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Post your XBench score, along with your hardware specs here! Nice Pictures will be added to mac.kb ot.de/leopard-amd-xbench-scores/ This is enough to have Leopard running very nicely! OS X: Leopard 10.5.2, EFI & Guid Board: DFI LanParty UT…

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104,353 historical reads · 72 curated field notes (from 95 dispatches) · 2008-01-10 – 2008-04-11
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@Ianxxx (15)@DoiX (10)@Puttabong (7)@roisoft (5)@iccthedral (5)@damnesiac (4)@zuz242 (4)@gipo (4)@WinLinMac01 (4)@cute2008 (3)@Snow (3)@creative_ (3)@crawle (2)@R0GUE (2)@rfuilrez (2)@eddie11c (2)+17 more

Post your XBench score, along with your hardware specs here!

Nice Pictures will be added to mac.kb ot.de/leopard-amd-xbench-scores/

This is enough to have Leopard running very nicely!

OS X: Leopard 10.5.2, EFI & Guid
Board: DFI LanParty UT nF4 Ultra-D
CPU: AMD Athlon 64 X2 4200+
RAM: 1 GB Kingston HyperX DDR
Graphic: Colorful GeForce 7600 GT
HD: Maxtor DiamondMax 10, 300 GB
Drives: LG GDR-H30N-BB, Plextor PX-810UF
Wi-Fi: Belkin Wireless + Apple Airport Extreme
Control: Apple Keyboard, Apple Mighty Mouse

Author Updates & Technical Revisions

Follow-up dispatches by @Puttabong

Author Update #1 @Puttabong 2008-02-10

Nice to hear that after all, crawle :>!

Very good.

Author Update #2 @Puttabong 2008-03-10

zuz242, it works fine here on my ZephMac, no matter which browser I use

Safari, Omniweb, Firefox & Camino.

Author Update #3 @Puttabong 2008-03-10

Hi iccthedral, here's a little more detail about my disk test results.

You are right - It's indeed a
DiamondMax 10!

I use the default NForceATA which was included in 10.5.1 RC2!

Author Update #4 @Puttabong 2008-03-10

HFS+, correct!

lanxxx: I don't know how much difference it makes compared to other Disks of this kind!
But it's fast and solid, I never had any problems!

Author Update #5 @Puttabong 2008-03-10

I added a few of our results here:

mac.kb ot.de/leopard-amd-xbench-scores/

Author Update #6 @Puttabong 2008-03-11

More Systems can be added to mac.kb ot.de/leopard-amd-xbench-scores/#more-7

If you like to see yours there, PM me, and I'll include it.

Synthesized Community Field Notes

72 technical responses curated from 95 original dispatches

Field Note #1 @roisoft 2008-01-10

Os X: Leopard 10.5.1 by Zephyroth + EFI + GUID
board: Asus A8N32-Sli dlx
CPU: AMD x2 4600+ 2.9 @oc.
RAM: 2 GB Kingston HyperX ddr
Graphic: XFX Geforce 7950 gt
HD: WD Caviar 2 x 250 gb
Drives: LG HL-DT-ST DVDRAM GSA-H12N
Sound: Creative X-Fi (USB)

Field Note #2 @crawle 2008-02-09

<a href="pixel speicher.de"><img src="pixel speicher.de/images/upload/02_08/eGJlbmNoLnBuZw==_7650726.png" border="0"></a>

OS: Leopard 10.5.1 by Zephyroth on MBR without EFI
Board: EPOX 9HEAI Rev. 3 with VIA Chipset
CPU: AMD Athlon 64 3200+ Venice
RAM: 2GB DDR SDRAM (4x 512MB @ 200Mhz)
Graphics: NVidia GeForce 6600 GT
HD: Samsung 400GB (ide1) + Seagate 140GB (ide0)
Drives: BENQ DVD RW
Sound: onboard Realtek AC97

Let's continue this thread

P.s.: Leopard works like a dream ...

