- Joined
- Nov 14, 2006
- Location
- Warsaw/Poland
Before: ~5200
Celeron 2.4 GHz
Abit IS7-E
512 MB RAM / 400 MHz (133 used due to processor limitations)
FX5900XT 390@435/700@795
HDD WD1200JB
With another 512 MB RAM and Dual Channel: 5400+
With Pentium 4 2.6c and GF7600GT: 7148...
And mind you that this time, the whole processor-memory bandwidth capability is enabled. It's several times higher - the processor's FSB is an effective 800, the memory is 400 going in Dual Channel for 800. This alone should have given the increase as specified. The card itself is credited with 13000 by the press.
I'm sad... I spent some money on the upgrade and volt-modding my 5900XT (perma-tweaking the volts, adding more cooling, flashing BIOS to 5950 Ultra etc) plus OC-ing the Celeron (they go over 3 GHz on stock cooling if you know what you're doing and have some luck) should probably have given the same.
One thing is that 3D Mark shows my card with 0 clocks for both the processor and memory. Can this be the case? Or is my result actually normal?
3DMark05, however, detects my clocks correctly and gives me 5000 with change, which is correct and looks not so rewarding but mostly fair for my config. Still, what's wrong with 03?
Celeron 2.4 GHz
Abit IS7-E
512 MB RAM / 400 MHz (133 used due to processor limitations)
FX5900XT 390@435/700@795
HDD WD1200JB
With another 512 MB RAM and Dual Channel: 5400+
With Pentium 4 2.6c and GF7600GT: 7148...
And mind you that this time, the whole processor-memory bandwidth capability is enabled. It's several times higher - the processor's FSB is an effective 800, the memory is 400 going in Dual Channel for 800. This alone should have given the increase as specified. The card itself is credited with 13000 by the press.
I'm sad... I spent some money on the upgrade and volt-modding my 5900XT (perma-tweaking the volts, adding more cooling, flashing BIOS to 5950 Ultra etc) plus OC-ing the Celeron (they go over 3 GHz on stock cooling if you know what you're doing and have some luck) should probably have given the same.
One thing is that 3D Mark shows my card with 0 clocks for both the processor and memory. Can this be the case? Or is my result actually normal?
3DMark05, however, detects my clocks correctly and gives me 5000 with change, which is correct and looks not so rewarding but mostly fair for my config. Still, what's wrong with 03?
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