Alright, this one is a PC exclusive thread.
I'm very interested in knowing what scores in various benchmark programs you can get with different graphics cards. If you're interested as well and like to compare your results with mine and other people, feel free to post your results here.
I'm looking for benchmark scores with and without an overclocked graphics card, so post your benchmark score with stock clocks, then overclock it and redo the benchmark. Please use the settings that you know is stable for your system. i.e I can overclock my 260 to about 750 mhz core and 1300 mhz memory and run the benchmark, but it's not a stable setup and it would lead to system crashes and artifacts. So try to be honest and post your results using your most stable settings.
I realize that for a fair comparison, you need to have the same basic setup, i.e same mainboard, memory, SLI, etc. However, since that's not really an option here, I'm gonna go ahead and ask for your benchmark scores anyway.
Here are the programs I've been using as benchmark tools:
3Dmark Vantage - Performance mode, leave all settings on default, only perform graphic test 1 and 2. Optionaly you can run the six feature tests and post your results as well. I believe there is a trial version you can use if you don't want to buy this software. It can be obtained from here: http://www.futuremark.com/benchmarks/3dmarkvantage/download/
Crysis benchmark (GPU) - turn all settings to high with maximum motion blur, AA turned off and resolution set to 1920 x 1080. Use lower resolution settings if your monitor can't run the game at the mentioned ratio. The benchmark performs 4 different runs, post your best results. If you own this game, you can find the benchmarks in : Your installation folder -> Bin32 -> Benchmark_GPU.bat
H.A.W.X 2 benchmark - Turn all settings to maximum including AA and turn off vertical sync. Don't forget to set resolution to 1920 x 1080. This benchmark is 100% free and can be obtained from here: http://downloads.guru3d.com/Tom-Clancy%E2%80%99s-H.A.W.X.-2-Benchmark-download-2633.html
MSI Kombuster - Leave all settings on default, Run mode to Benchmarking, resolution to 1920 x 1080, and with fullscreen turned on. This is a free benchmarking program that comes bundled with MSI Afterburner which can be obtained from here: http://event.msi.com/vga/afterburner/download.htm
I will post more benchmarking programs if it is recommended to me by more than enough people.
It would also be nice to post your current system configuration and your GPU clocks and voltage before and after the overclock. Please try to do this in the format I'm about to demonstrate.
Also remember that this isn't a dick waving competition. Be respectful to others and don't start a flame war.
I'm very interested in knowing what scores in various benchmark programs you can get with different graphics cards. If you're interested as well and like to compare your results with mine and other people, feel free to post your results here.
I'm looking for benchmark scores with and without an overclocked graphics card, so post your benchmark score with stock clocks, then overclock it and redo the benchmark. Please use the settings that you know is stable for your system. i.e I can overclock my 260 to about 750 mhz core and 1300 mhz memory and run the benchmark, but it's not a stable setup and it would lead to system crashes and artifacts. So try to be honest and post your results using your most stable settings.
I realize that for a fair comparison, you need to have the same basic setup, i.e same mainboard, memory, SLI, etc. However, since that's not really an option here, I'm gonna go ahead and ask for your benchmark scores anyway.
Here are the programs I've been using as benchmark tools:
3Dmark Vantage - Performance mode, leave all settings on default, only perform graphic test 1 and 2. Optionaly you can run the six feature tests and post your results as well. I believe there is a trial version you can use if you don't want to buy this software. It can be obtained from here: http://www.futuremark.com/benchmarks/3dmarkvantage/download/
Crysis benchmark (GPU) - turn all settings to high with maximum motion blur, AA turned off and resolution set to 1920 x 1080. Use lower resolution settings if your monitor can't run the game at the mentioned ratio. The benchmark performs 4 different runs, post your best results. If you own this game, you can find the benchmarks in : Your installation folder -> Bin32 -> Benchmark_GPU.bat
H.A.W.X 2 benchmark - Turn all settings to maximum including AA and turn off vertical sync. Don't forget to set resolution to 1920 x 1080. This benchmark is 100% free and can be obtained from here: http://downloads.guru3d.com/Tom-Clancy%E2%80%99s-H.A.W.X.-2-Benchmark-download-2633.html
MSI Kombuster - Leave all settings on default, Run mode to Benchmarking, resolution to 1920 x 1080, and with fullscreen turned on. This is a free benchmarking program that comes bundled with MSI Afterburner which can be obtained from here: http://event.msi.com/vga/afterburner/download.htm
I will post more benchmarking programs if it is recommended to me by more than enough people.
It would also be nice to post your current system configuration and your GPU clocks and voltage before and after the overclock. Please try to do this in the format I'm about to demonstrate.
Also remember that this isn't a dick waving competition. Be respectful to others and don't start a flame war.
