3d Benchmarking

[centrifuge]

SC,

I'm sure that you've checked already, but do you have it set for 8x and fastwrite in the ATI software as well?

[Spaced Cowboy]

Originally posted by DrSpike
Btw if anyone cares I got the 74GB Raptor in the end. I figure it'll last a while, and I can get a second one at some point in the future when the prices come down a bit.

That was my conclusion as well. Maybe if needed, I'll raid 0 these babies.

[Spaced Cowboy]

Originally posted by centrifuge
SC,

I'm sure that you've checked already, but do you have it set for 8x and fastwrite in the ATI software as well?

Assuming you mean right click on screen, select properties, settings tab, advanced button, and then there is a tab (can't remember) that you set for apg 8x and fastwrite (both are set).

[DrSpike]

I don't know why PCMark would think your aperture size is 0. The BIOS setting should surely be 64 or 128 though right?

It was only 800 points difference between the scores......did you try a slight overclock to see if you could close it?

[Spaced Cowboy]

No I set it in the bios at 256 (max), since it can be up to half your main mem size.

The stupid voltage setting in the bios are set to auto, what are the stock values? Maybe the stupid mobo is UV the video card?

[DrSpike]

Google it. If you still need it later I'll check mine.

[alva]

                             Fastwrites off                            fastwrites on
Transparent Windows	        565,1	Windows/s	                 400,5	Windows/s
Graphics Memory - 16 lines	1156,3	FPS	                          2184,7	FPS
Graphics Memory - 32 lines	571,6	FPS	                          2011,0	FPS
3D - Fill Rate Single Texturing	864,0	MTexels/s	                  861,1	MTexels/s
3D - Fill Rate Multitexturing	1468,3	MTexels/s	                  1473,2	MTexels/s
3D - Polygon Throughput Single Light	17,4	MTriangles/s	          17,2	MTriangles/s
3D - Polygon Throughput Multiple Lights	4,0	MTriangles/s              4,0	MTriangles/s

And a few other smal things changed.

[alva]

Originally posted by Spaced Cowboy
No I set it in the bios at 256 (max), since it can be up to half your main mem size.

The stupid voltage setting in the bios are set to auto, what are the stock values? Maybe the stupid mobo is UV the video card?

Not syre if it should be so big...

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the stock values : 5.5 ?

[alva]

It does look as if my procesor is the bottleneck.

Each change amount to a small improvement on CPU score and a larger one for my graphics.( without tweaking my GPU in any way)

[Spaced Cowboy]

Still can't find it, seems most folks are OC'ing with windows programs.