Post your 3dmark06 HD 3K Series Results

[ThatGuy16]

Thanks!

The magic sauce, this whole time... all it needed was a bios update

Hmm, maybe a 4.7Ghz run is my next goal

Edit: i'm right behind you, you better watch out!

 

[imperialreign]

Hrmm, I'm not terrible familiar with DDR3 specs, but isn't 1600 around the top end for speed?

I'm still trying to wrap my head around OCing X38 chipsets. My Gigabyte BIOS isn't helping any...

I honestly can't get my E8500 Orthos or Prime stable @ 4.5GHz no matter WHAT I do.

Very. Frustrating.

DDR3 1600 is mid-high range for speed, but not top of the heap. Typical speed ratings above that are 1800 and 2000. I think OCZ has even released some new offerings that go above that.

But, OCZ Platinum series are mid-upper end sticks; not low-end or run of the mill mid-range, so I expected at least a little something above what they're rated.


TBH, though, the issue might even be X38 related - that NSB doesn't clock like older Intel chipsets did; and I've found at least with this board, "peculiar" instabilites seem to revolve around NSB configuration . . . i.e. I can bench the CPU with something like Prime or ScienceMark, and it benches fine, but a second or two after the bench is complete and the system hangs or reboots?! Bump NSB voltage a tad .0125 and it's fine . . . :shadedshu

picky-picky little beast

 

[dark2099]

Switched to Vista 64. New score.

 

[Spirou]

No use in modding one's BIOS to 850 MHz for Core. You can change core clock by 13.5 MHz per step, so it has to be 837 MHz or 851 MHz. Memory clock steps 9 MHz.

BTW i'm slowest on 3dmark but no. 30 on FurBench. Maybe fastest score on stock voltage: 3866 at 945/1350.



No voltmod and stock cooling, this card is a unbelievable

Haven't tried FurMark @ 958 MHz yet...

 

[mep916]

Finally!!

http://service.futuremark.com/compare?3dm06=6775120

 

[imperialreign]

No use in modding one's BIOS to 850 MHz for Core. You can change core clock by 13.5 MHz per step, so it has to be 837 MHz or 851 MHz. Memory clock steps 9 MHz.

BTW i'm slowest on 3dmark but no. 30 on FurBench. Maybe fastest score on stock voltage: 3866 at 945/1350.

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No voltmod and stock cooling, this card is a unbelievable

Haven't tried FurMark @ 958 MHz yet...

I flashed both my cards to 851 core same day I installed them

sadly, though, they downclock themselves to 837, which means I need to set the core higher in BIOS . . . I just haven't done so yet.

even though you might be able to overclock both cards in Crossfire, I prefer to make sure both cards are running the same speed by used of a configured BIOS.




I just noticed something odd . . . what do y'all make of this:

that's supposed to be the primary card, but GPU-Z doesn't seem to be reading the clocks correctly . . . although, it does read correctly for the secondary

 

[imperialreign]

sorry for the double post, but updated score:





juiced another 200 out of them so far, again at 3.8GHz

but . . . I FINALLY GOT THIS DAMN DRAM TO RUN OVER 1600MHZ!!!11!!2!!#$!1 w()()TtT!!

had to break out my voodoo sticks and start swinging some chickens, but hell . . . it works It might only be running 1700MHz, but that's a major improvement over nothing before, and still running the same timings, too

damn, it's those little achievements that just tickle the panties, ain't it?




That will be the last run from me until I go liquid on the CPU. 3.8GHz is pushing the cores WAAAYYY too far in the heat department, I can about smell the AS5 cooking off the IHS with 4 cores topping out at 85C . . . I've punished this quad enough for the time being, pulling it back down to 3.6GHz.

The way it looks right now, though, 4GHz is 100% possible, and I think I'll be able to keep it stable as well (if 450BUS at x8 multi and stable is any indicator, all I need is enough vcore to keep x9 multi stable).

So, I'll be chillin for a month or so . . . unless y'all feel like donating goodies







BTW - curious, what CAT version is everyone running, and has anyone noticed performance differences between CAT releases? I've been running 8.4, and I'm considering rolling back to 8.2 tomorrow just to see how that pans out . . .

 

[Dr. Spankenstein]

Aw sh!t, here he comes!!!