Field Note #3 @R0GUE 2008-02-09

Here's mine:

OS X: Leopard 10.5.1 (Rev 1) by zephyroth using MBR
Board: MSI K9N SLI nForce 570
CPU: AMD Athlon 64 X2 6000+
RAM: 2GB Corsair Value 667 DDRII
Graphic: XpertVision NVIDIA GeForce 8600GTS 256MB
HD: Hitachi Deskstar 160GB ATA
Drives: Sony DVD RW DW-Q28A
Sound: Onboard Realtek ALC888
Apple Pro Keyboard
MS Optical IntelliMouse Explorer

@roisoft,
Looking at your xbench window size and scroll bar length, it would seem that you omitted the 'Disk test' part

Field Note #4 @roisoft 2008-02-09

I´m sorry but you´re wrong

My Xbench results are ok, I´m not at home but i´ll post it again in 3 days, my disk results (+- 75) and my graphics card 330 Quartz / 280 OpenGl are much better than yours..

All people here are gentelmen...I think so, and you?

Field Note #5 @rfuilrez 2008-02-09

<img src="tiny url.com/2m4wb4">

Zephyroth OS X 10.5.1 AMD Rev. 1
Asus A8N5X mainboard.
Athlon 64 X2 4200+ (Socket 939)
2gb Corsair DDR400 RAM
2 x 120gb WD SATA-II Drives
1 x 80gb Laptop 5400 RPM Drive
Lite-On Dual Layer DVD-RW
ATI x1600 Pro QE/CI Working
Using GUID and EFIv8

Field Note #6 @timdsmith72 2008-02-10

This is after 2 week uptime and several programs open. iTunes, terminal, Mail, Safari, and Transmission. Plus another user logged in via Fast User Switching.

Home cooked install:

MSI K8N Neo4-F nForce4 Socket 939 ATX Motherboard
AMD Athlon 64 3400+ Single core
256MB Nvidia 7300 GT
1 Gig RAM
200 Gig IDE hard drive

Field Note #7 @damnesiac 2008-02-10

Os X: Leopard 10.5.1 by Zephyroth
board: Asus A8N32-Sli dlx
CPU: AMD x2 3800+ cpus=1
RAM: 2 GB Corsair XMS ddr
Graphic: Geforce 8800GTS
HD: WD Raptor 74GB
Drives: Pioneer DVR111
Sound: AC 97

How are you guys getting such good results from OpenGL? I've got a 8800GTS and getting very low scores.

Field Note #8 @crawle 2008-02-10

I think, I've got the worst results
Though my Hackintosh works like a dream, trust me.

-crawle

Field Note #9 @zuz242 2008-02-11

similiar to Rogue

amd x2 6000
asus m2n-sli (nforce 560-sli)
gforce 8600GT

Field Note #10 @Ianxxx 2008-02-11

<img src="86.talk talk.net/xbench.png" />
OSX 10.4.10 (Tubgirl)
AMD 3800 @ 2700
2 Gig ram
Abit AN8 Ultra
80Gig SATA Seagate
XFX 7900gs @ 600gpu 800ram

Field Note #11 @eddie11c 2008-02-11

My old AMD

FX-55
A8N-E Ultra
2 Gigs ram
7800 GTX
200 Gig SATA hardrive

Field Note #12 @agrafuese 2008-02-11

Like Damnesiac, I am also suffering from the low OpenGL/Quartz scores on my 8800GT. I am using NV/Geforce kexts from the first 10.5.2 beta. Damnesiac, I think we just have to wait for the official 10.5.2 update (or get ahold of one of the newer betas). Here are my scores:

With disk:
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Without disk:
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Leopard 10.5.1 Zephyroth Rev1
Board: ASUS A8N-SLI Premium nForce4 Chipset
CPU: AMD Athlon 64 X2 3800+
1GB Corsair DDR400 Ram
Video: eVGA 8800GT 512MB
HD: 300GB Seagate IDE

Field Note #13 @damnesiac 2008-02-14

90 is considered very good on a hackintosh. 100 is equal to a dual G5 or something like that. You can expect that the intel macs get much more because all the drivers work great on them, it's harder for us amd folk.

Updated my graphics drivers to Nvinject 0.2.1 using the installer V33 and my opengl score has improved significantly. However now I'm getting random crashes in firefox and toast won't even start. I have CI and QE enabled and opengl works fine. USed my Leo HFS formatted drive instead of my ntfs raptor and scored better on the drive test. Still need to format a sata drive and maybe update medevils ata driver.

