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Your chipset is also holding you back if you can only use 8x on one card and 4x on the other.
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Upgraded to SLI but 3DMark06 only went from 8958 to 9777. Is that normal?
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No, I'm using 8x on each card. The bandwidth for each slot on this motherboard (in SLI mode) is 8-4-NC-8. The video cards go in the first and last slots. . . . .
I just ran 3DMark06 with the CPU at 2.8Hz. The score went to 11,399. . . . Still not impressive at all for two 8800 GTS cards in SLI. . . . Oh well.
Thanks the compliment on the truck.
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I think that score is your CPU/system. I have a single GT and got 12k stock in 06, and 15k overclocked.
Your CPU score: 2168
Mine at stock: 3823
Not e-penising, just pointing out your likely bottleneck
BTW I have always liked that truck
Your CPU score: 2168
Mine at stock: 3823
Not e-penising, just pointing out your likely bottleneck
BTW I have always liked that truck
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Lol! This is funny -- truck tech on a computer forum.
-- Drivetrain
• PreRunner converted to 4x4
• 64" Diamond front axle (with ball gussets, Longfield 30-spline Chromoly Super Set, high-pinion differential, ARP Hub Studs, Longfield Chromo hub gears, rock rings, backing-plate eliminator)
• Ultimate Crawler dual transfer cases (with chromoly output shaft)
• 5.29 R&P gears
• Front & rear e-lockers
-- Steering
• Hi-steer crossover steering
• 1 Ton Rod Ends
• 6-stud knuckles and steering arms
• OTT dropped pitman arm (machined for 1Ton Ends)
• Hydraulic Ram Assisted Steering Kit
• Power steering cooler
-- Suspension
• 3" front & 5” rear springs
• Bilstein 5150 shocks
• Fox airbumps
• Custom anti-swaybar w/ quick disconnects
-- Wheels
• 40"x13.5” Iroks
• 17" beadlocked rims
-- Performance
• Volant intake
• Poweraid TBS
• Magnaflow exhaust
• Flex-a-Lite radiator fan
• Odyssey 1250 battery
-- Armor
• ARB bumper
• Rock sliders
• Rear custom wrap-around bumper w/ spare tire mount
• Warn M8000 winch
-- Electronics
• Alpine stereo
• 5x7" Polk speakers
• Jensen 600W amp
• Uniden CB radio
• Bel-X65 Radar detector
-- Miscellaneous
• Inclinometer from Hilux
• Short chrome antenna
• Billet grill
• Truxedo Lo Pro tonnaeu cover
• Tailgate lock
• Spray-on bed liner
• Bed extender
• Jesus decal (of course!)
More pics if you're interested: http://s79.photobucket.com/albums/j...1-Truck pics/06-40in Iroks on 17in beadlocks/
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that is seriously the cleanest looking taco of that bodystyle i have ever seen, and 4 door to boot. I love the amount of flex you get as well as thoes tires tucking perfectly.... i bet that thing does quite well trail driving and on the rocks.... sweet rig.
I got essinetally a stock 1979 CJ-5, just finished welding up the roll cage and putting in the 4 point harnesses... also replacing the front drive shaft i snapped... haha compound low first gear in 4wL snapped the thing like a tooth pick! it definetly isnt as nice, donest ride as well on the street or off road but damn is if fun to beat on in the dirt! I just gotta get at least a locker for the rear... open diffs suck!
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its funny how people have so many different hobbies, we all arnt the standard sterotypical computer geek!!! i do my offroading, welding, metal fabrocating as well as my dirtbiking (piru track is OHH so fun)
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if i remember correctly the SLI-DR does 8x and 8x... a friend of mine just built a comp and he put a 8800gts 640 into the lower slot (4x on his board) when he moved it up to the top slot (16x) and his score only went up 10%... so esseintally a 10% bottleneck, which would lead me to believe even at 8x and 8x i dont think your short on bandwidth for the cards. i could be wrong tho.
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Thanks for the truck compliment. . . . I admit it took a lot of work to dial in the suspension the way I wanted. . . . Still last summer I discovered it's rubbing when I was out on the Dusy Ershim trail. (I don't know if you've heard of it, but it's one of the toughest trails out here in Cali.) . . . I found that when the axles are "scissored" (or making an X-shape), it really pushes the tires up into the fenders. . . . Here's an example . . .
Nice jeep by the way! Great idea putting a roll cage and 5-point harness. It must be nice having the skills/equipment to do that kind of stuff yourself. I always have to go down to my buddy's shop to help me. . . .
Let me know if you're ever out my way in crental Cali. We'll hit some trails!
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I agree that I don't think it's the PCI-E bandwidth being saturated. I'm pretty sure it's the CPU. But I'd like to stick with this mobo/CPU/RAM setup for a while and see if I can skip over this socket. I'll probably upgrade on the next release.
Thanks for the truck compliment. . . . I admit it took a lot of work to dial in the suspension the way I wanted. . . . Still last summer I discovered it's rubbing when I was out on the Dusy Ershim trail. (I don't know if you've heard of it, but it's one of the toughest trails out here in Cali.) . . . I found that when the axles are "scissored" (or making an X-shape), it really pushes the tires up into the fenders. . . . Here's an example . . .
Nice jeep by the way! Great idea putting a roll cage and 5-point harness. It must be nice having the skills/equipment to do that kind of stuff yourself. I always have to go down to my buddy's shop to help me. . . .
Let me know if you're ever out my way in crental Cali. We'll hit some trails!
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I agree that I don't think it's the PCI-E bandwidth being saturated. I'm pretty sure it's the CPU. But I'd like to stick with this mobo/CPU/RAM setup for a while and see if I can skip over this socket. I'll probably upgrade on the next release.
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No, I'm using 8x on each card. The bandwidth for each slot on this motherboard (in SLI mode) is 8-4-NC-8. The video cards go in the first and last slots. . . . .
I just ran 3DMark06 with the CPU at 2.8Hz. The score went to 11,079. . . . Still not impressive at all for two 8800 GTS cards in SLI. . . .Oh well.
Thanks the compliment on the truck.
My bad. I saw 8-4..., and immediately thought you were running 8x & 4x. I should have looked a bit more closely. You haven't saturated the PCI-e lanes, but as stated earlier, your CPU is holding you back.
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Do you mean force that res and aa in the driver utility? . . .
I'll give it a try. But what I expect is that the only benefit is that the score won't go down. It won't go up b/c the CPU is still bottlenecking. . . . right?
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@ Revivalist... damn that is a sweet truck gah so nice, glad to see that you get her out on the trail/rocks... i know alota peeps that would buy a truck like that and never let it touch dirt!
and yes you will notice the benefits of sli when you start upping the AA and whatnot... i think someone not to long ago did SLI with 2 8800gt he would score like 16k running 3d06 @ default with no AA or AF, and like 14k with 8xAA and 16xAF
and yes you will notice the benefits of sli when you start upping the AA and whatnot... i think someone not to long ago did SLI with 2 8800gt he would score like 16k running 3d06 @ default with no AA or AF, and like 14k with 8xAA and 16xAF
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