him about overclocking and the forum wars...he just went "ahhhhh..ok" .....
the big hurddle is convincing the wife why i have to spend every waking hour infront of my computer for 3 weeks. I know there will be a big big pay back bill I owe her after the war.
:drool::drool:3 weeks of LN2,
lol why take off 3 weeks
I can think of lots of reasons, lol
:drool::drool:3 weeks of LN2,
I can think of lots of reasons, lol
LOL...at least 3 weeks of dry ice...still trying to source some Ln2 and a dewar.
I've been having massive difficulties with the dry ice. Corrupted harddrive..but when I reduce the OC it is fine...I don't know if i'm too cold, or not cold enough or what...I'm measuring temps near the top of the pot at -30c ......next mount i'm putting the temp probe toward the bottom of the pot to see a better picture where my temps might really be. I can't seem to get into windows vista at any FSB over 400 for the last two days (yes..I cheated on my promise to wife not to do any benching on thursday)...I've lost confidence in my ability...the first day of dryice was ok, I learned alot, but the last two days have been nothing but trouble and i can't seem to figure out the problem. I've tried higher voltages on NB, CPU, ram, SB and i've tried lower voltages on all the same...I've switched hardrives, i've tried both XP and vista....when I do get into windows (around 5200MHz) it only lasts for a few minutes and I can't get anything done other than a simple screen shot and CPUz verification...a few times I've lost my GPUs (windows tells me the drivers are missing)..when i reduce the oc the GPUs are fine.....heck, i'm going crazy trying to figure this stuff out...
bottom line: take 3 weeks off during the wars so I can figure this crude out and do some good for the team...
satandole666
03-14-08, 09:55 AM
Do all your stock posting with the X1800 and use that if nothing else turns up in time. As we really need the numbers, I would like to have two full teams where every score counts, but we need 35 - 40 members for that, I think we sit around 33 now.
I may be able to get you a late pass for the other, but you would need to re-do all stock scores again by the end of Tuesday.
Alright. I'm downloading all 3 3dmarks right now (I know I know...no point in running 3dmark on a crappy gfx so I never downloaded them). It'll be down to the wire as I'll have to run the benches after work. I get home around 9PM EST.
Glad I can help out though.
thideras
03-14-08, 10:03 AM
I've been having massive difficulties with the dry ice. Corrupted harddriveYou don't put the dry ice on the drive....:p
You don't put the dry ice on the drive....:p
hahahahahaa......that much I do know. I'm just experiencing big problems since I've gone to the cpu pot and dry ice. But the challenge is very entertaining....it's just got me stumped big time. one thing for sure I'm not bored yet...:beer:
Italidonian
03-14-08, 10:50 AM
If you guys think you could use another quad and GTX I'd be willing to bench mine....
toddm27
03-14-08, 10:50 AM
hahahahahaa......that much I do know. I'm just experiencing big problems since I've gone to the cpu pot and dry ice. But the challenge is very entertaining....it's just got me stumped big time. one thing for sure I'm not bored yet...:beer:
well you may be getting to cold for that board, I've heard a bunch of stories of bad cold bugs on the max extreme series :shrug:
If you guys think you could use another quad and GTX I'd be willing to bench mine....
do it we can use all the help we can get for the team :)
Italidonian
03-14-08, 10:54 AM
downloading '01 and '03 right now.....
HousERaT
03-14-08, 11:08 AM
I'll keep an eye out on this. If we need another rig I can put one together. Hey Dean, can you keep a running log on how many rigs short we are?
Brolloks
03-14-08, 02:18 PM
06 says im not using SLI, its weird im only getting like 9500ish in 06 thats bs. i used to get 11k with my single card when i first built this thing.
I have the same issue with my setup, I re-installed the geforce drivers, still 3DMAR06 does not acknowledge my SLI, my 3DMARK06 score did go up from 13 K to 18 K with my quad at 3.6 though, I think it is a glitch with 3dm06 not recognizing SLI with the G92 cards
LOL...at least 3 weeks of dry ice...still trying to source some Ln2 and a dewar.
