Ahh! I apologize for the layout - i will sort it out tommorow when i have time 
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PC SPECS:
CPU: AMD Duron 900mhz (Socket A, 200mhz FSB)
Motherboard: Matsonic MS8127C+ (KT133 chipset)
Video Card: PixelView TNT2 M64 32MB PCI (heatsink, no fan,
Core: 125mhz, Memory: 143mhz (default values) )
Hard drive: Maxtor 6.5GB UDMA 33 (old!) (4.2GB win98/ 1.3 linux)
INFO: Crap video card I know - In this benchmark the core/mem settings are left at their default values (same with CPU) i will
knock them up significantly (without fan!!!) in next benchmark (check site). All benchmarks were performed after a hard reboot and with all startup apps (eg Volume control, QuickRes etc) disabled. In 3dMark 2000 i have 2 results - one with CPU optimization as AMD Athlon (Duron is an athlon) - and the other result set on AMD 3DNow! 3dMark 99 has only 3DNow! - and you cant even choose in 3dMark 2001. I always chose 640x480x16 because TNTs are not too good with high res or 32-bit colour. Using Detonator 3 (version 7.78). Vsync is Always on (yes this will definately affect my score but who cares - the flickering was annoying. Monitor refresh rate is at 75hz (640x480).
BENCHMARK SETTINGS
3DMark 99: 640x480, 16-bit Colour, 16-bit Z-buffer, Triple Frame Buffer, AMD 3DNow!
Benchmarks: Game 1 - Race
Game 2 - First Person
Synthetic CPU 3D Speed
Fill Rate
Texture Rendering Speed
Bump Mapping
Texture Filtering Speed
n Pixel Polygons
Image Quality
3DMark 2000: 640x480, 16-bit Colour, 16-bit texture format, 16-bit Z- buffer, Triple Frame Buffer, (Athlon or 3DNow! see later)
Benchmarks: Game 1 - Helicopter
Game 2 - Adventure
CPU Speed
Fill Rate
High Polygon Count
Texture Rendering Speed
Bump Mapping
Image Quality
3DMark 2001: 640x480, 16-bit Colour, No Anti-Aliasing, 16-bit texture format, 16-bit Z-buffer, Triple Frame Buffer, D3D Software
Benchmarks: Game 1 - Car Chase
Game 2 - Dragothic
Game 3 - Lobby
Game 4 - Nature
Fill Rate
High Polygon Count
Bump Mapping
Vertex Shader (it works!!!)
Point Sprites
Image Quality
BENCHMARK RESULTS
3dMark 99 MAX: 5972 3DMARKS
12686 CPU MARKS
3dMark 2000 (3DNow!): 3065 3DMARKS
3dMark 2000 (Athlon): 3237 3DMARKS
3dMark 2001: 1500 3DMARKS
Hmm. What can I say? Maybe a little
OVERCLOCKING WILL HELP!
Okey-dokey. What to overclock first? I think the Video card. I dont care if it explodes - im gettin a ASUS 7100 Geforce 2 MX very soon.
Righto - these are the default values:
Core clock: 125mhz
Memory clock: 143mhz
Hmm. Okay - lets knock it up bit by bit. Ill set it to:
Core clock: 135mhz
Memory clock: 150mhz
...and run 3dmark 99 benchmark:
3dMark 99 MAX: 6074 3DMARKS
Hmm. I can do better than 135 + 150! I must get higher!
Right knocked em up 5 each - They are now:
Core clock: 140mhz
Memory clock: 155mhz
Whether they are stable or not - we will find out by running 3dmark 99 benchmark again:
3dMark 99 MAX: 6139 3DMARKS
Hmm. Appears stable! No fan! In that case i must go higher
Core clock: 145mhz
Memory clock: 160mhz
And the results:
3dMark 99 MAX: 6169 3DMARKS
Not bad at all. But when does an overclocker ever get satisfied? Never.
Core clock: 150mhz
Memory clock: 165mhz
Its still stable!
3dMark 99 MAX: 6203 3DMARKS
MORE!
Core clock: 153mhz
Memory clock: 167mhz
3dMark 99 MAX: 6225 3DMARKS
I HAVE HIT THE LIMIT!
Thats right. I cant go any further even if i wanted to (I DO!) - Every video card has a limit - Voodoo3 has 220mhz limit - and this is mine - it kept resetting to this value - not even 155/170 - Oh well not bad!
Now we'll do 3DMark 2000 + 2001:
3dMark 2000 (Athlon):3359 3DMARKS
3dMark 2001: 1520 3DMARKS
Had to knock down to 145/155 to get these stable
Haha. 20 more marks in 2001! Yippee!
Hmm. Now what could I overclock next?
Right now my FSB is 200 (100x2) and PCI is 33mhz.:
Ive set it to 216 FSB (108x2) and PCI is 36mhz.
I cant go any higher because I cant change the CPU voltage at all (autodetected) becasue of my cheap Motherboard (apart from that its good!)
This results in the CPU being raised to 972mhz.
Now will the higher PCI or CPU value increase my scores? Lets find out.
3dMark 99 MAX: 6406 3DMARKS
3dMark 99 MAX: 13800 CPUMARKS
3dMark 2000 (Athlon): 3510 3DMARKS
3dMark 2001: 1643 3DMARKS
WOW!
WHAT AN IMPROVEMENT!!!
