The Benchmarking Thread (Heaven & 3DMark11)

[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

[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]

Originally Posted by 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.

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 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

[Deezy]

My single 670 isn't too far behind . Maybe I'll buy a second one this month just for kicks!

[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:

[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

[Bags]

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

[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]

Originally Posted by 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.

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.