Alright i am new to join the forum but have been coming here for reviews for some time now.
I finally broke down adn built myself a current model computer replacing a amd barton core 3800+ with 9800 pro 128 flashed to a european 9800 xt 128.
New system is:
Abit AB9-pro, XFX GeForce 7950GT (57c), Corsair XMS2 2GB DDR2 800 TWIN2X2048-6400C4 (4-4-4-12) , Core 2 Duo E6400 (3.2ghz) at 47c max, 2 Seagate Barracuda sata 3.0gb 320gb 16mb cache running raid 1 and 550watts
scores are:
3dmark 2001se score= 42030
3dmark 2003 score= 22851
3dmark 2005 score= 10220
have run Si Soft Sandra 2007 here are some of the results:
SiSoftware Sandra
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Benchmark Results
RAM Bandwidth Int Buff'd iSSE2 : 7254 MB/s
RAM Bandwidth Float Buff'd iSSE2 : 7272 MB/s
Results Interpretation : Higher index values are better.
Int Buff'd iSSE2 (Integer STREAM) Results Breakdown
Assignment : 7200MB/s
Scaling : 7178MB/s
Addition : 7355MB/s
Triad : 7283MB/s
Data Item Size : 16 byte(s)
Buffering Used : Yes
Offset Displacement Used : Yes
Bandwidth Efficiency : 57% (estimated)
Performance Test Status
Run ID : BLAZER on Tuesday, December 19, 2006 at 7:17:31 AM
Memory Used by Test : 512MB
NUMA Support : No
SMP Test : No
Total Test Threads : 1
Multi-Core Test : Yes
SMT Test : No
Dynamic MP/MT Load Balance : No
Processor Affinity : P0C0T0
System Timer : 3.2GHz
Page Size : 4kB
Use Large Memory Pages : No
Chipset 1
Model : Abit Computer Corp P965/G965 Memory Controller Hub
Front Side Bus Speed : 4x 400MHz (1600MHz data rate)
Width : 64-bit
Maximum Bus Bandwidth : 12800MB/s (estimated)
Logical/Chipset 1 Memory Banks
Bank 0 : 512MB DDR2-SDRAM 4.0-4-4-12 (tCL-tRCD-tRP-tRAS) CR1
Bank 1 : 512MB DDR2-SDRAM 4.0-4-4-12 (tCL-tRCD-tRP-tRAS) CR1
Bank 4 : 512MB DDR2-SDRAM 4.0-4-4-12 (tCL-tRCD-tRP-tRAS) CR1
Bank 5 : 512MB DDR2-SDRAM 4.0-4-4-12 (tCL-tRCD-tRP-tRAS) CR1
Channels : 2
Speed : 4x 200MHz (800MHz data rate)
Width : 64-bit
Performance Acceleration Technology : Yes
Memory Controller in Processor : No
Maximum Memory Bus Bandwidth : 12800MB/s (estimated)
SiSoftware Sandra
Benchmark Results
Inter-Core Bandwidth : 8623 MB/s
Results Interpretation : Higher index values are better.
Inter-Core Latency : 46 ns
Results Interpretation : Lower index values are better.
Benchmark Breakdown
Processor Affinity : CPU0-CPU1
Inter-Core Bandwidth @ 2x 8kB : 4751 MB/s
Inter-Core Bandwidth @ 4x 8kB : 5133 MB/s
Inter-Core Bandwidth @ 2x 32kB : 7214 MB/s
Inter-Core Bandwidth @ 4x 32kB : 14370 MB/s
Inter-Core Bandwidth @ 16x 8kB : 13430 MB/s
Inter-Core Bandwidth @ 2x 128kB : 14593 MB/s
Inter-Core Bandwidth @ 4x 128kB : 14699 MB/s
Inter-Core Bandwidth @ 16x 32kB : 14333 MB/s
Inter-Core Bandwidth @ 64x 8kB : 13470 MB/s
Inter-Core Bandwidth @ 16x 128kB : 9648 MB/s
Inter-Core Bandwidth @ 64x 32kB : 5886 MB/s
Inter-Core Bandwidth @ 64x 128kB : 2116 MB/s
Performance Test Status
Run ID : BLAZER on Tuesday, December 19, 2006 at 7:38:20 AM
Buffering Used : No
NUMA Support : No
SMP Test : No
Total Test Threads : 2
Multi-Core Test : Yes
SMT Test : No
Processor Affinity : P0C0T0 P0C1T0
System Timer : 3.2GHz
Processor
Model : Intel(R) Core(TM)2 CPU 6400 @ 2.13GHz
Speed : 3.20GHz
Performance Rating : PR10880 (estimated)
Cores per Processor : 2 Unit(s)
Type : Dual-Core
L2 On-board Cache : 2MB ECC Synchronous, ATC, 8-way set, 64 byte line size, 2 threads sharing
SiSoftware Sandra
Benchmark Results
ALU Performance (Dhrystone MIPS) : 9016
Power Efficiency : 0.00
Results Interpretation : Higher index values are better.
