PowerColor Pimp My Rig Contest - General Discussion - Page 4

W1zzard · Sep 6, 2012, 04:21 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bigboi86

Just scored 279 with overclocked hardware and drivers set to performance lol.

Not going to say what I had running in the background but it was only 1 app.

I think I might have a chance in this.

yup, thats the way to go

Absolution · Sep 6, 2012, 05:32 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Maban

http://content.screencast.com/users/...09-06_0837.png

Oo thanks, i guess the downside is we can deselect the cpu and feature tests

btw, im getting

Quote:

Your result has the following problem(s):
Graphics driver is not approved (What is this?)

will this be a problem? its most likely because 3dmark doesnt recognize the newer 12.6 catalyst drivers

bigboi86 · Sep 6, 2012, 06:17 PM

Just scored 50.... guess im gonna have to downclock my cpu and run some more apps in the background.

This is with a 4350 and a dual core am2 @ 2.5ghz.

EDIT: Just scored 13.. god damn this is painful... took an hour at least

Absolution · Sep 7, 2012, 02:26 AM

Lol had an overnight run and got the following results

N/A
0.02fps
0.02fps
0fps -.-

no score...

Maban · Sep 7, 2012, 03:03 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Absolution

Lol had an overnight run and got the following results

N/A
0.02fps
0.02fps
0fps -.-

no score...

Yup, we've all been there. The first test needs to render a minimum of three frames to be valid. I assume the rest need three as well.

Absolution · Sep 7, 2012, 04:53 AM

moabiouz · Sep 7, 2012, 10:39 AM

So this contest is all about how low can you run your system and not actually having
the slowest rig on earth?

Absolution · Sep 7, 2012, 11:07 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by moabiouz

So this contest is all about how low can you run your system and not actually having
the slowest rig on earth?

yep, im having issues lowering my radeon's clock stuck @ 300ish mhz

same for processor, stuck at 1200mhz and its black edition

get score 1 will need alot of time, because of the loading process. 1 run/benchmark easily goes above 1 hour+ at lower 3dmarks

pcexpert · Sep 7, 2012, 02:27 PM

hmmm i have one question how do you all get result in 2 decimal places? Maybe i am using the different version of 3dmark03...

http://i.imgur.com/0GjTl.png

Maban · Sep 7, 2012, 04:18 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by pcexpert

hmmm i have one question how do you all get result in 2 decimal places? Maybe i am using the different version of 3dmark03...

http://i.imgur.com/0GjTl.png

Submit the results and it will show more exact FPS values on the result page.

bigboi86 · Sep 7, 2012, 04:22 PM

Damn you ^ there should be a membership requirement for each community so people can't just join up and win lol.

Oh well, goodluck, looks like you're ahead of everyone so far.

EDIT: Here in about an hour when I'm done using my computer... I'm gonna go ahead and run this again. When I scored 13 last night I still had my CPU @ 2.53ghz, and only had 2 programs running in the background. So I still have plenty of stuff to try to lower the score.

If it comes down to it, I'll modify my vbios and disable some shaders and shit.

This bench takes wayyyy too long like this. It takes like 30 minutes to even

Maban · Sep 7, 2012, 05:02 PM

I haven't produced a single valid score yet. 3DMark keeps crashing on start, so I have to try start it about 40 times to get it to run. It keeps losing focus, but I've just made some changes so hopefully that won't happen. I could consistently hit 5-7 with these settings if it would run properly.

Ricson · Sep 8, 2012, 02:56 AM

Hey, Finally joined the boards! Been a lurker here in TPU for a while now

Here is my attempt at the contest it was harder than i thought it would be
Getting valid scores but not close to 1 yet

http://www.3dmark.com/3dm03/6478526

Hey there W1zzard is it ok for me to abort the test when it reaches the CPU test part?
Well I'll be sure to run one run to the end once I get the 3dMark score I want anyway. Just good to know

vavyn · Sep 8, 2012, 08:51 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ricson

Hey, Finally joined the boards! Been a lurker here in TPU for a while now

Here is my attempt at the contest it was harder than i thought it would be
Getting valid scores but not close to 1 yet

http://www.3dmark.com/3dm03/6478526

Hey there W1zzard is it ok for me to abort the test when it reaches the CPU test part?
Well I'll be sure to run one run to the end once I get the 3dMark score I want anyway. Just good to know

Yes after nature test, you can cancel the cpu test as the cpu test doesn't influence your graphics score.

attilio · Sep 8, 2012, 11:11 AM

Hello everyone,
just joined the competition this morning, last year my lowest score was a 3, today with same settings managed to get a 2, hope to score 1 by the end of the contest.

