3dmark 2005 Released!!!!

[Radical Dreamer]

Get it here

http://futuremark.com/download/?3dmark05.shtml

[confus-ed]

Get it here..

No :p - you'll only want to bragg about your score compared to mine if I do ;)

[Radical Dreamer]

Mines not much to brag about....4364, Id love to know what everyone else is getting.

[TechZ]

Mines not much to brag about....4364, Id love to know what everyone else is getting.
So people are ignoring my threads now? :(
http://forums.windrivers.com/showthread.php?t=64333

[confus-ed]

So people are ignoring my threads now? :(
http://forums.windrivers.com/showthread.php?t=64333

Oh deary me :eek2: :D.. & thats why I at least thought we should have some kind of news forum - just like you asked :) :thumbs:

I shall go find that thread & put something 'rude' on it to try & raise its profile in Scott & Noo's minds ;)

[TechZ]

gratitude you deserve kind sir.
http://www.theyummyco.com/masterclasses/images/triple_choc_cake.jpg

[FireAm94]

4300 is a good score....6800gt or what video card? On that note...the scores IMO are useless when comparing to real games. Too bad eh? Then we have the cheating thing again....but with the tables turned against ATI this time. They should just stop making the synthetics.

Joe

[Radical Dreamer]

4300 is a good score....6800gt or what video card? On that note...the scores IMO are useless when comparing to real games. Too bad eh? Then we have the cheating thing again....but with the tables turned against ATI this time. They should just stop making the synthetics.

Joe

Actually, its a 6800 Ultra OC by BFG

[TechZ]

THey did a 6800 SLI and got an amazing score 7229!

http://www.3dchips-fr.com/News/actualites/200409298.html Its a french link, best i can do for now

[TechZ]

NVIDIA Corporation, a worldwide leader in graphics and digital media processors, today announced that the Company has set the bar for 3dMark05, the latest PC performance benchmark from Futuremark Corporation. In benchmark tests performed by NVIDIA using 3dMark05, the NVIDIA GeForce 6800 Ultra SLI achieved an industry high-score of 7229.

"These results validate that the NVIDIA GeForce 6-Series of GPUs is a gamer's dream, and delivers the cutting edge technology that enthusiasts demand," said Ujesh Desai, general manager for desktop GPUs at NVIDIA. "We believe the NVIDIA SLI-multi-GPU technology is the must have feature for performance PCI Express graphics."

NVIDIA SLI is a patent-pending hardware and software solution that enables gamers to connect two PCI Express-based NVIDIA GeForce 6-Series graphics cards on their PCI Express-compatible motherboards to deliver blazing performance.

News source: nVIDIA (http://www.nvidia.com/)

Where else to find it ;)

[confus-ed]

So my 'poohey' French went over that link & I concluded that an 'SLI' is a GeForce 6800 Ultra PCI-Express - can somebody with better language skills confirm ? - aucun problème, j'ai trouvé la version anglaise ici ! (http://www.nvidia.com/object/IO_16083.html) :D

Even if the benchmarks suffer from 'fixing' that's one hell of an improvement & a definate reason to be looking at this new motherboard design ..

[FireAm94]

Did you know that it was beat by a single overclocked ATI card? Tell me ATI isn't cheating.

Joe

NVIDIA Corporation, a worldwide leader in graphics and digital media processors, today announced that the Company has set the bar for 3dMark05, the latest PC performance benchmark from Futuremark Corporation. In benchmark tests performed by NVIDIA using 3dMark05, the NVIDIA GeForce 6800 Ultra SLI achieved an industry high-score of 7229.

"These results validate that the NVIDIA GeForce 6-Series of GPUs is a gamer's dream, and delivers the cutting edge technology that enthusiasts demand," said Ujesh Desai, general manager for desktop GPUs at NVIDIA. "We believe the NVIDIA SLI-multi-GPU technology is the must have feature for performance PCI Express graphics."

NVIDIA SLI is a patent-pending hardware and software solution that enables gamers to connect two PCI Express-based NVIDIA GeForce 6-Series graphics cards on their PCI Express-compatible motherboards to deliver blazing performance.

News source: nVIDIA (http://www.nvidia.com/)

Where else to find it ;)

[confus-ed]

Did you know that it was beat by a single overclocked ATI card?

No ! :p & 'my google' doesn't seem to either ! ;) - could you provide a link please?

[FireAm94]

Just do an ORB search at futuremark.com I can't find a link to post but the highest score is an overclocked ATI X800XT PE. Tell me they don't comprimise IQ. lol My poor ole 6800GT. It scored about 8200.

Joe

No ! :p & 'my google' doesn't seem to either ! ;) - could you provide a link please?

[TechZ]

nvidia claim they havent yet released "enhanced" drivers for the benchmark yet (i.e. they havent started cheating as well)

[jaeger]

Why do people take Futuremark seriously anymore? They accept money from hardware manufacturers. 'Nuff said.

[TechZ]

I agree, best to go for a suite of benchmarks, PCMARK, SiSoft Sandra, etc. and even the small budget free ones. Or just benchmark games, real world performance.

[confus-ed]

..havent started cheating as well..

