- Joined
- Jun 19, 2002
This is with stock cooling, no volt-mods... right out of the box.
E8400 @ 3.9:
Stock speeds of 550/1375/800
3DMark2005:
3DMark2006:
Overclocked speeds of 730/1782/1070
3DMark2005:
3DMark2006:
I'm pretty happy, all for $110 shipped AR. I'm pretty amazed by the memory OC, it'll go up to 1080/2160 with no artifacts whatsoever, maybe even a tad higher. eVGA definitely seems to be the brand to go with for the 8800GS, the XFX's memory doesn't OC anywhere near as well. The eVGAs have 1.0ns chips. My 20" LCD has a resolution of 1400x1050, so this is a great choice for lower-res gaming (1680x1050 and below). If I upgrade my monitor I'll likely upgrade my video card also (wouldn't be very soon, at least after the next gen cards are released). For the time being, with the cost and performance, it's hard to beat.
Also, keep in mind this is with a dual core processor. If I had a quad core, I would easily break 13k in 3DM06. I also could up my E8400 to about 4.4 or so, but I don't really care about the numbers and just kept it at my 24/7 speed.
E8400 @ 3.9:
Stock speeds of 550/1375/800
3DMark2005:
3DMark2006:
Overclocked speeds of 730/1782/1070
3DMark2005:
3DMark2006:
I'm pretty happy, all for $110 shipped AR. I'm pretty amazed by the memory OC, it'll go up to 1080/2160 with no artifacts whatsoever, maybe even a tad higher. eVGA definitely seems to be the brand to go with for the 8800GS, the XFX's memory doesn't OC anywhere near as well. The eVGAs have 1.0ns chips. My 20" LCD has a resolution of 1400x1050, so this is a great choice for lower-res gaming (1680x1050 and below). If I upgrade my monitor I'll likely upgrade my video card also (wouldn't be very soon, at least after the next gen cards are released). For the time being, with the cost and performance, it's hard to beat.
Also, keep in mind this is with a dual core processor. If I had a quad core, I would easily break 13k in 3DM06. I also could up my E8400 to about 4.4 or so, but I don't really care about the numbers and just kept it at my 24/7 speed.