Good luck to all.

Et3rNa1 · Sep 8, 2012, 01:54 PM

Hello everyone, I just want to ask is my result valid, so I can keep trying the same way.
Good luck to all!

vavyn · Sep 8, 2012, 02:52 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Et3rNa1

Hello everyone, I just want to ask is my result valid, so I can keep trying the same way.
Good luck to all!

yes

_JP_ · Sep 8, 2012, 03:16 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by W1zzard

I just got a clarification from PowerColor regarding the rules. No notebooks of any kind are allowed. No exceptions for MXM

Also the best score so far is not 1 so you still have chance

GREAT! T-thanks... -_-

How come, isn't it dedicated hardware anyways?
MXM isn't a dedicated GPU? Do I need to prove that the board has a PCI-e slot? etc...
That sucks.

Members with rigs are getting better scores than me anyway, so that rule is moot. In fact, it's moot because it's harder to achieve lower (valid) scores using a laptop.

7mm · Sep 8, 2012, 05:09 PM

Hi there, I'm little confused here with few questions.

1. They say I need to be part of the community, how am I going to get that membership?
2. How / where do I post my scores?

uuuaaaaaa · Sep 8, 2012, 06:28 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Maban

I haven't produced a single valid score yet. 3DMark keeps crashing on start, so I have to try start it about 40 times to get it to run. It keeps losing focus, but I've just made some changes so hopefully that won't happen. I could consistently hit 5-7 with these settings if it would run properly.

I feel you man... Im stuck at 5-7 too atm, bad thing is if the system crashes i have to enter in safe mode uninstall the drivers, reinstall them and try to mess up with the settings again... My biggest problem is game test 1... I score 3 frames on each one of the other tests, except game test 1 in which i score about 7-10. Nvidia drivers making this competition an hell...

pcexpert · Sep 8, 2012, 09:58 PM

Still very big score for this competition but not bad for first week

http://www.3dmark.com/3dm03/6478687

Is it a problem that it says Graphics driver is not approved?
I am using latest ATI 12.6 drivers.

Maban · Sep 9, 2012, 10:56 AM

I am officially calling it quits. I went through four different OS installations, XP Home, XP Pro x64, Vista, 7. I have never had so many consecutive problems with a computer in my life. I sure did learn a fair bit more command line though and found a nifty set of remote management tools.

I had an idea to have a frame rate limiter set for all tests and start Furmark after the first test. I think I had it complete only once doing that but with FPS values too low on tests 2, 3, 4. Every other time, 3DMark03 would lose focus, or fail for some other reason, ranging from the unknown to me accidentally pressing escape.

vavyn · Sep 9, 2012, 01:16 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Maban

I am officially calling it quits. I went through four different OS installations, XP Home, XP Pro x64, Vista, 7. I have never had so many consecutive problems with a computer in my life. I sure did learn a fair bit more command line though and found a nifty set of remote management tools.

I had an idea to have a frame rate limiter set for all tests and start Furmark after the first test. I think I had it complete only once doing that but with FPS values too low on tests 2, 3, 4. Every other time, 3DMark03 would lose focus, or fail for some other reason, ranging from the unknown to me accidentally pressing escape.

It gets to you. Last time nearly pulled my hair out and my keyboard is on the verge of destroyed

ThE_MaD_ShOt · Sep 9, 2012, 02:46 PM

Hell Maban I am not even going to try no matter how old of hardware I have here. You guys have at it.

uuuaaaaaa · Sep 9, 2012, 05:38 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Maban

I am officially calling it quits. I went through four different OS installations, XP Home, XP Pro x64, Vista, 7. I have never had so many consecutive problems with a computer in my life. I sure did learn a fair bit more command line though and found a nifty set of remote management tools.

