Alcpone's Official 3dMark Vantage Compilation

[groothof22]

here on my box says FPO#Q820A799 version#E43454-001 1.26 max

 

[Wile E]

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The 2900XT in Vantage now. Could probably get a little further, but I'm not up for it right now. A little burnt out. Tried to get Physx up and running in Win7 all day with the 2900 and 8800 in the system. It wouldn't happen.

Wile E - HD 2900 XT @ 900/900 - QX9650 @ 4400Mhz - P5156

Note, gpu-z wouldn't read my clocks set in AMD GPU Clock Tool correctly, so I use the clock tool itself to verify card speeds.

http://service.futuremark.com/compare?3dmv=497312

 

[tzitzibp]

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tzitzibp - 2 x sapphire radeon 3870(1Gb version) crossfire@850/1215 - e8400@3.6GHz (400x9) - P8948

 

[Serenity]

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Add This please, just ran the test. I really need to work on getting my CPU to at least 3.6Ghz. Sapphire HD4870 1GB.

 

[Fitseries3]

add this for me....

haha... jk.... but thats INSANE

 

[Wile E]

And no Physx either. Craziness. Looks like i7 is actually the chip to have for benching. Just look at those cpu scores, and at only 4.9Ghz.

 

[DOM]

someone needs to up date there CPU-Z

Nice one

 

[tzitzibp]

crazy figures!!! i7 results shows that the beg for OC!

 

[giorgos th.]

2 weeks patience......then i`ll put my hands on a beautiful 965.....

 

[Fitseries3]

cant you get a non extreme chip for once? im tired of seeing the damn extreme chips all the damn time. get a F***ing non extreme and show how well it can OC and how well you(or anyone with an extreme) can OC a NON EXTREME CHIP. DO IT. im angry typing guy.


(this is not towards anyone in particular. its to anyone who gets an extreme chip. forget the extreme and show us your skills on a regular chip)

 

[HeavyH20]

Extreme chips are so much more flexible. I went the regular chip route and the ceiling was too low with (ie, the Q6600 and Q6700) and they are speed binned to a certain degree. Worth the money, IMHO.

 

[erocker]

im angry typing guy.

That should be under your name!

If extreme chips are within your means... Why not?! giorgios can clock the balls off of anything, why should he waste his time with lesser chips?

 

[Fitseries3]

yeah but that gives you too much of an advantage.

almost any OC noob can buy an extreme chip and expect to outperform a mainstream CPU easily.

thats not a challenge.

i know i look like a hypocryte but honestly.. the only reason i got my qx9650 is to get the scores i wanted... and fast. even know it gave me some problems, it was still really easy to get really good OCs realy fast.

all im saying is it takes more time, knowledge and talent to get a mainstream chip up there with the extreme ones and i give mad props to the guys who can do it.

OH... e8600 isnt an extreme and ppl get it REALLY high. i seen 6.7ghz. i seen 5.2ghz with a Q9650 as well. more ppl need to do that.

 

[Wile E]

yeah but that gives you too much of an advantage.

almost any OC noob can buy an extreme chip and expect to outperform a mainstream CPU easily.

thats not a challenge.

i know i look like a hypocryte but honestly.. the only reason i got my qx9650 is to get the scores i wanted... and fast. even know it gave me some problems, it was still really easy to get really good OCs realy fast.

all im saying is it takes more time, knowledge and talent to get a mainstream chip up there with the extreme ones and i give mad props to the guys who can do it.

OH... e8600 isnt an extreme and ppl get it REALLY high. i seen 6.7ghz. i seen 5.2ghz with a Q9650 as well. more ppl need to do that.

