Contest Rules - Valentines Payday

Get registered at http://www.hwbot.org for team XtremeSystems .

Sumbit new scores in all catagories to gain 50+ points for the team.

Only new submissions will count.

Changing teams is allowed but you must state starting points in this thread.

All participants with 50+ points will go into a random selection for two prizes of 4GB kits of OCZ DDR2, yes 4GB of DDR2.

Random selection of the winners will be determined as the contest goes on.

Post in the this competition sub forum if you need assistance in registering or submitting after you have checked the guide located here. http://www.hwbot.org/hwbot.faqs.and.guides.do

If you want 4GB of DDR2 then here is your chance.

Here is the list of the starting numbers for the current team;

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Game on :banana:

Contest ends February 14th, everyone on the team is eligible.

A big thanks to the sponsor of the prizes OCZ

Be sure to check out the whole lineup at OCZ Technology

wow very nice.. :)

So we start from the points we currently have?

Or would points we get in a category that only nets us an additional 5 points only count for the additional 5 points, or the total points that our submission was worth on HWBot?

Timing.:slobber:
I added app 42 points 10 days ago in wPrime!:D
Ok, time to crank up the clovers and march by Hassan's rig!:rofl:

All points added past the start of contest.

( orders phase for the clovers. Admins and entire WCG team have heart attacks when learning of it):D

I'm registered under INJViper 8^) Registered just a couple minutes ago...

Movieman I've got 2 single stages with your name on them :) So let me get this straight, to apply for the contest we have to add 50 points for XS @ hwbot.org ? Looks like it is time to see what I can crank out of my rigs.

yeah i just registered to. have like no idea how to do this, lol. got the record for super pi for my cpu though : /

pure sex...

and I've never entered into that before either...

time to whip out the old PI system and abuse everything I can...



EDIT: If I have a video card not listed on their list, do I automatically win on that. They don't have a GeForce 6200 PCI

Come on guys keep up the good work

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pure sex...


EDIT: If I have a video card not listed on their list, do I automatically win on that. They don't have a GeForce 6200 PCI

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Talk to RB

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Originally Posted by Movieman

( orders phase for the clovers. Admins and entire WCG team have heart attacks when learning of it):D

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Oh no, Dave on phase?:slobber: Everybody take cover, it's going to blow up.:D

DDTUNG:cool:

hey dave i'll let you use my phase if i can use your clover!! we can both get some much needed points.


today i have 39.4 points it says.time to install crossfire and crank up the vapoli!

So, 50 NEW points? 'Cause I already got 50 points. Guess I gotta go buy some hardware.

I'm in. Gotta get me some points for XS, I didn't have time to bench a few days ago, when the team was in 2nd place.

Username: XS_Martijn

Hmmm seems like XS's really trying to get points :P

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Hmmm seems like XS's really trying to get points :P

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yeah

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Hmmm seems like XS's really trying to get points :P

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Don’t worry about that OPPAINTER got a pair of OCZ 8800GTX and will bench for XS also Kingpin benching single cards with the Asus WS and the Corsair C3Pro :woot:

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( orders phase for the clovers. Admins and entire WCG team have heart attacks when learning of it):D

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Phase will never happen to this rig, MM Loves him some hota$$ air and torturing his poor rigs..

Anyway 50 points is coming my way soon :) :slap:

Great competition for XS HWbot team :toast:

And great for Team Poland benching for XS :D

Next week we have new cooling setup :cool: and some new stuff.


Regards

Martin

wow i got a whole 3.6 points, [sarcasm]this is going to be easy [/sarcasm]

I'm in! Let's see what I can do.....

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wow i got a whole 3.6 points, [sarcasm]this is going to be easy [/sarcasm]

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I just ran 3Dmark06...and got almost 3x SM3.0 than the 2.0...wth?

awesome. I need more ram for my system.

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Come on guys keep up the good work



Talk to RB

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no, just drop a message in the HWBot forums, RB will be on holiday soon for 6 weeks

Hehe, great contest Fugger :D

Any score updates guys?

You can't get points if you don't get in the top 5, correct?

Because I realized there's no way I'd get close to those guys....

If you get points for non-top 5 I'll all the benchmarks, but honestly...I have a oced 7900GT running at 690/790, waiting on some ramsinks so I can push the core over 700 and up the memory, an oced E6600 running at 3.1-3.2 (I know, poo, but whatever), and I'm getting 5.7k in '06...the 5th place in '06 is 2000 more :rolleyes:.

i got 11.6 points. but those are for my cpu, i got first almost everything for my sempron 2800+. but other than that i don't think i can get any more points

So many catagories to get points in.