Performance Test Status
Run ID : BLAZER on Tuesday, December 19, 2006 at 8:09:07 AM
NUMA Support : No
SMP Test : No
Total Test Threads : 2
Multi-Core Test : Yes
Cores per Processor : 2
SMT Test : No
System Timer : 3.2GHz
Breakdown at 10000 MIPS Workload
Average Clock Ratio (%) : 100% (3200MHz)
Average Voltage Ratio (%) : 100% (1.325V)
Processor
Model : Intel(R) Core(TM)2 CPU 6400 @ 2.13GHz
Speed : 3.20GHz
Performance Rating : PR10880 (estimated)
Cores per Processor : 2 Unit(s)
Type : Dual-Core
L2 On-board Cache : 2MB ECC Synchronous, ATC, 8-way set, 64 byte line size, 2 threads sharing
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After benchmarking I checked the CPU temp 45c with stock cooling
The video card only hit 47c and it is the passive heatpipe design of XFX
Heres the problem
Installed and played Prince of Persia for 30-40 minutes (only game i knoew would load fast and had somewhat heavy graphics VIDEO CARD TEMP DURING GAMING TOPPED "57c" CPU ONLY HIT "47c") went to surf the web and after about 5 minutes it just froze? Rebooted with no problem after 3 minutes locked up again!!? I was tired so i clocked it down to 2.4 and went to sleep. Wondering why after all the benchmarking and testing it locked up surfing the web.
I finally broke down adn built myself a current model computer replacing a amd barton core 3800+ with 9800 pro 128 flashed to a european 9800 xt 128.
New system is:
Abit AB9-pro, XFX GeForce 7950GT (57c), Corsair XMS2 2GB DDR2 800 TWIN2X2048-6400C4 (4-4-4-12) , Core 2 Duo E6400 (3.2ghz) at 47c max, 2 Seagate Barracuda sata 3.0gb 320gb 16mb cache running raid 1 and 550watts
scores are:
3dmark 2001se score= 42030
3dmark 2003 score= 22851
3dmark 2005 score= 10220
have run Si Soft Sandra 2007 here are some of the results:
SiSoftware Sandra
===============================================
Benchmark Results
RAM Bandwidth Int Buff'd iSSE2 : 7254 MB/s
RAM Bandwidth Float Buff'd iSSE2 : 7272 MB/s
Results Interpretation : Higher index values are better.
Int Buff'd iSSE2 (Integer STREAM) Results Breakdown
Assignment : 7200MB/s
Scaling : 7178MB/s
Addition : 7355MB/s
Triad : 7283MB/s
Data Item Size : 16 byte(s)
Buffering Used : Yes
Offset Displacement Used : Yes
Bandwidth Efficiency : 57% (estimated)
Performance Test Status
Run ID : BLAZER on Tuesday, December 19, 2006 at 7:17:31 AM
Memory Used by Test : 512MB
NUMA Support : No
SMP Test : No
Total Test Threads : 1
Multi-Core Test : Yes
SMT Test : No
Dynamic MP/MT Load Balance : No
Processor Affinity : P0C0T0
System Timer : 3.2GHz
Page Size : 4kB
Use Large Memory Pages : No
Chipset 1
Model : Abit Computer Corp P965/G965 Memory Controller Hub
Front Side Bus Speed : 4x 400MHz (1600MHz data rate)
Width : 64-bit
Maximum Bus Bandwidth : 12800MB/s (estimated)
Logical/Chipset 1 Memory Banks
Bank 0 : 512MB DDR2-SDRAM 4.0-4-4-12 (tCL-tRCD-tRP-tRAS) CR1
Bank 1 : 512MB DDR2-SDRAM 4.0-4-4-12 (tCL-tRCD-tRP-tRAS) CR1
Bank 4 : 512MB DDR2-SDRAM 4.0-4-4-12 (tCL-tRCD-tRP-tRAS) CR1
Bank 5 : 512MB DDR2-SDRAM 4.0-4-4-12 (tCL-tRCD-tRP-tRAS) CR1
Channels : 2
Speed : 4x 200MHz (800MHz data rate)
Width : 64-bit
Performance Acceleration Technology : Yes
Memory Controller in Processor : No
Maximum Memory Bus Bandwidth : 12800MB/s (estimated)
SiSoftware Sandra
Benchmark Results
Inter-Core Bandwidth : 8623 MB/s
Results Interpretation : Higher index values are better.
