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3DMark Firestrike 2013 Benchmark Thread - Post your scores! - Page 2

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December 7, 2013 3:06:58 PM

rolandzhang3 said:
smeezekitty said:
Stand aside for a record low:
[smeezekitty] - [Core 2 Duo E6700 @ 2.66] - [Radeon 6670 @ 800 / 667] - [614]

http://postimg.org/image/8uznsw8yd/

On a side note, since 3dmark is installed on a USB 2.0 hdd, it took a whopping 30 minutes(!) for the firestrike test to load


High five for below a 1000 score :D 


Makes me want to try and run it on my ATOM single core 1.6ghz netbook (toaster coil for gpu) but I think it might explode.


king smp said:
Kingsmp - Phenom II x 6 1100T BE 3.9 Ghz - EVGA 660Ti SC @1188/3600 - 5598

http://www.3dmark.com/fs/1267588


THUUUUUUUBANNNNN!

God I love that chip.
December 7, 2013 3:14:22 PM

akensai said:

Makes me want to try and run it on my ATOM single core 1.6ghz netbook (toaster coil for gpu) but I think it might explode.


I've tried much less demanding game benchmarks and the result... either a "application is not responding" or a crash :D 
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December 7, 2013 9:53:38 PM

akensai said:
rolandzhang3 said:
smeezekitty said:
Stand aside for a record low:
[smeezekitty] - [Core 2 Duo E6700 @ 2.66] - [Radeon 6670 @ 800 / 667] - [614]

http://postimg.org/image/8uznsw8yd/

On a side note, since 3dmark is installed on a USB 2.0 hdd, it took a whopping 30 minutes(!) for the firestrike test to load


High five for below a 1000 score :D 


Makes me want to try and run it on my ATOM single core 1.6ghz netbook (toaster coil for gpu) but I think it might explode.


king smp said:
Kingsmp - Phenom II x 6 1100T BE 3.9 Ghz - EVGA 660Ti SC @1188/3600 - 5598

http://www.3dmark.com/fs/1267588


THUUUUUUUBANNNNN!

God I love that chip.


I tell you the Grandpa of AMD high end CPUs is holding up well for me
still respectable on the THG CPU charts
I have an 1155 Z68 rig which runs a Xeon equilavent to a I5-2400 in it
for CPU upgrade I have to go to a 3770K to make it worthwhile over the 1100T
the 1100T can hold its own in multithreaded benches with the 3570 and 2400 and 3570 etc with a good OC
MOAH COARS!
December 7, 2013 10:00:02 PM

Holy moley, this 290 is loud but it folds like a Honduran housekeeper. Running 145K PPD after it's first two work units. This is HFM.net stats not the F@H client stats.

I think I'm gonna zip-tie a Corsair H55 to it to keep it quiet and cool. Hopefully get another 100MHz out of the core.
December 7, 2013 10:15:34 PM

nice stick
how much are the aftermarket cooling solutions going for?
if you find a cheaper one that you could mod the brackets to fit the H55 that would be sweet
December 8, 2013 1:42:33 AM

there is an NZXT bracket where you can install any coolers, for example hydro100 :D 
I heard tha you can unlock the modules, like you could on old AMD CPUs, can you do that here?
December 8, 2013 5:34:32 AM

cklaubur said:
RussK1 said:
cklaubur said:
Mousemonkey said:
RussK1 said:
[RussK1] - [Lenovo Y500] - [i5-3230m] - [GT 650m SLi] (latest beta drivers)

http://www.3dmark.com/fs/1267101


Something seems to be wrong, why is the zero on the end missing? :whistle: 


You mean my Crossfired 7770's aren't the worst? :lol: 

For some reason, I can't get 3dmark to run at the overclocked settings. The graphics drivers keep crashing.

Casey


It's a laptop.


I know. I was just having a bit of fun at your expense.

Casey


Thanks I owe you one. :) 

December 8, 2013 6:00:42 AM

king smp said:
nice stick
how much are the aftermarket cooling solutions going for?
if you find a cheaper one that you could mod the brackets to fit the H55 that would be sweet


Nefos said:
there is an NZXT bracket where you can install any coolers, for example hydro100 :D 
I heard tha you can unlock the modules, like you could on old AMD CPUs, can you do that here?


