Here, here, let me show you why I think Super Pi is sooo inconsistent and crazy.

Finally resolved the ATi GPU BSOD issue (temporarily) so installed Crucial Ballistix DDR2-1066 which is stock bootup like this, messing about does 700 at 2.4V loose timings from 5 mins of quick testing, booted and loaded windows at 1440 with 2.4V but BSOD on opening Memset. It runs 600 4-4-4-4 PL5 very stable at 2.35V like so: http://img86.imageshack.us/img86/808/32006004444nc6.png Pity I can't run 3600-600 on this setup.



Now, Super Pi reacted VERY different today with this RAM (same everything else) than with the other on other days. It was VERY slow compared to the Corsair RAM at the same settings, same board and everything which sounds wrong but its fact. Actually, even at slower Corsair RAM settings Crucial RAM used was just not even close to Corsair RAM results. Which makes me say "WTF"

ALL settings and hardware apart from RAM were exact same, even the procedure after bootup. Have a look at this, I chose a slow one to show you how bad, compare 1M:

No tweak/No Maxmem/No LSC/Pagefile 384-384/Realtime/Core0+1/Blue theme (usually fastest for me)/white background/waste services&processes disabled/1024x768 res.

Corsair RAM -= 3605 - 563 - 5-5-5-8 PL 7 (slow subtimings): http://img218.imageshack.us/img218/5...eat3600ed2.png

13.906s

That was consistent with that RAM. Now wait till you see todays best.

CDT/Maxmem 600/LSC/Pagefile 384-384/Realtime/Core0+1/Silver theme (usually not fast but today it was fastest)/white background/waste services&processes disabled/1024x768 res.

Crucial RAM -= 3605 - 563 - 4-4-4-4 PL 6 (faster subtimings): http://img116.imageshack.us/img116/598/cdt1miq3.png

14.453s



Explain? That was repeatable by the way.

This is why I consider it a waste of time. Honestly, there's just too much inconsistency with SPi beyond user control to test it and compare, because most iof its happenings are beyond user credit or understanding. Keep all this in mind when you see my 32M times now, they will probably be very slow compared to what they should be (for a reason I don't know) but best manageable today at those settings.

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More tests: Stock vs CW vs CDT (32M)

Settings Used for All Main Runs: (lol)


CDT Start File Movement:


Maxmem 600/LSC/Pagefile 384-384/Realtime/Core0+1/Silver theme (usually not fast but today it was fastest)/white background/waste services&processes disabled/1024x768 res.

Stock: http://img116.imageshack.us/img116/8...413m34snq0.png
3605 - 563 - 4-4-4-4 PL6: 13m 34.782s

CW 3.8GB (good 540/550): http://img159.imageshack.us/img159/1...413m30sxw7.png
3605 - 563 - 4-4-4-4 PL6: 13m 30.234s

CDT (bad 520/555): http://img159.imageshack.us/img159/3...513m27src2.png
3600 - 562.5 - 4-5-5-15 PL6: 13m 27.875s

CDT (85% good 525/537): http://img225.imageshack.us/img225/4...413m15sug0.png
3605 - 563 - 4-4-4-4 PL6: 13m 15.668s


I don't really want to show you the one that was best.

Also, if anyones "thinking" then I've already tested and compared Core 0, Core 1 and Core0+1 results, as well as results when you set Affinity of every program to Core 0 and Super Pi to Core 1 or vice versa. There's no difference in running both cores as normal or any of these. Thanks.