Very good to hear you guys don't use lods ... it's true, you'll never be at the top without lods. I see as an essential part of the 01 overclocking as a good lod can give you a 50fps boost, even with lower end cards.
All the arguments have already been mentioned in countless thread about lods and a lot of them make sense. Though, mild lod changes (the ones you can set in Rivatuner) don't changes the bench that drastic. Okay, less detail, but you can still see what the test is all about.