I had an idea to have a frame rate limiter set for all tests and start Furmark after the first test. I think I had it complete only once doing that but with FPS values too low on tests 2, 3, 4. Every other time, 3DMark03 would lose focus, or fail for some other reason, ranging from the unknown to me accidentally pressing escape.

I have solved "3DMark03 would lose focus" by disabling the screen saver.

Processor:	Intel Core i7-2600K @ 3.4 GHz
Motherboard:	ASUS P8Z68-V Pro
Memory:	3x 2048 MB Mushkin DDR3
Video Card:	ASUS GeForce GTX 670 Direct CU II TOP
Hard Disk:	Crucial C300 128 GB, WD6400AAKS 640 GB, WD15EADS 1.5 TB
Optical Drive:	BenQ DW1640
CRT/LCD Model:	Dell U3011 30", 2560x1600 + 19" 1280x1024
Case:	NZXT H2
Sound Card:	On-board Realtek HD
PSU:	Kingwin Absolute Platinum 550 W
Software:	Windows 7 64-bit

Processor:	AMD Phenom II X6 1090T
Motherboard:	M5A99X Evo R2.0
Cooling:	Corsair H50
Memory:	16GB (2x8GB) Corsair Vengeance
Video Card:	Sapphire HD7870 Ghz Edition
Hard Disk:	1.5TB
CRT/LCD Model:	LG Flatron
PSU:	FSP 700W Epsilon

Sep 6, 2012, 06:17 PM	#78
bigboi86 Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: techPowerUp! Posts: 1,107 (0.42/day) Thanks: 11 Thanked 36 Times in 34 Posts System Specs	Just scored 50.... guess im gonna have to downclock my cpu and run some more apps in the background. This is with a 4350 and a dual core am2 @ 2.5ghz. EDIT: Just scored 13.. god damn this is painful... took an hour at least __________________ Last edited by bigboi86; Sep 6, 2012 at 09:47 PM.

System Name:	Just getting started....
Processor:	Athlon II Propus 620 @ 3.51ghz (quad core) L3 cache enabled
Motherboard:	ASUS M4A785TD-V EVO
Cooling:	Cooler Master Hyper 212 (great heatsink, 40c max load overclocked)
Memory:	Kingston HyperX DDR31600 4gb 2x2
Video Card:	ATI Radeon HD 4850 by XFX
Hard Disk:	Western Digital Caviar Blue WD3200AAKS 320GB SATA
Optical Drive:	Sony Optiarc SATA
CRT/LCD Model:	Acer 21.5 inch viewable G215H 1920x1080p, AOC 22inch 1680x1050
Case:	Antec 300, stock for now
Sound Card:	Onboard, Turtle Beach headphones / crappy logitech desktop speakers
PSU:	Corsair 650 watt PSU <3
Software:	Windows 7 x64

Processor:	AMD Phenom II X6 1090T
Motherboard:	M5A99X Evo R2.0
Cooling:	Corsair H50
Memory:	16GB (2x8GB) Corsair Vengeance
Video Card:	Sapphire HD7870 Ghz Edition
Hard Disk:	1.5TB
CRT/LCD Model:	LG Flatron
PSU:	FSP 700W Epsilon

Sep 7, 2012, 02:26 AM	#79
Absolution Join Date: Apr 2012 Posts: 213 (0.53/day) Thanks: 87 Thanked 33 Times in 19 Posts System Specs	Lol had an overnight run and got the following results N/A 0.02fps 0.02fps 0fps -.- no score...

