Diamond HD4870 3Dmark06 Default and OC tests

[Mad Maverick]

let us know how you do in crossfire....I hope you like our new cards.

[Earzz]

Yeah get your CPU speed up, im getting 14689 in 3DMARK06 all on stock speeds.
If i have the time this weekend i will give it a run on 4 Ghz.

http://service.futuremark.com/compare?3dm06=7325414

[vengance_01]

I am thinking of getting a 4870 and do some testing. I can get one for under 300$ if bestbuy has them in stock.

[mr2sw21]

I am thinking of getting a 4870 and do some testing. I can get one for under 300$ if bestbuy has them in stock.

they are selling at fry's for 249.99 combo with a esc mobo(but you can throw that away though)

[mr2sw21]

Yeah get your CPU speed up, im getting 14689 in 3DMARK06 all on stock speeds.
If i have the time this weekend i will give it a run on 4 Ghz.

http://service.futuremark.com/compare?3dm06=7325414

what is the stable voltage for the cpu, nb and sb for 3.2? and should I enable the "always max out the cpu box"?

[mr2sw21]

for 3Dmark06 tweak, you need to change the setting of CCC and also the LOD

i hope i have 2 cards so i can do CF.. now i don't even have 1 lol

no vmod, it just died, 1200 x4 = 4800. maybe i really overclock too high.. becareful on those GDDR5


for bios question, i am sorry i can talk about any detail of that in here

can you please P.M. me what u did in ccc and LOD casue your stock tweak (the card itself) alot faster than mine already. What is LOD by the way?

[v0dka]

A LOD value would be very appreciated. Everything else would be welcomed as well ofcourse.

[iTravis]

I would like to know this tweak as well, 2k gain is pretty impressive. Somebody PM me pls.

[aldamon]

Marked for later.

[ymer]

This thing is a beast for the price

[TheKarmakazi]

I assume the CCC tweaks he speaking of is setting mipmap to performance, and theres a couple other settings your can set to performace also that will give small boosts.

[ymer]

I assume the CCC tweaks he speaking of is setting mipmap to performance, and theres a couple other settings your can set to performace also that will give small boosts.

Such as..?

[v0dka]

Such as..?

Just look at your control panel you will see. Only one not so obvious maybe is the disable catalyst AI.

[intel101]

M2F＋HD4870CF

Your score would be even higher using X48 as pci-express link is
16/16x when crossfire enabled.

Maximus II Formula is 8/8x link.

[biohead]

Your score would be even higher using X48

not true. sigh, it why does it always take so long for bad info to have really disappeared.

[intel101]

not true. sigh, it why does it always take so long for bad info to have really disappeared.

I bet it is true compare 4870s in crossfire 3d mk 06.

26100K P45 at 790/1100 qx9650 @ 5ghz ddr2 1200 CL4 - Asus Max II Formula
27200K X48 at 790/1100 qx9650 @ 5ghz ddr3 1800 CL7 - Asus P5E64 EVO

Estimated about 1000 points loss right there and about 8-9K in 03.
Already did compares so please dont say not true.

P45 8/8x link in crossfire
X48 16/16x link in crossfire

http://www.tweaktown.com/articles/14...nce/index.html

[biohead]

I bet it is true compare 4870s in crossfire 3d mk 06.

26100K P45 at 790/1100 qx9650 @ 5ghz ddr2 1200 CL4 - Asus Max II Formula
27200K X48 at 790/1100 qx9650 @ 5ghz ddr3 1800 CL7 - Asus P5E64 EVO

Estimated about 1000 points loss right there and about 8-9K in 03.
Already did compares so please dont say not true.

P45 8/8x link in crossfire
X48 16/16x link in crossfire

http://www.tweaktown.com/articles/14...nce/index.html

the tweaktown review is erroneous. look at the crysis numbers. this was discussed a while back, i know what you're talking about. ask hardwarecanucks review editor SKYMTL.

This in itself is very hard to do. Let me explain.

Due to the different natures of the P45 and boards with X38 / X48 chipsets it is almost impossible to have a completely even playing field. Heck even when testing boards WITH THE SAME CHIPSET there will be differences in gaming performance. I will draw your attention to a few articles:

Techreport's X48 Showdown (See ET: EQ benches)

Bit Tech's Multi GPU benches with the Gigabyte P45 DQ6

OC3D's P45 Showdown

Not only are there performance differences between X48 and X38 (basically the same chipset) when equipped with similar hardware but there are even VERY large differences between P45 boards when it comes to performance. We aren't talking about 1-2%, more like 10-20% difference in some cases.

So, the question begs to be asked: in a Crossfire vs Crossfire review between the X38 / X48 and the P45, how do we know that the performance (or lack thereof) of the motherboard itself and NOT the PCI-E bandwidth is being brought to the forefront? The simple answer is that there is really no way to know unless there are MASSIVE differences in performance.

Writing a review of Crossfire performance between two motherboards with different chipsets, getting results that are within 5-10% difference between the two products and then saying that there is a bottleneck is a stretch at best. That is why I look at some preformance results and take them with a grain of salt.

Will a P45 bottleneck a pair of HD4870 cards? Heck no.

[intel101]

ok, i understand.
But what about the point loss in 3D 03 and 06.
Losing almost 1K in 06 and over 8K in 03 is substantial loss m8.

[biohead]

ok, i understand.
But what about the point loss in 3D 03 and 06.
Losing almost 1K in 06 and over 8K in 03 is substantial loss m8.

i know. different platforms, not due to pcie bandwidth. some mainboards just suck compared to others =)

[XCheater]

So after just about 3 weeks getting Q6600, I need to upgrade to Q9450 and OCing it to 3.6GHz to get a proper power to feed those new ATI cards?
Oh it really sucks

[Brick]

Awesome, ,aybe I should get one of those instead of a standard..?

[Szlobi]

Lol Nice Tweaking. My 3DMark 06 record:http://www.kepfeltoltes.hu/view/0807...toltes.hu_.jpg The gpu does only 790MHz maximally.

[Benji Tshi]

Wow, what about theses tweaks ? i know lod, but even at +15, i can't believe it will increase fot 1-1.5k pts !

How do you do this ?

[M3kk]

no problem. show you guys later tonight

WHEN?!?!

[sea_man]

Yes.. also i´m waiting for the LOD tutorial...!!!

Thanks.