I was also thinking that the scores you submitted here on XS in the past would also be legal to submit to hwbot as long as you own the score.

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i got 11.6 points. but those are for my cpu, i got first almost everything for my sempron 2800+. but other than that i don't think i can get any more points

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Yeah this contest isn't for people with crappy hardware.:(

I'm gonna try to get those ramsinks soon....and I'll temporarily voltmod my card to 1.55 (1.4 currently)...(I just hate seeing my idle temps go up..)

It can be done, just take some effort. Just think to yourself 4GB of ram...

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It can be done, just take some effort. Just think to yourself 4GB of ram...

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*drools...

Sure thing, hell, I'll try...can't make any guarentees, I'm gonna say 25 points max :p

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So many catagories to get points in.

I was also thinking that the scores you submitted here on XS in the past would also be legal to submit to hwbot as long as you own the score.

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That'd be a really good idea as you would be able to follow the contestants here:
http://www.hwbot.org/hallOfFame.do?type=member&teamId=3

At the end of the contest, just random pick a member with more than 50 points. :)

@Shpoon, no you do not need to be in the top 5. You need to be in the top 150. The more popular the benchapp is, the more points you get for a good oc (eg superpi >> pcmark05).

You need to be in the top 5 of a specific processor / videocard to earn extra points (hwpoints). eg, having the third E6600 in superpi will get you points too, even if your score isn't in the top 150.

Check the faq section of hwbot.org to know more about the algorithm.

Thanks for the clarification on those points RB

This contest was geared to anyone who wanted to take the time and try could compete.

I'll check later...(it's down right now).

But either top 5, top 150, or top 5 for your specific hardware to get points?

Ugh....I might be able to manage 2 points tops :p:

I'm gonna download all the old 3dmarks, I'll run them tommorow...

We're back up. Just moved to a dedicated server.

It might take up to 24 - 48 hours to make hwbot.org point to the new server. For those who can't wait that long:
http://213.193.228.70/

I noticed the new IP, google links to the correct IP but when on the website the IP addie is listed rather than the URL. Glad to hear you have your own snappy server now :)

i am not sure how the score is done, so far no scoring update. BTW, do we have to enter ALL the benchmark to get the score or just get the top performance in the benchmarks to get score to 50 (seems impossible for my system)

if i could get pcmark's to run i could enter them, and aquamark phails hard to. can't get anything to run.

no way am ever getting that many points. and i think thats the point of it. yay another way for the rich to get richer. woohoo


edit: is there any way i can get my points deleted or goten rid of?

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i am not sure how the score is done, so far no scoring update. BTW, do we have to enter ALL the benchmark to get the score or just get the top performance in the benchmarks to get score to 50 (seems impossible for my system)

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No, read the faqs please if you are confused how points are handed out.

@flclisgreat: if you have an lower end pc, but overclocked like hell you'll recieve points too. If you don't have a high end pc, and it's not overclocked, what are doing at XS? :p:

Acquired a Katmai P3 500, TNT 2 Pro, Asus P3B-F.

Time to get my 6ns 256's of SDRAM back for a start to some benching! 2 points at a time baby! lmao! :D

edit - AXIA* 1000 and KT7A-RAID as well!

*could be wrong on stepping

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Originally Posted by flclisgreat

if i could get pcmark's to run i could enter them, and aquamark phails hard to. can't get anything to run.

no way am ever getting that many points. and i think thats the point of it. yay another way for the rich to get richer. woohoo


edit: is there any way i can get my points deleted or goten rid of?

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There are so many fields to enter in, just look for the more obscure processors and videocards and try and snap up those points. Ask your friends if you can run a 30 minute test on their hardware and submit them under your name. Sometimes even a 0MHz overclock + OS tweaking will result in point-worthy scores.

That's the spirit! :toast:

Over 30 points so far... This is easy :D



* Took me ~30 results though :p:

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Any score updates guys?

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yeah I'm in...

http://www.hwbot.org/signature.img?t...60&iehack=.png

started at 57 now at 152, so I even have a little buffer, will keep trying to add more points for the team... :)

I'm gonna have to do this - once my new PSU comes in. Mine blew :( I'm running on tandem crap PSUs right now which are both about maxed out and I have nothing overclocked. Didn't realize my PC pulls that much juice :p:

ok i am on my way to 50 point

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No, read the faqs please if you are confused how points are handed out.

