*OFFICIAL* M17x Benchmark Thread - Part 3

If you can do a Vantage Run, here is a stock QX9300. It's my first run on Vantage with stock GPU and CPU clocks

 

I dont have vantage yet, but I'll get it and do that run very soon. I'm sure the cpu score on there may well show a difference..

 

cool. interested to see what you get. now that you have ati's

 

Hey Johnksss,

Do u think going over 1350 fsb is a bad idea?

 

I am sorry for the hold up, trying to find a good overclock that wont stutter (Crysis pushes the GPUs alot more than Vantage does lol)

But a clean install has crysis working properly

 

Do u have crysis numbers from ur 280 sli set-up to compare to?

 

afraid not, only vantage and 06 for them

 

you managed to push the CPU to 3.3? Was it because of the BIOS A03?

 

I have actually booted 3.5 haha when inside I bench at 3.3, outside 3.33 I could do the same clocks in A02 though

here is crysis with gpus and cpu overclocked Don

 

wow! Impressive indeed! I guess you will still be able to beat most of the R2 systems

 

if you have the voltage and cooling for it...no...if you don't...then yes....long term use...but it's speculation

 

Well my CPU ran from 20-46°c..so I know I have the cooling..not too sure about the voltage side..

 

you need to run linx with max ram for 20 pass's to know if your over clock is really stable....any other way to run it wont stress it to its full potential. usually takes about an hour and or so to complete....what may be stable may not be stable for long term useage...

 

Scook,
Your OC Crysis performance is much better than your last stock, which was average 28. I think you've fixed up whatever it was that may have lost you a couple of frames. Mind doing a GPU stock run again? I think you should at least match--if not exceed--Don's average of 30.

 

Dons score was overclocked 280s

I stomped that (a huge 4 FPS! lol)

I had overclocked CPU and GPU for the run I posted, I would expect it to be higher

 

Don't know if we're talking about the same thing, or perhaps you've misunderstood what I have stated. I am speaking strictly of your original run--from the old thread--where you used stock clocks on the GPU.

In this thread:
Your CPU and GPU were overclocked, and you got 36.

Don's CPU and GPU were overclocked, and he got 34.

CPU overclocked and GPU at stock, Don's average was 31 ( http://forum.notebookreview.com/showpost.php?p=5813293&postcount=130). Now wasn't yours 27.5 when you were running the 4870s in stock ( http://forum.notebookreview.com/showpost.php?p=5783478&postcount=2745)? That's where I think a re-run would be better. You could clearly meet and exceed 31, I believe.

As I said, that 27 average didn't seem right to me. Maybe you could run it again at stock, because -that- should've been more around 31, given the difference between the overclocked results.

 

I wish I maxed overclocked it.

but ati's are suppose to cometoday so we will see what happens.

 

Yeah, but maybe you could pass on that recipe to me, you know, since I still have the Nvidia cards.

 

for that run I was 670/1675/1070

try that and see what happens. I'll be off and on since I am working but email is the fastest to get me.

 

I understand, but I am more interested in the stock run than the overclock run.

 

The 27.4 fps run I did was stock CPU AND stock GPUs

That is why the delta was so big, the 31 fps run Don did still had OC on CPU

 

Okay, here's the deal from my knowledge of Crysis, which is much more than I'd care to acknowledge. CPU speed plays -very little part- in GPU test; it only gets me 1 FPS going from 2.66 to 3.33. I know this for a fact because I've done this test on quite a few other CPUs. X9000 - same results 28 (2.8 GHZ) - 28 (3.4 GHz) using the 9800m GTX SLi.

BUT. . . You guys are using quads, so that might be a different story. I can't be sure, you see.

Perhaps you can run with CPU OC, but with GPU at stock, and then do an all stock run on both CPU and GPU to be sure. Even the hardcore crysis community doesn't have absolute concrete answers to this query, so you could be doing more than just a benchmark.

Edit: With respect to that CPU OC, I have to also share a weak run I had with my 280s, all stock - CPU and GPU. Even I got 29 and my minimum fame rate was over 20. Something about your first run didn't go right.

 

I can do all stock and CPU OC only tonight

 

No worries. Take all the time you need. So long as you do it at some point, as it would be really useful and would give us quality insight into the potential of both cards vis-a-vis Crysis.

 

looks like I am in for another few inches of snow...so tomorrow may be open for me as well haha

 

Lawl.

Anyway, I just saw a QX9300, OEM, go for £409. Man. A bit much, no?

 

here is a vantage run with the m17x R2 out of the box

 

Nice one, Witcher. Congratulations.

 

so they are in owners hands now?

Let the benching begin!

 

Whats cpu you running in that?

 

Am I going crazy or does the system seem a little smaller? My eyes may be playing tricks on me.

 

how does this new one feel to you drake?

 

Well the colors sure do pop out at ya. Installing Cat 9.12 right now but I'm missing a driver and can't figure out which one it is.

 

what's the device id?

 

Looks like the free fall sensor? Didn't know that was a system device.

 

doesnt your t60 have that as well?

 

Isn't the free fall sensor software talking to the hdd?

Regardless it now broke my bluetooth.

 

nah ...it didn't....just restore driver or do a quick system restore

 

I uninstalled it looks like Win 7 is smart enough to fix it.

 

All done. Something to note, install Free Fall Sensor before Bluetooth. We'll see if I remember that next time.

 

now..use the windows 7 backup and do a quick image, before you get all carried away... or you can add all your benching software, then run it.

so your up and running 15 minutes after a serious crash or two....

 

nah I never believe in doing system restores. I believe in doing fresh installs myself. It's worth the time at least in my delusion mind.

Time to get the party started? Downloading the futuremark products right now.

 

i use to think like that as well..but i bench 4 or 5 different types of os's...dont have time to be doing that every time...

and for the record...and image is a copy of a fresh install, if you do it right after you finish loading the system.

 

DPC while downloading and uploading files.

 

let the benching begin!

 

lol

i heard that!


let'er roll!

 

Even 3DMark06 looks better on this system, lol.

 

all right finally! i wana see what the R2s can do before i buy one myself.

 

will be watching closely

 

First stock run of 3DMark06