Best budget 3DMark01 performer

[KPJ]

As the title says...

I want the "BEST" 3DMark01 performer... In the budget categori, that is... :)

As I'm in a contest with some of my friends, and we have a specific amount to use for a "Budget OC Monster"... :)

[quicksilver98]

dfi infinity board
1.8 duron <rear window defroster repair kit to enable cache>
slk-947u
2X256 kit Mushin lvl 2
40gb wd se drive
Aspire case w window and 420w psu
and any cheap 9800pro vid card
cheap cd rom too


should be around 800 shipped from newegg

http://secure.newegg.com/app/WishList.asp?position=HISTORY&submit=VIEW&ID=612302

[KPJ]

Well I had this in mind:

ASRock K7S8X 50$
Duron 1,6 40$
SP-97 50$
92mm Tornado 10$
2x256 OCZ PC3200 Platinum 150$
Radeon 9800 Pro (OEM) 200$

Total 500$

We decided only to use 500$.

[quicksilver98]

the mobo is an important part!! and the ram go with the mushkin for sure! and for 7 bucks go for the 1.8 duron!

[Soulburner]

You are going to pay very high amounts for ram like that, you may as well get something CH5 based if you are going AMD and save some money. The price/performance value will be higher, since that is what you are going for.

I say get the Infinity and some Kingston 3500.

[Dominos]

Are you planing on unlocking the CPU? If not, keep the 1.6, the 1.8 has to high multi to get any good FSB. And as pointed before, the motherboard is very important. Since you are getting a Duron, and if you aren't planing on unlocking it I'd say an Infinity is overkill, you'll probadly have a hard time getting 220 with a locked Duron1600 on air so why not go for a NF7-S or a AN7?

[Soulburner]

Don't ever, ever recommend the AN7...

Ever wonder why no one talks about it here?

[skate2snow]

keep what you have in mind, but switch to the infinity, if you pass your budget, take a old fan instead of the tornado

And dont take some OCZ for budget(bigtoe gonna kill me) theyre good, but too much expensive. go for the KHXPC3500

[AllGore]

If i were you, i would get an old fan to free up some cash for something else like an NF7, with pc3500 ram, its pointless getting anything that cant use it to its full potential.

The SP-97 needs high fan pressure as the fins are so close together so try a large 120mm fan and use some cardboard to duct the air (also removes the dead spot in the center). This should make up for the lack of a tornado. I've dont this to both my server and gaming pc and it works great!

[macci]

Abit IS7-E 82$
P4 2.4C+stock HSF 163$
2x256 HyperX PC3000 120$
Radeon 9800 Pro (OEM) 200$

Total 565$

I think its worth the extra 65$ or so ;)

[Soulburner]

Hmm I like that setup...20-22k in the bag easy...

[macci]

Yup and with some modding and good luck it might hit over 23k aircooled (http://service.futuremark.com/compare?2k1=7371805).

[r3b0rN]

yeah thats a nice setup, id get that buddy, how much are ic7-g's?

[Soulburner]

Don't need the IC7.

[Soulburner]

Originally posted by macci
Yup and with some modding and good luck it might hit over 23k aircooled (http://service.futuremark.com/compare?2k1=7371805).
Nice...and you could probably grab a few hundred more points with a better driver + DX combo too...Nature should be more like 170-172fps I think...:toast:

[charlie]

a64 3000+ $211
shuttlean50-r $135
1 stick BH-5 $70
9800Pro $200

$616 real fast.

[LilGator]

mwuhahaha ^ but I think the P4 setup has the best 3DMark / Price ratio...

[sandman]

you could drop the shuttle and pick up the leadtek K8N, I have one and it's a nice board.

[macci]

a64 3000+ retail $217
Gigabyte K8N nonPro ~100$
HyperX PC3000 256 62$
9800Pro $200

579$

[KPJ]

Thanks for all your reply's guys...

I decided to go for this:

Albatron PX865PE Pro 79$
P4 2,4C + stock cooler 159$
2*256 BH-5 125$
Radeon 9800 Pro 200$

Total 563$

The Albatron board is not the "Pro II"-version, but the vdimm is from 5v rail on this "Pro"-version also, right?

[macci]

The albatron is not the fastest board out there (unless there latest bios versions have fixed certain things..).
Vdimm is from 5V rail thou and the mobo should take +300FSB without a problem.

[KPJ]

Vcore is only 1,6v though, so I will have to do a vmod... But I'm doing to do a vdimm mod anyway. :)
I'm going for 1:1 (2-2-2-5) all the way... Should place me on top in the competition...
Also gonna do vmods on 9800 Pro of course... :)

How many 3DMarks in 01 do you think is possible?

[LilGator]

just curious, where are you all getting 9800Pro's for $200 :P

[KPJ]

Newegg.

http://www.newegg.com/app/viewProductDesc.asp?description=14-102-268&depa=0

Well it's actually 215$ :)

[Dominos]

Originally posted by Soulburner
Don't ever, ever recommend the AN7...

Ever wonder why no one talks about it here?

Well could it be becouse no one has tested one recently? My AN7 is atleast 10 times better than my NF7-S so imo a AN7 is just as good a buy as a NF7.

And as far as I know the Infinity isn't that great for 3D, therefor a Abit for example would be better since it's faster in 3D.

[LilGator]

Yeah, lol, i knew about the sapphire at NewEgg ... $15 is a lot to leave off when you're taking about a $500 total setup :D

[skate2snow]

Originally posted by KPJ
Thanks for all your reply's guys...

I decided to go for this:

Albatron PX865PE Pro 79$
P4 2,4C + stock cooler 159$
2*256 BH-5 125$
Radeon 9800 Pro 200$

Total 563$

The Albatron board is not the "Pro II"-version, but the vdimm is from 5v rail on this "Pro"-version also, right? I dont know which one is cheaper, but you should take the IS7 or the P4P800 and only 256 BH5, theyres almost no diff(or no diff at all).

The PX865PE PRO is the slowest board ever but w/ 1200FSB. W/ the other board too you can get 1200FSB and w/ some speed:p:

[Soulburner]

No, no no.........do not lose the dual channel feature.....

And go with the IS7 so you can use PAT.

[charlie]

5900NU
9800Pro

[skate2snow]

THX soul! Ive forget about the DC!!!! go for 2x256!!!!

[KPJ]

How many points does PAT add in 3DMark01????

[Soulburner]

Originally posted by KPJ
How many points does PAT add in 3DMark01????
~400-500

I would have 21k right now on a board with PAT...

[kommando]

Pat???

WTF?

[Soulburner]

Originally posted by kommando
Pat???
Performance Acceleration Technology

Its what makes 875P faster than 865PE.

[r3b0rN]

nothing like that for us socket a users :(

[kommando]

We got like ummmmmmmmmmmmm super high fsb boards.

[Soulburner]

Originally posted by kommando
We got like ummmmmmmmmmmmm super high fsb boards.
And Intel doesn't?

[zippyc]

Hey LilGator, those 9800 Pros ARE $199.00 at compusa.com.

Here is the thread....

http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=29329