@flclisgreat: if you have an lower end pc, but overclocked like hell you'll recieve points too. If you don't have a high end pc, and it's not overclocked, what are doing at XS? :p:

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i do have a low end pc (in sig). i do have most of the records for my cpu (except sandra didn't give me any points for getting 1st place) but it is a huge limiting factor for all the 3dmark's so i score way below what the records are for my card

I've been wanting to join the XS hwbot team, this just forced me too

I'll be entering my rig (below), my laptop, my friends rig (amd rig with x1900xtx) and his laptop too :toast:

Hopefully I'll rack up some nice points for the team

I'm in the process of running every piece of hardware I own.....

Just outta curiosity what kind of rigs do you need up and running 24/7 to get 50points? It doesn't look like it is easy for the avg joe...

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Just outta curiosity what kind of rigs do you need up and running 24/7 to get 50points? It doesn't look like it is easy for the avg joe...

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it isn't. thats the whole point (imo)

get all of us to submit points for XS knowing most of us will never even get close to the 50 points needed. so in the end all the people with high end systems get even more stuff

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Originally Posted by flclisgreat

it isn't. thats the whole point (imo)

get all of us to submit points for XS knowing most of us will never even get close to the 50 points needed. so in the end all the people with high end systems get even more stuff

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Yup....rich get richer...

Well, I'll try, but I doubt I'll get close...my E6600 seems to have a low fsb wall, and my 7900GT is overclocked and still not making the cut...

I'll see if I can run it on an older rig (might not be able to, we'll see), but even if I got 1st in everything, that's only 28 points....

Edit: I'm gonna send people requests to run apps though...I'll get friends to run Spi and such...maybe if they have some obscure processor (P2 :p:) that's another 2 points.

Edit: @RB...what place do you have to be in to get points for a hardware score? I'm at 29th for my 7900GT, 0 points....

Update: So far I'm at 0 points for my submitted benchmarks :lol:

And I'm pretty sure my CPU has a low FSB wall....350FSB can boot to windows at 1.35ishV, 360 needs 1.45, can't even post at 370 at 1.55V...

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Originally Posted by flclisgreat

it isn't. thats the whole point (imo)

get all of us to submit points for XS knowing most of us will never even get close to the 50 points needed. so in the end all the people with high end systems get even more stuff

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You could ask ( in a better manner than your previous post though ) for a minimum entrance points reduction.
If the requests for such action were high, I highly doubt that Fugger wouldn't lower the "entrance points".

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By the way, not every high-end pc owner is rich...I know a lot of people holding back their needs, and filling up their bank account cent after cent for months in order to get their new rig.

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Originally Posted by flclisgreat

get all of us to submit points for XS knowing most of us will never even get close to the 50 points needed. so in the end all the people with high end systems get even more stuff

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Yeah exactly, I have been noticing contests like this on other forums that reward people for having the best PC or in this case PCs... WTF!

Essentially, this does not help promote the contest. I know I haven't even bothered entering a few like this because I know it is just a waste of my time (and I have plenty to waste, so what does that tell ya?)

Please read back to RB's post, it is not hard to get points, it takes effort and I stated that at the start.

A week or so ago, I had 53 points w/o a highend system.....it's since been whittled to ~40 as more people post better scores. It took effort, uploading all the scores I could find and pushing my hardware harder than I wanted to on a 24/7 install...but I did it.

Have faith and have fun.....it's good to see what kind of benchmarks you can muster, eh? ;)

Think I will give it a try. My SuperPI did not get any points. Time to try something else.

the only reason i am even throwing a fit is cause its a contest. if i saw a thread/post that asked me to do it just for the sake of doing it and getting XS more points i wouldn't even care and would have done it.

Couple Questions..

Can we submit old bench photos from previous builds of our rigs (ie different hardware)

Do you need to get a certain score in order to get points? (like hit under XX seconds on super pi)?

And for the contest, once we break 50 points, do we need to hold those points until the 14th?

If you want to help XS get more points anyway that would be cool. I figured keep the bar low and allow all with a working PC to participate and possibly win.

50 points isn't exactly low. i highly doubt that i will reach even 20 points

Yes, you would need some buffer points to maintain 50 points on 2/14/2007

Yes, you may submit scores you posted here.

http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/...8&postcount=35

20 points are too easy :D

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20 points are too easy :D

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and what is your rig.