I've been having massive difficulties with the dry ice. Corrupted harddrive..but when I reduce the OC it is fine...I don't know if i'm too cold, or not cold enough or what...I'm measuring temps near the top of the pot at -30c ......next mount i'm putting the temp probe toward the bottom of the pot to see a better picture where my temps might really be. I can't seem to get into windows vista at any FSB over 400 for the last two days (yes..I cheated on my promise to wife not to do any benching on thursday)...I've lost confidence in my ability...the first day of dryice was ok, I learned alot, but the last two days have been nothing but trouble and i can't seem to figure out the problem. I've tried higher voltages on NB, CPU, ram, SB and i've tried lower voltages on all the same...I've switched hardrives, i've tried both XP and vista....when I do get into windows (around 5200MHz) it only lasts for a few minutes and I can't get anything done other than a simple screen shot and CPUz verification...a few times I've lost my GPUs (windows tells me the drivers are missing)..when i reduce the oc the GPUs are fine.....heck, i'm going crazy trying to figure this stuff out...
bottom line: take 3 weeks off during the wars so I can figure this crude out and do some good for the team...
It's not you mate, I'm starting to think it's the cards drivers/vista/bios
I'm having the same issues and todd can't seem to boot into windoz at all now.
When they are running they go well, but it's hard work.
400fsb is the max bench stable fsb my setup likes with high clocks.
Boot at 375X13 and work your way up to 400fsb with setfsb, thats what I'm doing and it seems to have helped, though I'm using X14.
I'll keep an eye out on this. If we need another rig I can put one together. Hey Dean, can you keep a running log on how many rigs short we are?
Will do :)
31 members have posted scores, there are 3 that said they may, but they haven't had the time as yet and it's fast running out.
So we still need 4 - 9 rigs, we can drop the A sub team on the 2nd team if we want, so 35+ is the number I'm looking for.
So if there's anyone else that can be part of it, or post up a 2nd rig, now is the time.
El<(')>Maxi
03-14-08, 05:04 PM
I have the same issue with my setup, I re-installed the geforce drivers, still 3DMAR06 does not acknowledge my SLI, my 3DMARK06 score did go up from 13 K to 18 K with my quad at 3.6 though, I think it is a glitch with 3dm06 not recognizing SLI with the G92 cards
Have you tried installing the Feb detection update from FM?
i have installed the hotfix they offered and i still got nothing.
what im wondering is why my stock scores are so freaking low.
El<(')>Maxi
03-14-08, 05:08 PM
The one from Feb? This one?
http://www.futuremark.com/download/hotfix_feb08/
PM'd Deanzo
Anyone got any tips on using what to use&include for a fully ready-to-bench XP CD ISO?
Dean can show you how to fix that problem :p
LOL, then I'd be at the bottom of the UE ranks. :p
Bucket of ice water when the time comes for the real runs is what I'll use.
This quad FSB wall has taken me a few weeks now to fine tune it to be bench stable. 478x8 is now totally stable except for OCCT-RAM tests. Still testing on ambient water for now.
Oh and you can see I got the R600 to bench stable on 962Mhz now, so 1Ghz is definitely possible.:soda:
PM'd Deanzo
Anyone got any tips on using what to use&include for a fully ready-to-bench XP CD ISO?
I just use the XP SP1 CD and load the benchmark and go.
I was making Vista ISO's but each time a new driver came out, I needed to re-do it, so it was costing me more time than it was saving.
satandole666
03-14-08, 07:33 PM
I posted my scores. Thanks for working with me Deanzo. Let me know if I did anything wrong, I used the format from those above me so I hope I did it correctly.
I'll check back in tonight before the deadline just incase.
31 members have posted scores, there are 3 that said they may, but they haven't had the time as yet and it's fast running out.
So we still need 4 - 9 rigs, we can drop the A sub team on the 2nd team if we want, so 35+ is the number I'm looking for.