Looks like I can get the Gelid heatsink fan for $50 which does pretty well. Then there's that NZXT bracket which is made to mount an AIO liquid cooler and 92mm fan to any GPU for $30, so $30 for that plus ~$60 for the actual cooler.

Not sure what I'm going to do yet.

Yes people are able to unlock some of their 290's into full on 290x's. I haven't tried mine yet and probably wont until I get better cooling.
December 8, 2013 6:06:03 AM

are not the stock coolers the same on 290/x?
The reason why I suggested that bracket is because I thought that he already had that H55
December 8, 2013 7:15:07 AM

stick if you need a LC there is a LC laying around work that I might be able to grab
if I can then I will ship it you
no promises but I will see what I can do.
December 8, 2013 10:16:25 AM

king smp said:
stick if you need a LC there is a LC laying around work that I might be able to grab
if I can then I will ship it you
no promises but I will see what I can do.


That sounds really good King. Do you know what model it is? PM me the details of the model, I will send you some money and start shopping for a bracket.
December 8, 2013 3:31:03 PM

Had to reinstall Windows, and so I decided to do another stock run on my Crossfired 7770s. Picked up a couple hundred points.

[ cklaubur ] - [ I5-3570K @ 4.2 GHz ] - [ 2 x MSI 2PMD1GD5/OC @ 1020 core/1125 mem ] - [ 5618 ]


Maybe now I can actually get the overclocked run I've been trying for.

Casey
December 8, 2013 3:38:52 PM

Nice run Casey! Looking forward to seeing more runs, thanks for sharing.

Start overclocking one card at a time individually, core clock first, add 25MHz at a time until you get artifacts/crashes. Then if applicable add voltage/core clock until stable. Then go for memory, then once you find the limit of both cards set them both to the same common stable overclock and JOY!
December 9, 2013 4:35:04 PM

My supervisor and friend at work ran his 3770k and SLI EVGA 670 SC+ stock clocks
he scored 10,442
a 670 SLI is pretty potent
December 9, 2013 5:16:12 PM

hmmpf... lowest official score is mine.

giantbucket - A6-3650 - GT610+9400GT (6 monitors) - 0

so that was fun. got to see about 55sec of the Ice Storm test and then it crashed the app. evidently it doesn't like my 6-screen resolution setting while being confined to just 2 of those screens (no Eyefinity here)

graphics looked good while it lasted though! makes me think "hmm, maybe one day i'll build a games-specific machine"
December 9, 2013 6:16:23 PM

I have seen 6 LCD setups
3 on top of 3
way cool
i have a triple display at work and couldnt function without it
December 9, 2013 8:42:28 PM

yup, 2x3 grid. works GREAT for 2D productivity stuff, but starts to stumble on watching movies, and completely signs off on anything even remotely interesting or demanding. but it wasn't put together for anything other than 2D productivity, so i totally expected it to fail. heck, the initial build wasn't going to use more than 1 monitor anyways - stuff just got added to it after-the-fact.

and yeah, it's hard to function on anything less now, at least for work.
December 10, 2013 4:09:21 AM

3DMark likely crashed because it was unsure which display adapter to use. Just run it in 1080p (if one of your monitors is 1080p). I would probably use the monitor hooked up to the A6, I think that's your strongest GPU.
December 10, 2013 5:53:02 AM

here's my somewhat unique non-gaming setup. i did the test just for kicks - and to get the lowest score!

