7800GT owners - post yer 3DMark05 scores

[autopilot]

Just wondering what mines like; Scored 7952 with the system bellow. About right? What yer getting.

Any idea how i can squeeze and extra 48 points out for the big 8k? Dont think i can take my gfx card any higher.

[Taz]

Nice benchmark Dom.

3DMark05: 6832

System spec:
- AMD Athlon 64 3500+ Winchester running stock (2.2GHz)
- Asus A8VE-Deluxe motherboard
- 2 x 512MB Corsair TwinX running at 2-2-2-5 1T
- 2 x WD Raptor 74GB
- BFG 7800GT (pre-overclocked to 425/1050)

I'm scared of overclocking it as i've just got the system running without a hitch. Only took me 10 months!

[noTHINGface]

OK, I'll bite. Haven't benched this machine since I was trying to squeeze every last bit out of my old SLI'd 6600GTs. Best I can muster is 7164 with a stock XFX 7800GT on a A64 4000+, 2Gb, a8n sli delux powered by ducks laughter.

[Smokey21]

-Drivers to full performance setting
-Turn off as many background apps as you can
-Rerun the bench a few times, as 43 might be in the margin of error

Maybe get a massive fan to blow on the card, just for some quick clocks on the GPU.

Also make sure your memory timmings are at there best.

[Kaizen]

Initially I got only 6063 and wondered why it was so bad, then I remembered that I'd fixed the settings a while back to 'High quality / 8xS AA / 16x AF'... lol

So, reverting to 'High Performance / App controlled AA & AF' gave 7452 on a stock Athlon 64 X2 4200+ @ 2.2GHz / 7800GT Extreme (450/1050).

Incidentally, I tried memory timings of 2-3-3-6 and 3-3-3-8 and it made little (if any) statistical difference, with the faster timings giving a higher mark on some occasions, yet lower on others, equating to +/- 0.2 fps on the first demo, and no change in fps on the other two.

In fact, according to SiSoft Sandra, depending on the benchmark, the faster timings gave only a 0.05% - 0.9% improvement, so if anyone isn't planning on overclocking their machine, it's not worth paying the extra £60 for CAS 2 RAM, not on an Asus A8N-SLi Premium, at least. If I'd known that beforehand, I could have used that money to get a 7800GTX instead.

[Butcher]

Expensive RAM gives at best a few percent, it's never worth the money. ;p

[Napolean_D]

I think i scored 8010 (just broke 8K) mine is cooled with a nv-78.
That was just running as i normally run, nothing turned off etc.

It passed every test i run on it, but crashed running Live for Speed!! Had to lower the CPU a little to get it to run that (maybe LFS graphics settings need adjusting?Plays every other game i have fine!)

[__dan__]

3D Mark 05: 7023 marks

Running everything at stock settings, XFX 7800GT is pre-overclocked to 450/1050

Very happy just upgraded from a gainward 6600

[pengellyd]

3Dmark05 : 6593

Thats at stock speeds on a Inno3D 7800GT (400/1000). If overclcoked to 475/1100 the score goes up to 7511.

System specs:
- Athlon 64 3000 (stock)
- 1Gb Geil value (2x512Mb)
- ASRock 939Dual-SATA2
- Inno3D 7800GT
- Maxtor Dimondmax 9 160Gb

[t_aitch]

I gots 6982, and thats on an XFX 7800GT Extreme, pre clocked to 450/1050.

Im running it on

1gb Geil Value
A64 Skt 939 3200+ Winny @ 2.0Ghz
Asus A8N

I wonder why dan got more than me?

[__dan__]

I don’t know suppose I am just lucky

[kevpuk]

Pretty sure my best was 7979 - will check at lunchtime ! - must.....break.....that.....8k barrier

[GDVS]

6792 on Gigabyte 7800GT running at stock speeds.

Athlon64 3200
1024MB Corsair Value PC3200
Compaq OEM mobo (MS-7184)

Yesterday I was running an AthlonXP 1800 with an FX5700, today I am a happy camper

[Taz]

-Drivers to full performance setting

I just install the nVidia drivers and leave them at their default settings. Is there a way to optimise them for performance?

[Workaholic]

Only 6638 for me (15395 in 3DMark 2003 though.)

Will update system specs later for everyone to see.
but basically Gigabyte 256MB 7800GT (400Mhz, 1000Mhz), 2.8 Dual Core P4, 2*512MB 667Mhz RAM.

[ifyouknowme]

argh my 6800gt gets 4k8 i cant belive the difference