So if there's anyone else that can be part of it, or post up a 2nd rig, now is the time.
I can put together a second rig today.....
CPU: E6850
Ram: 2GB DDR2 8500
VGA: 8800Ultra
HD: 320GB
MB:eVGA 680i
Air
I can put together a second rig today.....
CPU: E6850
Ram: 2GB DDR2 8500
VGA: 8800Ultra
HD: 320GB
MB:eVGA 680i
Air
That would be great if you can get it all done before the cut off.
I'll also PM you later with the other info you were looking for ;)
Also, with satandole666 post, we are now up to 32.
We need at least 3 more rigs!
We now have 34 rigs posted with around 45mins to go.
Brolloks
03-14-08, 10:52 PM
That would be great if you can get it all done before the cut off.
I'll also PM you later with the other info you were looking for ;)
Damn, I never thought of that, I have 3 solid rigs with C2D's and GT/GTS sitting here
Anyway, I'm re-running my main bench setup with an E 3110 in stead of the Quad, hope to get the benchies done before midnight
Damn, I never thought of that, I have 3 solid rigs with C2D's and GT/GTS sitting here
Anyway, I'm re-running my main bench setup with an E 3110 in stead of the Quad, hope to get the benchies done before midnight
I've told them you are changing cpu's, but it would still be best if the stock scores can be done in time.
Brolloks
03-14-08, 11:06 PM
I've told them you are changing cpu's, but it would still be best if the stock scores can be done in time.
Running 'em know, will be done by midnight...*drinking coffee furiously*
It would seem Kiwis can't tell time, around 30mins to go.
Brolloks
03-14-08, 11:32 PM
It would seem Kiwis can't tell time, around 30mins to go.
DONE !!:bday:
thideras
03-14-08, 11:32 PM
It would seem Kiwis can't tell time, around 30mins to go.Maybe because they don't wear watches.
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Your a funny man for someone with all his teeth :eek::p:D
thideras
03-14-08, 11:45 PM
Your a funny man for someone with all his teeth :eek::p:DThat is because there is no one here in SD to hit me!! :D
Brolloks
03-14-08, 11:47 PM
That is because there is no one here in SD to hit me!! :D
I have some good ;) friends in SD that likes to ruffle people up, LMK Deanzo :)
thideras
03-14-08, 11:48 PM
I have some good ;) friends in SD that likes to ruffle people up, LMK Deanzo :)Its ON!
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Where did you find the picture of my mom ?
thideras
03-15-08, 12:02 AM
Where did you find the picture of my mom ?You don't want to know >.>
should i worry about 3d mark not displaying that i have linked adapters?
should i worry about 3d mark not displaying that i have linked adapters?
Not at all, if there was an issue (there wont be) but Maxi or myself will take care of it.
All you need to do is bench as hard as you can :)
El<(')>Maxi
03-15-08, 03:28 AM
Where did you find the picture of my mom ?
ROFL! http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/images/smilies/rofl2.gif
Thanks to the guys posting with 2 rigs, you rock!!!
El<(')>Maxi
03-15-08, 03:35 AM
This quad FSB wall has taken me a few weeks now to fine tune it to be bench stable. 478x8 is now totally stable except for OCCT-RAM tests. Still testing on ambient water for now.
Well don't just drop in and tease us like that, show us (give us:D) the goods!
Brolloks
03-16-08, 05:09 PM
Well, I'm certainly glad I made the decision to switch from my Q6600 to the E3110 for the warz, seems like this 780i board of mine is building a very good relationship with my E3110,
4.4 GHz stable on Prime95 at 1.45 volts (bios), 1.448 actual, this is after the pencil v-droop mod which is a must on this board
My temps under load ary pretty cool considering
Shiggity
03-16-08, 05:20 PM
Brolloks are you still going to try the 9800GX2 x2 setup when its available?
Also when are we making the official teams and everything?