Field Note #14 @roisoft 2008-02-14

@damnesiac, install pc_efi, improves the performance and stability.

Field Note #15 @damnesiac 2008-02-14

@ roisoft I'm scared to stuff my install as it's the only working version of OSX I have

Have you got a link to good guide?

hmm, i don't have a usb drive, might have to buy new to try out efi.

Field Note #17 @damnesiac 2008-02-14

Installed efi, not much difference. Maybe because I'm using NVinject and PATA drive my results aren't quite as good. Need to overclock this cpu too

Field Note #18 @eddie11c 2008-02-14

from looking at most everyones scores I was wondering about your disk results. Seems like they are mostly low. What kind of drives are you all using?

Field Note #19 @iero 2008-02-14

SATA disks.

But, we used AppleNForceATA.kext ? Maybe it's working but not efficient ?

iero.

Field Note #20 @zuz242 2008-02-18

new results...

after updating to 10.5.2, my score improved slightly, esp. with graphics

10.5.1 vs. 5.2

overall 116 125

cpu 108 111
thread 190 179
mem 160 161
quartz 196 239
opengl 118 141
ui 297 382
disk 44 46

im running efi mbr, install is on external hdd at the moment.

Field Note #21 @bushd 2008-03-08

My Results on Leo 10.5.2

<img src="bu shd.de/tmp/Hackintiosh.tiff">

CPU: X2 4600+
GPU: NVidia 7300GS
RAM: 2GB DDR2
SATA Samsung HDD 160GB

Als Vergleich mein Apple MacBook (C2D 2GHz - GMA950)

<img src="bu shd.de/tmp/macbook.tiff">

Field Note #22 @zuz242 2008-03-10

strange, your images (tiff) dont show in my firefox? !

[cite] bushd:My Results on Leo 10.5.2 <img src="bu shd.de/tmp/Hackintiosh.tiff"> CPU: X2 4600+ GPU: NVidia 7300GS RAM: 2GB DDR2 SATA Samsung HDD 160GB Als Vergleich mein Apple MacBook (C2D 2GHz - GMA950) <img src="bu shd.de/tmp/macbook.tiff">
Field Note #23 @R0GUE 2008-03-10
[cite] zuz242:strange, your images (tiff) dont show in my firefox? !

Do you have AdBlock enabled - maybe you're suffering from some false positives?

Field Note #24 @iccthedral 2008-03-10

<a href="" target="_blank"><img src="" border="0" alt="Free Image Hosting at www.ImageShack.us" /></a><br /><br />

System details:

Zephyroth 10.5.1 + eddie11c update + LeoGraphics update
EFI-PC GUID
AMD Athlon 64 x2 5000+
2 GB 667Mhz DDR2 Memory
500Gb WD SATA drive
ATI 2400HD graphics
Realtek 883 Audio

My xbench score increased a whopping ~20 points when I switched to PC EFI + GUID!

Field Note #25 @iccthedral 2008-03-10

@eddie11c and Puttabong

Guys. how did you all get such high disk test scores of (87 & 115), both of you are using Maxtor HDD (is that it?) Which NForceATA driver are you guys using?

Field Note #26 @iccthedral 2008-03-10

Thanks for sharing that Putta. Here is mine:

<a href="" target="_blank"><img src="" border="0" alt="Free Image Hosting at www.ImageShack.us" /></a><br /><br />

Your Random Uncached Write tests scores for 4K blocks are considerably higher than mine, which is making the difference in the results, apart from having a Maxtor HDD (we have the same 7200 RPM and 16Mb cache, and I am using the latest MeDevil kext).

Field Note #27 @iccthedral 2008-03-10

@Puttabong

You are using HFS+ for your filesystem right?

Field Note #28 @Ianxxx 2008-03-10

It seems everyone with maxtors gets high benchmarks,
wonder how much difference it makes in reality?

Field Note #29 @Ianxxx 2008-03-10

I should maybe post my xbench score with 10.5.2, but it's slightly lower around 123
I tell you what I do find interesting about these scores though
firstly my overclocked 3800 seems to benchmark higher than a lot of more expensive processors
secondly has anyone noticed the scores for DDR400 compared to DDR2 memory?

