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1318 with the new 3DM2003 optimized 42.68 detonators.
Though I'll probably go back to 42.01 since all revisions above it make OpenGL games clip mad and the only way to make it right is to use block transfer for the buffer-flipping mode, which cuts performance.
EPoX 8RDA+
AthlonXP 2400+ @2173MHz (189*11.5)
Radeon9700PRO @385MHz Core - 337MHz Mem (regardless of what 3DMark03 claims
Catalyst 3.1 - D3D settings to high quality (but no FSAA or aniso)
Did anybody catch Beyond3D's article on 3DMark2003? They basically compared all 3D boards to the 9700 Pro, to see how it stacks up. Clearly, the 9700 beat the crap out of everything out there...
However, the Parhelia _really_ did extremely poorly, as compared to pretty much everything. In some ways, I'm not terribly shocked...But, it was shocking, nonetheless.
I'm not really expecting any sort of magic in the near term, but somebody really should take a look and see where optimizations can be made.
On a sidenote...Is anybody else considering ATI's R350? It's going to be a tough deal, because I really like the screen real estate that the P affords...But, I've run into some games (IE Unreal2) that are extremely slow on the P...and I'm _really_ looking forward to Deus-Ex2. The bandwidth that this thing is going to be bringing to the table is going to be mind blowing (in comparison to the dog ....that would be the FX), and will really allow for maximal IQ settings.
Originally posted by Tom Did you have any extra cooling for your Radeon 9700 Pro?
...mine seemed to max out at 351/351...
5180 marks.... 5180 3DMarks
No extra cooling, just the crappy standard BBA fan.
BTW, I think what stops your oc'ing is more the Ram than the Core.
When I tried to stay synch the highest I could get was about 350/350 and that was not really stable anymore.
Leaving the Ram at 337Mhz I can push the core up to 385-390MHz, without getting visual artifacts (depending on case-temp, ~25°C here atm).
And do not forget: Ram-bandwidth is not a big problem with the Radeon 9700, the card "lacks" (if you can really claim that the R300 does lack anything) more fillrate than bandwidth and thus gains a bit more due to Core oc'ing than raising the Ram clock.
3D Mark 2001SE 3DMark Version 330
3DMark Score: 14614
3Dmark03 Results: 4632
System Info:
WinXP HE SP1/DirectX 9
P4 2.8b/533MHz FSBus
1GB PC 1066 RIMM
Asus P4T533-C (s478/i850e)
Promise Ultra133 controller:
2x80GB Maxtor 740x 7200RPM ATA133 HDDs
Enermax 550W PSU
Desktops:
VGA1: 21” ViewSonic P817
VGA2: 22” VewSonic P225f
Both Desktops @ 1600x1200 32bit 85Hz
ATI Radeon 9700 Pro retail (AGPx4/64MB Aperture) Catalyst 3.1 drivers
No overclocking. All system, video card and 3D Mark settings at defaults.
Vsynch: ON, TrueForm:ON etc
All I did do was defrag my HDDs in Safe Mode and run the tests immediately when back to the desktop.
Happy trails,
WinXP HE SP1& DX9b; Lian-Li PC-6089 mid alum case; Enermax 550W PSU; P4 2.8b retail; Asus P4T533-C s478/i850e; 1GB PC1066 RIMMs; Promise Ultra133 IDE PCI controller; 2x80GB Maxtor D740x 7200RPM ATA-133 HDDs; OrangeLink FireWire 800/1394b PCI card:
1x250GB Maxtor One Touch USB2/fw external Ultra ATA-133 7200RPM HDD; Toshiba 16x/48x DVD-ROM; Plextor PX-708A 8xDVD?R/RW CD-R/RW burner; Radeon 9800 XT retail; DVI: Samsung SyncMaster 213L 21.3" TFT; VGA: ViewSonic 22? P225f; TV OUT S-Video: Sony 36? WEGA XBR400 NTSC; TerraTec DMX 6fire LT sound card to Denon 3802 7x110W based HT; on-board LAN to Alcatel ADSL modem; Canon S750 USB printer; Canon D125O USB2 scanner; Logitech diNovo Media Desktop (Bluetooth cordless keyboard/MX900 optical mouse); Logitech Freedom 2.4 Cordless USB Joystick; Logitech WingMan Strike Force 3D USB joystick; Logitech 2.4GHz Cordless Gamepad/Rumblepad.
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