Also when are we making the official teams and everything?
This week I'll work out what sub teams (teams of 4) everyone will be on. Though I'm almost done with that.
So the other forums can't see it, I wont be posting the list in the open till after next weekend.
Around mid week I'll PM/Post in the Lounge and let everyone know what sub team they are on and who their sub team mates are.
I've almost got everything worked out in my head and I can tell you this, Everyone has a key role in this and we must play it as a team, no one or five members can win this for us, if everyone plays their part we will take the top 3 spots.
:OverAll
:A Crown
:Best Score
And as many number 1's in each of the sub teams as we can.
March 22nd thru April 19th We Go To War!! http://www.clicksmilies.com/s1106/grinser/grinning-smiley-048.gif
Shiggity
03-16-08, 06:20 PM
This week I'll work out what sub teams (teams of 4) everyone will be on. Though I'm almost done with that.
So the other forums can't see it, I wont be posting the list in the open till after next weekend.
Around mid week I'll PM/Post in the Lounge and let everyone know what sub team they are on and who their sub team mates are.
I've almost got everything worked out in my head and I can tell you this, Everyone has a key role in this and we must play it as a team, no one of five members can win this for us, if everyone plays their part we will take the top 3 spots.
:OverAll
:A Crown
:Best Score
And as many number 1's in each of the sub teams as we can.
March 22nd thru April 19th We Go To War!! http://www.clicksmilies.com/s1106/grinser/grinning-smiley-048.gif
Ty sir, timely and informative and always :)
satandole666
03-16-08, 11:26 PM
I got the cards installed today. Looks like I "might" be able to help out this go around. Stock scores were 98xx in 3d06 so I have some kinks to work out but I'll be in this soon enough.
Damn I'm excited.
I got the cards installed today. Looks like I "might" be able to help out this go around. Stock scores were 98xx in 3d06 so I have some kinks to work out but I'll be in this soon enough.
Damn I'm excited.
Great stuff,
Over the next day or two, could you run 01, 03 and 06 at your best cpu speed, and the best overclock you can do on the cards for now and PM me the scores.
I don't need links or anything like that, I just need an idea how they go on the P5B-Deluxe, does that board run them at X16/X4 ?
Brolloks
03-16-08, 11:46 PM
Note bad for one GTS or what?
3DMARK06 (http://service.futuremark.com/compare?3dm06=5787478) = 16,013
Note bad for one GTS or what?
3DMARK06 (http://service.futuremark.com/compare?3dm06=5787478) = 16,013
Very nice, and not even using a quad.
Note bad for one GTS or what?
3DMARK06 (http://service.futuremark.com/compare?3dm06=5787478) = 16,013
Ah crap, I probably can't hold onto the top single-GPU in '06 then in the non-UE group.
If I can get a quad capable of 4-4.1G while getting this R600 to run 1Ghz which I know it's perfectly capable of then I might had a chance.
satandole666
03-17-08, 01:16 AM
Great stuff,
Over the next day or two, could you run 01, 03 and 06 at your best cpu speed, and the best overclock you can do on the cards for now and PM me the scores.
I don't need links or anything like that, I just need an idea how they go on the P5B-Deluxe, does that board run them at X16/X4 ?
I don't know how soon I can get the scores for you. I ran 3d06 with Crossfire disabled and got 109xx. I enabled it and the score went down about 200 points. In addition to that I had screen tearing the entire time 3d06 ran. This was at stock CPU speed.
It almost seems like the cards are overclocked too much. It does the same kind of tearing I saw when I did it before. Problem is they are running much lower than they could.
As soon as I can get this fixed I can get the scores within an hour or two. I'm thinking an OS reinstall might be needed.
And yeah...the P5B-D is 16/4...not two full slots. I might need a mobo upgrade sooner rather than later now.
spiritedandy
03-17-08, 10:01 AM
Cheers Deanzo cant wait now have more time on my hands as single again :rolleyes::(
:beer:wish it was now weather changed its freezing now !