Well im now a lot happier! Games play really well now! I wish i could get to 14000 CPU marks
And guys - i didnt lie about anything - this is all 100% true and not bull****. I will write another article like this when i get my ASUS 7100 Geforce 2 MX AGP
REVIEW
3dMark 99 3D: 5972 to 6406
3dMark 99 CPU: 12686 to 13800
3dMark 2000 3D: 3237 to 3510
3dMark 2001 3D: 1500 to 1643
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PC SPECS:
CPU: AMD Duron 900mhz (Socket A, 200mhz FSB)
Motherboard: Matsonic MS8127C+ (KT133 chipset)
Video Card: PixelView TNT2 M64 32MB PCI (heatsink, no fan,
Core: 125mhz, Memory: 143mhz (default values) )
Hard drive: Maxtor 6.5GB UDMA 33 (old!) (4.2GB win98/ 1.3 linux)
INFO: Crap video card I know - In this benchmark the core/mem settings are left at their default values (same with CPU) i will
knock them up significantly (without fan!!!) in next benchmark (check site). All benchmarks were performed after a hard reboot and with all startup apps (eg Volume control, QuickRes etc) disabled. In 3dMark 2000 i have 2 results - one with CPU optimization as AMD Athlon (Duron is an athlon) - and the other result set on AMD 3DNow! 3dMark 99 has only 3DNow! - and you cant even choose in 3dMark 2001. I always chose 640x480x16 because TNTs are not too good with high res or 32-bit colour. Using Detonator 3 (version 7.78). Vsync is Always on (yes this will definately affect my score but who cares - the flickering was annoying
. Monitor refresh rate is at 75hz (640x480).BENCHMARK SETTINGS
3DMark 99: 640x480, 16-bit Colour, 16-bit Z-buffer, Triple Frame Buffer, AMD 3DNow!
Benchmarks: Game 1 - Race
Game 2 - First Person
Synthetic CPU 3D Speed
Fill Rate
Texture Rendering Speed
Bump Mapping
Texture Filtering Speed
n Pixel Polygons
Image Quality
3DMark 2000: 640x480, 16-bit Colour, 16-bit texture format, 16-bit Z- buffer, Triple Frame Buffer, (Athlon or 3DNow! see later)
Benchmarks: Game 1 - Helicopter
Game 2 - Adventure
CPU Speed
Fill Rate
High Polygon Count
Texture Rendering Speed
Bump Mapping
Image Quality
3DMark 2001: 640x480, 16-bit Colour, No Anti-Aliasing, 16-bit texture format, 16-bit Z-buffer, Triple Frame Buffer, D3D Software
Benchmarks: Game 1 - Car Chase
Game 2 - Dragothic
Game 3 - Lobby
Game 4 - Nature
Fill Rate
High Polygon Count
Bump Mapping
Vertex Shader (it works!!!)
Point Sprites
Image Quality
BENCHMARK RESULTS
3dMark 99 MAX: 5972 3DMARKS
12686 CPU MARKS
3dMark 2000 (3DNow!): 3065 3DMARKS
3dMark 2000 (Athlon): 3237 3DMARKS
3dMark 2001: 1500 3DMARKS
Hmm. What can I say? Maybe a little
OVERCLOCKING WILL HELP!
Okey-dokey. What to overclock first? I think the Video card. I dont care if it explodes - im gettin a ASUS 7100 Geforce 2 MX very soon.
Righto - these are the default values:
Core clock: 125mhz
Memory clock: 143mhz
Hmm. Okay - lets knock it up bit by bit. Ill set it to:
Core clock: 135mhz
Memory clock: 150mhz
...and run 3dmark 99 benchmark:
3dMark 99 MAX: 6074 3DMARKS
Hmm. I can do better than 135 + 150! I must get higher!
Right knocked em up 5 each - They are now:
Core clock: 140mhz
Memory clock: 155mhz
Whether they are stable or not - we will find out by running 3dmark 99 benchmark again:
3dMark 99 MAX: 6139 3DMARKS
Hmm. Appears stable! No fan! In that case i must go higher
Core clock: 145mhz
Memory clock: 160mhz
And the results:
3dMark 99 MAX: 6169 3DMARKS
Not bad at all. But when does an overclocker ever get satisfied? Never.
Core clock: 150mhz
Memory clock: 165mhz
Its still stable!
3dMark 99 MAX: 6203 3DMARKS
MORE!
Core clock: 153mhz
Memory clock: 167mhz
3dMark 99 MAX: 6225 3DMARKS
I HAVE HIT THE LIMIT!
Thats right. I cant go any further even if i wanted to (I DO!) - Every video card has a limit - Voodoo3 has 220mhz limit - and this is mine - it kept resetting to this value - not even 155/170 - Oh well not bad!
Now we'll do 3DMark 2000 + 2001:
3dMark 2000 (Athlon):3359 3DMARKS
3dMark 2001: 1520 3DMARKS
Had to knock down to 145/155 to get these stable
Haha. 20 more marks in 2001! Yippee!
Hmm. Now what could I overclock next?
Right now my FSB is 200 (100x2) and PCI is 33mhz.:
Ive set it to 216 FSB (108x2) and PCI is 36mhz.
I cant go any higher because I cant change the CPU voltage at all (autodetected) becasue of my cheap Motherboard (apart from that its good!)
This results in the CPU being raised to 972mhz.
Now will the higher PCI or CPU value increase my scores? Lets find out.
3dMark 99 MAX: 6406 3DMARKS
3dMark 99 MAX: 13800 CPUMARKS
3dMark 2000 (Athlon): 3510 3DMARKS
3dMark 2001: 1643 3DMARKS
WOW!
WHAT AN IMPROVEMENT!!!
Well im now a lot happier! Games play really well now! I wish i could get to 14000 CPU marks
And guys - i didnt lie about anything - this is all 100% true and not bull****. I will write another article like this when i get my ASUS 7100 Geforce 2 MX AGP
REVIEW
3dMark 99 3D: 5972 to 6406
3dMark 99 CPU: 12686 to 13800
3dMark 2000 3D: 3237 to 3510
3dMark 2001 3D: 1500 to 1643
