battle of the computers

[Marktait 0]

arent u using a 32MB card tho? That cud be why theres that difference in scores

[tsonta101 0]

i didn't notice that...yes a 64MB card should yield more points in benchmarks....i was about to start wondering... ...hehe...

 

PS my score of 3150 is with 3D Mark2001's default settings

[EddiE314 0]

3dmark2000 - default - 7675

3dmark2001se - default - 5651

[clutch 1]

New toy, and I thought I would actually try a *non* Intel chipset. I had some major issues with this motherboard and another one, but it turned out that they needed a bit longer to clear their CMOS than I am used to. So, here we go...

 

[*]WinXP Pro

[*]Intel P4 1.6A@1.72GHz Northwood with stock heatsink and VCore (just got it)

[*]Intel HSF

[*]SOYO Dragon P4S Ultra rev 2A (SiS 645 Chipset)

[*]256MB DDR-266 Crucial RAM

[*]WD 100GB ATA-100 HD w/ 8MB Cache

[*]Samsung 5x DVD/32x CD Drive

[*]Hercules Geforce 2 Pro, 64MB (Detonator 23.11)

[*]Onboard C-Media 6-Channel Sound

[*]Onboard SiS USB 2.0 with 5.25" Drivebay I/O

[*]Onboard Highpoint UDMA/IDE RAID Controller (33/66/100/133)

[*]Radius 19" Monitor (Trinitron AG CRT)

[*]MS Natural Keyboard Pro

[*]MS Intellimouse Explorer

[*]SanDisk USB Compact Flash Reader

[*]Spacetec SpaceORB 6DOF Game Controller

[/list:u]

[Marktait 0]

EddiE314 have u added any fans or anything to ur GeForce 3 coz i was looking to up the clock settings but was worried if the fan on the GeForce 3 couldn't handle it? Thanx

[JP- 0]

Ok, done some benchies now.

 

3dmark 2001 SE - 9246

 

P4 1.9@2.27 gf3 ti500

[Brian Frank 0]

I've done some benching, and 3dMark 2001SE gives me 7530 @ 1024x768x32.

Specs: AOpen AK77 Pro, T-Bird 1.4GHz @ 1.58GHz (151x10.5), Gainward GF3 @ 250/571 stock cooling, 512MB PC2100

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Update: Now it's running at 2.11GHz with default VCore and PCI/AGP/Memory speeds. Here's the new list...

 

[*]WinXP Pro

[*]Intel P4 1.6A@2.11GHz Northwood with stock heatsink and VCore (just got it)

[*]Intel HSF

[*]SOYO Dragon P4S Ultra rev 2A (SiS 645 Chipset)

[*]256MB DDR-266 Crucial RAM

[*]WD 100GB ATA-100 HD w/ 8MB Cache

[*]Samsung 5x DVD/32x CD Drive

[*]Hercules Geforce 2 Pro, 64MB (Detonator 23.11)

[*]Onboard C-Media 6-Channel Sound

[*]Onboard SiS USB 2.0 with 5.25" Drivebay I/O

[*]Onboard Highpoint UDMA/IDE RAID Controller (33/66/100/133)

[*]Radius 19" Monitor (Trinitron AG CRT)

[*]MS Natural Keyboard Pro

[*]MS Intellimouse Explorer

[*]SanDisk USB Compact Flash Reader

[*]Spacetec SpaceORB 6DOF Game Controller

[/list:u]

[Four and Twenty 0]

holy crap that is a good overclock

[Brian Frank 0]

Yeah, the 1.6A Northwoods are supposed to be the new Celeron 300, or something like that.

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Well, I am gonna go for 2.4GHz in a bit, but I am going to fiddle with SiSoft Sandra and see if I can get some benchmarks for the earlier request. Normally, I don't care for bench-marketing programs but I too noticed a great void in o/c testing for the SiS 645 chipset with Northwood processors.

[Four and Twenty 0]

i have heard it tops out at 2.4 ghz

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I don't even know, but for a $150 chip it's amazing. Once I get Photoshop installed I post the basic benchmarks that I have so far from this (I need shrink the files a bit before posting online), but I can tell you that they are close to what is posted here, but just a bit lower since I am not running at 2.56GHz (oh, and I think I have read of another person that went passed 2.4GHz as well).

[pimpin_228 0]

Ok what is the deal with ALi MAGiK chipsets cause i was lookin at a board with one , i want to get it but i am not sure but the reason i am asking is cause it has the ddr 333 or whatever and it supports ata 133 for 105.99

[JP- 0]

I never thought i would say such a thing but i would get a via board over an ali 1 8)

 

They scared me for life with there socket 7 boards

[pimpin_228 0]

Lol my friend said the same thing. ok i got to lookin on some site on pricing and kinda took a look at processors, well now i am in a bind of getting an athlon xp 1800+ or water cooling

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I would go Via over ALi as well. So, a no vote to ALi for me.

[Brian Frank 0]

As bad as people bash Via, I've been rather pleased with their chipsets for what I do. I haven't run into any major issues, other than a few Nvidia drivers, and a few cases of user error.

 

ALi just doesn't have what it takes, at least from what I've read.

[pimpin_228 0]

Thx for the info peeps, that answer my question on the chipsets. now just to think bout the water cooling or cpu.........................................................................................................................................................................................................

[Brian Frank 0]

That'd be cool, and I live where I can use refridgerent for cooling and it'll be legal.

[JP- 0]

get the cpu guaranteed speed.

[pimpin_228 0]

ok thx, but i made my decision doue to the lockup yesterday from having my cpy 124 f. masjor heat issue i am going with the water cooling maybe i can get a new cpu another time

[Brian Frank 0]

Or you could try the mighty Swiftech MCA 462A, if you want to do this moderately cheap.

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Another update to my system since I got my new memory today...

 

[*]WinXP Pro

[*]Intel P4 1.6A@2.13GHz (16x133MHz FSB) Northwood with stock heatsink and VCore (just got it)

[*]Intel HSF

[*]SOYO Dragon P4S Ultra rev 2A (SiS 645 Chipset)

[*]1GB PC2700 (DDR333) Mushkin DDR-DRAM (Running in DDR333 Mode)

[*]WD 100GB ATA-100 HD w/ 8MB Cache

[*]Samsung 5x DVD/32x CD Drive

[*]Hercules Geforce 2 Pro, 64MB (Detonator 27.51)

[*]Onboard C-Media 6-Channel Sound

[*]Onboard SiS USB 2.0 with 5.25" Drivebay I/O

[*]Onboard Highpoint UDMA/IDE RAID Controller (33/66/100/133)

[*]Radius 19" Monitor (Trinitron AG CRT)

[*]MS Natural Keyboard Pro

[*]MS Intellimouse Explorer

[*]SanDisk USB Compact Flash Reader

[*]Spacetec SpaceORB 6DOF Game Controller

[/list:u]

[JP- 0]

I have the swiftech mcx478 on my p4, it keeps everything frosty. Interestingly authough its using an 80mm delta its not very loud in blowing mode, but if you turn it round it gives you worse cooling and it sounds like a vacuum cleaner