<<charlie>>

[charlie]

CLASS # 3
gpu cooling: Dry Ice
highest gpu oc so far: 376
memory cooling: AIR
temp of water/gas: -78C
highest memory oc so far (w/wo artifacts): 269
vgpu: 2.24
vddr:
vref:
mods(describe the mods you did): vgpu
highest score(madmark link):
highest score(futuremark link): http://service.futuremark.com/compare?2k1=7557006
8883

cpu: Pentium 4
cpu oc: 2800mHz
cpu cooling: MCX478
vcore: 1.625V

mainboard: Abit IC7
fsb oc: 140
chipset timings (cpu interface enabled/disabled for example):
nb cooling:
sb cooling:
mosfet cooling:
chipset voltage:

memory: GEIL PC3700 Ultra Platinum
memory oc: 186mHz
memory timings: cas2, 2,2,5
memory cooling:
memory voltage: 2.8V

psu: TTGI 520W
12v: 12.21
5v: 5.11
3.3v: 3.39

operating system: WinXP Pro
sp: n/a
driver: 308
ocing utility:

location: Southern California
roomtemp: 21C
casetemp: 23C
cpu temp: 46C

[skate2snow]

Why almost nothing is full?

[charlie]

still working on it :D

[skate2snow]

oh, sorry;).

I see youre not using DI, why?

[charlie]

Well,
I'm not going to be in the running...can't figure out why with 3:22 left in the contest.
I've benched at...... (drum roll please) 372/263 ............
but am stuck at around 9000 with my 2.66/IC7/3.08 drivers...

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[Nico]

Very impressive core o/c :thumbsup: . Maybe you have past the optimum clks for your cooling, mine starts dropping scores rapidly past a certain point, even with 3Dmark passing ok.

[charlie]

OK
That was fun...
I got 9110 at only 3453mHz @ 362/266, with phasechange and 4gHz and a 800fsb P4, I would have busted 10K easy, with room to spare. Wil be curious to see some of Mr Icee's driver hacks now that the contest is over. I'm SURE he lowered the LOD a LOT, lol...

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[MrIcee]

Sorry Charlie;) No LOD hacks, but lotsa others that do the same as Rivatuner for nVidia cards. I've been handicapped in pure CPU and card power over the years....thats why I've had to teach myself high level tweaking over the years of benching 3DMark. I'd never be able to swap memory chips or be able to buy custom phase change or even have the latest, fastest CPU....but tweaking always kept me in the top 10.

What I did and experimented with with these drivers over an 8 hour period anyone could have done, just manually resetting functions via the registry that you couldn't otherwise, on the same page you reset the core/mem clocks adjustments higher.:)

Not just drivers, but there are many to be experimented with with the MB bios etc, fine tuning a MB,CPU, Ram and vid card is an art indeed. Anyone with pure high horsepower, high card clocks and the right drivers can go to the top. But try to get in the top 10 with alot less than everyone else, that is the challenge and one I practice at diligently. I do virtually no optimization of the OS and never have....there are more points to be found in the bios and drivers:)

DDTUNG is responsible for my "more from less" philosophy, he has been the guiding light from the beginning:)

Thank you DD:thumbsup:

Randi:D

[charlie]

Whatever the hacks, quite nicely done!!