Xtreme Grand Prix racetrack 4 discussion [Archive]

Ugly n Grey

08-03-2005, 07:42 PM

Well for all those waiting for the great equalizer, here it is. This is all about your CPU and your memory, raw and fast let's see what you have.....

Seems to be a lot of A64's around, where are the Intel guys!! let's get rumbling :) :toast:

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SIOUX

08-03-2005, 11:44 PM

How come i cant get my results validated?? everytime i punch in the validation key it says "incorrect Checksum" ?????? :(

I_G

08-04-2005, 03:24 AM

Double check that the msecs aren't transposed?

I've done that one a couple of times. :rolleyes:

boshuter

08-04-2005, 04:10 AM

A big thanks to"Ugly n Grey" for stepping up and keeping things going.. :toast:

harleybro

08-04-2005, 04:18 AM

Question shouldn't we also have a cpu-z screenie in the shot for verification of cpu? Glad we finally got week 4 rolling. :)

Jamo

08-04-2005, 04:55 AM

oh no not pi! i've got no chance with my crappy ram and s754 setup :(

I_G

08-04-2005, 05:06 AM

A big thanks to"Ugly n Grey" for stepping up and keeping things going.. :toast:

I'll second that!!

:toast:

Thank You! :clap:

HousERaT

08-04-2005, 05:59 AM

Wouldn't it be appropriate to have at lest one cpu-z open when you take the screen capture?
EDIT: oops...... nevermind I see someone already mentioned that..... :D

Ugly n Grey

08-04-2005, 07:34 AM

Wouldn't it be appropriate to have at lest one cpu-z open when you take the screen capture?
EDIT: oops...... nevermind I see someone already mentioned that..... :D

Excellent IDEA....duh :) .I Just assumed no one would ever cheat, but it might be interesting to see what we are competing against....top post in results thread changed.

Ugly n Grey

08-04-2005, 07:36 AM

oh no not pi! i've got no chance with my crappy ram and s754 setup :(

You won't have any problem, there's all kinda procs in this battle...

mr_gibs

08-04-2005, 07:47 AM

oh this is going to be fun my opti is awsome at this :D

Ugly n Grey

08-04-2005, 08:07 AM

I'm removing the IHS for this little run on the 3000, it was easily hitting 2.7, I wanna see 2.9....on air......

HousERaT

08-04-2005, 08:28 AM

I'm removing the IHS for this little run on the 3000, it was easily hitting 2.7, I wanna see 2.9....on air......

You've got big ones my friend..... ;)

JfRsQ

08-04-2005, 04:27 PM

Is there any optimizations or tricks to help to score better in this bench?

Trimming 200ms really seems hard to go in the high 27s :confused:

Mr_Slinky

08-04-2005, 07:49 PM

Ugly n Grey

08-04-2005, 08:00 PM

ugly n grey what has happened to kazoo? she hasn't fallen out of the earth
also another ?? what version of cpu-z shows the checksum on the bottom so it can be verified because all of my versions 1.27-1.29 that i have d/l dont have it would like to know what version and where i can get it also

I don't know to be honest as I am not a mod here, just chipping in to keep the train moving as it were. I think Maxx said he was talking to here today... I am unknowing however..

http://superpi.radeonx.com/ is where you want to go for superpimod 1.4 ;) Happy Racing...

Ugly n Grey

08-04-2005, 08:01 PM

Is there any optimizations or tricks to help to score better in this bench?

Trimming 200ms really seems hard to go in the high 27s :confused:

Streamlined OS with as little running as possible and FAST CPU's and FAST memory... you are fast, don't sweat it...

InSanCen

08-04-2005, 10:45 PM

Hell, compared to me, everyone is fast... 43 Seconds!?!? :mad: :confused: I know this rig can do 39, but will I get it there in time? At least I get to move my rig to my Former Darkroom, where ambient is 5c or so cooler, should improve things a bit... I'm just waiting to see what the Dothan Owners pull out of the bag...

JfRsQ

08-04-2005, 10:47 PM

ugly n grey what has happened to kazoo? she hasn't fallen out of the earth
also another ?? what version of cpu-z shows the checksum on the bottom so it can be verified because all of my versions 1.27-1.29 that i have d/l dont have it would like to know what version and where i can get it also

To get the your ID number written at the bottom of CPU-Z , go to the About tab in CPU-Z. Than click the validation button. Once there, save the validation file to your hdd. Next step (#2) is to upload it to the validation webpage. If it pass, you will get an ID written at the top of the validation web page. Take note of that ID and enter it in Step #3 in CPU-Z, click OK.
Your ID will than be showed at the bottom of your CPU-Z screenshot :woot:

Ugly n Grey

08-04-2005, 10:48 PM

I am happy pulling low 31's on my venny 3000....this sucker seems to hit the wall at around 2725 Mhz....

i found nemo

08-04-2005, 11:19 PM

34.2**seconds at near 2.6ghz

Ugly n Grey

08-04-2005, 11:23 PM

well I pulled low thirties, but can't get lower, unfortunately failed to screencap that SOB... anyhow, will try some more later.... The Dothans are gonna eat us all alive...