I don't know how soon I can get the scores for you. I ran 3d06 with Crossfire disabled and got 109xx. I enabled it and the score went down about 200 points. In addition to that I had screen tearing the entire time 3d06 ran. This was at stock CPU speed.
It almost seems like the cards are overclocked too much. It does the same kind of tearing I saw when I did it before. Problem is they are running much lower than they could.
As soon as I can get this fixed I can get the scores within an hour or two. I'm thinking an OS reinstall might be needed.
And yeah...the P5B-D is 16/4...not two full slots. I might need a mobo upgrade sooner rather than later now.
I had the same situation with my P5K Premium. With 2900XT in CF my score went up overall to 11k from 10k, but CPU was down 33%. These cards take a lot of CPU power to unlock their full potential.
satandole666
03-19-08, 11:21 AM
Alright, I got a day off of work to get this setup. In addition to the fact that I can't get CF to work properly (screen tearing and drop in points) I recently discovered a leak in my WCing setup. Looks like I have a long day ahead of me...
Anyway, what is the proper way to setup Crossfire? Before I reinstall the OS today I plan on testing each card and making sure they are 100% working. However, I do plan on doing a fresh install.
So...
Do I install both cards, with dongle, when I install Windows and go from there?
Or do I install one card and add the second when everything is done?
I have no clue how to go about this. I tried installing both with the dongle on an old Windows XP setup (old being about 3 months) and I've had no luck with it. I've gone through a dozen driver cleaning/installs and I can't get it to work on this installation.
Although, if you guys want to save me the trouble of reinstalling it would be pretty simple. Using the 8.3 Cats, when I enable CF in CCC, the GPU-Z .17 utility still shows CF as disabled. It makes sense too because my score actually drops about 200-300 points. I can tell it is trying to do something because I am getting screen tearing and the like.
So...I'll go ahead and work on my WCing loop for now. If I can't get this thing to work tonight I'll just do a fresh OS install...but I'd still like to know the best way to do that with a CF setup.
Thanks in advance.
@ satandole666, don't use the 8.3 drivers, they seem to work well with Vista but suck for XP.
PM Maxi as he was doing alot of work with the drivers and his two 2900's, so he'll give you the heads up on which ones to use.
Now I know I'm going to get shot on this forum saying the Corsair HX620 won't power something, but.
Gigabit sent the two 2900pros back to Charr as his Corsair HX620 couldn't do it.
Gigabit returned these cards because he had problems powering them. With a Q6600, X38 and these on an HX620, the burden was too strong for the PSU. These cards consume 200W (PRO), 250W (XT), so it is recommended to have ~550W for one, and ~750W for two
http://www.ocforums.com/showpost.php?p=5483821&postcount=1
Not even a Zippy 700W is enough for two 2900XT's...something 850W grade at a minimum is necessary. Each 2900XT takes more power than a Kentsfield apiece once you start ramping clocks up.
Dak9767
03-19-08, 07:58 PM
Quick question about my 8400 for FW, if I pump up my Vcore over 1.45v on water to get better scores might it damage the cpu if the temps go over 60c? I know the temp threshold is somrthing like 70c. But I'm not sure if the higher volts might hurt it.
Quick question about my 8400 for FW, if I pump up my Vcore over 1.45v on water to get better scores might it damage the cpu if the temps go over 60c? I know the temp threshold is somrthing like 70c. But I'm not sure if the higher volts might hurt it.
For a short bench you should be fine, just keep it under 70c and 1.6v
satandole666
03-19-08, 09:33 PM
@ satandole666, don't use the 8.3 drivers, they seem to work well with Vista but suck for XP.
PM Maxi as he was doing alot of work with the drivers and his two 2900's, so he'll give you the heads up on which ones to use.
Now I know I'm going to get shot on this forum saying the Corsair HX620 won't power something, but.
Gigabit sent the two 2900pros back to Charr as his Corsair HX620 couldn't do it.