System Name:	I Dub Thee Infinity
Processor:	Intel Core i3-2120
Motherboard:	ASUS P8P67 WS Revolution
Cooling:	Corsair H80
Memory:	2x4GB 2400 Trident X
Video Card:	EVGA GTX 680
Hard Disk:	OCZ V2 180GB, 4x HD502HJ, HD204UI, 3TB 7200.14, 250GB 5400.5, 250GB 5400.6
Optical Drive:	TSST SH-S203N
CRT/LCD Model:	Acer P243W
Case:	Cooler Master HAF X
Sound Card:	Creative X-Fi Titanium + Logitech Z506 + Turtle Beach HPA2
PSU:	Silverstone ST1000-P
Software:	Windows 7 Pro x64

Sep 7, 2012, 04:53 AM	#81
Absolution Join Date: Apr 2012 Posts: 213 (0.53/day) Thanks: 87 Thanked 33 Times in 19 Posts System Specs

Sep 7, 2012, 10:39 AM	#82
moabiouz Join Date: Sep 2012 Posts: 1 (0.00/day) Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	So this contest is all about how low can you run your system and not actually having the slowest rig on earth?

Sep 7, 2012, 02:27 PM	#84
pcexpert Join Date: Jun 2012 Posts: 7 (0.02/day) Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	hmmm i have one question how do you all get result in 2 decimal places? Maybe i am using the different version of 3dmark03... http://i.imgur.com/0GjTl.png

Sep 7, 2012, 04:22 PM	#86
bigboi86 Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: techPowerUp! Posts: 1,107 (0.42/day) Thanks: 11 Thanked 36 Times in 34 Posts System Specs	Damn you ^ there should be a membership requirement for each community so people can't just join up and win lol. Oh well, goodluck, looks like you're ahead of everyone so far. EDIT: Here in about an hour when I'm done using my computer... I'm gonna go ahead and run this again. When I scored 13 last night I still had my CPU @ 2.53ghz, and only had 2 programs running in the background. So I still have plenty of stuff to try to lower the score. If it comes down to it, I'll modify my vbios and disable some shaders and shit. This bench takes wayyyy too long like this. It takes like 30 minutes to even __________________ Last edited by bigboi86; Sep 7, 2012 at 04:50 PM.

Sep 7, 2012, 05:02 PM	#87
Maban Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Minnesota Posts: 1,925 (1.01/day) Thanks: 805 Thanked 554 Times in 362 Posts System Specs	I haven't produced a single valid score yet. 3DMark keeps crashing on start, so I have to try start it about 40 times to get it to run. It keeps losing focus, but I've just made some changes so hopefully that won't happen. I could consistently hit 5-7 with these settings if it would run properly.

Sep 8, 2012, 02:56 AM	#88
Ricson Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Manila, Philippines Posts: 4 (0.02/day) Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts System Specs	Hey, Finally joined the boards! Been a lurker here in TPU for a while now Here is my attempt at the contest it was harder than i thought it would be Getting valid scores but not close to 1 yet http://www.3dmark.com/3dm03/6478526 Hey there W1zzard is it ok for me to abort the test when it reaches the CPU test part? Well I'll be sure to run one run to the end once I get the 3dMark score I want anyway. Just good to know

System Name:	Vanity Build WIP
Processor:	i5 760
Motherboard:	Asus Maximus III Gene
Cooling:	Cogage Silver Arrow (Passive)
Memory:	8GB RipjawsX 1866Mhz @ 1600 CL7
Video Card:	Sapphire 7950 DualX (11196-10-40G)
Hard Disk:	250GB Seagate Barracuda
PSU:	FSP Aurum 700W

Sep 8, 2012, 11:11 AM	#90
attilio Join Date: Apr 2009 Posts: 8 (0.01/day) Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts System Specs	Hello everyone, just joined the competition this morning, last year my lowest score was a 3, today with same settings managed to get a 2, hope to score 1 by the end of the contest. Good luck to all.

Processor:	AMD Athlon X2 6000+
Motherboard:	Gigabyte MA790X-DS4
Cooling:	Stock cooling
Memory:	4GB Corsair XMS2 667Mhz
Video Card:	1x ATI HD4850
Hard Disk:	500GB samsung
Optical Drive:	LG DVD-RW
Case:	CoolerMaster Scout
PSU:	600W CoolerMaster

Sep 8, 2012, 01:54 PM	#91
Et3rNa1 Join Date: Dec 2010 Posts: 3 (0.00/day) Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Hello everyone, I just want to ask is my result valid, so I can keep trying the same way. Good luck to all!

