The Benchmarking Thread (Heaven & 3DMark11)

[Goku]

Well I ordered a HD 7950 a couple nights ago to have something to play with till PS2 came out and I've been overclocking. I've been using Heaven and 3DMark11 to test the overclocks. I figured I would post up my scores to compare them with everyone else here.

You can download Heaven (http://unigine.com/products/heaven/download/) & 3DMark11 (http://www.3dmark.com/3dmark11/download/) for free.

My system:
Intel Core i5 2500K @ Stock (too hot to bother ocing)
MSI HD 7950 @ 1150MHz/stock ram clocks
MSI Z68MA-G45
Crucial M4 128GB SSD
GSkill 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 1333MHz RAM
WD Black 1TB HDD

This is my score for Heaven:
http://www.planetside-universe.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=785&stc=1&d=1342662025

To keep Heaven comparable use the settings I did.

This is my score for 3DMark11:
http://www.planetside-universe.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=786&stc=1&d=1342662419

With the free version there is only one bench setting with performance preset, so just run it. You can also just link your results, like mine (http://3dmark.com/3dm11/3916824). Its only viewable online anyway, heaven doesn't do this though.

[NumbaOneStunna]

I got a 7970 and a 7950 to play with, but my current system is only a Phenom II 955.

Tomorrow my new motherboard and CPU should come in. (Asus Maximus Gene-V and i5 3570k) so I will surely post results then. I will edit this post so dont delete it or anything.

[Goku]

Nice. What 7970 and 7950 do you have?

[NumbaOneStunna]

Nice. What 7970 and 7950 do you have?

Both Sapphire Dual-X OC Editions.

I should have got the MSI 7950 Twin Frozr III since the new models are shipping with 7970 PCB's, basically they have the same VRM's and power connectors as a 7970 and possibly will be able to be flashed with 7970 Bios's to unlock all shaders into a 7970. Similar to being able to unlock 6950's into 6970's.

[Dacrim]

cool thread ill post my benchmarks and specs in a sec

[Bags]

3DMark:


Score
P7615 3DMarks
Graphics Score
8460
Physics Score
5755
Combined Score
6026
PC Health Check

Your PC is performing properly.

I ran it with a bunch of shit running though. Might run it again later

[Goku]

Both Sapphire Dual-X OC Editions.

I should have got the MSI 7950 Twin Frozr III since the new models are shipping with 7970 PCB's, basically they have the same VRM's and power connectors as a 7970 and possibly will be able to be flashed with 7970 Bios's to unlock all shaders into a 7970. Similar to being able to unlock 6950's into 6970's.

Thats is the word on the street. No one has attempted as far as I know. I really don't want to brick my card though. If the clocks stay the same its probably only about a 5% boost in performance. No idea if overclocking will improve.

Bags I would of expected you to have a better score. Best not run everything like you were I guess. Most up some Heaven too.

[NumbaOneStunna]

Thats is the word on the street. No one has attempted as far as I know. I really don't want to brick my card though. If the clocks stay the same its probably only about a 5% boost in performance. No idea if overclocking will improve.

Bags I would of expected you to have a better score. Best not run everything like you were I guess. Most up some Heaven too.

Yeah, I would be scared to brick it too, I would wait for it to be confirmed by some other guinea pigs.

They should have included the dual bios feature that Sapphire uses so even if you brick one bios you can switch back to the other to unbrick it.

On the other hand, the 7950 and 7970 are within like 5% of each other at the same clockspeeds.

[Goku]

Yeah. I thought this had that feature actually. Was going to attempt it until I found out it didn't.

[vampyro]

3dMark11:8727
Everything is at stock, will overclock later if i need to. Everything runs smooth stock.

Specs:
i5 3570k
ASUS Sabertooth z77
EVGA 670 GTX FTW
Corsair Vengeance 16GB 1600mhz
Crucial M4 256GB SSD
WD 320GB HHD
Corsair GS 700W PSU
Coolmaster HAF922 Case
Coolmaster Hyper 212

[Bags]

Thats is the word on the street. No one has attempted as far as I know. I really don't want to brick my card though. If the clocks stay the same its probably only about a 5% boost in performance. No idea if overclocking will improve.