I'll get a wall meter and see how much my system pulls. I really think I should be alright since I am literally running a near barebones setup. If I need to upgrade PSUs I might have a problem unless I can snag a good one used or on the cheap. Once I confirm that the system works at stock I'll make sure I'm not pushing it too hard.
I really think the problem was how well my bottom card was seated in the PCI-E slot. It seemed to have too much play in it when I took it apart. A few times when I booted the card wasn't initialized by the system (red light stayed on and the fans spun at 100%). I wiggled it a bit and it worked great. I'll reroute some wires and make sure to set that card first as it is the hardest one to set first of the two.
For now I have to leak test over night. Ideally I'll have some scores for you by Friday night but who knows what kind of problems I'm going to run into next.
I'll look into the drivers some more. If anyone wants to PM me some advice I'm more than open to it, otherwise I'll send Maxi a PM to ask him and read up on the subject.
EDIT: I checked around for a few reviews on the 2900XT's power draw. According to Tom's Hardware here:
http://www.tomshardware.com/2007/05/14/r600_finally_dx10_hardware_from_ati/page26.html#final_thoughts
Their entire system (CF 2900XTs) pulled a max of 549w under 3d06. In addition to that, they use an X6800 and a Raptor. My E8400 and 7200rpm drive should pull a little less than those. I know I might be in for it when I start overclocking, but I'm relying on claims that the hx620 can actually push closer to 750w reliably. And hey...if Thideras can do it I can do it.
I feel comfortable enough to go ahead with this as is. I will get a wall mount and make sure I'm not going to fry my system. I'll make sure to post more if I have any problems.
satandole666
03-19-08, 09:39 PM
Quick question about my 8400 for FW, if I pump up my Vcore over 1.45v on water to get better scores might it damage the cpu if the temps go over 60c? I know the temp threshold is somrthing like 70c. But I'm not sure if the higher volts might hurt it.
I'm not an expert by far so I'll just share my experience with my E8400.
I've pushed my E8400 up to 4.6ghz and 1.6v. I've seen loaded temps at 80c with Prime95 (not for long). I have no degradation in my chips overclocking abilities. Just last week, after running 4ghz@1.3v for a few weeks I did a max oc test on 1.4v loaded. I was surprised that I got 4180mhz 24hours prime CPU test stable with temperatures in the high 60s.
So...at least on my end...I've had no degradation from my short benching runs at high OC/voltages. If anything it is getting slowly better (that or my knowledge has gotten better).
Hope this helps.
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Brolloks
03-22-08, 09:37 PM
Nice...let the games (warz) begin :mad::temper:
Nice...let the games (warz) begin :mad::temper:
Yep, The Raptor Pit will never know what hit them!!
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deathman20
03-25-08, 10:03 PM
Is there another site to calculate our scores? The one linked above no longer works :(
Is there another site to calculate our scores? The one linked above no longer works :(
Try this link
http://www.theraptorpit.com/forumwars_pcriot_com.htm
Here is a revised listing of prizes
Geil PC 6400 DDR2 Esoteria 2x 1gb
Geil PC 6400 DDR2 Esoteria 2x 1gb
Abit motherboard (surprise)
Xtreme CPU donating a SIGMA Atlantis Black Aluminum ATX Mid Tower Computer Case
No Fear Computers is donating an ACER Laptop
Please note: All these prizes will be sent in the US, Canada and Mexico
All other locations will be sent the cash equivalent
El<(')>Maxi
03-28-08, 12:03 AM
I'll take the laptop :D
I'll take the laptop :D
I'm sorry, but I'm winning everything and getting a boat load of cash sent my way :p:D
I think i'd like the Abit Motherboard to play with.....now how to beat the socks off the competition....pretty tough crowd to compete with....
I think i'd like the Abit Motherboard to play with.....now how to beat the socks off the competition....pretty tough crowd to compete with....
