[AIpha]

3Dmark06
15,414 points
Compare Link

For my sig rig?(Except the GPU is a Core 216 XFX GTX260 now.)

 

[Maddog7771]

yes

 

[AIpha]

Alright thanks, I wonder how much it will increase once I overclock the 260...

 

[noodle]

yeah its fine mate!

 

[meticadpa]

Quote:

Originally Posted by AIpha Alright thanks, I wonder how much it will increase once I overclock the 260...

Well there's only one way to find out...

 

[ljason8eg]

OCing the GPU will help a little bit, but you need to OC that CPU more if you want a higher score.

 

[Asus Mobile]

Quote:

Originally Posted by ljason8eg OCing the GPU will help a little bit, but you need to OC that CPU more if you want a higher score.

All about the score? But yes you are correct.

 

[AIpha]

Wow, thanks for the quick replies guys, I took the trash out, came back and had 3 replies lol. Yeah, I think it's currently being held back by the RAM I have. I've tried going above 3.2 but it seems that no matter how much more voltage I give, it's unstable. I haven't really worked with it too much. I'm sure if I fiddled with it I could get it stable. Thanks guys!

 

[ljason8eg]

Well you don't need it 24/7 stable to run 3dmark a couple times.

I know my benching clocks aren't prime stable, but they get through the benches, and that's all that matters!

 

[AIpha]

I'm going to try the [email protected] Edition speeds.(666/1436/1150(2300 effective)

 

[Blizzie]

Quote:

Originally Posted by AIpha I'm going to try the [email protected] Edition speeds.(666/1436/1150(2300 effective)

You don't need your RAM that high. Core and Shader is what is important.

 

[AIpha]

Black Edition Speeds

BE/Lower Memory Clock

 

[AIpha]

Took your alls advice. OC'd the cpu to 3.5. Got 16,600.

 

[brettjv]

In 3dMark06, Canyon Flight (test 3) is really the only test you'll find to be nearly 100% GPU-bound (i.e. mostly affected by the GPU clock, and it goes strongly upward when using SLI).

The first two GPU tests, when you're using a GPU as nice as a GTX260 (while they'll react slightly to SLI or GPU OC's) are more strongly influenced by your CPU's Clock Speed (not by the # of cores, though). They are, as we say, CPU-bottlenecked tests ... at least, when run at the 'stock' benching settings, with a nice video card, they tend to be...

The CPU test scores, of course, are influenced by # of CPU cores, the clock speeds, the IPC (efficiency) of the processor, and to a small extent, your rig's memory bandwidth.

The fourth test is a bit of a mixed bag, typically you can increase your score slightly by increasing your gpu or your cpu clocks, it reacts to each about the same way ...

 

[AIpha]

Yeah, overclocking my processor got me a huge gain... When I overclocked my graphics card it was a so-so.

 

[ljason8eg]

Yeah OCing the CPU always gives a big gain in 3dmark06 points. Try 3dmark vantage or GPU limited games to see the results of a GPU OC.

 

[sterik01]

Quote:

Originally Posted by AIpha 3Dmark06 15,414 points Compare Link For my sig rig?(Except the GPU is a Core 216 XFX GTX260 now.)

That's about the same score that my sig rig got.

I wonder what 2 gtx260's will do.