Bags I would of expected you to have a better score. Best not run everything like you were I guess. Most up some Heaven too.

I had steam downloading, steam chat room open, 10 private chats, skype, and firefox using a gig of ram by itself.

Last time I tried Heaven it refused to work, said I didn't have the right... something, I can't recall now but googling the problem didn't find a solution.

okay, ran it again with no shit

Score
P7822 3DMarks
Graphics Score
8437
Physics Score
6453
Combined Score
6368

[Dacrim]

specs

intel i5 3570k 3.4ghz OC to 4.2 ghz
MSI gtx 680 twin frozr OC 1050? 2048mb
asus p8- z77 M pro motherboard
2x4 g.skill 2133 mhz ram
WD500gb w/ 60 gb patriot pyro ssd (as cache)

3dmark11


787

it said my gpu was at 705mhz core clock. it should be at 1058...right? but it seems to be functioning fine, i need to check that out

heaven

788

[Bags]

Dacrim, make sure you ahve an updated version of your software

[Dacrim]

Dacrim, make sure you ahve an updated version of your software



your refferring to 3dmark?

[Goku]

3DMark11 doesn't always display the proper clocks I think. I don't have a chance in hell of beating the 680 score either lol.

[Noxey]

http://img3.imageshack.us/img3/7904/havenbmark.png

http://img411.imageshack.us/img411/4373/bench3d.png

Well, mine sucks :love:

[Goku]

Lol Noxey. I had that same system for about a year. It wasn't bad at all IMO.

I reran 3DMark11 and scored P9119 (http://3dmark.com/3dm11/3920281) (ITS OVER 9000!!! :D).

That was with my CPU @ 4.6 GHz and GPU @ 1200/1450. I don't think I can get much more out of the GPU at this point unless I maybe did water cooling as it starts getting errors after 70 C. I probably could get my CPU to do benchmarks at 5.0 GHz. Though thats going to be on a cooler morning.

[Deezy]

Intel 2500k @ 4.7GHz
MSI P67A-G45 (B3) motherboard
Gigabyte Windforce 3X GTX 670 OC (1060MHz base / 1243Mhz boost)
16gb Kingston HyperX @ 1600MHz
Crucial M4 128GB SSD
Western Digital Blue 1TB HDD
Corsair SE White Graphite Series 600T Case
Corsair H100 liquid cooling


http://s8.postimage.org/ul9vhy69x/3dmark_Bench.png

http://s9.postimage.org/hqkxjpda7/Unigine_Bench.png

It gets pretty damn close to a stock 680. Very happy with my 670.

[Goku]

Deezy is your 670 overclocked at all besides the factory settings?

[Deezy]

Yes. I'm sure you're familiar wit the OC system on the Keplar GPUs They work like Intel Turbo Boost. My base speed is 1060Mhz (it doesn't run @ this speed while idle, usually ~ 324Mhz) and it overclocks itself to 1243 MHz in [demanding] games or in benchmarks.

[Goku]

Wow. That boost is ridiculous. Wasn't sure if you increased the potential boost, I've seen the boost go by what is set to do anyway.

[Bags]

Wow. That boost is ridiculous. Wasn't sure if you increased the potential boost, I've seen the boost go by what is set to do anyway.

Mine goes to 1200mhz, do I need an SSD because everyone's scores are destroying mine. :confused::confused:

[Deezy]

Do you have the Gigabyte 670 also, Bags? Also, idk if your type disk drive affects your scores. Doesn't everything get loaded into memory first before the benchmarking sessions initiate?

[Bags]

Do you have the Gigabyte 670 also, Bags?

no, it was out of stock when I ordered, I got the msi reference model. It's default at like 1045 MHZ, but when playing BF3 it goes up to 1200mhz

[Deezy]

Nice. MSI makes a good card. I have the 560ti TwinFrozrII still. The Gigabyte default speed on the 670 is 980MHz, arguably the most conservative of the non-reference cards. It oc's pretty good beyond that, though.

