Are there any Aquamark3 tweaks?

[Edward2]

I decided to install DirectX 9 and tryout the Aquamark3 benchmark. I scored 34,688 (http://arc.aquamark3.com/arc/arc_view.php?run=1151040720), which is not too bad I quess. It is 5th for Intel P4's and nVidia GF4 TI's.

Are there any particular tweaks or suggestions for improving Aquamark scores? My video card is overclocked higher than a couple of the people in front of me, so I figure there must be some tweaks that I have not found yet. I have AA/AF turned OFF, vsync turned OFF, most everything set to max performance, etc.

Thanks,

[Kanavit]

Aquamark3 tweak guide (http://arc.aquamark3.com/forum/showthread.php?threadid=2836)

think that's one of the highest G4ti scores i've seen. nice job Edward2.

[Edward2]

I finally found the trick to using the older 42.51 driver and have taken the #1 spot for Intel P4's and nVidia GF4 TI's.... 36,933 (http://arc.aquamark3.com/arc/arc_view.php?run=144624870)

[jfr0]

awsome dude !:toast:

[HawainPanda]

that is really good for a ti series..nice!

[Soulburner]

Any way to get 67 more pts? :D

Killing Explorer before you bench?

[zakelwe]

Nice work Edward ! :)

That's me down another place LOL

Regards

Andy

[Edward2]

I did shutdown most of the non-essential Windows services and stuff. I think there were about 14-15 services listed in Task Manager. I haven't tried killing Explorer before. What does it do?

I'm pretty sure I can get another 67 points, although I just noticed that it is kind of irrelevant. I originally searched for just Intel P4's and GF4 Ti's (which made me #1), thinking that the A64's would dominant the top of the chart. Well I just searched for all CPU's and GF4 Ti's, and it turns out that I am #2 overall. Spaceboy has the lead with a 39,630 (CPU=9715 and GFX=5001). My score breakdown is 36,933 (CPU=12,122 and GFX=4305), so it wasn't his CPU that made the difference. His video card is running 398/770 vs my 351/743.

[TommyW]

Great gudie i get only 28k :D
yea i hate my comp

[Crankster]

TommW buy a new sub 100 $ CPU and you'll be fine

[Soulburner]

Killing explorer.exe is worth a few points in 2k1 so it could possibly help there as well.

Remember every 1fps = 1000 points so even a re-run can get you a higher score. One tenth of a frame per second is another 100 points onto your score.

[Edward2]

Well, I did not get the 67 points last night. I tried tweaking a variety of settings and the best I could get was 36,969. (http://arc.aquamark3.com/arc/arc_view.php?run=1822374643) I'm probably going to have to increase my CPU and/or video card overclocks in order to go much higher.

Just as a side note, I tried using the 44.67 driver since it appeared to give people very high GFX scores. I thought maybe it would help increase my overall score, but it did not. It only increased the GFX score and lowered the CPU score. The best I got was 34,529 (CPU=6491 and GFX=4704).

[Edward2]

FYI, I finally managed to break 37k by increasing my CPU overclock.... 37,002 (http://arc.aquamark3.com/arc/arc_view.php?run=882866046)