Suggestion for change in Hardware sharing rules

[M.Beier]

Hi guys, sorry I might have hit wrong section

 

As I understand the rules now..:

For 3D benching, no sharring graphics

For 2D benching, no sharring CPU

 

BUT; I suggest a small add-on:

For multi-card 3D benching, no sharring CPU.

 

Obviously 2x HD4870X2, 3x HD5870, 2x HD5970 and other graphics is way too powerful to limit a benchmark ran at default (1024 or 1280), one needs an insanely fast chip to feed such powerful graphics.... Therefore CPU being the limitatition; I suggest its not allowed to share.

 

Hope you guys like my suggestion!

 

PS: Massman, you still have to change my title to DeusExP55 : - P

[Steven86]

For 3D benching, no sharring graphics

 

oh really?.

 

:rolleyes:

[Massman]

1 + 1 = 2

 

[anvil]

What about M.Beier question ?

[knopflerbruce]

Personally I'd say the most fair way to bench would be with your own CPU for 3D, with the massive CPU dependance of today's tests. However, the current sharing rules were made so that people wouldn't have to spend a million bucks to be able to compete, and with Gulftown coming that will be the case if it's not allowed for more benchers to use the same CPU.

 

Yes, it can be abused, but let's hope people use some common sense;) Nothing wrong with sharing a golden chip with a couple of folks, but to pass it around the whole team is not the intention here.

[Steven86]

0wned.

 

Far from owned, you guys share as if i't normal.

no need to deny it.

[Massman]

Yes we do.

 

We share our passion, enthousiasm, love for LN2 and drinks.

[71proste]

Personally I'd say the most fair way to bench would be with your own CPU for 3D

 

That would be nice mate

Nothing wrong with sharing a golden chip with a couple of folks, but to pass it around the whole team is not the intention here.

 

not sure if that's so cool but the rules are rules

Edited December 9, 2009 by 71proste

[westsider]

i think hardware sharing is hard to control

but for multi GPU benching people shouldnt share CPU thats right

[chew*]

I'm guilty of sending a cpu and motherboard to 1 member of my team........however on the flip side I have never ever benched it or submitted results in 3d with it.......also it was explictly stated no 2d benches.

[Massman]

Sharing a CPU shouldn't always be considered as bad; sometimes someone has a great graphics card, but no CPU, in that case it can be cool to team up. Also, it makes joined sessions a lot more fun

[Hyperhorn]

A great problem IMO is the fact, that hardware circulates in forum marketplaces and as a buyer you can`t judge if the specific hardware was already used for hwbot or not. If you buy stuff from a team mate and he hasn`t already used the hardware for hwbot (e.g. daily PC only) it can still happen, that the first owner (that did sell the stuff to your team mate) used the component for hwbot.

 

I`m not even talking about Ebay/OCbay, because it`s even harder to find out the history of the hardware, you would like to buy.

[Chiller]

or you can buy and sell between team members, i buy a chip, bench it and sell it because i got my scores with it.

 

what the new owner does with it, not my problem