What do you think about a grinders guide per card in sanctum
 

I would like to have a template for every graphics card that shows what tweaks you used what drivers worked well, vmods, pics, LOD, OS etc.

All posts in the thread will be updated in the first post and cleaned to no discussion only helpful info.

Thoughts? :)

I can throw together a template in a minute

Sounds like a fine idea to me, I always need some extra help.;)

example


::ATI HD 4870 1GB::

-Vmods-


-3d01- 9.* drivers..Windows XP
d3d overrider
LOD Approx 2-3

-3d03- 9.* drivers..Windows XP


-3d05- 9.* drivers..Vista/Win7 x64


-3d06- 9.* drivers..Windows XP


-Vantage- 10.* drivers..Win7 x32


-AQ3- 10.* drivers..Win7 x64
ReName aquamark.exe to 3dmark03.exe
d3d overrider, LOD can be increased to steal a couple extra mhz

-Tips-
Vmem mod, not necessary. Does not scale with voltage

Okay so lets do the 4890 next please. :)

hehe :) I would if I had one!

Ooh, this is a brilliant idea.
Will contribute what I can to the 8800 series, since I'll be working on them a bit over the coming weeks.

Awsome idea, but beastly to maintain as results may vary

It would meake a great reference source for sure

yes just as a starting point im thinking. Instead of going through driver after driver etc

I was thinking a new thread for every card, just needs its own section :)

Awesome idea Al.

So much good info on the forums would be great to have an easy to read section for quick reference.

thanks any other things you would like to see included?

I like it. So create a separate subforum in the Sanctum de Bellator forum and title it GPU Grinders Guides?

Or should we not just limit it to GPUs and maybe call it OCA Grinders Guides and let it be for GPUs, mobos, CPUs, etc.? Would like to see it for everything because some prefer 2D over 3D while some prefer both.

Thoughts?

Maybe preface the section with stickiess for each app that have universal tweaks?

OS tweaks like startup trimming, LSC, Aero etc.

Splavestermind, Sanctum De Bellator or Visible De Horde?

Me likes dis idea berry berry much :thumbsup:

I say Sanctum. Keep the good stuff for the team.

I agree with Nip.

So say we all...

GPU GRIND ZONE

W00t

Ya think it should be limited to GPUs only?

Outstanding!! :good:

Yeah. Not really as much to do with CPUs. We already have 100 page tweak section dedicated to superpi LOL

Haha, I take back my earlier comment then :p

Oh shoot, sry Georgeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee, really didn't mean to ice you out like that bro! :hug:promise!!!!!!!!!

some tips for 9 series?
specifically 9400GT

Nah I know, tis fair enough

vmod and +15 LOD for 03 :laughing:

+15 LOD........wont it be...how to put it..."unproffessional" by HWBOT standards???? there weird rules sometimes goes over my head....
help me out........

HUH :Dizzy:

TBH...will they consider this tweak as the so called "mipmap" tweaking????
in fact what is mipmap tweaking?

pardon my noobness

LOD tweak is similar but different than mipmap and is allowed.

Whats wrong with tweaking? Its a part of overclocking dude ;)

^^^^i know....its this rules of HWBOT....they leave me scratching my head sometimes....

mipmap IIRC reduce the image to frame renderings. Not allowed.

TBH I do not like allowing LOD tweaks either but...no choice.

LOD has nowhere near as much affect as mipmaps.
I mean, say you increase LOD to +15, the image looks terrible, and you'd think your score would double as surely the gpu is hardly having to do anything
But I've found LOD only has a fairly small affect, not dissimilar to other tweaks for other benchmarks etc

and another thing is that, with LOD, you need to keep testing for the right value, which adds to its geek value, :p. With mipmap its just one time change with huge gains.

Hehe, he said "geek value"