6 monitors, each is 1920x1080 (all identical)
onboard GPU automatically disabled because i'm running dual cards in PCIe
GT610 is a special Galaxy MDT version that tells Win7 it has two 3840x1080 outputs (but internally each gets split into a left & right 1920x1080)
9400GT is just a plain vanilla BFG card, one DVI out and one VGA out

GT610 is in PCIe-x16 slot, 9400GT is in PCIe-x4 slot (x16 size but x4 electrically)

screens:

[1][2][3] **
[4][5][6]

1&2 are the 610's first output, 4&5 are the 610's second output, 3&6 are the 9400GT
1&2 are the primary, and that's what the test was using automatically - there's no way of telling it to use anything else

** irrelevant for this test, but these are mounted upside down so that the control buttons don't hit the bezel of the other monitors ;)  it means i use my BIOS upside down (getting pretty good at it), but Win then rotates it when it loads drivers, so it's a non-issue

sometime in january, i'll run the test again on my next (replacement) build, and i'll get a score of 3. i'll be running dual 7790s (same monitors) but each will be in a full PCIe-x16 slot (running at x16/x16) since it'll go into a new mobo and with a new CPU (fx-6350)

Arnie voice: "i'll be back" /Arnie voice
December 10, 2013 8:04:27 PM

at home I have limited desk space so I run a primary 21.5 1080 LCD with a secondary 1280x1024 17 inch which is rotated to be used in portrait mode
the secondary is mainly used for monitoring,alarm clock,MS Outllook and Folding at Home depending on what I am doing.
going back to a single display would be rough
December 10, 2013 8:10:53 PM

my screens are mounted to the wall. i custom made three "mounting boards" from 3/8" plywood, and then attached a long rail for all three boards to rest on, and hooks up top to keep it from topping down. i used to have a fancy twin-arm stand, but it wasted SO MUCH SPACE in behind for the mounts that it was dumb (at least 13" of space wasted in behind).

i use all 6 screens for forex trading.
December 14, 2013 9:41:56 AM

stickg1 said:
This is my 24/7 clocks

R9 290 @ 1075/1450 - 11127 pts
http://www.3dmark.com/3dm/1854215


Why are all these tests showing the graphics driver is not approved?

Are you using some bootlegged driver?

December 14, 2013 9:45:04 AM

4Ryan6 said:
stickg1 said:
This is my 24/7 clocks

R9 290 @ 1075/1450 - 11127 pts
http://www.3dmark.com/3dm/1854215


Why are all these tests showing the graphics driver is not approved?

Are you using some bootlegged driver?



It always says that for me. Just ignore it
December 14, 2013 9:48:44 AM

smeezekitty said:
4Ryan6 said:
stickg1 said:
This is my 24/7 clocks

R9 290 @ 1075/1450 - 11127 pts
http://www.3dmark.com/3dm/1854215


Why are all these tests showing the graphics driver is not approved?

Are you using some bootlegged driver?



It always says that for me. Just ignore it


Well there is a reason for any unvalid result, so IMO why would anyone want to post an invalid result from Futuremark, I want my result to be 100% valid, as it is.

It's not rocket science to run your tests with approved drivers, at least then, we all know the results are solid and not tainted.

December 14, 2013 9:58:49 AM

Their "approval" system is nonsense.
It may not be "rocket science" but many people are using those particular drivers for a reason
December 14, 2013 10:03:58 AM

smeezekitty said:
Their "approval" system is nonsense.
It may not be "rocket science" but many people are using those particular drivers for a reason


And that reason would be?

December 14, 2013 10:24:03 AM

Beta drivers may possibly give you a higher score but sometimes they don't and you may actually get a better score with an earlier approved driver.

This thread is a great way to compare system performances but with it full of unvalidated results, the information sharing is not dependable results.

That's the same as an unapproved CPU-Z validation, until it is actually approved the end result is a joke and not stable results, and the joke falls on the person posting it claiming the achievement which is actually a false claim and they don't even realize it.

Use approved drivers so the end results are comparable or else this entire thread is partially filled with invalid information.

Which makes a difference between th Ohh Ahh factor, and valid comparative results, that's why Futuremark has the validation process in the first place.

So others can equally compare the end results, it would seem that would be a prerequisite requirement, to post a valid Futuremark approved result.

