Author: Slater Wold
Date: 11:18:36 05/07/02
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On May 07, 2002 at 14:04:43, Aaron Gordon wrote: >On May 07, 2002 at 13:43:55, Slater Wold wrote: > >>On May 07, 2002 at 13:23:29, Aaron Gordon wrote: >> >>>Heh, no way man. It would be extremely fillrate limited. When you test CPU's you >>>need the fastest video card you can get your hands on and run all benchmarks in >>>low res. You do not want the video card to mess with the results at all. If >>>anything you are welcome to use my Geforce3 if you bring your computer here. >> >>Well, I just don't want someone saying something about the P4 being faster >>because it has a better video card. Tests using the SAME video card, no matter >>what that video card might be, would be more "honest". >> >>That all depends on if I come there. Cause your GF3 is going to get smoked by >>the Quatro4. Probably just like a G3 would smoke a G1. :D > >Heh, it's not nearly that big of a difference. ;) Quadro4 only had some extra >features for more speed in applications like Maya, 3D Studios and whatnot. In >gaming from what I hear it doesn't make a whole lot of a difference over the top >of the line card with the same type of chip (GF4 Ti4600 vs the Quadro4). Yes, it >wouldn't be fair to test though anyway. We need everything to be identical.. >down to the Detonator drivers, windows patches, etc. minus what drivers are >needed for the particular motherboards. I agree. >If you come down we can throw a lan party.. I already have a linux server setup >w/ dhcp enabled that routes my cable modem out.. All you need to do is slap in a >nic, hook up & go. I'm throwing a lan party this weekend... if you can figure >out which weekend (if you'd like to stay a weekend) you want to do this then you >can head down here and we could spend the first day testing, tinkering, etc. I >even have a second liquid cooler (minus radiator, but that wouldn't be hard to >build) you could put on that P4 for fun. Second day the lan party crew could >show up.. beer, nacho's, tons of gaming.. ;) Just let me know. I'm ready >whenever. LOL - Ok. Sounds good. I haven't even seen anyone selling the 2.53's yet. Much less the mobo's. So like I said, it might be a week or so. I will for sure let you know. ;)
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