Then instead of paying the extra money up front to get the Extreme chip, you're still paying that money in the long run in most cases by continually swapping out boards and chips to find the combo that can FSB to your needs. Not too many boards are capable of the 577fsb needed to get a Q9650 to those speeds, and many of the chips themselves aren't even capable of that fsb. And it's not even about make and model of the board, it comes down to the individual board and individual chip at that level. You are essentially forced to bin chips and boards if you want to compete at the top levels. 9/10 times I'm willing to bet that ends up more expensive in the long run. The QX circumvents any of those problems by allowing you to up the multi in the event of a fsb limit.

And besides, it's not really any different for the QX if you don't want it to be. You can still max fsb them as well, and then tune the multi.

It's just not worth the hassle for extreme clocking. Not only that, there are QX's hitting 6GHz. I'd like to see a Q9650 do that. It would take 667fsb.

 

[HeavyH20]

These days, as Fit can attest, it is more about luck than skill (OK, not completely no skill). I have spent time on the bargain end clocking up my Q6600s to 3.7, 3.8 and 4.2 GHz and a Q6700 to 3.9 (I thought the multi would help - it did not). I have also played with the Opterons back when they were the item to get (146, 170, 175, etc). In all cases, even though I could exceed Extreme stock clocks (or FX for that matter), that was the starting point for those chips and ultimately I was always sitting behind them by 300 to 400 MHz on the CPU. Now, with the popularity of LN2, the Extreme makes complete sense. Why spend all that money on cooling only to pair it up with a chip that costs less than a good watercooling system? I consider the Extreme chip an good investment. It costs you up front but you can get some of the investment back down the road. It is all part of the game and it, unfortunately, requires gobs of money. I, for one, play in the 24x7 world where I use my daily system for benching which makes it hard to compete with the big dogs, as it is.

 

[Fitseries3]

all im saying is.... i want to see more from the mainstream market parts.

i have read all the i7 reviews and it means nothing to anyone except the extreme guys.

why i say that? cause there is little to no details on the AFFORDABLE cpus.

 

[phanbuey]

all im saying is.... i want to see more from the mainstream market parts.

i have read all the i7 reviews and it means nothing to anyone except the extreme guys.

why i say that? cause there is little to no details on the AFFORDABLE cpus.

too true...

 

[HeavyH20]

The reality is that no regular users will buy the i7 anyway. The motherboards are expensive and the Core 2 Duo will be the value item for some time to come. Maybe next Spring it will pick up as a mainstream item. The cheapest chip (the 920) will likely be $400 for some time until Intel makes a price cut and that is twice the current cost of a Q6600. If anything, the new chips should push down the existing Core 2 Duo line prices and make for some real nice bargains. Q9650 for $300, anyone?

I would hazard that most people on this forum have systems more advanced than 95% of the market. We may all be interested, but we make up a small portion of the market. Just take fit for example, he has more money tied up in video cards than most people spend on their entire system

One of my reports at work told me about the Dell PC he picked up with a quad, 8 GB of RAM, 1.2 TB drive, ATI 3450, Vista 64 and a 24 inch widescreen monitor for $1100. That is the price of a good system. We hardware junkies, however, see that as a good starting point

The guru3d article covered the 920 and 965 so it offered some good insight into both. I also like how they reviewed the chips with multiple video cards. Very thorough.

 

[giorgos th.]

Hey Fit why this behaviour??
first of all,i wont buy the 965....it will come as a "review" set...
second,for the scores i want,a 920 or even a 940 is not enough.....(~200 bcclock,locked low multi..)
third and last,if i bought an i7,it would be the 940 for 24/7 usage....
now i have another purpose..

 

[PP Mguire]

this is better to add jbunch07

thnx

Wow i dont feel so bad now about my score. Thats not much more than me!

 

[groothof22]

Wow i dont feel so bad now about my score. Thats not much more than me!

i do it easy thats why

 

[PP Mguire]

You could easily get alot better score if you OC that monster of a cpu.

 

[groothof22]

You could easily get alot better score if you OC that monster of a cpu.

i know soon i do it but i am not a master of OC i am a Gamer

 

[jbunch07]

Updated.

 

[PP Mguire]

Update me please