Benchmarks / Overclocking / E-peen!

**...bigdog...** · 02-13-08, 08:43 PM

Originally Posted by sfg-Groove

FUR is strictly a GPU benchmark

anything stressing the GPU is going to stress the CPU as well, so I don't believe....technically....it's possible to have a GPU-only stress test.

Proof would be to show your task manager performance window, and watch it go nuts on CPU utilization during the test.

**...bigdog...** · 02-13-08, 08:50 PM

see
http://img509.imageshack.us/img509/6844/picture1qk9.png
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I use ATI Tool for this (but ATI tool doesn't have a timed average framerate count.....basically just let it run for a while, and see where your average frames settle out at). good thing about ATI tool, though, is that it doesn't stop, meaning you can use it for stress testing your system. The GPU of course is getting hot, but the CPU is being pushed as well. For those wanting to test their heat levels, it's the dual GPU+CPU heat stress you have to find. Not just one or the other.

**...bigdog...** · 02-13-08, 08:55 PM

AND....ATI tool runs in windowed mode, makign it easier to monitor temps (like na MBM5 output) on your desktop.

**sfg-Groove** · 02-13-08, 10:08 PM

Of course it plays some role in the test.. But the difference between my scores with both amd and intel were pretty much identical, both with the same 8800GT. So that leads me to believe it is more gpu dependent on the score.

**...bigdog...** · 02-13-08, 10:09 PM

that just tells me that once you meet a certain level of CPU performance, your GPU is the limiting reagant. So, your AMD was that limit, and all your current toil and sweat has done little for your GPU framerate......pity. :4

**...bigdog...** · 02-13-08, 10:57 PM

if my computer was meant to decompress mpegs and divx's, or search for prime numbers, the rest of those scores would be relevant.

my computer is not meant for those things.

**rock_lobster** · 02-13-08, 11:08 PM

Just out of curiosity.....I scored an 8500 on 3dmark06..ran it a few days ago.

I have:
EVGA 8800 GTS w/640 mb ram
2 gigs of ballistix DDR2 800 PC2 6400 Ram
E6600 intel processor

Nothing is overclocked. If I were to overclock these things, how much of a difference would it make in terms of 3dmark06 score?

**...bigdog...** · 02-13-08, 11:12 PM

probably see matching % gains in your 3dMark, as you increase your GPU OC's (ram and core). Probably see 1/2 of the % gain on a CPU overclock. Won't see much gain, at all, from messing with your RAM timings (in the 1-2% range up or down).

**MaKe_OuT_33** · 02-14-08, 12:50 AM

Originally Posted by rock_lobster

Just out of curiosity.....I scored an 8500 on 3dmark06..ran it a few days ago.

I have:
EVGA 8800 GTS w/640 mb ram
2 gigs of ballistix DDR2 800 PC2 6400 Ram
E6600 intel processor

Nothing is overclocked. If I were to overclock these things, how much of a difference would it make in terms of 3dmark06 score?

you should be able to get to 10K+

**RhysJD3** · 02-14-08, 05:30 AM

Originally Posted by MaKe_OuT_33

Originally Posted by rock_lobster

Just out of curiosity.....I scored an 8500 on 3dmark06..ran it a few days ago.

I have:
EVGA 8800 GTS w/640 mb ram
2 gigs of ballistix DDR2 800 PC2 6400 Ram
E6600 intel processor

Nothing is overclocked. If I were to overclock these things, how much of a difference would it make in terms of 3dmark06 score?

you should be able to get to 10K+

That's a pretty big jump. You'd have to substantially overclock the processor and video card to crank out a 15% difference.