Is that "the way it is?"
BIOS? BCLK? PCI-E gen? System memory settings?
http://hwbot.org/submission/2304106_zupernico_3dmark03_4x_geforce_gtx_680_28960_marks
Board/BIOS or GPU drivers IMO
These statements worry me because they sound as though they suggest hardware sharing is ok.
Do you think hardware sharing should be accepted?
Why should people accept lower rankings (which automatically are associated with less skill or worse hardware) because they are being beaten by the same CPU or VGA again and again and again?
Remember bro, some people are not like us, some people only bench when they have company
Not defending, but we have to remember, that between all of us, there is EVERY possible method and approach to benching
You are asking for things that cannot be enforced. Prove they were in the same room etc
There are problems with benching that cannot be overcome until/unless there are "black boxes" and mandatory online submissions (like FM & .3dr files) where extra info can be seen that can take further steps to prove/disprove sharing.
IMO, the biggest problem in group sessions (be it two people or 15) is the use of common OS + settings AND THE SAME PERSON USING THE KEYBOARD + MOUSE. It makes results look more suspicious than they would otherwise.
Is it against the rules to say you are using a component you weren't?
Stating it was a Gigabyte board, whilst using Asus, to impress Gigabyte...... Dumb, yea.
Are there still strong suspicions of hardware/score sharing as well?
Dazboots, Mark Gee and Maverick_SG1 got me into overclocking, Highland3r and Persivore got me into the extreme side of it All just by example, i've met none of them.
Assuming everyone tests their GPUs individually first (and properly,) what kind of drop in benchable MHz do people notice when they move to SLI or Crossfire?
(if the PSU is not a limiting factor)
I don't have much multi-GPU experience, but it looks like i'm losing somewhere in the region of 10%. Is that higher than usual?
Cheers
I'm beginning to think i've lost my mojo. Tonight was even worse! At least last time I was getting scores..... didn't even see GT2 tonight, in ANY benchmark.