Field Note #30 @DoiX 2008-03-11

Processor: AMD Athlon™ 64 3200+(Venice) 2.0 Ghz / MMX, 3DNow!, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, x86-64
Motherboard: MSi Amethyst-M
Graphics: Ati Radeon Xpress 200
Hard Drive: Samsung IDE (160 GB)
Sound card: Realtek AC97 Audio
Memory: 1280 MB DDR Kingston

Show 42 additional community field notes (#31–#72)
Field Note #31 @DoiX 2008-03-11

i can't HP bios... anyway i'm happy with my PC especially with OS X on it its much faster than it is with windows... despite what the benchmark says

Field Note #32 @Ianxxx 2008-03-11

Yeh I don't think theres much difference unless your compiling code or playing demanding graphics games etc.
Have to agree about improvement over windows, takes my system a third of the time to boot and just gets better from there on.

Field Note #33 @DoiX 2008-03-11

the biggest difference i noticed is in adobe after effects, in xp (where i have drivers for my card) it takes me about 15 minute to render a 2 minute edited movie, in osx(using callisto, cant say i got qe/ci) it takes 2 minutes now thats improvement

Field Note #34 @gipo 2008-03-11

These are my benchmarks... thanks to great job from Zeph.

OS X: Leopard 10.5.2, EFI & Guid
Board: Asus M2N32-sli deluxe
CPU: AMD Athlon 64 X2 5200+
RAM: 2 GB K DDR 800
Graphic: Peak GeForce 7600 Gs 256mb

Field Note #35 @Ianxxx 2008-03-11
[cite] gipo:These are my benchmarks... thanks to great job from Zeph. OS X: Leopard 10.5.2, EFI & Guid Board: Asus M2N32-sli deluxe CPU: AMD Athlon 64 X2 5200+ RAM: 2 GB K DDR 800 Graphic: Peak GeForce 7600 Gs 256mb

Don't suppose you can show your hard disk benchmark, I'm just curious.

Field Note #36 @WinLinMac01 2008-03-11

That is a very low score you got there.

[cite] DoiX: here are my results :)) poor me
Field Note #37 @DoiX 2008-03-11

really?! do you think so, megaargon?lol:))

#check the 4th comment on this page

Field Note #38 @WinLinMac01 2008-03-11

yes I think so, LOL. Not trying to bring you down in any way. =) What are your specs? Just wondering.

never mind, found them (:-))

Processor: AMD Athlon™ 64 3200+(Venice) 2.0 Ghz / MMX, 3DNow!, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, x86-64
Motherboard: MSi Amethyst-M
Graphics: Ati Radeon Xpress 200
Hard Drive: Samsung IDE (160 GB)
Sound card: Realtek AC97 Audio
Memory: 1280 MB DDR Kingston

[cite] DoiX: really?! do you think so, megaargon?lol:))
Field Note #39 @gipo 2008-03-12
[cite] Ianxxx:[cite] gipo:These are my benchmarks... thanks to great job from Zeph. OS X: Leopard 10.5.2, EFI & Guid Board: Asus M2N32-sli deluxe CPU: AMD Athlon 64 X2 5200+ RAM: 2 GB K DDR 800 Graphic: Peak GeForce 7600 Gs 256mb

Don't suppose you can show your hard disk benchmark, I'm just curious.

i'll show you tomorrow because i'm at work now... but HDs are the chains to the feets of my system..
do you think it's a good benchmark?

Field Note #40 @Ianxxx 2008-03-12
[cite] gipo:[cite] Ianxxx:[cite] gipo:These are my benchmarks... thanks to great job from Zeph. OS X: Leopard 10.5.2, EFI & Guid Board: Asus M2N32-sli deluxe CPU: AMD Athlon 64 X2 5200+ RAM: 2 GB K DDR 800 Graphic: Peak GeForce 7600 Gs 256mb

Don't suppose you can show your hard disk benchmark, I'm just curious.

i'll show you tomorrow because i'm at work now... but HDs are the chains to the feets of my system..
do you think it's a good benchmark?