[Mutant]

Yes. I'm sure you're familiar wit the OC system on the Keplar GPUs They work like Intel Turbo Boost. My base speed is 1060Mhz (it doesn't run @ this speed while idle, usually ~ 324Mhz) and it overclocks itself to 1243 MHz in [demanding] games or in benchmarks.

I guess your factory clocks are this?;
Core Base Clock - 980MHz (standard 915MHz)
Core Boost Clock - 1058MHz (standard 980MHz)

1243 is good for a 670 , you got lucky :)


It displeases me how much of a lottery it can be though, Nvidia only promise a 65Mhz turbo, anything else is luck :/

But all the reviews have turbo at 1200++ and quite a lot don't even bother to say what turbo their card did get making it impossible to actual compare against other cards including other Nvidia cards.

[Deezy]

Yea the Gigabyte default speed is 980 / 1059. What my card doesn't do well is allow for aggressive memory overclocking. I can barely get an additional 5Mhz out of it. Tried adjusting the power limit and voltages, still nothing major. No too bothered by only a 5MHz gain though, considering the core oc potential.

[Bags]

Nice. MSI makes a good card. I have the 560ti TwinFrozrII still. The Gigabyte default speed on the 670 is 980MHz, arguably the most conservative of the non-reference cards. It oc's pretty good beyond that, though.

Yeah, I wanted it due to its quietness, and I was gonna send this one back to exchange, but I got wrapped up in school and forgot and then it was 2 months later. oh well it's not too loud

[Deezy]

This card is definitely the most quiet one I've ever had (save for my early RIVA TNT2 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RIVA_TNT2), it was worlds quieter :lol:).

[Bags]

this one makes a weird grinding noise but if I wear headphones I can't hear it until 80%. So I run my fans at 70% and get 60C with 1200mhz

[Deezy]

I adjusted mine to where they run ~ 45% at load (pretty quiet). it does get me all the way to 67C though.

[Carnage]

Win 7 Pro x64
Intel Core i5-2500K @ 4.8GHz (original: 3.3GHz)
2X 1G Gigabyte HD 6950OC Crossfired at 930MHz & 1340MHz
Gigabyte Z68X-UD7-B3
G.Skill Snipers 2x4GB DDR3 (1600MHz)
Zalman "Omega" CNPS9900A LED
Antec EarthWatts 750W
Antec 900

http://i966.photobucket.com/albums/ae150/Carnage009/Random%20Stuff/X36233Dmark.png (http://3dmark.com/3dm11/1987574)

http://i966.photobucket.com/albums/ae150/Carnage009/Random%20Stuff/th_20120321_019.jpg (http://i966.photobucket.com/albums/ae150/Carnage009/Random%20Stuff/20120321_019.jpg)

[Goku]

Carnage most people here aren't going to be able to run the xtreme setting. I have the key for my advanced version, but lost it lol.

[Carnage]

Carnage most people here aren't going to be able to run the xtreme setting. I have the key for my advanced version, but lost it lol.

Yeah, I know, I was just posting my results, I only ever use the extreme settings to benchmark... hmmm might give the other settings ago see how they handle...

one of the reasons I really want to test PS2 is to see if I can max out my rig for a long period, currently I hit Skyrims engine limit only using 60% of each card and 40-70% of my CPU :(

Edit;
Got P9966 3DMarks (http://3dmark.com/3dm11/3964184) on a test with MAX CCC GPU clocks
Intel Core i5-2500K @ 4.8GHz (46% OC)
2X 1G Gigabyte HD 6950OC Crossfired at 900MHz & 1325MHz
http://i966.photobucket.com/albums/ae150/Carnage009/Random%20Stuff/P99663Dmark-1.jpg (http://3dmark.com/3dm11/3964236)

[Deezy]

