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I've heard blackhole is rng so perhaps not?

Current scores say no, pretty sure we researched this for previous TC with basically exactly the same stage and it ended up being winning combo was 7350k+7350+another i3, all with 102.95/8 bclk for the locked chips

Comments to right DDR3: (no server cpus allowed) 3DM05 LGA775 and GeForce series (3 scores) - can we allow 771 xeons as well? 3DM Ice Storm - Intel IGPU (Sandy/Ivy and Haswell) (3 scores) - big thanks! If we're allowing haswell then maybe broadwell too? If not it makes sense too tbh 3DM11 Entry - AMD only (3 scores) again is ati allowed or only cards after amd buys ati? Black Hole Benchmark (3 scores) GPUPI v3.3 for AM3: 2 - 4 and 6 core subs (3 scores) CB R15 (3 scores) DogPILE X265 1080P (999 scores) - can we allow intel server cpus for pre sandy? DDR4: (no server cpus allowed) HWBOT X265 4K - Dual core (3 scores) - there's only one cpu that's gonna have hardcore OC for this stage, the rest will be hardcore effi Geekbench 4 Multi with Benchmate 4 - 6 - 8 score (3 scores) CB R20 with Benchmate (3 scores) no TR and LGA 3647 - so basically just x299? Makes way more sense to allow tr4 and allow max of 16 or 18 cores imho Aquamark3 , AMD only (3 scores) 3dmark Port Royal (1 score) -> max 25 points 3dmark Firestrike integrated Radeon graphics (2 scores) -> max 25 points Superposition 1080P Extreme - no 2000 series (3 scores)

Comments to the right of stages DDR1: (server cpus allowed) Unigene Basic Heaven: 1 core CPU (3 scores) - Should see some interesting combos here, l3014+asrock 775 ddr1 board+rtx 2080ti 3DM2001: AMD only (3 scores) - So assume this means amd cpus +ati/AMD gpu? Or does it require gpu made after amd acquires ati? 3DM99: Socket 478 & AGP GPU only (3 scores) - Glad to see an agp stage, this is always a fun challenge CB 2003 (3 scores) - I think we know the ideal mobo and cpus for this stage SuperPI 1M Socket A (3 scores) Reference frequency (3 scores) - glad to see there will be crazy p4 scores DogPILE WinRAR (999 scores) - will this stage allow multi sub from same person? I feel like it would fit cause it's not like a single person can do this stage either way like you could for some limited sub stages DDR2: (server cpus allowed) Geekbench3 Single core: AM2 platform only (3 scores) - as a fan of am2 thanks bunch! Wprime32 - Odd cores only (unlocking allowed, disabling not) (3 scores) - will this specify that you need each odd core count? (1,3,5) If not it should else it be a different flavor of the no thuban cine stage last year Cinebench R11.5: (3 scores) - to see if yorkfield or thuban wins, but I suspect thuban. Glad to see this stage 3DM03 for Geforce 6 series: (3 scores) 3DM Ice Storm : VALID verification link required (not unrecognised CPU or other stuff, only VALID counts) (3 scores) - ditto to r11.5 GPUPI 1B (3 scores) - ditto DogPILE 3DM11 PHYSX (999 scores) - ditto to other dogpile stage

Exceptions prove the rule

Ah, so more about binning core than fsb. Whereas 9x chips it's all fsb and you can often take gold on ss.

@Leeghoofd Any word on when we'll hear stages for this comp? Understood that it was going to start in August, possibly before the PA bench meet, and now we're approaching the last week of July.

The same tweak to get geek 4 to run in 64 bit should work

I don't know a lot about 65nm, is 430 fsb particularly high? I know it does less than 45nm

So then you have option to run 64 bit version? 64 bit version scores better so if you only have 32 bit button then a tweak is to swap names on the 32 bit and 64 bit exe, so that the 32 bit button launches the "32 bit exe" which is now the 64 bit exe.

Does drag off screen work?

Did you try renaming the 32 bit and 64 bit exe? This should allow to launch the 64 bit exe with the 32 bit button

Did you try different AA modes? You can't do LOD without AA and iirc heaven doesn't use the same AA mode as most benches do.

W8, I thought he'd been banned long before this, the fuck is he doing still here? Someone IP ban berfore this iossue contibnures

DDR2 should support it okay, although it's a bit heavy for older cpus. Basically if amd ddr3 can run it then basically anything core 2 and faster can.

+1

Yesss! Let this pile of adware die already

The master shares the sekrit sauce

Forcing triple buffering from d3doverrider isn't the same as through driver for some reason, anyways basically what it does is let your GPU render a few more frames in really high fps benches where the gpu isn't holding it back much. Essentially caches extra frames. Similarly using a higher refresh rate monitor will also help score in high fps benches. Other than that if you're cpu bound best thing is maximum cpu core and cache (duh) and then highest frequency you can run with bench timings (4k 12-12-28 1t) also make sure to test subtimings, some do more than others and you may find that a few subtimings need to be cranked more than others.

You miss the point, "unfair cheating" = perceived cheats vs something that is legitimately a unfair.

I'm differentiating "unfair cheating" vs actual cheating with qoutes, I'm referring to people being butthurt because someone beats them with newer hw.

If it's not for pts anywhere then there's no problem with allowing cpus that launch after comp start, if it's for pts then people will complain about their early bench sessions being beat by "unfair cheating" because people don't like to be beat.

I second this

I like this compo, perhaps I won't be so lazy for this one as with most.

Cool, should be put in 7980xe rankings still