New Pc

[_John_Lennon_]

Originally posted by clocker@4 November 2003 - 20:20
Thanks guys.
I'm finally getting it (sloooowly, but getting it...). In an hour or so I should be good to go.

What is a respectable score on this test?

What kind of video card do you have?

They have an excellant search database at their site, where you can query for projects with your same video card, clock setting for CPU, etc.

[clocker]

That figures.
I'll have to check it out.

I have a Radeon 9000Pro, slightly oc'd.

Thanks again.

[_John_Lennon_]

I queried your Radeon 9000, + AMD XP processor, for 3dMark, 2001

The scores I got topped out at nearly 9300, with alot of scores under that 9k barrier.

[bigdawgfoxx]

Ok, why the hell did you buy a Xasers and take all of the Thermaltake signs off? and spray paint it? Doesnt it look like crap now? They look AWESOME the way they are. I can't believe you would pull that stuff off, but It's your case. I like it. Send us some pix of what it looks like with all of the stuff taken off and everything.

[3RA1N1AC]

Originally posted by clocker+4 November 2003 - 13:48--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (clocker @ 4 November 2003 - 13:48)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> <!--QuoteBegin-Virtualbody1234@4 November 2003 - 14:25


Now it&#39;s time to try some other tests.

Such as?

I&#39;m trying to dl 3D Mark to check out my video card, but it is proving to be an elusive little bastard...

Any other suggestions for video benchmarks? [/b][/quote]
i guess 3DMark is the dominant Direct3D test. 3DMark 2001 is still worth trying (it needs to be patched for DirectX 9 compatibility), since you&#39;ve got that Radeon 9000 and 3DMark 2003 is basically a DirectX 9 hardware test (i.e. it&#39;s designed primarily for Radeon 9500 & up, and GeforceFX-- any older card will show disappointing results and be unable to complete the entire test).

here are a couple of openGL tests which have enjoyed some popularity.

Aquamark -- http://www.aquamark3.com/

Vulpine GL Mark -- http://www.3dnews.ru/screens/vulpinegl_bench/

there are also "time demos" (benchmarks, essentially) built into a lot of games such as Quake 3, Unreal Tournament (and UT 2003), Halo, etc. you&#39;ve just gotta track down the info about how to initiate them. personally i&#39;d place a bit more stock in time demos and actual gameplay than i would in synthetic bench tests, but i guess synthetic benches are still a nice way to check out what visual effects are supported by the card and to make sure your stuff is operating correctly.

[3RA1N1AC]

Originally posted by _John_Lennon_@4 November 2003 - 18:25
I queried your Radeon 9000, + AMD XP processor, for 3dMark, 2001

The scores I got topped out at nearly 9300, with alot of scores under that 9k barrier.

last time i ran it, i got 8544 points with no overclocking or tweaks and just about the same setup as clocker (radeon 9000, athlon xp 2600+, nforce 2 ultra 400). not bad, i guess, considering that those 9300 scores are most likely the result of overclocking.

[clocker]

Originally posted by bigdawgfoxx@4 November 2003 - 19:27
Ok, why the hell did you buy a Xasers and take all of the Thermaltake signs off? and spray paint it? Doesnt it look like crap now? They look AWESOME the way they are. I can&#39;t believe you would pull that stuff off, but It&#39;s your case. I like it. Send us some pix of what it looks like with all of the stuff taken off and everything.

Who said anything about spray paint?

The parts that I am thinking of changing are currently covered with black sign makers vinyl ( the stuff they use at those instant signs places with computer cut vinyl lettering) so I could judge the effect.
When (if ) I get done, the pieces will be anodized.
I suspect that I may be making a lot of changes to the front panels- I&#39;d like to do a nice fan control set up and also I will need some switches to control the H2O cooling operation, so it may be a while.

Doesnt it look like crap now?

Wash your mouth out with soap.

[Virtualbody1234]

Hey clocker, have you been able to get any temperature readings for your graphics card? I was wondering how well you think the Zalman video card cooler was doing?

How much does that cooler cost?

[_John_Lennon_]

Originally posted by 3RA1N1AC@5 November 2003 - 03:21
(radeon 9000, athlon xp 2600+, nforce 2 ultra 400)

Why did you buy an Nforce 2 400Mhz board, if your only usin 2700Ram, when the 400Mhz is the 3200Ram.....

[3RA1N1AC]

i didn&#39;t say i had pc2700. i have pc3200 running at 333mhz. 400mhz FSB athlon XPs were pretty darned expensive when i bought the board, but i decided to spend a few extra bucks to leave that upgrade path open-- just in case i do want to get a 400mhz FSB athlon XP, before making the switch to 64bit.

if i were to get pc2700 and then decide i want to upgrade the CPU, i&#39;d just end up with RAM that lags behind the processor and prolly end up buying the RAM twice.

i dunno, maybe that sounds stupid. but it made sense to me. i don&#39;t think i need to justify my choice of parts to anyone, though.