Best drivers for3dmark 2001?

[Dirty Harry]

Just wondering what peoples thoughts were on the best drivers for 3dmark
2001 scores. I know the score doesn't mean everything...Thanks.

 

[FLB]

What is your rig setup?
We need to know that first bro.

 

[Dirty Harry]

My video card is a Sapphire Radeon 9800NP flashed with the ati 9800pro bios,
Computer is an Asus a7n8x-deluxe mobo, Barton xp2500+ running at 207*11.5
with water cooling, ram is matched ddr400, running at 414mhz,

 

[h2so4]

My video card is a Sapphire Radeon 9800NP flashed with the ati 9800pro bios,
Computer is an Asus a7n8x-deluxe mobo, Barton xp2500+ running at 207*11.5
with water cooling, ram is matched ddr400, running at 414mhz,

Looks like a well specified system for running a benchmark or two. As a
non-tweakers I stand in awe of your sense of your adventures on the outer
limits of the art of time wasting..

 

[Dirty Harry]

But where is the fun in leaving it stock? I went from <17k to 19k in 2001
so far...

 

[Skid]

Looks like a well specified system for running a benchmark or two. As a
non-tweakers I stand in awe of your sense of your adventures on the outer
limits of the art of time wasting..

Well, you could argue that everything happens faster on an overclocked
system, so you actually waste less time.

On the other hand, the games (and newsgroup posts) most computer junkies
spend hours with are not exactly advancing the legacy of the human race.

Hopping up a PC is the same sort of hobby as hopping up a car. It's less
expensive and more satisfying than golf or heroin addiction.

We can't all find a cure for cancer, but squeezing an extra 100 mhz out of a
balky cpu, scoring a personal best in 3DMark 2003 or going up a level in
Morrowind is cause for at least a little smugness.

 

[Amir Facade]

Ah Skid. The voice of reason. Well said. As usual.


:
: : > Looks like a well specified system for running a benchmark or two. As a
: > non-tweakers I stand in awe of your sense of your adventures on the
outer
: > limits of the art of time wasting..
:
: Well, you could argue that everything happens faster on an overclocked
: system, so you actually waste less time.
:
: On the other hand, the games (and newsgroup posts) most computer junkies
: spend hours with are not exactly advancing the legacy of the human race.
:
: Hopping up a PC is the same sort of hobby as hopping up a car. It's less
: expensive and more satisfying than golf or heroin addiction.
:
: We can't all find a cure for cancer, but squeezing an extra 100 mhz out of
a
: balky cpu, scoring a personal best in 3DMark 2003 or going up a level in
: Morrowind is cause for at least a little smugness.
:
:

 

[Dirty Harry]

You are so right but can anyone tell me the right drivers to use? I'm using
omega 3.8 right now...

 

[JAD]

Hmmmm seems weird to me that you would running drivers that were the best for running a benchmark, that's all you plan to do?

 

[Dirty Harry]

YES, all I plan to do right now is try and get the highest score possible!
Overclock, tweak, bench, overclock, tweak, bench...Baically i'm in
competition with a friend who has an intel and the same card.

Hmmmm seems weird to me that you would running drivers that were the best

for running a benchmark, that's all you plan to do?

 

[Skid]

You are so right but can anyone tell me the right drivers to use? I'm using
omega 3.8 right now...

Omega would be the first to tell you that his drivers are tweaked for image
quality and not performance.

The best way to boost 3DMark 2001 scores is to use any of the standard
Catalyst sets and push the 3D sliders to the far left performance setting.

As to which is the best, there really doesn't seem to be that much
difference in the last three, with various people claiming different
winners.

 

[JAD]

aha a duel on many levels lets us know how it turns out give us the spec of each machine and lets place bets...

 

[Dirty Harry]

Amd barton 2500+ running at 209*11.5 (3300+?) (my system) best score to date
19200 and change in 3dmark 2001. Competeing aginst a freind who whet to the
dark side cause he thought the 2.6 intel would overclock better. So far i'm
kicking his ass, I just wanted to tweak some more to rub it in ;-)

aha a duel on many levels lets us know how it turns out give us the

spec of each machine and lets place bets...