Vista performance scores - Page 4

Stan_Lite · 15-06-2007, 19:43

Flippin 'eck.

I've had a bit of a play and upped the overclock a bit (I can afford to since it won't be running flat out 24/7 like before). I've also had a tweak with the memory - which is now running at 1066Mhz with timings of 5-5-5-15. I ran the performance tests and the memory score jumped from 5.3 to 5.5. I then set the bank cycle time (Trc) from 30 (on auto) to 1 since the SPD tab in CPU-Z told me I could have it at 0 on 5-5-5-15. I re-ran the test and lo and behold, it shot up to 5.9

My scores now stand at:

CPU - 5.9
RAM - 5.9
GFX - 5.9
GFX (Gaming) - 5.9
HDD - 5.3

Can't wait to get the Raptors and see how much my HDD score improves.

I'm well pleased.

My 3DMark06 score is 12478 and it does 1M Superpi in 17.344s.

I know most of this stuff is meaningless in the real world but I enjoy tweaking things to try to get the most out of them - it keeps me off the streets

Stan

Daz · 15-06-2007, 19:47

To give an indication, my striped Samsungs are 5.9, and your Raptors will be quicker

Mark · 15-06-2007, 19:56

Sounds like we're about to see a bank of 5.9's across the board. Not quite Torvill and Dean standard (6.0), but close.

Shame it won't be folding with all that power but like I said in the other thread I don't blame you for taking that decision.

Stan_Lite · 19-06-2007, 16:07

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mark

Sounds like we're about to see a bank of 5.9's across the board. Not quite Torvill and Dean standard (6.0), but close.

And here she is - in all her glory:

My work here is done

Stan

Daz · 19-06-2007, 16:16

Nicely done

RAID was painless I hope?

Haly · 19-06-2007, 16:41

Nice one

Feek · 19-06-2007, 16:55

What memory do you have, Stan?

Stan_Lite · 19-06-2007, 17:44

Quote:

Originally Posted by Daz

Nicely done

RAID was painless I hope?

Relatively painless.

By God, she's quick

Second drive wasn't detected for a while. I unplugged it and plugged it back in and all was well - must've been a loose connection.

Vista install said it didn't have drivers so had to use the Nvidia ones I downloaded yesterday.

All working fine now - thanks for your help

Bit of a hairy moment earlier. I got an X-Fi sound card for the rig as I hadn't brought the card which came with the mobo with me.

All seemed to be well for a while but then the speakers started crackling and popping. A quick Google suggested that a BIOS update could possibly fix the problem so an update was performed using the handy ASUS update tool.
I duly rebooted and to my horror, I got a message saying "missing operating system"

I was stymied for a bit but after some thought, it dawned on me that the BIOS would have reverted to default settings during the update - including the SATA settings. A quick dig in the BIOS confirmed my suspicion and the RAID was quickly reinstated and all was well - except that the update hasn't helped with the crackling - crappy Creative rubbish

Quote:

Originally Posted by Haly

Nice one

I thought so

Quote:

Originally Posted by Feek

What memory do you have, Stan?

It's this stuff. Not much of a review but it's the best I could find in a hurry.

Apparently, it'll do 1100MHz @ 4-4-4-12 on 2.35v - I may try it sometime.

Stan

Mark · 19-06-2007, 18:00

I decided after all this speed malarky that I'd go last century and install Windows 2000

In a VM

I feel your pain with Creative soundcards. I just haven't found anything good enough to replace mine yet. :/

Pickers · 24-06-2007, 11:10

right, got it running on older PC
CPU 5.0 (AMD x2 4400 - should this be higher??)
RAM 5.9
gfx 5.9
gaming 5.9
HDD 5.2

15-06-2007, 19:43	#31
Stan_Lite Stan, Stan the FLASHER MAN! Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: In bed with your sister Posts: 5,483	Flippin 'eck. I've had a bit of a play and upped the overclock a bit (I can afford to since it won't be running flat out 24/7 like before). I've also had a tweak with the memory - which is now running at 1066Mhz with timings of 5-5-5-15. I ran the performance tests and the memory score jumped from 5.3 to 5.5. I then set the bank cycle time (Trc) from 30 (on auto) to 1 since the SPD tab in CPU-Z told me I could have it at 0 on 5-5-5-15. I re-ran the test and lo and behold, it shot up to 5.9 My scores now stand at: CPU - 5.9 RAM - 5.9 GFX - 5.9 GFX (Gaming) - 5.9 HDD - 5.3 Can't wait to get the Raptors and see how much my HDD score improves. I'm well pleased. My 3DMark06 score is 12478 and it does 1M Superpi in 17.344s. I know most of this stuff is meaningless in the real world but I enjoy tweaking things to try to get the most out of them - it keeps me off the streets Stan __________________ Just because I have a short attention span doesn't mean I...

15-06-2007, 19:47	#32
Daz The Stig Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Swad! Posts: 10,713	To give an indication, my striped Samsungs are 5.9, and your Raptors will be quicker __________________ apt-get moo

19-06-2007, 16:16	#35
Daz The Stig Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Swad! Posts: 10,713	Nicely done RAID was painless I hope? __________________ apt-get moo

19-06-2007, 16:41	#36
Haly Do you want to hide in my box? Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 14,941	Nice one __________________ Halycopter

19-06-2007, 16:55	#37
Feek ex SAS Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: JO01ou Posts: 10,062	What memory do you have, Stan? __________________

15-06-2007, 19:56	#33
Mark Screaming Orgasm Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Newbury Posts: 15,194	Sounds like we're about to see a bank of 5.9's across the board. Not quite Torvill and Dean standard (6.0), but close. Shame it won't be folding with all that power but like I said in the other thread I don't blame you for taking that decision.

19-06-2007, 18:00	#39
Mark Screaming Orgasm Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Newbury Posts: 15,194	I decided after all this speed malarky that I'd go last century and install Windows 2000 In a VM I feel your pain with Creative soundcards. I just haven't found anything good enough to replace mine yet. :/

24-06-2007, 11:10	#40
Pickers Absinthe Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Cornwall Posts: 2,692	right, got it running on older PC CPU 5.0 (AMD x2 4400 - should this be higher??) RAM 5.9 gfx 5.9 gaming 5.9 HDD 5.2 __________________ Pictures