Yes pretty good, I think hard drives are most peoples low points, anyone with a maxtor seems to have an advantage in that area

heres my latest

Field Note #41 @cute2008 2008-03-13

Results 97.95
System Info
Xbench Version 1.3
System Version 10.5.2 (9C31)
Physical RAM 1024 MB
Model MacPro3,1
Drive Type ST3160812AS
CPU Test 74.18
GCD Loop 116.66 6.15 Mops/sec
Floating Point Basic 83.63 1.99 Gflop/sec
vecLib FFT 43.18 1.42 Gflop/sec
Floating Point Library 97.70 17.01 Mops/sec
Thread Test 136.14
Computation 100.45 2.03 Mops/sec, 4 threads
Lock Contention 211.15 9.08 Mlocks/sec, 4 threads
Memory Test 104.69
System 91.20
Allocate 194.48 714.19 Kalloc/sec
Fill 80.23 3901.12 MB/sec
Copy 65.40 1350.80 MB/sec
Stream 122.86
Copy 119.00 2457.93 MB/sec
Scale 120.12 2481.61 MB/sec
Add 127.28 2711.25 MB/sec
Triad 125.43 2683.21 MB/sec
Quartz Graphics Test 149.08
Line 119.51 7.96 Klines/sec [50% alpha]
Rectangle 153.32 45.77 Krects/sec [50% alpha]
Circle 130.41 10.63 Kcircles/sec [50% alpha]
Bezier 119.50 3.01 Kbeziers/sec [50% alpha]
Text 382.82 23.95 Kchars/sec
OpenGL Graphics Test 96.59
Spinning Squares 96.59 122.53 frames/sec
User Interface Test 150.66
Elements 150.66 691.44 refresh/sec
Disk Test 57.52
Sequential 97.84
Uncached Write 72.05 44.24 MB/sec [4K blocks]
Uncached Write 118.08 66.81 MB/sec [256K blocks]
Uncached Read 87.04 25.47 MB/sec [4K blocks]
Uncached Read 141.92 71.33 MB/sec [256K blocks]
Random 40.73
Uncached Write 14.21 1.50 MB/sec [4K blocks]
Uncached Write 100.22 32.08 MB/sec [256K blocks]
Uncached Read 92.03 0.65 MB/sec [4K blocks]
Uncached Read 143.42 26.61 MB/sec [256K blocks]

Field Note #42 @roisoft 2008-03-13

With guid you´ll have better system and disk performance and other possibilities like making partitions without losing data.

Field Note #43 @cute2008 2008-03-13

and how to change to the GUID system from mbr system?which tools should i use?

Field Note #44 @roisoft 2008-03-13

only one HD? you can´t, you need a clean install and select the correct partition scheme.

Field Note #45 @gipo 2008-03-14

Which are the benefits to have GUID vs MBR partition? GUID is more close to a real mac?
At the moment i can see a bad thing... i can't backup the partition with AcronisTrueImage. It can't see GUID partition... so i'm looking for something else...

Field Note #46 @WinLinMac01 2008-03-14

Use clone backup utilities that are designed to make an image of a Mac, not PC. Google is your friend. =D

[cite] gipo:Which are the benefits to have GUID vs MBR partition? GUID is more close to a real mac? At the moment i can see a bad thing... i can't backup the partition with AcronisTrueImage. It can't see GUID partition... so i'm looking for something else...
Field Note #47 @gipo 2008-03-14

superduper and CarbonCopy crash about 4 seconds from start create image... i'll try with diskUtility. If system is damaged (don't start anymore) is it possible with disk utility to restore image and boot again?

Field Note #48 @DoiX 2008-03-15

here's a very strange thing.. i added another 512 ram to my system and guess whats my xbench score now? 31.06 :))

Field Note #49 @Ianxxx 2008-03-15
[cite] DoiX:here's a very strange thing.. i added another 512 ram to my system and guess whats my xbench score now? 31.06 :))

Your memory test score has dropped considerably, do you have many options in bios for memory?

Field Note #50 @DoiX 2008-03-15

i have and OEM PC meaning restricted bios settings .. why did i bought an HP ..why

Field Note #51 @Ianxxx 2008-03-15
[cite] DoiX:i have and OEM PC meaning restricted bios settings .. why did i bought an HP ..why

Insanity?