I want to know what the "surprise" is, P45 maybe :shrug:
I want to know what the "surprise" is, P45 maybe :shrug:
That's what I'm hoping or even an X48 would be nice too.
deathman20
03-28-08, 08:50 AM
I'd just love just cash currently. Buying a house here very shortly so extra money is all good.
For any of you guys that can not see inside the Lounge, feel free to post up your overclocked score.
Good luck and happy benching.
ManOfKnight
03-28-08, 07:19 PM
Man I set up for an ultimate run for my 3.8 and didn't get the date in the damn screenshot...it took forever and a LOT of tweaking to get this B3 to that.
Got the below pic (if accepted...*crosses fingers to not have to heat up the processor again*) and geekbench done
Geekbench (http://browse.geekbench.ca/geekbench2/view/48281)
I will post it any how
http://img02.picoodle.com/img/img02/4/3/28/f_SuperPIm_fc328d5.jpg
Man I set up for an ultimate run for my 3.8 and didn't get the date in the damn screenshot...it took forever and a LOT of tweaking to get this B3 to that.
Got the below pic (if accepted...*crosses fingers to not have to heat up the processor again*) and geekbench done
Sorry my man, but the date stamp is something we can't get around :(
ManOfKnight
03-28-08, 07:35 PM
DANG IT!!! AFTER ALL THAT TWEAKING I FORGOT TO TAKE OUT MY SECOND 2GB OF RAM!!!
Will post new scores soon...
satandole666
03-28-08, 10:02 PM
For any of you guys that can not see inside the Lounge, feel free to post up your overclocked score.
Good luck and happy benching.
By all means...
Here's my 4.5ghz 822/900CF 2900 run...
http://service.futuremark.com/compare?3dm06=5982993
19055 in 3d06
I'd love to get 20k but I'll probably need some expert help.
I figure I can squeeze close to 4600 out of my E8400. I'm going to do a BIOS flash to get my core over 822. I'd love to hit 900+ on the cores, not sure what a safe temp for these 2900 Pros though.
I'm using the 8.1 cats at the moment...if there is anything better let me know.
By all means...
Here's my 4.5ghz 822/900CF 2900 run...
http://service.futuremark.com/compare?3dm06=5982993
19055 in 3d06
I'd love to get 20k but I'll probably need some expert help.
I figure I can squeeze close to 4600 out of my E8400. I'm going to do a BIOS flash to get my core over 822. I'd love to hit 900+ on the cores, not sure what a safe temp for these 2900 Pros though.
I'm using the 8.1 cats at the moment...if there is anything better let me know.
I know Maxi said something the other day about what drivers to use with the 2900 in CF, sorry just can't recall.
Give him a PM and ask.
With your cards overclocked you should get your 20K :)
El<(')>Maxi
03-28-08, 10:07 PM
Cat 7.11 are the best.
You wont hit 900 on the stock cooling unless you have the best set of 2900's around. I can give you a bios file that I can guarantee will run perfect thru '06 and anything else if you want it.
satandole666
03-28-08, 10:14 PM
I know Maxi said something the other day about what drivers to use with the 2900 in CF, sorry just can't recall.
Give him a PM and ask.
With your cards overclocked you should get your 20K :)
They are overclocked. :P
I think stock is 743/838. I couldn't go above 822 core without crashes and 900 mem is the most allowed by CCC. I'm hoping a BIOS flash will allow me to pass 822 core with some vcore and possibly 900 on the memory.
20k will be a challenge but I'm up to it.
Cat 7.11 are the best.
You wont hit 900 on the stock cooling unless you have the best set of 2900's around. I can give you a bios file that I can guarantee will run perfect thru '06 and anything else if you want it.
Is the limit on stock cooling temps or volts? I was thinking about upping the volts 1 notch (1.25v I believe) and trying for some more. What is the max safe temp for these cards? I haven't sent the fan to 100% at all and I've seen maybe 80-90c tops.
I'll download 7.11 tonight. Thanks for the heads up.
I'm actually quite surprised with the results considering I'm running a 16/4x board.
