Stabilized at settings except ram is now 5-5-5-15 @ 1066

Topsecret66, what kind of 3d mark06 do you get with your E8400 @ 3.7 with the 9800+ OC.

I have the E8400 @ 3.6 on a Gigabyte P35-DS4 with a 8800GTS320 OC and get around 10600 on 06. I was thinking of getting the 9800GTX+ and was wondering how much it would raise my 06 marks, keeping everything else the same

Thank you

Hey Chardon!

I recall running my E8400 @ 3.750 Ghz with my P5N-T and a BFG 9800 GTX OC+.

The BFG 9800 GTX OC+ has a core clock speed of 760 which is also overclockable safely to 820 Mhz in my books. Yes it is done higher but that is the speed I like. The memory is a bit more limited though.

Anyhow when I OC'd my 8400 @ 3.750 Ghz I recieved a 3dmark of 16,500 marks.

The main problem is your 8800 your using now. But i'm sure you understand that it is the older chipset and holding you back.

The newer cards require us to O.C our processors to reap the benifits due to the new generation of our cards. The CPU is the bottleneck now.

So yes you should hit a similar score if you go with the 9800 GTX OC +


A question I will forward to you is: What is the brand and the full model of the card?

PS: If you wish to reach me and throw some questions feel free my MSN is Topsecret66server@live.com