JfRsQ

08-05-2005, 01:24 AM

went from 28s235 to 27s985 with 7Mhz more on CPU, tightening mem timings and closing more services...
Forgot to close MBM5 :doh: The wall on this CPU is right after that.
10 more Mhz => no SuperPi 1MB
more Vcore than 1.65V is a no go, freezing on desktop

My venice and OCZ VX doesn't seem to like voltage that much. VX max voltage is 3.3V, CPU max is 1.65V *sigh* Anything higher results hard locks or BSOD :(

jrw

08-05-2005, 12:27 PM

Dothan territory :D :toast:

Jamo

08-05-2005, 02:11 PM

..............help me, i've had a 38.5sec before but i cant get better than 40.5 now :( my pc sucks, crap ram, crap cpu, no chance at pi

Ugly n Grey

08-05-2005, 04:24 PM

from the looks of that PC you should be getting at least 34's. Post your full system specs, including OC spec and we shall work on it...

AH^DK

08-05-2005, 05:21 PM

Me and UNG talked and I am allowed to participate in this weeks and next weeks test =).

SuperPI at 31.735secs.

CPU@2850mhz.

http://www.ministry-oc.net/contests/viewscore.php?s=61438

mr_gibs

08-06-2005, 03:54 PM

Ugly n Grey, seeing as you seem to be running this now, when is this track ending? cause i want to know what day i have to have a score in by
thanks

Ugly n Grey

08-06-2005, 04:14 PM

Because of the unfortunate issues with Saaya's internet I'll let it go till midnight(ish) Eastern time on Monday, then were' off to the next one....

saaya

08-07-2005, 05:17 AM

hey everybody, sorry ive been so unrealiable lately :bows:

my new job pays me very well but leaves me with little free time, and my 6600gt died on me last week... i worked from 9am to 9pm so i didnt have time to get a new card until yesterday...

thx a lot to ugly for taking care of things! :toast:

Ugly n Grey

08-07-2005, 05:46 AM

Welcome back dude, you were sorely missed!! You have a touch ol Ugly just ain't got...
OK folks I'm back in this race myself, let's get rolling :) !!!!!!!

Jamo

08-07-2005, 06:00 AM

from the looks of that PC you should be getting at least 34's. Post your full system specs, including OC spec and we shall work on it...

dude, its a s754 you know.........i'd need to pull about 3ghz to pull that time with this ram which doesnt do anything lower than 2.5 4 8 4 1t, lol the 1t is the best bit

specs: a64 3000+ clocked around 2.4ghz
k8n neo platinum
the afforementioned geil crap, sorry, ram
9800se @ pro+

maybe downgrading for a while was a bad move but still, just let me at the r520's if they ever arrive :p:

Ugly n Grey

08-07-2005, 06:12 AM

dude, its a s754 you know.........i'd need to pull about 3ghz to pull that time with this ram which doesnt do anything lower than 2.5 4 8 4 1t, lol the 1t is the best bit
specs: a64 3000+ clocked around 2.4ghz
k8n neo platinum
the afforementioned geil crap, sorry, ram
9800se @ pro+

That is kinda a sorry mess, but that proc isn't really that slow compared to a 939 is it? I mean I know the memory is not the best but still..... Anyone else know what is going on here?

harleybro

08-07-2005, 06:35 AM

That is kinda a sorry mess, but that proc isn't really that slow compared to a 939 is it? I mean I know the memory is not the best but still..... Anyone else know what is going on here?
Well timings and clocks is everything in this one. Dual channel mem is a def. plus. Could be there are too many services runnin. Try and kill anything I mean anything that isn' needed. ;)

saaya

08-07-2005, 06:58 AM

thx ugly :D
wheres everybody else?
i hope nobody dropped out just because i didnt show up this week :D
imma send out a mass pm to all participants :)

JfRsQ

08-07-2005, 07:26 AM

I still there, don't need a PM :p:

saaya

08-07-2005, 07:27 AM

hehehe ok :D

Vapor

08-07-2005, 07:38 AM

I had to drop out for various reasons....mainly time issues. Good to see you back saaya!

saaya

08-07-2005, 07:47 AM

good to be back! :toast:

wel you can still run the benches and compete in each category, and maybethere will even be prizes in the categories for each bench and not only in the overall grand prix rating :)

Vapor

08-07-2005, 07:51 AM

Alright, I'll keep that in mind. No sense in me running 01 or SPI...X2s are just to cumbersome to OC to high levels. To my knowledge I am the only one in the competition with a dual core :stick:

saaya

08-07-2005, 08:05 AM

Vapor

08-07-2005, 08:17 AM

A shorter life is definitely a good idea...2 days per event sounds about right to me.