But obviously not.
December 14, 2013 10:31:32 AM

I'm using the latest BETA drivers. That's what I have to use for the card to run it's best. It's a very new card, and it took AMD over a year to fix 7970. So it's not looking good!
December 14, 2013 10:40:31 AM

I wonder if there will be a working driver for my 7790 by the time I get a new rig together?
December 14, 2013 10:48:56 AM

Drivers generally only make small performance differences. Its not the night and day difference you are painting it to be.
And no I am not on beta drivers, I am on (old) Catalyst 13.1 because AMD dropped Vista support in the newer drivers!! (ticks me off)

But seriously the "validation" really means _nothing_ for practical comparison. Its just a benchmark thread not an official competition anyway.
December 14, 2013 10:53:26 AM

smeezekitty said:
Drivers generally only make small performance differences. Its not the night and day difference you are painting it to be.
And no I am not on beta drivers, I am on (old) Catalyst 13.1 because AMD dropped Vista support in the newer drivers!! (ticks me off)

But seriously the "validation" really means _nothing_ for practical comparison. Its just a benchmark thread not an official competition anyway.


I am not painting it to be anything other than 100% valid results, if you cannot understand that, then I am just wasting my time!

December 14, 2013 10:54:28 AM

I'll try it on some older drivers. Not sure if my card will be supported though. If you look at all of my other validations with nVidia cards you will see that none of their drivers are approved either. I just used whatever the latest WHQL is. I'm not going to roll back a few sets of drivers just to appease 3DMark. If the GPU manufacturer issues a new driver and recommends you use that for your card, that's what I tend to do.
December 14, 2013 10:57:12 AM

Invalid may mean two things- beta driver or Virtu MVP. Either way it'll list the reason... 3Dmark is slow approving drivers.

Quote:
Graphics driver is not approved

This message is displayed if your benchmark result was obtained using a set of graphics card drivers that are not (yet) approved by Futuremark.
In order to ensure that drivers do not breach our Driver Approval Policy, Futuremark tests video drivers and validates the results. Drivers are sent for testing and approval as soon as they are published but this process takes some time - usually between one and two weeks. Any results uploaded during this time initially shows as "not approved" but will turn to approved results when the driver approval process is complete for the specific driver version - you do not need to do anything, your result will transform into approved result in time.
Results obtained using beta, "hotfix" or otherwise non-WHQL drivers will also show this message and normally non-WHQL drivers are not approved for use with our benchmarks unless specifically requested by the graphics card vendor.
If there are no WHQL certified drivers yet for your video card/chip - usually if you buy your hardware as soon as it becomes available - you will have to wait until the first WHQL approved drivers with support for your card are made available for valid results. You can benchmark even with beta drivers - the results just won't be shown as valid and the result page will show that the drivers are not approved.


http://www.futuremark.com/support/troubleshooting
December 14, 2013 11:27:31 AM

I tried rolling back to 13.10 and 13.9 and both said no compatible hardware detected. I guess we will wait for my results to receive validation.
December 15, 2013 8:00:48 AM

stickg1 said:
I tried rolling back to 13.10 and 13.9 and both said no compatible hardware detected. I guess we will wait for my results to receive validation.


Sorry Nick, I was not trying to cause a problem! Ry

December 15, 2013 8:38:59 AM

No worries Ry!
December 15, 2013 8:43:13 AM

Stick, have you put the H55 on the card yet?
I just saw that it is "just" £300 for a card that is better than 780 and OC-d with decent cooler can be better than Titan, so I might stretch my budget later on, but does it worth to watercool it?
December 15, 2013 8:53:06 AM

IF you can solve the cooling issue with the R9 290 it is the best value in high end cards IMHO
December 15, 2013 9:22:53 AM

It's not worth it if the drivers don't work right.
December 15, 2013 10:37:28 AM

It scores high in benchmarks if you can keep it from crashing. The drivers are bad.
December 16, 2013 5:02:52 PM

Oh wow, those are some nice runs!
December 16, 2013 5:30:07 PM

Love the dual EVGA 760's combo...works some fine magic! Could probably squeeze some more out, box OC at the moment.
December 16, 2013 5:31:53 PM

oOSlushyOo said:
Love the dual EVGA 760's combo...works some fine magic! Could probably squeeze some more out, box OC at the moment.


It certainly looks like it! ;) 
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