7900GTX is here!! (Pics + Benchies)

[baracus2k]

well i got my eVGA 7900GTX EGS yesterday from step-up (7800gtx 256mb before).... paid $70 cdn with shipping + $75 customs (which i need to get back after i talk to canada customs).... entire process took 4-5 weeks (was without card for ~2 weeks).... well i installed it and heres some results.... so when it says OC it means whatever the overclock that i had for that card unless otherwise specified.... the results look good and normal except for 3dmark05.... i cant figure it out but it should be at least 11k... ive used both 84.25's and 84.43's with drivercleaner... ive reinstalled 3dmark05 and even disabled background processes... ive also tried pcie frequency at 110mhz and it did not help at all in terms of overclock or 3dmark05... all other games/benchmarks show a proper increase from the overclock... i dont think its the card throttling and yes ive set to high performance and i have dx9.0c april... 7800gtx worked fine with it and i havent touched the system until my new card arrived

my specs:
DFI Lanparty NF4 Ultra-D (Nforce 6.70)
Athlon 64 Winchester 3000+ @ 291x9 (2.62 GHZ)
2GB DDR400 @ 390 @ 5-3-3-2.5-2T

7900gtx, 7800gtx, x1800xl
Stock clocks: 650/1600, 450/1200, 500/1000
Max overclock: 700/1800, 510/1380, 620/1450
Idle temp: 39*C, 45*C, 51*C
Load temp (using rthdribl): 57*C, 76*C, 91*C

performance:
FEAR 1280x960 2xAA/4xAF, medium particle bounce and no soft shadows (in game test)
X1800XL stock cat 5.13 47FPS
7800GTX stock 81.98 55FPS
X1800XL OC 57FPS
7800GTX OC 81.98 61FPS
7800GTX OC 84.12 72FPS
7900GTX Stock 84.43 86FPS
7900GTX @ 675/1700 89FPS
7900GTX @ 700/1800 94FPS (double the X1800XL stock!!!)

Condemned 1280x960 4xAA/8xAF (location in game):
7900GTX Stock 90FPS
7900GTX @ 675/1700 95FPS
7900GTX @ 700/1800 99FPS

Bugblivion 1280x960 8xAF HDR, location in game
7800GTX OC 32FPS
7900GTX @ 700/1800 37FPS

3dmark03: (defaults)
7800GTX OC 18800
7900GTX Stock 21300
7900GTX @ 675/1700 22200
7900GTX @ 700/1800 22800

3dmark05: (defaults)
X1800XL OC 9450
7800GTX OC 9010
7900GTX Stock 10350
7900GTX @ 675/1700 10580
7900GTX @ 700/1800 10630 (wtf mate?)

3dmark06: (defaults)
7800GTX OC 4540
7900GTX Stock 5220
7900GTX @ 675/1700 5380
7900GTX @ 700/1800 5536 (http://service.futuremark.com/compare?3dm06=255428)

[madgravity34]

It looks like you are getting CPU limited. Once closer to the 11k range and above you must have at least 2.9ghz but 3.0ghz + is preferable.

[baracus2k]

ya i figured it might be the cpu.... but o man i didnt expect a 2.6ghz a64 to be the limiting factor in 3dmark05.... strange cause 03 showed a decent boost from ocing

[baracus2k]

just read a post on the hardforums and someone with a FX55 (2.6ghz 1mb cache) and a bfg 7800gtx scored around 10600 stock and 10800 @ 690/1750.... so looks like you're right i really do need a better cpu...o well at least games are showing an adequate improvement