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[aussie-revhead]

What is also odd is I was running just the first test to see if changes were helping and I get a higher score from test 1 on its own than in the full bench sequence .... and its only my physics and combined scores that have suffered, so thats weird too.

[Yamunsa]

Originally Posted by snappy1

No results as yet from the Far North Queensland benchathon?

coz your early m8 - folks coming up for the long weekend - 23rd. only updates so far is a few new toys to play with are en route. its going to be a 775 fest mostly; with the boys bringing some stuff it looks like the list to hit dice will be:

i7 870
Q6600 x2 (one that benches 4ghz on air)
E8600
E3120 (E8500)
E8400 x 2 (one that has already proved it can do 5ghz under dice)
Celery 336 (hoping to get it over 6ghz)

P7P55D-E Deluxe
P5E
DFI P35 T2R UT

4gb Adata 2000 (2x2)
4gb OCZ 1200 (4x1)
4gb OCZ 1100 (2x2)
4gb Mushkin 1000 (2x2)

Stuff to have a muck around on will be:

i7 920
EVGA SLI LE
DFI DK P45 T2RS
XFX 780i
4gb Patriot 1600
4gb Corsair 1066
580
570 x 2 (maybe... gaz doesn't know it yet lol)
295
275
and a heap of 88's and older misc cards

[Muzwa Kai]

Originally Posted by snappy1

No results as yet from the Far North Queensland benchathon?

Originally Posted by Yamunsa

coz your early m8 - folks coming up for the long weekend - 23rd. only updates so far is a few new toys to play with are en route. its going to be a 775 fest mostly; with the boys bringing some stuff it looks like the list to hit dice will be:

i7 870
Q6600 x2 (one that benches 4ghz on air)
E8600
E3120 (E8500)
E8400 x 2 (one that has already proved it can do 5ghz under dice)
Celery 336 (hoping to get it over 6ghz)

P7P55D-E Deluxe
P5E
DFI P35 T2R UT

4gb Adata 2000 (2x2)
4gb OCZ 1200 (4x1)
4gb OCZ 1100 (2x2)
4gb Mushkin 1000 (2x2)

Stuff to have a muck around on will be:

i7 920
EVGA SLI LE
DFI DK P45 T2RS
XFX 780i
4gb Patriot 1600
4gb Corsair 1066
580
570 x 2 (maybe... gaz doesn't know it yet lol)
295
275
and a heap of 88's and older misc cards

ive got a first class single sleeper cabin on a train been wanting to go on a train journey for a while now.
add to that list maybe i5 650, 2x2gb gskill trident 2133mhz, 2 5870s, 5850, maybe tri-fire. looks like im the only one with ati. maybe some old cheapies. i'll take my voltmodding gear too just in case. 3 8800gtx's mmmmmmm

[aussie-revhead]

Originally Posted by snappy1

Great it isn't hardware... 3D mark 11 is patched? I'd reinstall.

I have found that pushing 11 kills an os faster than any other benchmark, I will literally get 10-15 runs then I reinstall

How do you know its time to reinstall? Its not like the old days when a dead os would bsod all the time, maybe not even start up, right?

[snappy1]

Scores start going backwards, reinstall, run the same settings and they increase again,

I have a benching drive, it gets wiped every 1-2 days of benching

[Chaffe]

Does this happen with SSDs?

[Yawnie]

considering moving my pcs to water based cooling, any suggestions?

also gonna do something about this tonite, as u can see testing run was at CPU default clocks, should be able to get 2nd, maybe 1st if im lucky

so more points for the team

[snappy1]

Originally Posted by Chaffe

Does this happen with SSDs?

Worse, I have gone back to mechanical drives for benching, I bench on a 150 GB velociraptor

Originally Posted by Yawnie

considering moving my pcs to water based cooling, any suggestions?

also gonna do something about this tonite, as u can see testing run was at CPU default clocks, should be able to get 2nd, maybe 1st if im lucky

so more points for the team

Nice stuff Yawnie, you'll need some high clockspeed.

btw, once you have a high end water cooling setup the only time you'll use air is to test .

I was on the phone with Yamunsa this morning, we both were laughing about water cooling setups, we have high end blocks, rads and pumps.. with cheap bunnings tubing and auto hose clamps, it can save a lot of cash. a benching rig doesn't have to be a "show" rig

[Yamunsa]

Originally Posted by snappy1

I have gone back to mechanical drives for benching, I bench on a 150 GB velociraptor... high end blocks, rads and pumps.. with cheap bunnings tubing and auto hose clamps, it can save a lot of cash. a benching rig doesn't have to be a "show" rig

+ 1 for cheap drives; ssds are really only good for pcmark benching imo. i use 36gb raptors, sometimes in raid, as they can be picked up for $15 on the forums pretty easily. if they die it hits the bin or get partitioned and becomes a gaming drive. a tight os and your install times will be under 15 mins... enough time to make a sandy, open a beer and have a smoke

as for water snappy hit the nail on the head - performance for the right price is the only factor for me. hobbies are for the weekend the wife is there for life lol. more often i'd prefer to have a whole new toy than 'e-peen show & shine' unit. my benching rigs usually look like an abortion spread open on the desk. source 2nd hand off the forums and give the blocks a lap. saying that i moved back to air on my gamer as i didn't find the need to push much past 4ghz to play TA, AA2, Rfactor etc.

[Muzwa Kai]

i prefer to buy watercooling parts individually rather than complete kits. i didnt like the bunnings tube so went to hose specialist. later found mitre 10 have the same tubing.
big radiator, reliable quality pump (high flow for single loop with cpu and vga), maybe separate loop for cpu/vga. i like 1/2 inch tubing all round. keep tightening tube clamps from time to time as the tubing will squash and clamps become loose. spend a decent bit of cash on a waterblocks if you spend big on the rest!

[aussie-revhead]

Bunnings used to have nice flexible clear hose but they must have changed supplier, so Mitre 10 has nice hose?

[Muzwa Kai]

Originally Posted by aussie-revhead

Bunnings used to have nice flexible clear hose but they must have changed supplier, so Mitre 10 has nice hose?

its probably the same tubing still at bunnings. i just thought it kinked too easily when i was checking waterblock size in the store. mitre 10 have reinforced tubing and it is much better imo. harder to cut, but it doesnt kink at all.

[aussie-revhead]

Originally Posted by snappy1

Scores start going backwards, reinstall, run the same settings and they increase again,

I have a benching drive, it gets wiped every 1-2 days of benching

Oddly enough my old install on the new setup scored great for a while then dropped, now with a fresh install its still low.

[Yawnie]

hmm i might try that, i just having to set up RAIDs again

[Yawnie]

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