Someone with a good deal of benching exp. answer....

HawgsHead · Jul 9, 2005, 09:24 PM

a question please.2 rigs,2 benchmarks.3DMARK05 and Aquamark.My SLi rig benchmarks 3DMARK05 at 11,000 points.My Shark rig{see specs below,1 card}benches 3DMARK05 at 6200 points.OK,that seems reasonable.Aquamark benches my SLi rig at 81,000 points and my Shark rig at 76,000 points.Seems like the duel card rig would be double the score also on Aqurmark also.Whats up????????????

ReDGuiTaR · Jul 9, 2005, 09:39 PM

well ... your rig isnt only the video card you know ... CPU limited !

CDsDontBurn · Jul 9, 2005, 11:07 PM

aqua mark is a system bencmark. it will test your video card yes, but it is more CPU/RAM dependant than GPU dependant

NUCLEARWINTER · Sep 22, 2005, 05:09 PM

because sli has 2 gpu's doenst mean it's gonna double the effects of 1 gpu. there is a certain efficiency i think its like 70-80something% increase over single videocard(correct me if im wrong)
also ur fx55 is a lil better than ur fx53 in ur sli rig. i would switch out(both 939 right?)cpu's to get my sli rig really pumpin. but that's just me.

Rasta Monsta · Sep 22, 2005, 05:29 PM

And SLI doesn't automagically fully utilize both GPUs for every 3d application. . .a driver/design limitation (that Crossfire won't suffer from).

rasta

SFOSOK · Sep 22, 2005, 06:48 PM

Well crossfire is not really here yet, and neither is their new card.

Jul 9, 2005, 09:24 PM	#1
HawgsHead Rest In Peace Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Danville Virginia.The United States of America"In the God of Abraham,Isaac and Jacob We Trust" Posts: 2,012 Rep Power: 0	Someone with a good deal of benching exp. answer.... a question please.2 rigs,2 benchmarks.3DMARK05 and Aquamark.My SLi rig benchmarks 3DMARK05 at 11,000 points.My Shark rig{see specs below,1 card}benches 3DMARK05 at 6200 points.OK,that seems reasonable.Aquamark benches my SLi rig at 81,000 points and my Shark rig at 76,000 points.Seems like the duel card rig would be double the score also on Aqurmark also.Whats up???????????? __________________ Rig specs to the left in the boxes....X-Box 360 w/Hitachi 42" HDTV....If Darwins theory of evolution is true then why are monkeys still monkeys?It takes much more faith to believe in Darwin's theory over the Genesis account of creation.

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ReDGuiTaR DriverHeaven Senior Member Join Date: May 2004 Location: Quebec , Canada Posts: 746 Rep Power: 0	well ... your rig isnt only the video card you know ... CPU limited ! __________________ Zing a ling... zing a ling a ling ... A8N-E - A64x2 4600, 2048 Mb Kingston ram 400mhz cas 2.5 ( 2 x 1024 DualChannel ), Seagate 320 Gig 7200 16Mb cache S-ata 2, GeForce 7900GT 512MB, Enermax 460watt power supply, WindowsXP SP2.

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CDsDontBurn Lurking DriverHeaven Join Date: May 2003 Location: Southern California Posts: 22,779 Rep Power: 235 System Specs	aqua mark is a system bencmark. it will test your video card yes, but it is more CPU/RAM dependant than GPU dependant __________________ Her First Day \| A year later

Sep 22, 2005, 05:09 PM	#4
NUCLEARWINTER Reap What You Sow. Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Louisville, Kentucky Posts: 1,135 Rep Power: 65 System Specs	because sli has 2 gpu's doenst mean it's gonna double the effects of 1 gpu. there is a certain efficiency i think its like 70-80something% increase over single videocard(correct me if im wrong) also ur fx55 is a lil better than ur fx53 in ur sli rig. i would switch out(both 939 right?)cpu's to get my sli rig really pumpin. but that's just me. __________________ insert witty comment here!

Sep 22, 2005, 06:48 PM	#6
SFOSOK 939 Goin Strong Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Ontario Posts: 7,033 Rep Power: 90 System Specs	Well crossfire is not really here yet, and neither is their new card. __________________ Warning - Explicit Content Preceeding METAL!!