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Yes, you would need some buffer points to maintain 50 points on 2/14/2007

Yes, you may submit scores you posted here.

http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/...8&postcount=35

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Oh, it's 50 as of the day, not reach 50 whenever?

Hmm...

Don't worry, I'll keep trying, I may be able to get XS 10 points or so, but hey, better than nothing...really bummed out about my CPU though. I had it at 3.1 for 24/7 use (lower than stock voltage), but to get any higher seems unreachable at any voltage...and looking at scores so far that's really holding me back...

Edit: I don't get pifast...how many digits are you supposed to compute?

Edit: Ya, 345FSB @ 1.3125V, 350-360 needs 1.4(high)-1.5(low), can't break anything but there....ass...

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and what is your rig.

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E6600
Biostar Tforce P965 (Second hand)
Buffalo 2x512 PC6400 Cas 5 (Second hand)
x1800xt 256Mo (Second hand)

and DOD

~60 pts on hwbot with just the rig :)

Not really the most expensive rig ;)

It doesn't take amazing hardware to get points in HWBot, I already ~9 points from one rig and I haven't even begin benching my sig rig yet. While 50 points may seem like a lot, this is a contest and this is also XtremeSystems. Look at the prize, 2 lots of 4 gigs of OCZ ram, that is atleast $800 worth of prizes to be split amonst 2 individuals. While it is true that not every rig will be able to net you 50 points, searching for 1-2 other rigs to help bolster your scores will greatly improve your odds. At first I myself thought that 50 points was a lot to ask for however I had never benched for HWBot before, now after doing some research 50 points seems to be very do-able, hell even 60-70 might be possible. Like everyone has said before, this is a contest at XS and it is going to require some effort so don't expect it to be a "no purchase necessary" drawing, you put in a bit and you'll bring out a lot. Now it is time for me to shutup and stop encouraging you guys and get back to insulating my mobo :p:

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Now it is time for me to shutup and stop encouraging you guys and get back to insulating my mobo :p:

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omg! that is exactly what i was doing less than 3min ago...

damn thing won't give me more than 1.52 volts to my cpu. what a POS mobo

So are the points handed out like in groups, like if you have a P3 that is way overclocked faster than most other P3's you can get some points for that while at the same time I can't really get points for a barely above stock opty 165?

If so, maybe I should do some old school overclocking on a couple of my folding rigs... make them go faster than most other systems of their kind :D In the end might even help out their folding speed some :)

I broke out the old 540J and 560J that I had up for sale and benched 4511 with the 540J and 4503 with the 560J on air with the windows open last night while it was snowing... All I have to say is BRRRRRR! Its all about how far your willing to push it.... I'm waiting for my sig to change to reflect the points total so far... 17.1 Points not too shabby for starting a couple days ago..

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! Its all about how far your willing to push it....

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oh i pushed it a little.

i did this. on the only rig i have. it sorta worked. it made the regular voltage 1.50, but if i changed it it goes to what i set it at, so i couldn't get more than 1.52v to the cpu

fine - i am getting prepped now.. :)

its too bad this wasnt a day earlier, i could have taken some records on my AMD system too - hopefully just one system will be enough for 50 pts...

Done!!! Gotta love those old P3s I had lying around. I will continue to bench for XS and gather more points. I need a buffer badly now :)

http://www.hwbot.org/signature.img?t...91&iehack=.png

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So are the points handed out like in groups, like if you have a P3 that is way overclocked faster than most other P3's you can get some points for that while at the same time I can't really get points for a barely above stock opty 165?

If so, maybe I should do some old school overclocking on a couple of my folding rigs... make them go faster than most other systems of their kind :D In the end might even help out their folding speed some :)

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Yes, that's exactly how you get some points with cheap hardware.

I bet there are a lot of points to be earned for those who still have a good overclocking xp1800+ lying around. ;)

By the way, this guy achieved 175 points without any expensive hardware. The most expensive item he used was probably a 4200+ X2.

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By the way, this guy achieved 175 points without any expensive hardware. The most expensive item he used was probably a 4200+ X2.

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Just like I said more of a little
It been humiliating enough for me to bench my 6600DRR2 but I did it coz I found some challenge to get to the top spot right know I can add 20point(guaranteed top spot in all benches ) with my 1GHZ Celeron and radeon 9200 AGP but I find it even more humiliating

Any ideas when, or how stats get updated; for example I've submitted a few results and I'm in positions where some points should be awarded, but I haven't yet recieved any :shrug: I notice some of my results also have an n/a next to them, not an overall position, are these results yet to be updated & awarded?