My single 670 isn't too far behind :). Maybe I'll buy a second one this month just for kicks!
http://s12.postimage.org/puq26lv31/xmarks.png

[Moto]

This is my system:
Intel i7-2600K @4,5 GHz cooled by Alpenföhn Brocken
Sapphire Radeon HD 7950 @950Mhz GPU/1390Mhz Memory, sadly the OC version with the dual/triple fans was out of stock when I ordered it
MSI Z68A-GD65
320GB Samsung Spinpoint F4 HD322GJ HDD
120GB Mushkin Chronos SSD
8GB Kingston DDR3 (2x4GB, 1333MHz)
700W Corsair GS700

The graphics card is as high as I can get it at the moment before the driver fails.
@Goku: Do you have the TwinFrozr III version of the MSI 7950 and did you do any voltage tweaking? (Though I am too much of a pussy to change voltage)
This is what I came up with:
http://i727.photobucket.com/albums/ww273/MotoKT/Benchmark459501390.jpg

[Goku]

Yes I do have the Twin Frzr III. Bumped it up to 1.2V max trying to run 1200MHz stable. Cooler just cannot cope with the heat by the looks of it. Seems I corrupted the driver from my brief overclocking like that. However I'm going to just aim for 1150MHz hopefully around 1.15V. I don't want to pump in anymore, so if I have to tone it down so be it.

[Artimus]

7950 till ps2 comes out? What do you plan on using when it is released?

[Goku]

Are you talking to me Artimus? I don't have any plans on switching out right now. If these 7950s drop like a rock come next gen I may get another for Crossfire

[Moto]

7950 is the up-to-date model. I don't see why there would be the need to switch. Like Goku says, Crossfire would probably my next step aswell.

[TheBladeRoden]

OS: Windows 7 64-bit
CPU: Intel Core2 Quad Q6600 2.40 GHz
Motherboard: Intel DP35DP
Memory: 4 GB PC2-5300 667 MHz
Graphics Card: Asus ENGTX460
Sound Card: Creative Xtreme Fatality
Monitor Displays: Acer V193w
Screen Resolution: 1440x900
Hard Drives: Samsung HD502HJ, Seagate Barracuda 320GB
PSU: Startech ATX2PW550PRO
Case: Tsunami Dream
Cooling: N/A
Keyboard: Microsoft Digital Media Pro Keyboard
Mouse: Wheel Mouse Optical
Internet Speed: 20mbps
http://img256.imageshack.us/img256/9117/benchmark2012.jpg

[Bags]

http://i.imgur.com/ErqnS.png

Not as high as ya'll with ya'lls fancy smancy SSD, but it's 1000 points higher and 2x as much average FPS as my old rig.

note: I'm not gonna run my cpu OC'd during the summer, hehe.

[NumbaOneStunna]

Got my 2500k to 5300mhz. Its stable but gets too hot after extended periods with the cooling I have now. Currently ordering REAL watercooling.

Also, I replaced the Sapphire 7970 Dual-OC with an Asus 7970 DirectCUII-TOP, got it brand new for $320.

http://3dmark.com/3dm11/4029792

http://donaldleatherwood.com/temp/computer/10k3DMark.png

[Goku]

Was the 7970 from NCIX deal? I just don't like the idea of a 3 slot cooler. Especially, since I have 2 devices I use in my PCI-e slots besides the video card. If I by chance wanted to do multi gpu I would be screwed.

[NumbaOneStunna]

Was the 7970 from NCIX deal? I just don't like the idea of a 3 slot cooler. Especially, since I have 2 devices I use in my PCI-e slots besides the video card. If I by chance wanted to do multi gpu I would be screwed.

No, I got it from a guy in CA who can sometimes get good deals. Don't know how he does it but he says he can get more of these Asus cards. I originally asked him to look for another Sapphire but he couldn't get any of those.

I dislike 3-slot cards also, if I wanted to do Crossfire I would need to watercool it or sell it. On the other hand it cools very well and is very quiet.