Try re-arrainging the memory sticks, it sometimes works wonders!

Field Note #52 @Ianxxx 2008-03-15

strange that it would drop?
I guess your only solutions are learn to live with it or
Second hand pc for sale!

Field Note #53 @Voyn1x 2008-03-15

Heres mine

Specs:

OS X: Leopard 10.5.2, EFI & Guid
Board: Gigabyte K8NF-9 Rev 1
CPU: AMD Athlon 64 X2 4200+
RAM: 2gb Corsair TwinX XMS3200 C2
Graphic: Asus GeForce 6600 GT
HD: Maxtor DiamondMax 10, 200 GB
Control: Apple Keyboard, Apple Mighty Mouse

Field Note #54 @demigodz 2008-03-15

10.5.2 Rev. 2
A8N-SLI Deluxe
Athlon 64 X2 4600+
3GB PC3200
NVidia Geforce 6600GT PCI-E 128MB
PS/2 Keyboard & Mouse
IDE HDD & DVD-RW

Field Note #55 @Ianxxx 2008-03-15
[cite] demigodz:10.5.2 Rev. 2 A8N-SLI Deluxe Athlon 64 X2 4600+ 3GB PC3200 NVidia Geforce 6600GT PCI-E 128MB PS/2 Keyboard & Mouse IDE HDD & DVD-RW

Your memory test is a little low for your system, could I suggest looking for a 1T setting in your bios.

Field Note #56 @demigodz 2008-03-15
[cite] Ianxxx:[cite] demigodz:10.5.2 Rev. 2 A8N-SLI Deluxe Athlon 64 X2 4600+ 3GB PC3200 NVidia Geforce 6600GT PCI-E 128MB PS/2 Keyboard & Mouse IDE HDD & DVD-RW

Your memory test is a little low for your system, could I suggest looking for a 1T setting in your bios.

Ok i'll try it

Field Note #57 @20db 2008-03-16

OS X: Leopard 10.5.2 rev.2 , EFI & MBR by Zephyroth
Board: ABIT KN9SLI
CPU: AMD Athlon 64 X2 5000+
RAM: 4*1GB OCZ Platinum
Graphic: Gainward 8600GT 256 Goes Hell
HD: WD 3200AAKS 320GB SATA II
CD/DVD: Samsung SH-S202N IDE

Field Note #58 @rfuilrez 2008-03-28

So these are my results from my 10.5.1 install:

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Zeph 10.5.1
Asus A8N5K Mainboard (nForce 4)
Athlon 64 X2 4200+ (939)
2GB DDR400 (Corsair)
ATi x1600 Pro 512mb (only 256mb detected) QE/CI working
2 WD 120gb Sata II drives
1 Hitachi 80gb 2.5" laptop drive

And here's my current setup:

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Changed is a GeForce 8600GTS instead of the x1600 and the 1 120gb Sata drives are in a striped array.
Considerable improvement for the hard drive score.

One thing I'm kind of wondering, is why the OpenGL test is lower for the 8600GTS than the x1600?

Field Note #59 @milanca 2008-03-28

My results from 10.5.2 rev1

CPU: AMD X2 5600+
MOBO: Gigabyte MA790X-DS4
GFX: Gigabyte 8800 GTS 320MB
RAM: 2GB Corsair XMS2 CL4
HDD: Hitachi 160GB Sata2, Hitachi 320GB Sata2
DVD: Pioneer DVR-212D Sata

Field Note #60 @Freosan89 2008-04-02

My Xbench results with Zephyroth 10.5.2 rev2

HP XW9300
Tyan K8WE mobo
2xOpterons 252 (2.6 Ghz)
4GB DDR Ram
150GB WD Raptor 10000rpm (Xbench total = 115 with Seagate 320GB 7200rpm)
Nvidia 7300GT (Tried to enable CI/QE on my Nvidia Quadro FX3400 with no success)

Field Note #61 @klaatu 2008-04-02

My results:

Zephyroth 10.5.2 rev.2
Abit AV8 mobo
Athlon 64 3200+
2GB DDR-400 RAM
Nvidia 6800GT 256MB AGP
Maxtor 7L250S0

Results 39.25
CPU Test 65.73
Thread Test 70.75
Memory Test 107.13
Quartz Graphics Test 27.80
OpenGL Graphics Test 58.19
User Interface Test 12.93
Disk Test 108.84

Seems OK, except my Graphics and User Interface figures, which are very poor indeed. I have QE/CI enabled. I'm using NVinject 0.2.0 - can I ask what others with Nvidia vards are using?

