Alright, since i just got my 8800gt, i say it's time for some tinkering and benchmarks:
System Specs:Motherboard: MSI K9N PLATINUM nForce 570 Chipset
CPU: AMD Athlon 4400+ x2 @ 2.3ghz
(2.7ghz OC)RAM: 2 x 1GB Crucial Ballistix DDR2 @ 800mhz
(944mhz OC)GPU: EVGA 8800GT SUPERCLOCKED EDITION @
700/1700/2000
disappoiting i must say, my first score i fought to get, after many reboots, many fsb and multiplier adjustments, i finally found a setting that 3dmark06 didn't crash on, only to see that it gave me a score sub par to W1ntry.. interesting i must say, but after i observed the pic, i see my ht link speed was at 400, suggesting that my multiplier was set at two, GOD knows how dat set at two oui.. but after fixing that, 3dmark crashed again right after the cpu tests.. sigh.. many attempts were made, but only annoying crashes.. i finally got tired and did a virtual mark test instead, got 9600 which is not bad, but less than what i was aiming for..
the max oc i got on the cpu tho was 2.8ghz (posting and booting into windows), with just a increase in voltage to 1.4v.. after tryin to run a benchmark at this oc, i noticed significant slow down in the 3dmark tests, shocking i must say, i'm at a lost there..
so to all you benchmarking experts in gatt, i'm not sure what caused that major slow down, and i'm willing to accept any advice y'all have to share.. right about now, my little 4400+ handles the games very well, but at benchmarking, it is the ant in the elephant cage..
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