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| System Name | 2K Gamer |
|---|---|
| Processor | AMD 8370 @ 4.5GHZ |
| Motherboard | ASUS Pro Gaming / Aura 970 |
| Cooling | Corsair H60 AIO |
| Memory | 16GB G. Skill RipJaw @ 1600MHZ |
| Video Card(s) | Zotac AMP! GTX 1070 |
| Storage | Samsung 600 Gig HDD (Raid 0 @ 7,500) / WD 1TB Blue @ 7,200 / PNY 128 GB SSD For Linux |
| Display(s) | 27'' ASUS 144MHZ G-SYNC Read 1400p Gaming Monitor / 23'' LG LCD Flatron W2361VG 1080p @ 50,000:1 |
| Case | NZXT Source 530 |
| Audio Device(s) | Onboard 7.1 HD Realtek |
| Power Supply | 750w Corsair HX |
| Mouse | Cougar Gaming Mouse |
| Keyboard | Saitek Eclipse |
| Software | Windows 10 64bit Education Edition |
I was intersting on seeing how much I can beat up my XFX XXX Blackedition 5850 card while it was running crossfire with a PowerColor (OEM) card. My result's were mixed, but I was happy with the outcome. I will explain more towards the end. I am currently working on making it more stable around 1000/1200 (it crashes half way through Heaven @ 1080p 2x AA. (The readings I was getting was ~100FPS)
So, here are my results, I will run a 3D Mark with my stock settings with my voltage @ 1.312v.
[ SYTEM SETTINGS ]
AMD 965 BE o/c 3.8 Ghz
Corsair XMS3 1333MHz @ 9-9-9-24
600 Gig HDD RAID 0 @ 7,200
Gigabyte MA785GT-UDH3
Asetek 240mm LCLC
[ Part I. ] Pre-Benchmark
To start things off, I used MSI Afterburner 1.2 and raised my Voltage to +1.3v and then used AMD GPU tool to raise my Clock @ 1,000 and my Memory @ 1,300. Everything worked fine with my FarCry 2 Benchmarks and my Crysis Warhead benchmarks, most suprisingly was my Crysis Warhead benchmark. You will see why with the pictures.
Notice how the fan temp went from ~30c (idle) to ~71c idle, huge difference.
My PowerColor stayed idle (10.2 Catalyst drive)
My XFX card o/c'd
PowerColor card stayed the same during my test's.
My XFX after a couple of min's of o/c'ing. It went down to a better temp.
[ Part II. - Benchmarking ]
My two test's I did here were FarCry2 and Crysis Warhead. In the picture you can see what settings I used so I don't really have to explain it.
FarCry2 Benchmark Tool - Everything is maxed out. I didn't do 1080p because you won't really notice it when you play video games. Plus, it saves you some FPS.
FarCry2 Benchmark during massive Battle scene
Crysis Warhead benchmark @ 900p. It did well, but the big suprise is the 1080p test I did, true the map's were different, but the Avalanche had more detail.
Very very impressed by the max/avg FPS. However, it did a heavy load on my XFX card, I didn't record it but my PowerColor was at ~75c during that test.
I don't remember if this is backwards, because if it isn't that is weird that my 1000/1300 is lower by several points. ? This is where it start's to become unstable.
[ Part III - Without Crossfire ]
Same settings, but with just the XFX running.
Same settings, however this is the Farm map, where there was no action.
In conclusion, I have found out that MSI and AMD's GPU tool is extremely easy to use and it's ease of o/c'ing is amazing.
However, it sucks that I cannot make it stable for certain Benchmark programs 
. I will update this when I do my 3D Mark 06 test soon.
ATI 5850 is a powerful card, and one to be reckon with
So, here are my results, I will run a 3D Mark with my stock settings with my voltage @ 1.312v.
[ SYTEM SETTINGS ]
AMD 965 BE o/c 3.8 Ghz
Corsair XMS3 1333MHz @ 9-9-9-24
600 Gig HDD RAID 0 @ 7,200
Gigabyte MA785GT-UDH3
Asetek 240mm LCLC
[ Part I. ] Pre-Benchmark
To start things off, I used MSI Afterburner 1.2 and raised my Voltage to +1.3v and then used AMD GPU tool to raise my Clock @ 1,000 and my Memory @ 1,300. Everything worked fine with my FarCry 2 Benchmarks and my Crysis Warhead benchmarks, most suprisingly was my Crysis Warhead benchmark. You will see why with the pictures.
Notice how the fan temp went from ~30c (idle) to ~71c idle, huge difference.
My PowerColor stayed idle (10.2 Catalyst drive)
My XFX card o/c'd
PowerColor card stayed the same during my test's.
My XFX after a couple of min's of o/c'ing. It went down to a better temp.
[ Part II. - Benchmarking ]
My two test's I did here were FarCry2 and Crysis Warhead. In the picture you can see what settings I used so I don't really have to explain it.
FarCry2 Benchmark Tool - Everything is maxed out. I didn't do 1080p because you won't really notice it when you play video games. Plus, it saves you some FPS.
FarCry2 Benchmark during massive Battle scene
Crysis Warhead benchmark @ 900p. It did well, but the big suprise is the 1080p test I did, true the map's were different, but the Avalanche had more detail.
Very very impressed by the max/avg FPS. However, it did a heavy load on my XFX card, I didn't record it but my PowerColor was at ~75c during that test.
I don't remember if this is backwards, because if it isn't that is weird that my 1000/1300 is lower by several points. ? This is where it start's to become unstable.
[ Part III - Without Crossfire ]
Same settings, but with just the XFX running.
Same settings, however this is the Farm map, where there was no action.
In conclusion, I have found out that MSI and AMD's GPU tool is extremely easy to use and it's ease of o/c'ing is amazing.
However, it sucks that I cannot make it stable for certain Benchmark programs . I will update this when I do my 3D Mark 06 test soon. ATI 5850 is a powerful card, and one to be reckon with
