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geoffrey · 2nd November 2009, 18:47

Quote:

Originally Posted by geoffrey

Can't seem to find info, but TNT2 cards have 3,3V VGPU right, just like their mems?

EDIT: stock
Aquamark: 2437
GFX 246
CPU 9072

2,5V for GPU, 3,3V for the mems, GPU doesn't scale with extra volts, I'm topping out at 185MHz and 3,25V VGPU.

185/180
Aquamark: 3800
GFX 387
CPU 10111

Gamer · 2nd November 2009, 19:51

Add some cooling

geoffrey · 2nd November 2009, 21:28

AGP aperture at 32mb is not a good idea

Scored under 800 points in Aquamark. I've added fans, core runs hot but not troublesome. Dunno what I'm doing wrong but I can hardly match others. Though memclock must be of some importance since 16MB is close to nothing, mems will be stacked full pretty fast, then the faster memory will come in very handy. No Vregulator on the board though, voltage comes via mainboard. What can I do, scrap traces and directly feed from 3.3V line from the psu?

leeghoofd · 3rd November 2009, 04:35

What's the mobo and rams being used ? AM3 is very ram sensitive too and not always are higher clocks better !

Massman · 3rd November 2009, 09:06

Quote:

Originally Posted by geoffrey

AGP aperture at 32mb is not a good idea

Scored under 800 points in Aquamark. I've added fans, core runs hot but not troublesome. Dunno what I'm doing wrong but I can hardly match others. Though memclock must be of some importance since 16MB is close to nothing, mems will be stacked full pretty fast, then the faster memory will come in very handy. No Vregulator on the board though, voltage comes via mainboard. What can I do, scrap traces and directly feed from 3.3V line from the psu?

Why not strap it to the 5V line?

geoffrey · 3rd November 2009, 18:02

Quote:

Originally Posted by leeghoofd

What's the mobo and rams being used ? AM3 is very ram sensitive too and not always are higher clocks better !

Some AMD 754 board with VIA chipset and 1gig single channel ram. cpu is A64 3200+ single core at 2,2 gig. Not the best AGP setup but I think it would hardly make a difference when AM3 is running at sub 10fps all the time. VGA = large bottleneck.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Massman

Why not strap it to the 5V line?

Because it is memory and very sensitive to overvoltage. Core tested up to 3,5V, nothing extra.

jmke · 3rd November 2009, 18:05

It makes a difference, about 2000-3000 points difference between an Athlon setup and a C2D at ~3ghz

geoffrey · 3rd November 2009, 18:08

I hope you're being sarcastic because... that would double my current score

leeghoofd · 3rd November 2009, 18:11

I have the Asrock AGP/PCI-E mobo at home.

I gained loads of points by using DDR2 and tightening them sub timings... I hope MM still has that X6800 CPU... 3.3Ghz was no problem out of the box, board was limited at 300FSB, but with the multi at 11X or higher (requiring Vcore voltmod) there' sno biggie to push further

jmke · 3rd November 2009, 18:15

Quote:

Originally Posted by geoffrey

I hope you're being sarcastic because... that would double my current score

no, I'm actually basing this of HWbot scores with TNT2, maybe you should do a bit of research

2nd November 2009, 19:51	#1832
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2nd November 2009, 21:28	#1833
geoffrey [M] Reviewer Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 4,127	AGP aperture at 32mb is not a good idea Scored under 800 points in Aquamark. I've added fans, core runs hot but not troublesome. Dunno what I'm doing wrong but I can hardly match others. Though memclock must be of some importance since 16MB is close to nothing, mems will be stacked full pretty fast, then the faster memory will come in very handy. No Vregulator on the board though, voltage comes via mainboard. What can I do, scrap traces and directly feed from 3.3V line from the psu? __________________

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leeghoofd [M] Reviewer Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 3,209	What's the mobo and rams being used ? AM3 is very ram sensitive too and not always are higher clocks better ! __________________

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jmke Madshrimp Join Date: May 2002 Location: 7090/Belgium Posts: 79,021	It makes a difference, about 2000-3000 points difference between an Athlon setup and a C2D at ~3ghz __________________

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geoffrey [M] Reviewer Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 4,127	I hope you're being sarcastic because... that would double my current score __________________

3rd November 2009, 18:11	#1839
leeghoofd [M] Reviewer Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 3,209	I have the Asrock AGP/PCI-E mobo at home. I gained loads of points by using DDR2 and tightening them sub timings... I hope MM still has that X6800 CPU... 3.3Ghz was no problem out of the box, board was limited at 300FSB, but with the multi at 11X or higher (requiring Vcore voltmod) there' sno biggie to push further __________________ Last edited by leeghoofd : 3rd November 2009 at 18:18.

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