Inter-Core Latency : 46 ns
Results Interpretation : Lower index values are better.
Benchmark Breakdown
Processor Affinity : CPU0-CPU1
Inter-Core Bandwidth @ 2x 8kB : 4751 MB/s
Inter-Core Bandwidth @ 4x 8kB : 5133 MB/s
Inter-Core Bandwidth @ 2x 32kB : 7214 MB/s
Inter-Core Bandwidth @ 4x 32kB : 14370 MB/s
Inter-Core Bandwidth @ 16x 8kB : 13430 MB/s
Inter-Core Bandwidth @ 2x 128kB : 14593 MB/s
Inter-Core Bandwidth @ 4x 128kB : 14699 MB/s
Inter-Core Bandwidth @ 16x 32kB : 14333 MB/s
Inter-Core Bandwidth @ 64x 8kB : 13470 MB/s
Inter-Core Bandwidth @ 16x 128kB : 9648 MB/s
Inter-Core Bandwidth @ 64x 32kB : 5886 MB/s
Inter-Core Bandwidth @ 64x 128kB : 2116 MB/s
Performance Test Status
Run ID : BLAZER on Tuesday, December 19, 2006 at 7:38:20 AM
Buffering Used : No
NUMA Support : No
SMP Test : No
Total Test Threads : 2
Multi-Core Test : Yes
SMT Test : No
Processor Affinity : P0C0T0 P0C1T0
System Timer : 3.2GHz
Processor
Model : Intel(R) Core(TM)2 CPU 6400 @ 2.13GHz
Speed : 3.20GHz
Performance Rating : PR10880 (estimated)
Cores per Processor : 2 Unit(s)
Type : Dual-Core
L2 On-board Cache : 2MB ECC Synchronous, ATC, 8-way set, 64 byte line size, 2 threads sharing
SiSoftware Sandra
Benchmark Results
ALU Performance (Dhrystone MIPS) : 9016
Power Efficiency : 0.00
Results Interpretation : Higher index values are better.
Performance Test Status
Run ID : BLAZER on Tuesday, December 19, 2006 at 8:09:07 AM
NUMA Support : No
SMP Test : No
Total Test Threads : 2
Multi-Core Test : Yes
Cores per Processor : 2
SMT Test : No
System Timer : 3.2GHz
Breakdown at 10000 MIPS Workload
Average Clock Ratio (%) : 100% (3200MHz)
Average Voltage Ratio (%) : 100% (1.325V)
Processor
Model : Intel(R) Core(TM)2 CPU 6400 @ 2.13GHz
Speed : 3.20GHz
Performance Rating : PR10880 (estimated)
Cores per Processor : 2 Unit(s)
Type : Dual-Core
L2 On-board Cache : 2MB ECC Synchronous, ATC, 8-way set, 64 byte line size, 2 threads sharing
===============================================
After benchmarking I checked the CPU temp 45c with stock cooling
The video card only hit 47c and it is the passive heatpipe design of XFX
Heres the problem
Installed and played Prince of Persia for 30-40 minutes (only game i knoew would load fast and had somewhat heavy graphics VIDEO CARD TEMP DURING GAMING TOPPED "57c" CPU ONLY HIT "47c") went to surf the web and after about 5 minutes it just froze? Rebooted with no problem after 3 minutes locked up again!!? I was tired so i clocked it down to 2.4 and went to sleep. Wondering why after all the benchmarking and testing it locked up surfing the web.