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D]g[ts idea. Should be interesting to see why we do what we do.
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Why do you benchmark?
- Thread starter Gautam
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I say .. All the above 
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I would define the fourth option as actively looking to score high in respective classes. Someone, for example, who buys an FX60 and an X1900XT(X)/X Fire, but puts them on air or water would go better in option three. Fourth option would be someone purposefully buying a cheaper card just for the sake of taking a class record or something along those lines.
First two choices are for the sane.
First two choices are for the sane.
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A combination of 2, 3, and 4. However mostly just to see how far I can push my hardware.
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Started out for me pushing low dollar hardware, then the 01 addiction kicked in with Radeon 9500. I wanted to reach the top and came very close, but I wasn't into that #2 spot
Now its an expensive hobby. Sometimes I think I'll just wrap it all up and the next thing you know I'm buying some high dollar hardware. Being in Seattle also requires an indoor hobby in the winter, unless your a fish.
Now its an expensive hobby. Sometimes I think I'll just wrap it all up and the next thing you know I'm buying some high dollar hardware. Being in Seattle also requires an indoor hobby in the winter, unless your a fish.
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"To provide a reasonable comparison against other systems"
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> " To provide a reasonable comparison against other systems " <
Exactly! For me benches are only to see how well my system is performing by comparring
to others with similar set ups.
Never have I been one of those who live & die by their benchmarks. Top scores are all too ephemeral.
Exactly! For me benches are only to see how well my system is performing by comparring
to others with similar set ups.
Never have I been one of those who live & die by their benchmarks. Top scores are all too ephemeral.
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to see how far I can push my score, how much I can tweak the hardware past spec, and it's a god feeling of competition, holding the 3dMark06 record for Intel systems on ORB.
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Mainly to see how high I can put a score. I tend to aim tward getting high scores, but its even better getting high scores in my class. Just seeing how much I can do it without much tweaking is great, but who knows might try tweaking my score shortly to see how well I can do
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1 and 2 for me.
make sure all is well
its a great comparison to see if everything is running good and where your system is in the grand "scheme" of computing...
and its fun to see how high you can go, although the limits are reached quickly on air cooling
make sure all is well
its a great comparison to see if everything is running good and where your system is in the grand "scheme" of computing...
and its fun to see how high you can go, although the limits are reached quickly on air cooling
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None of the above...
Set a target score, and try and reach it... More of a proof to myself it can be done rather than for comeptition...
If it so happens the score I'm after is top in the class/world or whatever then so be it...
Set a target score, and try and reach it... More of a proof to myself it can be done rather than for comeptition...
If it so happens the score I'm after is top in the class/world or whatever then so be it...
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im torn between 2 and 4...
as Maxi said, i often question myself about this pastime but then some new hardware comes out and im right there near the front of the line to buy the newest and best (@ ridiculous prices)
which intern necessitates an upgrade of some other part of my rig
think im going #4... since, as of late, im just shooting to beat Maxi
PS
i also like to think that i can get some people interested in FOLDing through having HIGH bench scores.
as Maxi said, i often question myself about this pastime but then some new hardware comes out and im right there near the front of the line to buy the newest and best (@ ridiculous prices)
which intern necessitates an upgrade of some other part of my rig think im going #4... since, as of late, im just shooting to beat Maxi
PS
i also like to think that i can get some people interested in FOLDing through having HIGH bench scores.
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4 and 2, in that order
Dragged race as a kid, Performance engineering as an adult. Faster is always better in everything you do......well as my wife says "almost anything"
Dragged race as a kid, Performance engineering as an adult. Faster is always better in everything you do......well as my wife says "almost anything"
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Incredible. First one to vote 'show off'. Too bad my system doesn't allow for it
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I wish there was multiple options becuase I woudl say 2,3,4.
I don't care about comparing performance becuase all that matters is that I am faster than you(ussually) but I probably should vote to show off becuase everytime I get a decent hardware setup I kill something and so I spend most of my benching time waiting for new funds and repaired thingies.
I don't care about comparing performance becuase all that matters is that I am faster than you
(ussually) but I probably should vote to show off becuase everytime I get a decent hardware setup I kill something and so I spend most of my benching time waiting for new funds and repaired thingies.