Field Note #62 @Snow 2008-04-02

NVinject 0.2.1 here with Zeph's Nvidia installer.

Field Note #63 @creative_ 2008-04-09

Doix is your new RAM Stick the same mhz frequency like the others?

Field Note #64 @creative_ 2008-04-10

are you in single mode or dual mode wit h your sticks?

Field Note #65 @creative_ 2008-04-10

uhm check the memory with a program or try switching to dual mode

Field Note #66 @dred 2008-04-11

Computer performance and internet speed are outstanding.

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<img src="" alt="Photobucket - Video and Image Hosting"><br><br>
</center>

OS X: Leopard 10.5.2, MBR - EFI & Guid
Board: MSI K9N Diamond
CPU: AMD Athlon 64 X2 6400+
RAM: 4 GB Kingston HyperX DDR2 ( maxmem =3200)
Graphic: ATI 1950 pro dual DVI
HD: SATA II WD 160 GB, SATA II Maxtor 320 GB, IDE to usb Maxtor IDE 320 GB for time machine
Control: Apple Keyboard, Logitech Mx mouse
Monitors: SyncMaster 245bw, dell 19 inch

Field Note #67 @dred 2008-04-11

Snow,
Your disk test results are almost twice what everyone else has. Do you happen to know why?

Field Note #68 @Ianxxx 2008-04-11
[cite] dred:Snow, Your disk test results are almost twice what everyone else has. Do you happen to know why?

Because its a maxtor check out everyone else who has a maxtor all over 100!
I should specify I mean sata 1 "real maxtors not seagates"

Field Note #69 @Snow 2008-04-11

I didn't even know that Lanxxx, thx for the update lol. And you are correct, this one is SATA I, I have XP and Vista on the other Seagate SATA II.

Well, I'm selling my gear and already got a potential buyer bro. I'm fed up with OSX on AMD. Do you know if I will run into probs with the E8400 and 4GB RAM on a GA-P35-DS3P?

Field Note #70 @Ianxxx 2008-04-11
[cite] Snow:I didn't even know that Lanxxx, thx for the update lol. And you are correct, this one is SATA I, I have XP and Vista on the other Seagate SATA II. Well, I'm selling my gear and already got a potential buyer bro. I'm fed up with OSX on AMD. Do you know if I will run into probs with the E8400 and 4GB RAM on a GA-P35-DS3P?

No problems as far as I know. The 4 gig problems thing seems to be to do with the kext for the sata controller so if you do get a problem with what you install just find an update for the kext. I think this only applies to ICH9 though I don't think theres any problems with ICH9R

Field Note #71 @Snow 2008-04-11

K one more question cause I'm getting too much off topic here.

I mainly use Logic 8 and Lightroom/Photoshop CS3 but want to play a game now and then (rarely these days) will I profit more from a Q6600 or E8400?
Thing is, I want my system noise free too like it is now. Every fan is running at lowest speed or 7volts so the stock or 3rd party cooler for the Quad has to run very low too and I noticed the Quads can get quite hotter then the dual cores. Any input on this bud?
Also, is it easy to run the Quad at 3 Ghz?

Alright now back to benchies, have fun lads.

Field Note #72 @Ianxxx 2008-04-11
[cite] Snow:K one more question cause I'm getting too much off topic here. I mainly use Logic 8 and Lightroom/Photoshop CS3 but want to play a game now and then (rarely these days) will I profit more from a Q6600 or E8400? Thing is, I want my system noise free too like it is now. Every fan is running at lowest speed or 7volts so the…

I can only tell you what I know in theory quad = 95w
e8400=65w

What games support more than dual core?

e8400 3ghz 6mb cache £120 unboxed £140 boxed

I know which I would go for personally.

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