Although some people have these n/a results & have been awarded points, like on this page for my 1.1 Celly: linky to HWbot results The guy now in 3rd has an n/a, but has been awarded silver. Ta,

Jim

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Done!!! Gotta love those old P3s I had lying around.

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I was soo close to beating your P3 1.0Ghz CPU-Z score :p: 1Mhz in it! :D

ps -Great competition, & thanks for your help so far RichBa5tard :up:

n/a means it's hasn't received a global rank. Only your best result gets ranked globally. It also means you won't receive global points for it.

It does not mean you can't get hw points for it.

eg. you have 2 results:
3Dmark01 20000 points with R9800 Pro
globally ranked 3406th = no points (not in top 150)
hw rank 10th 9800Pro = no points (not in top 5)

3Dmark01 6000 points with GF2 Pro
globally ranked n/a (because your best 3d01 score is with r9800) = no points
hw rank 2nd = 1.4 points (in top 5)

=> the GF2Pro result will not have a global rank, but still has points because of the hwpoints.

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I was soo close to beating your P3 1.0Ghz CPU-Z score :p: 1Mhz in it! :D

ps -Great competition, & thanks for your help so far RichBa5tard :up:

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My mobo doesn't go higher than 150 fsb (Asus CUBX-E is a 100fsb board) and I don't have a clockgen, easy pickings :D

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By the way, this guy achieved 175 points without any expensive hardware. The most expensive item he used was probably a 4200+ X2.

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http://twistedforums.com/forums/show...47&postcount=1

Just LOL :D

Hey RB there is no category for wprime on the P4 560 series. There is one for the 540 but not for the 560. I've submitted a wprime 32m and 1024m score on my 560 but since there is no category for it I haven't received my points yet :D In a day or so I will be submitting my #1 place 540 scores for wprime 32m and 1024m. I need my 4 points RB lol :banana: :woot: Bah my sig hasn't updated...

Tonight is gonna be a cold late bench night with the window open..... Brrrr!

You might want to add the Pentium D935/D945 as well :)

Too bad my overclocked K6 rig is back at home :(

I just registered, my first real competition with my rig, and I have not even tried my second GTS yet............:-P

Well I was getting 40FPS in Canyon Flight with my current OC............

So wish me luck, will see what I can get this weekend. if I can register right :-P

I was just wondering... That ram, it is from the Gold Series, right? PC2 4200? :)

I'm off the blocks with about 10 points so far, and I'm cleaning up my old Abit KT7 for a bit of T-bird benching tomorrow hopefully. I don't think my sigs updated just yet, but I'm making some progress, and looking forward to the weekend :D

OK. . .I just registered as philly_boy. Tomorrow I'll put the reviews on hold and set up my SLi rig and see where it takes me. I'll try benching single and Sli cards. Phelan and INJViper will get together tomorrow as well as next week so we'll have lots of parts to mix and match when we bench.

Now if only the parts for my Intel test bed would arrive. . . .

I have managed to get 6 points so far.

oww man. i just looked and it seams that i will be busting out the 533mhz celeron, to overclock it :D

say i joined on the 27th and i had 0 points, now i looked and it says i have 133 points, that mean im already in random drawing for the 4 gigs :confused:

Bahh sounds like the competition is heating up :(

With the way I am going you want have to worry about me. I will say that this is a good learning tool for me. I was haveing trouble overclocking my graphics card, but found the right tools to do it. I currently have 10 points. Will keep pushing to see what I can do.

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say i joined on the 27th and i had 0 points, now i looked and it says i have 133 points, that mean im already in random drawing for the 4 gigs :confused:

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If you don't let it drop below 50 pts by the 14th

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OK. . .I just registered as philly_boy. Tomorrow I'll put the reviews on hold and set up my SLi rig and see where it takes me. I'll try benching single and Sli cards. Phelan and INJViper will get together tomorrow as well as next week so we'll have lots of parts to mix and match when we bench.

Now if only the parts for my Intel test bed would arrive. . . .

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You're in Yardley... nice I'm 10mins away in Solebury/New Hope

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By the way, this guy achieved 175 points without any expensive hardware. The most expensive item he used was probably a 4200+ X2.

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Thanks RichBa5tard :woot:

Looks like this competition is helping XS crush Team OCX, almost a 500 point margin now.

Well I should have 8-10 more points tonight depending on how soon RB creates the 560 wprime categories.. 8^)