Ugly n Grey

08-07-2005, 08:23 AM

no, im not making a dual core category for ya :P :D :lol:

j/k hehe

well it seems a long time competition isnt really such a great idea as more and more people seem to drop out over time because of failing hw and vacations etc :/

do you guys think the next grand prix should be 4 days in a row or something? or 2 weekends maybe? i figured 4 benches is enough anyways, or we could run 2 benches each day... any ideas? :)

I like the fact that it's a bit of an endurance race spread over multiple tests myself. I entered though I knew I had no chance against some of this high end hardware, I just wanted to try and push the envelope of this particular rig. It's not even a money issue, I'm just not a gamer and buying a 7800 would be pointless for moi.

But it's pure fun to just have the competition, hey I've benched CPU's for years and even I was forced to learn something... (like the fact that my TCCD plats actually DO run at 315 no sweat, with a little patience and tweaking)

We could also do "snap races" three benches in a day, fixed hardware requirements (like F1). Not too fixed, but I mean things like 8 pipe cards this week, more the next -beats me but something should be doable...

Jamo

08-07-2005, 08:29 AM

yeah i agree it certainly is starting to drag on a little, 2 - 3 days sounds about fine

have the categorys been decided yet? cos i was looking into how we can divide it up fairly and i just dont see how, eg. you could go by graphics cards but they had no part to play in spi etc...going by cpu and this doesnt take into account graphics

InSanCen

08-07-2005, 11:53 AM

It's gonna be hard to split things up... My CPU is bad compared to others for Superpi (AXP1700), but I managed to pull 52K outta Aquamark 3... not as high as others, but damn good for this rig.

I'll be interested to see how this works out

Entity_Razer

08-07-2005, 12:09 PM

Reserved place for my rig. I'll post the scores/screens tomorrow. I got 44.019 or something out of my barton clocked at 2300MHZ but due to my PSU I can't go any higher so... :)

I'll tweak the little things tomorrow and i'll report back :)

So, keep this seat open folks :)

Vapor

08-07-2005, 12:22 PM

Wrong thread....this is the discussion thread.

saaya

08-07-2005, 12:49 PM

hmmmm good ideas, keep em comming!
is there anything else youd like to see in a competition anytime soon?

Vapor

08-07-2005, 01:15 PM

Yeah....I want some dual cores to compete against! :stick:

harleybro

08-07-2005, 01:22 PM

Just a suggestion all 2d benches run in a day or 1 weekend. The reason is you just have to worry about cpu ocing and not gpu could normally blow through them much quicker. :)

Jamo

08-07-2005, 03:29 PM

Just a suggestion all 2d benches run in a day or 1 weekend. The reason is you just have to worry about cpu ocing and not gpu could normally blow through them much quicker. :)

but if your busy or out of town on that day, your pretty screwed, i think 2 - 3 days would be best or maybe 3 a week at a push

Mr_Slinky

08-07-2005, 07:55 PM

Yeah....I want some dual cores to compete against! :stick:
i will put up my dual xeon rig and see how she does the 9600xt sux at ocing so you can take me to the matt on those

shinymod

08-08-2005, 01:09 AM

3 a week would be pushing it.... there's always specific tweaks for the benchies you run, and i'm pretty busy these days, i only just have time to get a good result out of one...
although i'd appreciate sticking to 2d benches atm since my peltier wire snapped a few days ago and my x800 isnt a fan of above ambient temps....

saaya

08-08-2005, 03:20 AM

hmmmm what about having 1 week to run 6 benches?
and you can run all 6 benches in a row on any day if you want or run them in any particular order you prefer... do you guys like that idea?

then wed still have the xtreme marks and people could go figure what bench they spend most time on as they have more chances on that particular bench to increase their overall rating. or do you like the idea of having several dates to bench on? we could go week1 bench 1 2 and 3 and week2 bench 4 5 and 6 :)

Jamo

08-08-2005, 03:28 AM

thats a better idea than doing one a week or one a day

-Acid-

08-08-2005, 03:45 AM

looks like i,m gonna be king of the axp in this test and maybe kill some a64 too
[\last min sniper mode enabled]

Ugly n Grey

08-08-2005, 05:31 AM

yeah I saw that score on your AXP mobile Acid, that was bloody excellent, well done man. You don't need to switch to A64 with a rig working like that...

-Acid-

08-08-2005, 08:06 AM

yeah I saw that score on your AXP mobile Acid, that was bloody excellent, well done man. You don't need to switch to A64 with a rig working like that...

Thanks UnG i been waiting for a cpu test for weeks so i could take scalps, I can go faster yet Trying to get 3144 stable but high temps killing me new water tower working buch better tho.

Jamo

08-08-2005, 09:10 AM

acid your score is good, how you cooling it? and i think its the rules you have to run with modded pi to show checksum and ms

Ugly n Grey

08-08-2005, 09:24 AM

Thanks UnG i been waiting for a cpu test for weeks so i could take scalps, I can go faster yet Trying to get 3144 stable but high temps killing me new water tower working buch better tho.

Here's an ancient old Ugly trick....put you tower in bath filled with ICE/WATER/SALT (brine) you should find your thermals will do better without dropping temps to the point where you get condensation... wait till the tower is warm before you do this..... it DOES work, if you don't get 10c lower Ugly will lick your toes for you (if that doesn't make ya puke nothing will)