I GOT 10K YAHOOO!!!

[therealwesty]

Here it is... my 10K score. I upgraded the mobo and RAM. So with my Radeon 8500LE and my AthlonXP 2000+ I have broken the 10000 mark! The better news is... I should be able to get an even better OC with this motherboard... I was just running what I knew would work from the old setup.<BR><BR>10674 - Yahoo!

[therealwesty]

Even better....<BR><BR>AthlonXP 2000+ @ 12.5 x 180 = 2255MHz<BR>Radeon 8500LE @ 302/282<BR><BR>3DMark2001 - <a target=new class=ftalternatingbarlinklarge href="http://service.futuremark.com/compare?2k1=7141949">11134</a>

[phill9700]

congrats !! im still trying to break 3500! but then i think its my duron thats holding me back! <BR>i do miss my 9700 pro and my throughbred... i was so close to 18000....

[TranceJunkieXL]

Allright!!!! WTG!<img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-happy.gif" border="0"><img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-happy.gif" border="0"> Now here's where Colin would say, "I know you can break 12K with that set-up!" <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-wink.gif" border="0">

[GNXtreme]

good job mang!&nbsp; I need to redo my benchies since I got my new PSU and a little higher overclock.

[ari4324]

If I get better RAM will I get a higher score?

[therealwesty]

YES. You have the same mobo/CPU as me... but just PC2100 RAM. You run stock speeds right? The PC3200 allows me to OC the CPU more. RAM doesn't tend to OC very much over it's rated speed... so PC2100 won't OC much higher than 133MHz FSB. My PC3200 gauruntees I'll be able to run at least 200MHz FSB and far as the mobo/RAM is concerned.<BR><BR>So I got my over 10K scores like this: (Radeon 8500 @ 302/282MHz [core/mem]<BR><BR>Highest CPU speed - 12.5x180 = 2255MHz - 3DMark2001 = 11134<BR>Highest 3DMark - 11.0x200 = 2200MHz - 3DMark2001 = 11201 (not posted on ORB)<BR><BR>So with better RAM you to could OC that much (more or less of course)<BR><BR>But at stock speeds (12.5x133 = 1667MHz) my better rated RAM allows me to run 2-2-2-5 timings... giving a slight edge over the PC2100 you have.

[ari4324]

I can get my core that hight but I just cant get my Memeory that jigh how do you do it?

[danny16866]

thats mighty impressive considering that your using the 8500le<BR><BR>I barely broke 10k when i was running a 8500 in my current rig.......although it wasnt overclocked like yours

[TranceJunkieXL]

<br><br><< <i>I can get my core that hight but I just cant get my Memeory that jigh how do you do it?</i> >><br><br>Like therealwesty already explained ari, PC2100 is rated for 133FSB. Although I have seen an occasional high OC on PC2100, you would be lucky to get 145FSB with PC2100 DDR. Therealwesty has PC3200 in his rig, which guarantees 200FSB minimum.