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» Hardware Overclocking

Please exercise caution when overclocking - if you're unsure then seek advice before modifying any voltages or frequencies and their multipliers. A speed gain is no good if you fry your rig!

Use the "torture test" in Prime95 to test the stability of your system (recommended by FreddyK). If you've gone too far, the test will often fail within minutes indicating a hardware fault.

Ideally you should benchmark before and after overclocking to see what gain you can achieve. If possible, quote both figures in your blueprint, "overclocked" followed by "[non-overclocked]"

eg. CPU performance rating (PR) = 3177 [3016], Estimated model = 2700 [2600]



» Software Versions and Settings

Settings MUST match for valid comparisons & you need to use the same program version.
Ensure both Anti-aliasing and Anisotropic Filtering are OFF in your graphics driver settings.
Run any benchmark 2 or 3 times if desired and quote the best result.

SPAWNPOINT currently uses the following for comparison,
(link/scroll down for settings - use default unless stated)


Synthetic Benchmarks

First-Person Shooter Performance

  • pending!


SiSoftware Sandra 2009.SP4

Version: 2009.SP4 (2009.9.15.124)
Download: visit SiSoftware and click "Download & Buy" button to grab the free "Lite" version (~20MB)

Run Processor Arithmetic, Processor Multi-Media and Memory Bandwidth benchmarks.


Futuremark 3DMark06

Version: 1.1.0 (or patch to this. Note the Feb 2008 hotfix is optional.)
Download: visit Futuremark (580MB)

Run 4 graphics/2 cpu tests @ default settings: 1280x1024, no antialiasing, optimal filtering.
In the score window after benchmarking, click the "Details..." button to find sub-scores.


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