EDIT: I'd love to add the 2900s to my loop but I don't really have any options. I do have a MCW60 and ramsinks but I don't have a mounting plate for it that will work. If I could get that and another MCW60 or Maze-4/5 I would do it...just broke right now too. :/
Hey guys,
Do your very best to get all your FW's benchmarks done this weekend, we can't win this with out all of you.
Good luck and happy benching.
Is it too late to become a part of this?
Th3 F4ll3n P1mp
04-05-08, 04:59 PM
Im thinking yes...
El<(')>Maxi
04-05-08, 05:15 PM
Yea we're already in the middle of the war Sam, you can still abuse hwbot all you like :D
Yea we're already in the middle of the war Sam, you can still abuse hwbot all you like :D
shame... will do :D.. running my PD945 at 5.2ghz enough abuse?
satandole666
04-06-08, 04:17 PM
Scores aren't due this weekend are they? Deanzo scared me a bit...I thought we had til the 19th?
Either way I should get to work. Too bad its no longer around freezing here.
JLK03F150
04-08-08, 01:46 PM
shame... will do :D.. running my PD945 at 5.2ghz enough abuse?
Awesome. :) I have a couple 3.4 P4's that I hope to push to 5.0ghz after FW is over.
Scores aren't due this weekend are they? Deanzo scared me a bit...I thought we had til the 19th?
Either way I should get to work. Too bad its no longer around freezing here.
We do have until the 19th, but I'm sure Dean would like to see at least some preliminaries to get an idea where the team stands.
Spring has sprung & it's getting warmer every day here - not good from a benching standpoint. Same clocks I started to get reboots because the house warmed up so much during the day. :(
thideras
04-08-08, 01:53 PM
Spring has sprung & it's getting warmer every day here - not good from a benching standpoint. Same clocks I started to get reboots because the house warmed up so much during the day. :(Set your air conditioner to "South Dakota". That will be cold enough for anyone :)
JLK03F150
04-08-08, 02:28 PM
I've tried locating that SD setting on the programable t'stat & can't seem to find it. I hit the excessive pollen switch by accident though. The pollen count today is 2659 (http://remote.atlantaallergy.com/pollencount/) & over 120 is considered extremely high. lol
We do have until the 19th, but I'm sure Dean would like to see at least some preliminaries to get an idea where the team stands.
Yep, your soo right.
It's a big deal to me to get some scores posted, and that doesn't stop anyone from doing better and re-posting.
Lots of things can happen, get called out of town for work, hardware dies etc etc etc.
Soo please everyone, get some scores posted somewhere ;) and lets win this thing.
By not posting an overclocked score by the end of FW's, your not only letting me down but the whole team who are working hard by putting their time and hardware on the line to make sure OCF comes out on top.
deathman20
04-08-08, 03:36 PM
Lots of things can happen, get called out of town for work.
Thats the one for me and buying a condo. Glad I posted something still hoping to get a XP install up and running though to get better results.
satandole666
04-09-08, 08:10 PM
It's a big deal to me to get some scores posted, and that doesn't stop anyone from doing better and re-posting.
.
I didn't know we could repost scores. I "might" try to redo my 3d tests this weekend. I don't think I'll be bettering my SPi time or Geekbench score so I won't bother with those.
Just need to find the time to get a fresh install of Windows, install the updates/7.11 cats, and grow the cahones to flash my cards.
Anyway, I'll see what I can do.
I didn't know we could repost scores. I "might" try to redo my 3d tests this weekend. I don't think I'll be bettering my SPi time or Geekbench score so I won't bother with those.
Just need to find the time to get a fresh install of Windows, install the updates/7.11 cats, and grow the cahones to flash my cards.
Anyway, I'll see what I can do.
When you re-post, just reuse the old overclocked scores for any benchmarks you don't re-do.
So you are still posting a full set.
Also point out the new ones, so I know not to look at the others.
The two things above will save me lots of time :)
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