[Sturmhardt]

Ive got a 7950 that is just slightly OCd to 900mhz and a i5 2500k @ 4,2 Ghz:

http://i.imgur.com/57uQ0.png

Maybe Ill OC the GPU a little more in the future but I dont really want to increase the corevoltage yet.

[Bags]

Ive got a 7950 that is just slightly OCd to 900mhz and a i5 2500k @ 4,2 Ghz:

http://i.imgur.com/57uQ0.png

Maybe Ill OC the GPU a little more in the future but I dont really want to increase the corevoltage yet.

You need to turn on 4x aa like everyone else :P

[NumbaOneStunna]

Got a little time to play around with Heaven tonight, ran a couple of tests at different speeds. When I get more time I am going to try for 1300mhz Core/1900mhz Mem

1200mhz Core/1900mhz Mem.
http://donaldleatherwood.com/temp/computer/unigine_1200-1900.jpg

1000mhz Core/1400mhz Mem. (Stock)
http://donaldleatherwood.com/temp/computer/unigine_1000-1400.jpg

1000mhz Core/1900mhz Mem.
http://donaldleatherwood.com/temp/computer/unigine_1000-1900.jpg

1200mhz Core/1600mhz Mem.
http://donaldleatherwood.com/temp/computer/unigine_1200-1600.jpg

[Sturmhardt]

You need to turn on 4x aa like everyone else :P

Oh right, I totally forgot about that :confused:

http://i.imgur.com/QDOlw.png

Well... now Im a little bit behind you guys... maybe Im gonna OC my card earlyer than I thought oringinally.... :p

[Deadeye]

Here's my Benchmark. If you go by the 3Dmark score my 560ti is holding back my system pretty severely. The new Galaxy GTX 670 GC comes on monday. I'll rerun the tests then to see what the jump in results are.

http://img707.imageshack.us/img707/874/3dmark11560ti.jpg

http://img196.imageshack.us/img196/1126/uniginebenchmark560ti.jpg

[Goku]

I scored P9417 (http://3dmark.com/3dm11/4046593).

2500K @ 4.9GHz
7950 @ 1180 Core/1600 Memory
8GB DDR3 @ 1866 10-10-10-30

This is the best I can do till its snowing out I think. GPU just gets too hot and I don't see my CPU getting above 5GHz. I loaded in at 1.5V with 5GHz, but I refuse to run it that high on air even when benching.

[NumbaOneStunna]

I scored P9417 (http://3dmark.com/3dm11/4046593).

2500K @ 4.9GHz
7950 @ 1180 Core/1600 Memory
8GB DDR3 @ 1866 10-10-10-30

This is the best I can do till its snowing out I think. GPU just gets too hot and I don't see my CPU getting above 5GHz. I loaded in at 1.5V with 5GHz, but I refuse to run it that high on air even when benching.

Those are good results, you still score higher than almost everyone with similar systems. (Same CPU/GPU)

[Goku]

Yeah that wasn't 100% stable though. Just barely made it through as it had graphical glitches. Max stable clocks I know right now is 4.8GHz on the 2500K and 1150/1450 on my 7950. I was considering switching out to a higher end board to see if I could get my 2500K any higher. Just not sure if its worth it (looking at about $50 after selling off my current one). 7950 just gets very HOT even with the Twin Frozr. I see why the triple slot cards are needed at times...

[NumbaOneStunna]

Yeah that wasn't 100% stable though. Just barely made it through as it had graphical glitches. Max stable clocks I know right now is 4.8GHz on the 2500K and 1150/1450 on my 7950. I was considering switching out to a higher end board to see if I could get my 2500K any higher. Just not sure if its worth it (looking at about $50 after selling off my current one). 7950 just gets very HOT even with the Twin Frozr. I see why the triple slot cards are needed at times...

The 7950 I had got ALOT hotter than the 7970.

They were both Sapphire Dual-OC's and the coolers were almost identical, but the 7970 had the 2.5slot cooler while the 7950 had a 2 slot. The only difference I could see was the "height" of the fins, the 7970 having the "taller" fins.

