@ davecozy- can't wait to see what your triple 580's put out. :) Here's the triple 'top dawg' listing for the 580's.
 
 
 [<font]TRIPLE
[<font]Top Dog Triple    http://service.futuremark.com/compare?3dmv=2722277    
                                                                                                                    Graphics     CPU       Vantage    Cooling   
Member ------------------ CPU_ / Speed -------- GPU /_SH_ /_ M_ / ------ Score ---- Score ----- Score ---- Method -
[<font]Inoxim-NorCal ------------ i7 980x@ 4.6 --------- (3) 580SC 1860/2110 -------- 56167 --- 90580 --- P62062       Air
Sajin ------------------------ i7 980x@ 4.4 --------- (3) 580SC 1840/2100 -------- 54219 --- 90539 --- P60263       Air
[<font]Wumbel -------------------- i7 980x@ 4.4 --------- (3) 580SC 1780/2100 -------- 54158 --- 86752 --- P59772       Air
ajr23-------------------------i7 920 @ 4.3------------- (3) 580sc 1700/2100 ------- 51242 --- 68943 --- P54757      air


I may have a vantage benchmark coming up that 'might' overtake arj's triple gtx 580's.

Right now I'm at P54,070, I need 687 performance points. What do you guys think, will my three gtx 570's have the gusto do it? :)

Thanks Dave. What programs do you use to increase voltage on the GPU?
Anything to watch out for?

You can use MSI Afterburner to increase your volts. The max you can get is 1.1v. I'm looking forward to see what you can get out of it. I would slowly increase your OC until you have to increase the volts. Once you increase the volts then the temps will increase. What are your temps on your gpu's?

That's very good temps. Good luck getting some more out of the 570's. I love the one I have. I can't wait to get my second one from the step up program. This summer I'll get one more and get the 980x. I'm hoping the prices come down. Paying $1000 is bunch of money, but I'll have everything for my rig already.

daveyd007

@ davecozy- can't wait to see what your triple 580's put out. :) Here's the triple 'top dawg' listing for the 580's.


[<font]TRIPLE
[<font]Top Dog Triple    http://service.futuremark.com/compare?3dmv=2722277    
                                                                                                                   Graphics     CPU       Vantage    Cooling   
Member ------------------ CPU_ / Speed -------- GPU /_SH_ /_ M_ / ------ Score ---- Score ----- Score ---- Method -
[<font]Inoxim-NorCal ------------ i7 980x@ 4.6 --------- (3) 580SC 1860/2110 -------- 56167 --- 90580 --- P62062       Air
Sajin ------------------------ i7 980x@ 4.4 --------- (3) 580SC 1840/2100 -------- 54219 --- 90539 --- P60263       Air
[<font]Wumbel -------------------- i7 980x@ 4.4 --------- (3) 580SC 1780/2100 -------- 54158 --- 86752 --- P59772       Air
ajr23-------------------------i7 920 @ 4.3------------- (3) 580sc 1700/2100 ------- 51242 --- 68943 --- P54757      air


I may have a vantage benchmark coming up that 'might' overtake arj's triple gtx 580's.

Right now I'm at P54,070, I need 687 performance points. What do you guys think, will my three gtx 570's have the gusto do it? :)

I think to be a one to one comparison, you need to run actual tri 570's. Running the 580 for PhysX is giving you a decent bump over 'true' Tri 570's.  Of course, the 980x helps us kick the carp out of the 'lowly' quad cores too 

Doesn't matter if it's a 970 or 980, it smacks all the 4 core cpu's. By whe way, great results with your tri-570's.
 
 I wish they would have an area for the 570's for our vantage and mark11 scores. We are the step children for now.

derek277

I'm pulling 55761 on my 3 570s. And i'm not even running a 980x. my 970 does the trick haha

http://3dmark.com/3dmv/2818909

Rock on Derek!  Nice score! I'm so jealous. lol
Been away from this thread for a little while. I've had too much toys to play with since Christmas. 

