Look what wandered in...(CrossfireX benchin')

ChaosMinionX · Mar 5, 2008, 11:07 AM

Well.....

It begins

As far as game testing? I havent quite figured out what ones to do....

Most likely -

3dMark05/06
PCMark05/Vantage
(like the above are real showing of this cards performance, but I like them all the same)
Lightsmark
FUR Rendering test
Bioshock
Crysis
The Witcher
STALKER

Cheers

PS- Expect high CPU clock (4000mhz+), not so much on RAM though (traded 8888C4DF for 8GB of 8500C5D/ Waiting on 9136 4GB kits.

Asmoday · Mar 5, 2008, 11:55 AM

This will be interesting..!

Judas · Mar 5, 2008, 02:35 PM

go go gadget... blow there

ing doors off

Lowfat · Mar 5, 2008, 04:09 PM

What is taking so long? You had these drivers installed last night already.

ChaosMinionX · Mar 5, 2008, 05:33 PM

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Originally Posted by Lowfat

What is taking so long? You had these drivers installed last night already.

Had to sleep it was 6am my time

EDIT: For simplicity of testing.....

All tests will be run at 450x8 (3.6ghz) DDR2 900 4-4-4-12 and Cards at stock. Just for the ease of doing game testing.

Also I will post up a 4ghz cpu with like DDR2 1100 and 4-4-4-12/5-5-5-15 (not sure what this ram will do yet) of the futuremark suites.

ChaosMinionX · Mar 6, 2008, 04:34 AM

On a side note.... I have finally exceeded 900W output of my UPS.... time to find a new one....

**kris23** · Mar 6, 2008, 04:39 AM

lol....

ChaosMinionX · Mar 6, 2008, 04:50 AM

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Originally Posted by kris23

lol....

yeah it just beeped... and the LCD turned on and said "overload"

Hmm, and 1000W+ UPS's are like $250-300

**kris23** · Mar 6, 2008, 04:54 AM

we all know you have the money man........

ChaosMinionX · Mar 6, 2008, 05:01 AM

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Originally Posted by kris23

we all know you have the money man........

Yeah yeah

However.... testing on Crysis is on hold

but from what I saw with DX10 @ high its a very nice improvement. And using the custom DX9 settings for DX10 looks, and 2x AA it runs flawlessly, thats actually what made it jump over 900W.

Zardon · Mar 6, 2008, 01:10 PM

you sure that pc is exceeding 900w? we have a very similar system here and its not hitting over 800w.......

Judas · Mar 6, 2008, 02:28 PM

might not be the pc itself... anything else plugged into that hting....?

**kris23** · Mar 6, 2008, 03:16 PM

speakers and monitor? lol

ChaosMinionX · Mar 6, 2008, 06:54 PM

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Originally Posted by Zardon

you sure that pc is exceeding 900w? we have a very similar system here and its not hitting over 800w.......

Yeah I got speakers+monitor plugged into it, and ummm my router..... That would be the explanation as to why

Judas · Mar 6, 2008, 08:36 PM

yeah i don't bother attaching my logitech z5500's to the UPS...... it's counter productive...

ChaosMinionX · Mar 7, 2008, 01:33 AM

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Originally Posted by Judas

yeah i don't bother attaching my logitech z5500's to the UPS...... it's counter productive...

Yeah Im gonna take mine off, and redo it

Got my 8GB installed today, redoing timings.... gonna stay 5-5-5-15 though, since these are very dense modules, and they dont really need to refresh as fast as regular 1GB sticks.

Some benches over the weekend!

Judas · Mar 7, 2008, 02:35 PM

wow.....

i thought my 4-4-4-10 timings on my modules were to loose... course i'm still running a little higher the PC6400 speeds.

ChaosMinionX · Mar 7, 2008, 06:50 PM

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Originally Posted by Judas

wow.....

i thought my 4-4-4-10 timings on my modules were to loose... course i'm still running a little higher the PC6400 speeds.

I will have some info in a sec with 2GB modules, and what to be timing for ;D

Lowfat · Mar 8, 2008, 04:36 PM

so where are these benches we've been hearing about ?

ChaosMinionX · Mar 8, 2008, 07:37 PM

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Originally Posted by Lowfat

so where are these benches we've been hearing about ?

Doing them, I wasnt able to get home yesterday I was 2hrs away, and we got a very large snow storm, so I was stuck in a hotel overnight... I will at least be able to do 3d06/05 and pcmark with these.

EDIT: Oh yeah, with 8GB modules....set your TRFC around 50-60. It allows for best performance.

EDIT2: I am still fine tuning these modules.... they are quite fun to play with.

BIOS Settings:

DDR2 1081 (5:6)
5-5-3-13-4-60-4-4 (TRFC=60, these sticks love it.)
NB Voltage - 1.65 (1.7v actual)
DRAM Static Read - ENABLED
AI Clock Twister - STRONG
Transaction Booster - Disabled (0)

This is actually stable. In comparison to my previous tuning I gained

READ - 353MB/s
WRITE - 105MB/s
COPY - 179MB/s
LATENCY - 2.5ns (went from 56.7ns to 54.2ns)

Also got some gains on my L2 cache speeds as well.