This Asus card which is 3 slots barely breaks 70c even when overclocked, but I still cant get it any higher on the core than with the Sapphire.

[Goku]

Thats what I don't get. Is it just the 7970 binned chips are that much better for temps? Unless they are gimping the coolers somehow.

[Sturmhardt]

My 7950 doesnt go over 64°C at 1000mhz right now. Its a Powercolor 7950 pcs+ which has a pretty good cooling system. Its not the chip alone, its also the cooling setup + the ASIC quality that determines your voltage. I run my 1000mhz with 0,987V which seems to be pretty low (I got 82% ASIC quality).
€dit: Had to increase the voltage to 1,02V to get it stable with S.T.A.L.K.E.R.

Btw: Why do you OC your CPU to nearly 5Ghz? I got mine @4,2Ghz and I havent seen a game yet where the CPU is the bottleneck. 5Ghz just wastes more energy :p

[Bags]

I hate my stock cooler on my 670 =(

[Goku]

My 7950 doesnt go over 64°C at 1000mhz right now. Its a Powercolor 7950 pcs+ which has a pretty good cooling system. Its not the chip alone, its also the cooling setup + the ASIC quality that determines your voltage. I run my 1000mhz with 0,987V which seems to be pretty low (I got 82% ASIC quality).
€dit: Had to increase the voltage to 1,02V to get it stable with S.T.A.L.K.E.R.

Btw: Why do you OC your CPU to nearly 5Ghz? I got mine @4,2Ghz and I havent seen a game yet where the CPU is the bottleneck. 5Ghz just wastes more energy :p

Stock clocks mine is fine. However once I start putting in the addtional voltage the temps go through the roof.

5GHz is just to say I reached 5GHz. Like when I had my E8400 and I was trying to do it and I only got to at most 3.8GHz I think. Come the next stepping those were doing 4GHz+ with ease.

I hate my stock cooler on my 670 =(

I've seen decent clocks on the stock coolers. What was the most you pushed yours with. I was going to go with the 670 PE w/ Twin Frozr (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814127685), but I opted for the 7950 instead.

[Deadeye]

Well, got the new Galaxy GTX670 GC 2GB and it's rocking the benchmarks compared to my old 560ti (see my previous post). yay.:groovy:

http://img850.imageshack.us/img850/2281/uniginebenchmark670gc.jpg

http://img12.imageshack.us/img12/5096/3dmark11670.jpg

[Goku]

Very nice!

[Bags]

Goku deadeye and I almost have identical heaven scores (1757 vs 1790), but he destroys my 3dmark 11 score

Score
P7822 3DMarks vs 8941
Graphics Score
8437 vs 9071
Physics Score
6453 vs 9506
Combined Score
6368 vs 7477

any idea?

[Goku]

His processor has hyper threading. GPU may have a higher boost too.

[Deadeye]

yeah the Galaxy's core clock is factory overclocked to 1006MHz and the default boost is 1080MHz but according to benchmark reviews, the boost clock on the galaxy, thanks to the custom cooling has been seen as high as 1280MHz.

So yeah, the graphics score is the "Galaxy Clock" model for you and the Processor is because of the I7's hyperthreading and mine's got a boost clock up to 4.4GHz.

Here's the link to the Video card: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814162109

[Bags]

yeah the Galaxy's core clock is factory overclocked to 1006MHz and the default boost is 1080MHz but according to benchmark reviews, the boost clock on the galaxy, thanks to the custom cooling has been seen as high as 1280MHz.

So yeah, the graphics score is the "Galaxy Clock" model for you and the Processor is because of the I7's hyperthreading and mine's got a boost clock up to 4.4GHz.

Here's the link to the Video card: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814162109

Yeah mine goes up to ~1200mhz until it hits 70C, then throttles down to 1156mhz which isn't bad as it was advertised as like 1045 and it's a reference cooler. I have the slightly OC'd reference msi one.

