First Overclock Baby!

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Originally posted by L0rD_S0tH@10 October 2003 - 04:47

Once I get the money I'll probably get a RADEON 9600 XT, but I just can't afford $200 right now. :(

Now if some of ya'll wanted to donate some money to the "get Soth a good GFX card" fund, I could probably make things happen......LOL  :lol:  :D  :lol:

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I would donate to your cause, as it is legit, but I am a little short on dough myself.

I actually only paid $140 and got a Radeon 9500 non pro card with the help of Omega's catalyst set, I converted it into a 9500 pro.

I don't really spend any money on cool clothes and other bullsh*t as my main concern is a having a badass computer because I use it so much and love it. As a teen I did more dope than anybody I know so I feel comfortable being a computer nerd these days.

The reason why I like the Aquamark3 score is becuase it reflects how well your computer will perform in future games.

The Radeon 9600 XT you could still get for $160 US. Save your dough. It will be a f*cking thrill when you finally get that kind of boost. I never knew what gaming really was until I got my 9500. It is like a virtual reality...so real.

Thanks for the cool thread. B) B)

anyone have the serial for aquamark?

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Originally posted by abu_has_the_power@10 October 2003 - 06:22
anyone have the serial for aquamark?

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You don't need it to run the benchmark.

my scores at 1024*768

GPU: 777
CPU: 8084
7411

sucks balls

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Originally posted by L0rD_S0tH@10 October 2003 - 03:47
hmmmmm.....in the "whats this" dialog in rivatuner it says it doesn't support the FX series of cards. Guess I'm stuck with coolbits.

Oh yeah I got the fx5200 as well.

My aquamark scores are:

GFX-957
CPU-7757
Total-9028.

Not the worst score but not the best either. The fx5200 isn&#39;t that good of a card but it&#39;ll work for me for the moment. <_<

Once I get the money I&#39;ll probably get a RADEON 9600 XT, but I just can&#39;t afford &#036;200 right now. :(

Now if some of ya&#39;ll wanted to donate some money to the "get Soth a good GFX card" fund, I could probably make things happen......LOL :lol: :D :lol:

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u overclock ur gpu rite? i&#39;m at stock mhz. i should oc it, but can&#39;t get rivatuner to work. should i use the driver overclocking options? that&#39;s the same as using coolbits, but i can&#39;t get the low settings thing to work in rivatuner

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Originally posted by abu_has_the_power@10 October 2003 - 06:47


sucks balls

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Abu, you are funny.

That is a good thing, though. I had a geforcemx 420 for a year; let me tell you--it was a good thing. When I finally did get a good card (not GREAT) it was like entering a new universe.

I guess you could say it like this--the time I spend with a lower end card made it so I could really appreciate medium-high end. You see if I always had a good card then I would never know the difference...so when you do upgrade it will be true extacy for you, my friend. :)

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Originally posted by abu_has_the_power@10 October 2003 - 06:47
my scores at 1024*768

GPU: 777
CPU: 8084
7411

sucks balls

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Show us your link

see this thread, as it shows mine and 3rd gen noobs aquamark3 score AND our system specs

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Originally posted by abu_has_the_power@9 October 2003 - 23:49
u overclock ur gpu rite? i&#39;m at stock mhz. i should oc it, but can&#39;t get rivatuner to work. should i use the driver overclocking options? that&#39;s the same as using coolbits, but i can&#39;t get the low settings thing to work in rivatuner

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Yeah its OCed. I used coolbits, I wanted to use rivatuner but it appears as if it doesn&#39;t support the FX series of cards. My core clock is at 280MHz and my memory clock is at 451MHz. I can&#39;t go over 451MHz on the memory without artifacts or errors, I could go higher on the core clock but I read somewhere that going over 280MHz would be bad for the card as the core clock creates a lot of heat when you raise it. Plus I don&#39;t think it affects the card&#39;s performance nearly as much as the memory clock frequncies anyway.


BTW

Here&#39;s my aquamrk3 score site:

Soth&#39;s Aquamark3 Scores

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u overclock ur gpu rite? i&#39;m at stock mhz. i should oc it, but can&#39;t get rivatuner to work. should i use the driver overclocking options? that&#39;s the same as using coolbits, but i can&#39;t get the low settings thing to work in rivatuner

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Yeah its OCed. I used coolbits, I wanted to use rivatuner but it appears as if it doesn&#39;t support the FX series of cards. My core clock is at 280MHz and my memory clock is at 451MHz. I can&#39;t go over 451MHz on the memory without artifacts or errors, I could go higher on the core clock but I read somewhere that going over 280MHz would be bad for the card as the core clock creates a lot of heat when you raise it. Plus I don&#39;t think it affects the card&#39;s performance nearly as much as the memory clock frequncies anyway.


BTW

Here&#39;s my aquamrk3 score site:

Soth&#39;s Aquamark3 Scores [/b][/quote]
Lord Soth, you did not post the correct page. Click the link that says "view" and copy the URL of the page with the single score sheet.

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Originally posted by adamp2p@10 October 2003 - 12:38
Lord Soth, you did not post the correct page. Click the link that says "view" and copy the URL of the page with the single score sheet.

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You talking about this page?

Aquamark Score