List of benchmarks and tweak utilities... please advise..

ECUPirate · 04-10-2002, 01:05 AM

This is not a cooling issue, but this is really the only forum I'm using right now..

I think it would be good to round up a list of tweaks and utilities and benchmarks. I'm not sure which are best to use for different purposes, and where I can get them.

Specifically, I need to benchmark my HD performance under WINXP. I'm running a RAID setup, as well as a SCSI rig, and I hear that WINXP has issues w/ RAID and SCSI.

Also, when I get my CPU sufficiently cooled,

, I want to tweak it out.

Any references you all can provide would be appreciated.

Cyco-Dude · 04-10-2002, 01:23 AM

3DMark2001se video (and system and CPU to a degree) benchmark
PCMark2002 total system benchmark from MadOnion; i havent tried this.
SiSoft Sandra 2002. benches everything, gives a lotta info on everything, a good program to have.
HDTach hdd performance test (SiSoft also has one)
Powerstrip (i use this to OC my R8500)
Motherboard Monitor monitor temps, RPMs, voltages, etc. good to have...
CPUID gives CPU info
Prime95 its a good stress test for the system and CPU. 3DMark and SiSoft make good stress-testers as well.

ECUPirate · 04-10-2002, 01:26 AM

thx man.

Brad · 04-10-2002, 02:30 AM

HDTach is the accepted benchmark for sustained read and write speeds. Sisoft's bench is dodgy at the best of times...

04-10-2002, 01:05 AM	#1
ECUPirate Hottest Stank of them All Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Washington, DC area Posts: 533	List of benchmarks and tweak utilities... please advise.. This is not a cooling issue, but this is really the only forum I'm using right now.. I think it would be good to round up a list of tweaks and utilities and benchmarks. I'm not sure which are best to use for different purposes, and where I can get them. Specifically, I need to benchmark my HD performance under WINXP. I'm running a RAID setup, as well as a SCSI rig, and I hear that WINXP has issues w/ RAID and SCSI. Also, when I get my CPU sufficiently cooled, , I want to tweak it out. Any references you all can provide would be appreciated. __________________ Does a radioactive cat have 18 half lifes? --Kenny my pimpin' rig: ...previously poorly cooled... 486DX-2 66mhz @ 75mhz, 4Mb ram, shared, 256Mb hard drive Onboard VGA, watercooled, of course 16-color monitor, labtec speakers, 28kbs USRobotics modem Windows XP (think about it) Maze 3, DDen GF3 block, Eheim 1250, econoline van HC, 1/2" hose w/ 5/8" fittings Comair 172mm fan

04-10-2002, 01:26 AM	#3
ECUPirate Hottest Stank of them All Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Washington, DC area Posts: 533	thx man. __________________ Does a radioactive cat have 18 half lifes? --Kenny my pimpin' rig: ...previously poorly cooled... 486DX-2 66mhz @ 75mhz, 4Mb ram, shared, 256Mb hard drive Onboard VGA, watercooled, of course 16-color monitor, labtec speakers, 28kbs USRobotics modem Windows XP (think about it) Maze 3, DDen GF3 block, Eheim 1250, econoline van HC, 1/2" hose w/ 5/8" fittings Comair 172mm fan

04-10-2002, 02:30 AM	#4
Brad Thermophile Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Nuu Zeeelin Posts: 3,175	HDTach is the accepted benchmark for sustained read and write speeds. Sisoft's bench is dodgy at the best of times... __________________ 2x P3 1100's at 1400, Abit VP6, 2x Corsair 256mb PC150 sticks, 20gb 'cuda ATA-III, 2x 40gb 'cuda ATA-IV in raid 0. 20" Trinitron. No fans 2x 2400+ at 2288mhz (16.0 x 143), Iwill MPX2, 2x Kingmax PC-3200 256mb sticks, 4x 20gb 60gxp in Raid 5 on a Promise SX6000. Asus Ti4200 320/630. Cooled by Water

04-10-2002, 01:23 AM	#2
Cyco-Dude Cooling Savant Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Dayton, Ohio Posts: 836	3DMark2001se video (and system and CPU to a degree) benchmark PCMark2002 total system benchmark from MadOnion; i havent tried this. SiSoft Sandra 2002. benches everything, gives a lotta info on everything, a good program to have. HDTach hdd performance test (SiSoft also has one) Powerstrip (i use this to OC my R8500) Motherboard Monitor monitor temps, RPMs, voltages, etc. good to have... CPUID gives CPU info Prime95 its a good stress test for the system and CPU. 3DMark and SiSoft make good stress-testers as well.

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