Can't wait to see what happens, waterboy!

 

[Kirby123]

lets say i upgrade from 667 ram to 1066 will that bump up my mark 06 score?

 

[imperialreign]

Aw sh!t, here he comes!!!

Can't wait to see what happens, waterboy!

snaked another 100 off of 'em just now - although, that IS my FINAL run at 3.8GHz until I'm under liquid

Still not sure why I'm not running closer to similar speced systems . . . but I wonder, though, if heat from the CPU is slowing down performance . . . how many others are liquid cooled or running more efficient air coolers than I?

 

[Dr. Spankenstein]

It's like the Pringles tag: "Once you pop, you can't stop!"

I think you're right where you should be. It's your cards clocks that are holding your score back. 3.8GHz should give them some elbow room to push a few more points out.

My old E6600 @ 3.8 net me 17297. But look how the marks break down:

You've got more dormant power in your cards. RELEASE THE FURY!

 

[imperialreign]

It's like the Pringles tag: "Once you pop, you can't stop!"

I think you're right where you should be. It's your cards clocks that are holding your score back. 3.8GHz should give them some elbow room to push a few more points out.

My old E6600 @ 3.8 net me 17297. But look how the marks break down:

You've got more dormant power in your cards. RELEASE THE FURY!

yeah, I'm gonna play with the card some more, highest stable OC I reached so far was 877/1278 before it started artifacting - from what I've read, though, it can go higher with a newer BIOS

if I can get a really decent OC out of both of these cards, then I might make one more suicide run at 3.8G - but I'm really pushing it with what temps the cores are topping out at - 85C is rather warm

 

[Kirby123]

i have always had higher scores on xp than vista, i forgot what os there replacing vista with, it starts with a v and thats all i know. vista is about to stop being made

 

[Whilhelm]

Updated my bench Running 8.5 Cats and Stock clocks on my X2

 

[dark2099]

lets say i upgrade from 667 ram to 1066 will that bump up my mark 06 score?

I can't say 100% for sure, but I would imagine there would be some increase (not much since I don't believe the ram is really tested) because information being read and written by/through the ram would be able done so faster.

 

[dark2099]

Now for my first post with a Intel CPU, bested my single card setup on my 5000+BE by about 900 points.

 

[Kirby123]

i want my friends score!!!. but i have to get another video card he has 45k on his mark 06

 

[dark2099]

i want my friends score!!!. but i have to get another video card he has 45k on his mark 06

Not to argue semantics but if he has 45k on 06 then he has the fastest system in the world considering the fastest recorded by Futuremark currently is 32k.

 

[Kirby123]

he hasnt registered mark 06 since he is cheap. but he is running a 5.8 ghz quad extreem.... with 8 gb gddr3 ram........ his computer is godlike compaired to mine.... he has crossfireX liquid cooled, i have to ask him his ocing on his video card

 

[dark2099]

Got the CPU a tad higher. new score, man I can't wait till I get a decient board and can go Crossfire again.

 

[Wile E]

he hasnt registered mark 06 since he is cheap. but he is running a 5.8 ghz quad extreem.... with 8 gb gddr3 ram........ his computer is godlike compaired to mine.... he has crossfireX liquid cooled, i have to ask him his ocing on his video card

Don't have to register 06 to submit the score to the Orb. Free version does it just fine. And liquid cooled isn't gonna get him 45000 pts in 06. Probably thinking of 05.

 

[Kirby123]

no im pritty sure it is 06 because how come i cant submite mine? i have the free version.... i got 22k on my 3d mark 06

 

[erocker]

Kirby, take a screenshot of your 3d06 score, cpu-z, and gpu-z. Btw, your friends system cannot do 45k in 3dMark06. Not possible with his hardware.

 

[ThatGuy16]

You can submit to ORB with the free version. 22k with the E8400? what were you at 5.0Ghz, or volt modded X2?

 

[Wile E]

no im pritty sure it is 06 because how come i cant submite mine? i have the free version.... i got 22k on my 3d mark 06

Go here: http://service.futuremark.com/index.action

Sign up, log in, run 3DMark06. When 06 is done running, click the Submit button. You can have up to 5 runs stored on ORB with the free versions. If you already have 5, but want to run again, all you have to do is delete a score or 2.