ChaosMinionX · Mar 10, 2008, 06:42 AM

Ok so Futuremark Suites are done........

Game testing underway.... However STALKER still will not run on my system... same XRAY 3D crash error nonsense.

Anyways learned alot more about the Maximus Formula, and I am about to turn Maximus Formula into a Rampage Formula...

also had to reinstall the 8.3, Quadfire stopped working, I think it was isolated though.

ChaosMinionX · Mar 12, 2008, 05:50 AM

Ok for Gaming tests, would you rather a min/avg/max type? or in the form of the Crysis Time demo?

**kris23** · Mar 12, 2008, 05:52 AM

yup

ChaosMinionX · Mar 12, 2008, 05:53 AM

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Originally Posted by kris23

yup

yup to min/avg/max? or to timedemo type?

Neshi · Mar 12, 2008, 10:50 AM

probably both

Al_Vampyre · Mar 12, 2008, 12:36 PM

Stop mucking about and deliver the goods!!

***Veridian3*** · Mar 12, 2008, 01:21 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ChaosMinionX

Anyways learned alot more about the Maximus Formula, and I am about to turn Maximus Formula into a Rampage Formula...

Stay away from the Rampage Formula, I've had loads of probs on mine with CFX... then again.... try it, it would be nice to see if its just me

ChaosMinionX · Mar 12, 2008, 06:02 PM

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Originally Posted by Al_Vampyre

Stop mucking about and deliver the goods!!

I am I am, this happens to be my Gaming rig as well.... so I am trying to get everything done in between raiding in WoW and work

Quote:

Originally Posted by Veridian3

Stay away from the Rampage Formula, I've had loads of probs on mine with CFX... then again.... try it, it would be nice to see if its just me

0207 the only Rampage BIOS around? I believe its still beta as well.

***Veridian3*** · Mar 12, 2008, 11:36 PM

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Originally Posted by ChaosMinionX

0207 the only Rampage BIOS around? I believe its still beta as well.

Yeah, until Intel let the X48 out officially BIOS updates will be few and far between... the P5E3 Premium i have here for example hasnt been updated since December!

All Intels fault unfortunately.

ChaosMinionX · Mar 13, 2008, 12:26 AM

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Originally Posted by Veridian3

Yeah, until Intel let the X48 out officially BIOS updates will be few and far between... the P5E3 Premium i have here for example hasnt been updated since December!

All Intels fault unfortunately.

Gotcha, does the rampage have TRC and TRFC opened fully? The Maximus doesnt have too many options concerning these.

Mar 5, 2008, 11:07 AM	#1
ChaosMinionX USB 3 dot oh Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Boston, MA Posts: 1,911 Rep Power: 47 System Specs	Look what wandered in...(CrossfireX benchin') Well..... It begins As far as game testing? I havent quite figured out what ones to do.... Most likely - 3dMark05/06 PCMark05/Vantage (like the above are real showing of this cards performance, but I like them all the same) Lightsmark FUR Rendering test Bioshock Crysis The Witcher STALKER Cheers PS- Expect high CPU clock (4000mhz+), not so much on RAM though (traded 8888C4DF for 8GB of 8500C5D/ Waiting on 9136 4GB kits. __________________ ::Heatware:: How you can help DriverHeaven by using Digg! Last edited by ChaosMinionX; Mar 5, 2008 at 11:16 AM.

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ChaosMinionX USB 3 dot oh Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Boston, MA Posts: 1,911 Rep Power: 47 System Specs	On a side note.... I have finally exceeded 900W output of my UPS.... time to find a new one.... __________________ ::Heatware:: How you can help DriverHeaven by using Digg!

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kris23 Going Insane..... Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 6,019 Rep Power: 131 System Specs	speakers and monitor? lol __________________ Hardwareheaven Super-Moderator Building a new computer system and not sure where to start? Click Here! last updated (5/18/11) Rosewill FUTURE case replaces CM 690 II with its greater interior length. Building a PC: Step by Step Guide Written by Kristopher Pedemonte and Nathan Marks-Forder Edited by Allan Campbell Questions or Comments? feel free to post them in the forums!

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ChaosMinionX USB 3 dot oh Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Boston, MA Posts: 1,911 Rep Power: 47 System Specs	Update! Ok so Futuremark Suites are done........ Game testing underway.... However STALKER still will not run on my system... same XRAY 3D crash error nonsense. Anyways learned alot more about the Maximus Formula, and I am about to turn Maximus Formula into a Rampage Formula... also had to reinstall the 8.3, Quadfire stopped working, I think it was isolated though. __________________ ::Heatware:: How you can help DriverHeaven by using Digg!

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ChaosMinionX USB 3 dot oh Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Boston, MA Posts: 1,911 Rep Power: 47 System Specs	Gaming Tests Ok for Gaming tests, would you rather a min/avg/max type? or in the form of the Crysis Time demo? __________________ ::Heatware:: How you can help DriverHeaven by using Digg!

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