But it's odd because heaven is almost identical and then 3dmark is waaay off. Wouldn't a higher GPU boost result in a MUCH higher heaven benchmark too if that was why?


Note: never buying reference GPU again oh god the fan why why why.

[Goku]

3DMark and Heaven respond differently to hardware is why really. Not all aftermarket designs are better then reference either. I have seen plenty of awful designs from both Nvidia and AMD AIBs just trying to cheap out on components to save a couple bucks.

[Sturmhardt]

Note: never buying reference GPU again oh god the fan why why why.

Isn't it possible to replace it with a custom cooler? I heard there are some pretty good custom coolers out there.

[Goku]

You can, but thats anywhere from $50 to $100. Likely isn't worth the price unless you are into that.

[IAMDANIEL]

Cool stuff Goku.. really cool stuff. excited to get my new computer to try it out. thank you

[Bags]

3DMark and Heaven respond differently to hardware is why really. Not all aftermarket designs are better then reference either. I have seen plenty of awful designs from both Nvidia and AMD AIBs just trying to cheap out on components to save a couple bucks.

idk ASUS and Gigabyte's coolers are really good and really quiet according to tomshardware, and they are only $20 and $0 more expensive than the reference.

It's what I get for not doing my research. I assumed people complaining about sound were just mad at any noise.

Sounds like a leafblower lol.

[NumbaOneStunna]

idk ASUS and Gigabyte's coolers are really good and really quiet according to tomshardware, and they are only $20 and $0 more expensive than the reference.

It's what I get for not doing my research. I assumed people complaining about sound were just mad at any noise.

Sounds like a leafblower lol.

Sometimes you can buy the non-reference coolers on ebay because people who upgrade to watercooling will often sell them.

You would just need to make sure they will work with your reference PCB.

[Deadeye]

Yeah mine goes up to ~1200mhz until it hits 70C, then throttles down to 1156mhz which isn't bad as it was advertised as like 1045 and it's a reference cooler. I have the slightly OC'd reference msi one.

But it's odd because heaven is almost identical and then 3dmark is waaay off. Wouldn't a higher GPU boost result in a MUCH higher heaven benchmark too if that was why?


Note: never buying reference GPU again oh god the fan why why why.

Been playing PS2 beta so haven't had a chance to respond.

I think the reason my 3Dmark11 score is that much different is simply because of my I7 vs your I5.

If you look at the Heaven score and the 3Dmark11 graphics scores they're both pretty close. Mine has a higher base clock compared to yours so that that might be the small difference in the numbers. It looks like Heaven is predominantly a graphics benchmarker. Those scenes it uses are beautiful but there's not much going on for your processor to do whereas your graphics card has to do all those textures and shadows and lighting effects.

The physics number is the big difference in the 3dmark11 scores. The I7 is an I5with hyperthreading and that makes what looks like a 32% difference in 3Dmark11's processor specific physics tests.

So overall it looks like while our graphics scores are close because we both have 670s, the I7 is just a better processor than the I5 thus leading to the higher 3dmark11 overall score.

Edit: got the math wrong on the performance difference.

[Bags]

Sometimes you can buy the non-reference coolers on ebay because people who upgrade to watercooling will often sell them.

You would just need to make sure they will work with your reference PCB.

True, but I'm financially at a point where I can't afford to fuck anything up, lol will just deal with the sound, it's almost fall.

[Rbstr]

You know it's funny...my 570 is pretty quiet and the 670 is cooler running than that and benches say the reference is quieter too.
Perhaps it's because you guys all have cases with a dozen mesh bits.

Or I'm used to the older stuff still like the 200-series..or the single slot stuff that got going like a weedwhacker.

[Bags]

You know it's funny...my 570 is pretty quiet and the 670 is cooler running than that and benches say the reference is quieter too.
Perhaps it's because you guys all have cases with a dozen mesh bits.

Or I'm used to the older stuff still like the 200-series..or the single slot stuff that got going like a weedwhacker.