Being confus-ed & all .. I'm now sat here wondering whether I should put ;- started cheating as much, continued cheating as much, needed to cheat as much or just agree that most benchmarks are just so skewed they are a complete waste of time ?

[TechZ]

3DMark05 tech FAQ - Futuremark has attempted to answer the most common technical questions (http://www.futuremark.com/companyinfo/Technical_FAQ_3DMark05.pdf) (PDF) about 3DMark05 in a new technical FAQ just released.

[jaeger]

Being confus-ed & all .. I'm now sat here wondering whether I should put ;- started cheating as much, continued cheating as much, needed to cheat as much or just agree that most benchmarks are just so skewed they are a complete waste of time ?

I'd say that most synthetic benchmarks are too skewed to be useful. In game benchmarks are still the best way to measure cards.

[Radical Dreamer]

I'd say that most synthetic benchmarks are too skewed to be useful. In game benchmarks are still the best way to measure cards.

But they are good indicators of whether tweaks work well or not

[Poseidon]

4529 with hyperthreading enabled, 4510 without. Frame rate dropped very low during the processor - seamonster segment.

[FireAm94]

5225 for an EVGA 6800GT, A64 3000+ socket 754. Also scored almost 69k on Aquamark.

Joe

[Poseidon]

4648 after replacing the aluminum heatsink with copper.

[FireAm94]

That was all you did? You didn't replace it and get more of an overclock? I haven't purchased the heatsink from EVGA yet...keeps the warranty though. I'll probably go SLI this fall anway...with an FX chip or dual core.

Joe

[TechZ]

SLI huh? A bit pricey for me. Like the Dual 6600's in that Gigabyte model.

[FireAm94]

SLI huh? A bit pricey for me. Like the Dual 6600's in that Gigabyte model.

What is the point of the dual 6600GT Gigabyte card? You just don't wanna upgrade your mobo or what....because the dual gpu card costs the same as buying the parts separately according to the following article. I'd rather have 2 cards in my pc so it looks cool....if the cost is the same. They don't make one with dual 6800GT's or anything but the 6600GT. If you're gonna go dual gpu...make it worth the while. =)

Joe

http://www.anandtech.com/video/showdoc.aspx?i=2315

[TechZ]

I said I liked it, never said I wanted one, I'd rather spend the money on a single card. And SLI is still too much, there should be a kit so that the cards cost less.
And the SLI boards are still a bit twitchy, better to wait a while to get one. Plus ATI has a version of SLI, w/o that little connector on the top.

[FireAm94]

I said I liked it, never said I wanted one, I'd rather spend the money on a single card. And SLI is still too much, there should be a kit so that the cards cost less.
And the SLI boards are still a bit twitchy, better to wait a while to get one. Plus ATI has a version of SLI, w/o that little connector on the top.

The ATI version isn't even out yet. I assumed you liked the 6600GT since you had posted and used the word like...guess I misread. I'll believe ATI has it when I see it or when atleast someone has benchmarked...maybe...atleast an early version? What do you mean by the boards are twitchy? I don't recall any problems in the forums or during benchmarks...maybe I missed something. The only thing I know is 2 6800 Ultras in SLI are fast as crap! Also...maybe you missed where I said this fall....when stuff is more affordable. The 6800GT in my pc is more than adequate for what I play at the moment.

Joe

[TechZ]

hmm, guess my mistake too ;)

Its just a nice idea thats all, 2xGPU's.
Sure 6800's are screaming, just the SLI boards are still new and I'm just waiting for the kinks to be ironed out, there are still driver issues, and games arent well adapted to it. In an ideal world, all VGA Cards should be capable of SLI, that way even a cheap set of 6200's could be SLI'd.

Well hope you enjoy your SLI, remember to post those enormous scores here!

[FireAm94]

My EVGA 6800GT was a huge performance increase from my Visiontek TI4600...I guess I need to wait until the game graphics can really tax my system before plunking some real bucks down...not that $389 is anything to sneeze at for a video card...but I would like to actually see the difference...not read that my benchmark numbers are better.

[TechZ]

Im gonna OC (as you might have read) and prolly do a new machine in 2k6, wait for all the new stuff to get stable and prices to come down, like DDR2, PCI Express, SATA2. I know tech keeps getting better, but this is all new stuff, we atleast PCI Exp, and DDR2.

[FireAm94]

Im gonna OC (as you might have read) and prolly do a new machine in 2k6, wait for all the new stuff to get stable and prices to come down, like DDR2, PCI Express, SATA2. I know tech keeps getting better, but this is all new stuff, we atleast PCI Exp, and DDR2.

Maybe they'll have some kickbutt DDR2 by then....for OC'ers anyway.

[Humilliation]

My system doesn't meet the minimum system requirements http://forums.windrivers.com/images/smilies/sad2.gif

[WebHead]

What is the highest possible score available? Anyone? Anyone?

[TechZ]

Im guessing http://www.theinquirer.net/?article=20808
is gonna be the highest scoring set around.

or would this be:
Dual 6600's in SLI (4x6600 GPU's)
http://www.digit-life.com/news.html?112573#112573