ClayMeow Posted August 25, 2010 Posted August 25, 2010 If you crash the drivers then the latest drivers seem to default to a lower clock speed! ooooo, interesting. Didn't know that! That would definitely cause a lower 3DMark score. lol Thanks, Frank. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waco Posted August 25, 2010 Posted August 25, 2010 any part of the test that hits the hard drive does impact scores. I don't think 3DMark06 ever hits the HDD during testing unless you're out of RAM. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boinker Posted August 25, 2010 Posted August 25, 2010 Yeah, I have done that a couple of times and it dropps down to about 300 depending on the gpu. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nightmaresiege Posted August 25, 2010 Posted August 25, 2010 I think I'm insane, I decided to cough up the cash for another 5870 just for this contest... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bosco Posted August 25, 2010 Posted August 25, 2010 I don't think 3DMark06 ever hits the HDD during testing unless you're out of RAM. I have actually seen superfetch start during 3dmark which killed my CPU score I make sure that is turned off on every install now Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nightmaresiege Posted August 25, 2010 Posted August 25, 2010 I have actually seen superfetch start during 3dmark which killed my CPU score I make sure that is turned off on every install now Good tip, never even considered that. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bishop245 Posted August 25, 2010 Posted August 25, 2010 another contest i wont be entering as my desktop is dead again and i am $500 overdrawn in the bank with bills piling up so no new hardware for me on a side note i may just be to stupid to fix it now days but if boink boink can fix it i may try to pull off a good score of 20k or so to tired and frustrated tonight to keep messin with it Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sihastru Posted August 25, 2010 Posted August 25, 2010 (edited) Looking for the list? EDIT: update link Edited August 28, 2010 by Sihastru 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waco Posted August 25, 2010 Posted August 25, 2010 I have actually seen superfetch start during 3dmark which killed my CPU score I make sure that is turned off on every install now The benefits of superfetch for me far outweight the occasional slowdown when it loads stuff into RAM. I can't say I've ever noticed the slowdown though... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nightmaresiege Posted August 25, 2010 Posted August 25, 2010 Good job compiling the CSV Sihastru. Helps out quite a bit, it was tedious looking at everyone's screenshots individually. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrewr05 Posted August 25, 2010 Posted August 25, 2010 Alright, I'm still having issues getting my score to become public. Anyone else having these issues? link to score Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ClayMeow Posted August 25, 2010 Posted August 25, 2010 Good job compiling the CSV Sihastru. Helps out quite a bit, it was tedious looking at everyone's screenshots individually. +1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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