Dunno, my 460 twin forzr was dead silent, this thing, too keep it sub 80 requires an audible fan.

Can't hear the fan in BF3, but I can hear it in ... other games <_< >_>

[Rbstr]

... other games <_< >_>

Well, other games right now can vary wildly between smooth as butter to seconds per frame depending on what day of the week it is, it seems. Such is the nature of the thing.

[Bags]

Well, other games right now can vary wildly between smooth as butter to seconds per frame depending on what day of the week it is, it seems. Such is the nature of the thing.

One game in particular. ;)

[Eaglez]

Score 3DMark11
P9730 3DMarks

Graphics Score
11235

Physics Score
6933

Combined Score
6955



The goods:
2500k @ 3.5Ghz
MSI 7950 TFIII OC--> 950 Core Clock
1350 Memory Clock (Stock Voltage)
8GB Kingston Hyper X Blue
ASRock Extreme4 Z77

[Goku]

I smell BS score there lol. Do you have Lucid Virtu MVP enabled? If so that is messing up your score. My system is nearly the same as yours and I don't even break 9500 with my CPU @ 4.9GHz and GPU @ 1180MHz. Something is wrong there.

[Eaglez]

It was enabled. Should I disable it?

[Goku]

Yes you should. 3DMark11 doesn't count that as an official score due to the frames being shown are fake. The FPS counter gets messed up due to how the technology works.

[CasualCat]

New parts for a rebuild should be here Friday (except for the video card which I haven't decided on yet). In the meantime: :lol:

http://i.minus.com/ibmpY77FH7tGvq.png

[Eaglez]

Goku, you were right. Once I updated VirtuMVP and disabled it on 3dmark11 my score went to

http://www.3dmark.com/3dm11/4137252

Score
P7903 3DMarks

Graphics Score
8317

Physics Score
6861

Combined Score
6905

I had the video card at 1000 Core clock and 1360 memory (I have no idea how to change the voltage, and I am brand new at overclocking). My 2500K is at 3.5 with stock cooling.

The impressive part is my GPU only got to 65 C and the max fan speed was 47% http://gpuz.techpowerup.com/12/08/16/agx.png

I plan on getting a CPU cooler (Cool Master GeminII 524) so I can OC the CPU, then I will try to OC the GPU even more and play with the voltage. WInter is gonna get cold up here in MN so I want a room heater :P

[LampShade]

Using 3DMark11


Intel Core i7 3770K
16GB DDR3 1333 MHz
Nvidia GeForce GTX 680 2GB

GPU Stock with no OC
Score
P9110 3DMarks
Graphics Score
9313
Physics Score
8987
Combined Score
7977

GPU OC to 130% Power Target, +180MHz GPU Clock, +425 MHz Mem Clock
Score
P10319 3DMarks
Graphics Score
10969
Physics Score
9159
Combined Score
8232


Using Heaven
http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k194/lampshade9909/heaven.png

[CasualCat]

http://i.minus.com/ibw5Tv8jhXKBvT.png

http://i.minus.com/iAqQSXnamNpwx.png
http://www.3dmark.com/3dm11/4152448

[NumbaOneStunna]

Using 3DMark11


Intel Core i7 3770K
16GB DDR3 1333 MHz
Nvidia GeForce GTX 680 2GB

GPU Stock with no OC
Score
P9110 3DMarks
Graphics Score
9313
Physics Score
8987
Combined Score
7977

GPU OC to 130% Power Target, +180MHz GPU Clock, +425 MHz Mem Clock
Score
P10319 3DMarks
Graphics Score
10969
Physics Score
9159
Combined Score
8232


Using Heaven
[IMG]http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k194/lampshade9909/heaven.png[IMG]

Nice 3DMark scores.

With Heaven Set your AA to 4x and your tessellation to normal and re-run.

[Goku]

Well seeing as hot its cold now, I figured I would give this thread a bump. Lets see if we can push these a bit higher ;).

[TheBladeRoden]

Mine's likely the same as last time