3DMark 06 Scores

[tyle6]

WOOOOOTTTTT!!!!! first run on the 3dmark scores here. rig is as follows.
core2dou e6600 @3.0ghz zalman 9700nt
1 gig ddr2-533 ram running at 667 4-4-4-12 @1t
twin 7600gt's in SLI completely stock.
EVGA 680i sli mobo
200gb sata1 segate barracuda.
i scored 6027 in 3dmark06 first run with the cards stock and my mushkin goodness still in RMA land.
UPDATE: scored 6386, cards OCed to 600mhz core 750mhz memory


http://service.futuremark.com/orb/re...0&UID=10419972

[PP Mguire]

Good score, but still just goes to show a single high range card is better than 2 midrange cards in SLI.

[tyle6]

Oh for sure. i look at SLI as a beefed version of the original card. nothing more. in no way do you get twice the performance. i would take a 7900gs over the twin 7600gt's

[sushrukh]

3D Mark always gives more scores while in SLI (compared to a better single card) even if some inferior quality cards are being used.I also have 2 Asus EN7600GT cards & those cards in SLI scored much more than my lone 7950GT but in all the games,they couldn't stand a chane against the 7950GT.As 3d Mark doesn't support Real Life benching,these scores can't be taken into consideration.Only the real game performance should matter.I've seen many people buying cards just by judging 3D mark scores.That's utter stupidity.

[PP Mguire]

Yea, but he was getting a LOWER score then me until he overclocked his cards. Remember, my 3dmark scores so far all of them on here are with the 3000+ not helping me with justice to the over all score.

[tyle6]

just got the new mushkin in and the first run stock seems odd. hit the exact same score with 2 gigs as i did the first time with only 1 gig? ram doesn't play much a part in these scores eh? and as for real world. i would say 3dmark is the one of the closest benchmark you can do to "real world" this isn't just a number crunch. as for SLI in 3dmark. i have never seen a dif. i can grab that 6000 with a single card. hands done. i dont see a dif. in my 3d mark scores at all from SLI.

[Schwarz]

You should see a difference with 2 sticks in though...
I'm wondering maybe you aren't running your 2GB in dual...

[the_dope_chaud]

have you (noob question, I know...), Adjusted the ram speed and timings? and maybe voltage to make it stick?

[tyle6]

yea everything is dialed im at 800mhz right now 4-4-4-12@1T 2.125V. i manually set everything but never thought to check adn make sure they were operating in dual channel. i had the old stick clocked pretty nice though. but i still expected some jump from 1 gig to dual channel 2gig though. meh, tonight i will see what i can do. want a 1600fsb so i have tweaking to do anyways. CPU is still at 1333mhz it was stable there, so i figured i would test the ram with a small OC. i want 7500 off these 7600gt's in SLI would be a new 3dmark record for that card setup i believe.

[Xero (1)ne]

Hey HSMTruman, What's the green stuff in that bag on your desk next to the Rizzlas?

[Schwarz]

The worst in all this is i'm the one who took the pictures and told me to clean his *&*& desk.

[Dragon]

everything plays a part in 3dmark06 , timings , cpu , gpu , sli ,crossfire , single , even heat plays a part ( some lil then others ) , as others said you shouldnt base your rig for gaming on these SYNTHETIC benchmarks .just remember that all the drivers are optimized for it . . what you can do is , base it on your personal base line scores or a trouble shooting guide .. for instance you were @ 3k then set mem timings tighter you gained 300 points . you know you are goin in the right direction

[tyle6]

i hope no one here is scoring 3000 points. hehe! i dont how any of you guys say dont base it on this becuase of that. its moronic. if my computer scores higher it performs better. benchmarks are nothing more then baselines, 3dmark being a very widely accepted one. what 3d mark should be doing is setting a baseline based on todays games. I.E. seperate the scores into there individual catagory and have a base. this many points in this catagory is essentially acceptable for these games.

[darkorb]

my 3500+, 2gb ram, 6800gt scored 2400 or somtin?

[PP Mguire]

Thats sad dude, my server scores more than that hahah.