3DMark 2006

[ontarian_frog]

Originally Posted by Danny

Yes, it has alot of dualcore optimizations.

http://www.xbitlabs.com/articles/vid...dmark06_8.html

The FX57 is getting beaten by most dualcores. I would however not worry. I mean we are talking about a FX57. The most highend single core cpu (?). I dont think you need to go with a new cpu for at least a year. But this is just me

a year? holy sweet mama! we still have sometime to go before single cores are out....a little bit more than a year I think.

[Koroush Ghazi]

And again, while 3DMark may have dual core optimizations, we will have to wait and see just how much games implement these sort of optimizations. As yet a dual core CPU does not see any major improvement in most recent games. I certainly wouldn't despair about having to upgrade an FX-57 just yet

[Dynamic]

Here is a run at 3DMark06 with my system overclocked in the system specs and my X1900XT @650/1550

3DMark06

[Danny]

Originally Posted by ontarian_frog

a year? holy sweet mama! we still have sometime to go before single cores are out....a little bit more than a year I think.

I said at least a year. And with that i mean that the FX57 will be a top-cpu for that long. Afaik - there arent really coming too many new cpus from AMD, i know the AMDX2 5000+ and FX62 are to be released, but i dont think two dualcore cpus will kill of a CPU as the FX57.

Dyanmic, here we see how much dualcore gives to the points. I mean, im on a 2.2ghz (AMDX2 4400+, no overclocking) and a X1800XT (factory overclock, 700/1.6), and my points are almost like yours. If you had a X2 overclocked to 2.5, i bet youd get much more points if you had a dualcore.

But as Koro said, no need to upgrade because of 3dmark.

[Dynamic]

Yeah, cause what Quake4/COD2 are suppose to support dualcore and look at the stats, not so good. The cod2 patch for dualcore had no performance gain, but they are probably going to be games out to support it this year. A nice article here if you want to read it....

http://www.xbitlabs.com/articles/vid...dmark06_7.html

Additional Comment:
I just finished putting my HS back on my X1900XT and i can clearly state that my memory is 1.1ns. I've also cleaned off the thermal compound that was there from factory and put AS5. I set my fan to max with OVERCLOCKER.exe, 4950RPM and benchmarked with 3DMark06 with clocks 689/797 set with OVERDRIVE and didn't break 60c underload.

3DMark06

[connos]

A nice perfomance boost wirth the new ati 6.2 drivers. From 4759 3dmarks to 5270. I overclock also my AMD to 2500 and my ram to 250(500)

[Danny]

Indeed, I like what ATi have done to their drivers. From being plain bad, to simply amazing. I mean, when i bought my card, its was it vs the 7800GTX512. Today, reading reviews on my card against X1900XT and 7800GTX (with more recent drivers) shows my card FAR ahead of the 7800GTX512, and very close to X1900XT. Good job ATi!

Im hoping to break 5k in 3dmark06 and 10k in 3dmark05 (see current scores in sig), all this on stock settings without any manual overclock. ^_^

[Rodge]

Man, you guys are making me jealous of your ATI cards now....now im second guessing my decision..

[bisby]

Im Amazing!

CPU Scores:
Athlon 64 3000+ (venice) @ 2.4ghz : 900 CPUmarks
Opteron 64 165 (denmark) @ 1.8ghz : 1300 CPUmarks
Opteron 64 165 (denmark) @ 2.6ghz : 1950 CPUmarks

total:
2200 with the 3000+ (with the GPU overclocked too)
2300 with the 165 overclocked, 1900 with it not


(Ran it again, this time with GPU overclocked and the 165 overclocked)
2653 Total
1047 SM2
920 SM3
1921 CPU

[Danny]

In the sig your opteron is at 2.6, tried benchmarking with those settings or do you have it at 2.4 for stabillity? Anyways, very nice overklocking

I gotta read up on how to do everything ^_^ One over at driverheaven had his AMDX2 4400+ @ 2.75 ! Thats almost an FX62 (in terms of ghz). Id be happy if i got mine up to 4800+ or, if i really have luck - to FX60 specs