Processor:	Intel Core 2 Duo E7400
Motherboard:	ASRock G41C-GS
Cooling:	CPU: Xigmatek SD963 LOKI + MX-4
Memory:	2 x 2GB Patriot Sig. Ed. PC2-6400
Video Card:	Sapphire ATi Radeon HD 5770 (875/1250)
Hard Disk:	Seagate 320GB + 500GB + 1TB SATAII
Optical Drive:	LG GH22NP20 DVD R/W IDE
CRT/LCD Model:	LG Flatron W2361V 23'' 1080p
Case:	Cooler Master Elite 330 Black
Sound Card:	On-board VIA VT1705 (2.0 speakers)
PSU:	XFX Core Ed. PRO 550W
Software:	Windows 7 x86-64
Benchmarks:	Linpack: 18.5GFlops (Avg)

Sep 8, 2012, 05:09 PM	#94
7mm Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: INDIA Posts: 112 (0.05/day) Thanks: 58 Thanked 13 Times in 8 Posts System Specs	Hi there, I'm little confused here with few questions. 1. They say I need to be part of the community, how am I going to get that membership? 2. How / where do I post my scores? __________________

System Name:	Chip
Processor:	AMD FX 4100 @ 3.2 GHz (2 x 2MB L2, 8MB L3)
Motherboard:	BIOSTAR 880GZ (850 SB)
Cooling:	Stock AMD
Memory:	2 x 2GB - 1333MHz (KingMAX)
Video Card:	Color Master AMD Radeon HD 5570 1GB DDR3
Hard Disk:	Seagate 7200.10 500GB SATA2
Optical Drive:	Sony DVD-R
CRT/LCD Model:	20" Samsung SyncMaster 2033sw (15000:1)
Case:	Regular White
Sound Card:	OnBoard : Realtek Integrated Digital HD Audio
PSU:	ATX UMAX 550W
Software:	Dual Boot : Windows 7 Pro. 64-Bit + Back\|Track 5 - 64 Bit

Processor:	Phenom II 1100T @ 4.0Ghz
Motherboard:	Asus Crosshair III formula
Cooling:	Prolimatech Megashadow
Memory:	8GB GEIL Black Dragon GB38GB2133C10ADC
Video Card:	MSI R6970 + Asus DCUII 6970
Hard Disk:	WD 250 Gb
CRT/LCD Model:	Benq XL2411T
PSU:	Tagan BZ 900W
Software:	Windows 7 Pro 64Bit

Sep 8, 2012, 09:58 PM	#96
pcexpert Join Date: Jun 2012 Posts: 7 (0.02/day) Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Still very big score for this competition but not bad for first week http://www.3dmark.com/3dm03/6478687 Is it a problem that it says Graphics driver is not approved? I am using latest ATI 12.6 drivers.

Sep 9, 2012, 10:56 AM	#97
Maban Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Minnesota Posts: 1,925 (1.01/day) Thanks: 805 Thanked 554 Times in 362 Posts System Specs	I am officially calling it quits. I went through four different OS installations, XP Home, XP Pro x64, Vista, 7. I have never had so many consecutive problems with a computer in my life. I sure did learn a fair bit more command line though and found a nifty set of remote management tools. I had an idea to have a frame rate limiter set for all tests and start Furmark after the first test. I think I had it complete only once doing that but with FPS values too low on tests 2, 3, 4. Every other time, 3DMark03 would lose focus, or fail for some other reason, ranging from the unknown to me accidentally pressing escape. Last edited by Maban; Sep 9, 2012 at 11:41 AM.

Sep 9, 2012, 02:46 PM	#99
ThE_MaD_ShOt Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Hi! I'm from the Internet Posts: 3,755 (6.91/day) Thanks: 2,547 Thanked 2,453 Times in 1,476 Posts System Specs	Hell Maban I am not even going to try no matter how old of hardware I have here. You guys have at it. __________________ Crunchers : Phenom II x6 1090t / 2x Phenom II x6 1055t / Phenom II x4 970BE / “I always succed in my mission tho. Beer just delays it!” -ChaoticAtmosphere “TPU is very mild, and I love to tell people I love them when they are being retarded, it makes me feel special in my special places. What was the point of this thread again? Oh well, I love all of you.” -Steevo

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