6860FX 3dMark06

Nothing that a little UV wont cure. I've got the 5550 idling at 38c and at full blown processor pwnage, it only gets up to 50C. I don't forsee the X7800 getting much above 60C, but I could be wrong. As long as the processor is within design limits, I dont sweat it.

BTW, I would love to play some COD4 with you, except I have one small tiny problem. I cant play on public servers if you know what I mean. *wink *wink

 

Hit a high for me at 7233 with no OCing.

3DMark: 7233
SM 2.0: 3329
SM 3.0: 3448
CPU: 1583

Did I miss a link to a good UV thread? Idling in the low-mid 40s, low-mid 60s stressed.

 

tsk tsk tsk....looks like we'll have to make it a lan party! anyways...i'm up for some COD4. i need to get my lvl 55...like NOW. the name is Diablo (ironic, isnt it?) and i'll try to get the IP of some of the servers i play on next time i start'er up.

 

http://forum.notebookreview.com/showthread.php?t=235824
The "Undervolting" Guide - Notebook Forums and Laptop Discussion

you sure didnt miss the link. its in my bookmarks.

 

That'd be awsome. I was lvl 51 on 360, but I just started out on pc... So it's back to the beginning for me.

Let's all hit it up tonight on a server?

I'm playing with 3d mark right now trying to get to 7600. I just scored a 7525 so I'm gonna give my gts one final shove and be done. I'll be back in about 10 minutes.

 

erm...i dont believe the P8600 will work in our computers. a completely different chipset is what supports the 2nd generation penryns.


as for the server info for COD4....

66.55.137.204:28960

64.34.215.161:28930

69.31.15.225:28960

and if it werent for my 6 am work start time tomorrow morning, i would be all for playing a match or 6 tonight

 

Yes Chase, the P8600 is not compatible with the 6860. You need to stay in the T or X series.

You guys use Xfire? I'll jam some CoD4.

suffergann01

 

Cool, I'm down. In case you dont catch me here, hit me up on yahoo: jessumguy74

 

Want to play in a few minutes?

 

I think I'm the only one here who uses Xfire...

It's like AIM, but with the ability to join onto a friends game directly.

 

specifically the odd numbered T series i.e. T8100, T8300, T9300, T9500 or X9000.

ill try out this xfire thing...but i normally wont run excess programs.

 

Xfire takes up no resources what-so-ever for me. The ability to join any friends server, on any game, talk during the game, record and save videos, etc.

 

Looks like I missed out on the fun.

Too bad I don't have COD4 installed.

 

Actually I would love to, except the friggin power just went out for no reason and my router and cable modem are now running on batt backup. I have about 30 mins left. I guess if it doesnt come back on soon, ill resort to my Sprint Compass Broadband modem. 1.3mb down, yikes!

 

so...um...yeah. diablo8567 (too original, i know ) on xfire

 

Awesome man, the program is great.

Now, we need Dook, Chase, and Dtwn to grab Xfire.

 

Hmm. Ill have to download it tew. (I speak fluent lolcat, btw)

fhantazm on xfire. Add a cracka.

 

So far, we have Dook, Diablo, and I.

Getting are game on, and becoming crunk.

 

this guy dont get crunk....he gets DUUURRUNK!!!

 

Ugh, I deleted Xfire a long time ago.

 

looks like you better get it again.

 

Downloading it now.

I'll be "bigbad08ram"

 

Nah, don't have COD4

Have fun boys and girls.

 

**** dude, go buy it!

 

My apologies for getting back semi-on-topic, but would any one care to post what they have their UV settings at? I read through the forum and it seemed like a lot of trial and error, but if there are some proven settings already out there, well then, I'd like to see them. heh. This would be for the T5550 processor.

 

I can go a bit lower, but just to be safe, I leave it here.

 

i tried out the undervolting just so i can do it when i upgrade.but with my t5550 i was able to get everything down to .9500V and it ran fine.but i was just trying it out, i didn't leave there, except for the first day.

 

there really arent any proven settings for a processor, even if they are the same exact type. your UV'ing could be lower than the next dudes because each individual processor has its own tolerances. what might work for one person might not work for the next.

was this with any stability testing?

 

Yea. I find this kinda hard to believe as well. But I guess anythings possible.

 

go through all 100+ pages of the UV Guide and im sure you'll find a better explanation in there by flipfire.

 

Nah, I'm good. lol
I'm just saying that the Penryns have been notorious for going to .95, but the Meroms, no so much. But either way, it doesnt really matter.

 

On my 6860 I'm overclocking my GPU to 575 Mhz. I use the Zalman NC-2000 cooler with it and as you can see in my sig I upgraded the CPU to the T9300. All these things combined, I just scored 9265 on 3dMark06. Prior to OC'ing my 3dMark06 was 8928 if I recall correctly. (This is all with the 177.66 drivers)

I fired up Crysis to see how the GPU would take the added stress. Without OC'ing I would play on all high settings at 1440x900 and had no framerate issues. Since I was OC'ing I decided to keep everything the same and set the textures and shaders to Very High. The game played exactly the same and the GPU temp never went past 69 degrees C.

Even without a T9300, you can gain some added performance with overclocking. I never tried overclocking before this week as I was scared of the damage it might cause, however, I feel confident since I use a great notebook cooler, and the overclocking hasn't changed the temps from what it was prior to using a cooler.

 

Thanks, Dook (+rep). Idling as low as 37 (typically right at 40), peak around 56. Not too bad.

Next step for me is OCing the GPU. My first rodeo in that arena.

 

Wait, your FX scored 8928 with just the cpu upgrade?

 

DOOKIE!

Check this deal!

http://cgi.ebay.com/Intel-Core-2-Ex...92|39:1|66:2|65:12&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14.l1318

 

yeah it was with stability testing.i actually laid down real quick and fell asleep for about and hour after it was 20 minutes in.i woke up and everything was fine, temp didn't go past 46/47.(one of those)

 

But, theres still 3 days to go till the auction ends. I bet it will probably sell for close to his buy it now price of $380.

 

Beat this beyotches! I totally pwn you all!




This is what I get for trying to update to the newest driver. Now I get to play Mr.Fixthescrewup

 

haha! man, i didn't even get a score that low with stock drivers.

 

lmao

I did notice yesterday that if I had clocked my gpu too high that it would score in the low 5ks. Basically, with the 177.66, I found the clocks that are in my sig to be the most effective. If I scored in the low 5's, I would just bring my clocks back down, reboot and run 3dmark. Seemed to fix the problem.

 

Ok, I seem to be back to normal. Jeesus Christ, what an ordeal just for a driver change!

 

Yeah with the cpu upgrade and the 177.66 drivers I scored 8928. I'm pretty sure others on this board got similiar results with the T9300 cpu and 177.66 drivers.

 

The CPU has a lot to do with 3DMark, as it tests your whole system.

 

Has anyone had a problem with RMclock skewing their 3DM06 scores?

 

nope no problems here with RM clock and 3dmark i ran it with both on and off just to see if i was dreaming that i could get my cpu running cooler yet at full performance.

 

Hmm. For some reason it dropped my score like 300 points. Weird mang.

 

now wasnt that some interesting reading.....lol

 

Yea. My 3dmark score is quite interesting.

 

Haven't seen you in a while. lol

Ladies, meet the granddaddy of FX series 3dmark06 testing.

 

yeah, been trying to get acquainted with my ps3 lately. got my 10 year old on there now...thinking he a real *kill all marine* lmao!

edit: i just read that last part. lol

i was just checking in to see if my scores got taken down by this new modded inf, but i guess not...they are all still holding....wooohooo...lol