Glad you have been playing with your toys. I finally got my second 570 and it's a huge increase over just the one. I coulnd't imagine what 3 570's and a 580 could perform at. Hopefully this summer I can get a third one and maybe get the 980x. Time will only tell.

71stpsde

Glad you have been playing with your toys. I finally got my second 570 and it's a huge increase over just the one. I coulnd't imagine what 3 570's and a 580 could perform at. Hopefully this summer I can get a third one and maybe get the 980x. Time will only tell.

Congrats on your 2nd GPU, It makes a big difference. Smoothness in playback as well. By the time you get the third gpu, prices may have gone down a tad bit, thus you will save big too. The 500 series cards are a hot commodity these days. :)

I felt like keeping an active record of various gaming benchmarks just in case anyone is interested in looking at them for comparison purposes. So without further ado, I'll start it off with some Crysis Warhead Performance Benchmarks using 3-way SLi; with physx disabled on the GTX 580
 
 @ 1680X1050 no AA and with 16xQ AA
 @ 1920X1080 no AA and with 16xQ AA

RESULTS SUMMARY:
 
Processor: Intel(R) Core(TM) i7 CPU       X 980  @ 3.33GHz @ 3587 Mhz
CPU ID: Intel64 Family 6 Model 44 Stepping 2
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Basic  
Physical memory: 8 GB
Display adapter: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 570 1280 MB
Video Processor: NVxx
Driver version: 8.17.12.6658 (20110107000000.000000-000)
Motherboard: ASUS Rampage III Extreme Rev 1.xx

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TimeDemo Play Started , (Total Frames: 2000, Recorded Time: 138.69s)
!TimeDemo Run 0 Finished.
    Play Time: 11.85s, Average FPS: 168.72
    Min FPS: 134.82 at frame 193, Max FPS: 207.00 at frame 402
    Average Tri/Sec: 58218352, Tri/Frame: 345060
    Recorded/Played Tris ratio: -2.37
!TimeDemo Run 1 Finished.
    Play Time: 10.85s, Average FPS: 184.31
    Min FPS: 134.82 at frame 193, Max FPS: 231.43 at frame 892
    Average Tri/Sec: 62047356, Tri/Frame: 336641
    Recorded/Played Tris ratio: -2.43
!TimeDemo Run 2 Finished.
    Play Time: 9.52s, Average FPS: 210.06
    Min FPS: 134.82 at frame 193, Max FPS: 271.93 at frame 865
    Average Tri/Sec: 70295584, Tri/Frame: 334639
    Recorded/Played Tris ratio: -2.44
TimeDemo Play Ended, (3 Runs Performed)
==============================================================

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TimeDemo Play Started , (Total Frames: 2000, Recorded Time: 138.69s)
!TimeDemo Run 0 Finished.
    Play Time: 11.00s, Average FPS: 181.79
    Min FPS: 91.67 at frame 92, Max FPS: 214.80 at frame 1953
    Average Tri/Sec: 62682788, Tri/Frame: 344810
    Recorded/Played Tris ratio: -2.37
!TimeDemo Run 1 Finished.
    Play Time: 10.56s, Average FPS: 189.31
    Min FPS: 91.67 at frame 92, Max FPS: 227.55 at frame 867
    Average Tri/Sec: 63699216, Tri/Frame: 336479
    Recorded/Played Tris ratio: -2.43
!TimeDemo Run 2 Finished.
    Play Time: 9.53s, Average FPS: 209.82
    Min FPS: 91.67 at frame 92, Max FPS: 271.35 at frame 885
    Average Tri/Sec: 70301024, Tri/Frame: 335053
    Recorded/Played Tris ratio: -2.44
TimeDemo Play Ended, (3 Runs Performed)
==============================================================

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TimeDemo Play Started , (Total Frames: 2000, Recorded Time: 138.69s)
!TimeDemo Run 0 Finished.
    Play Time: 10.99s, Average FPS: 182.02
    Min FPS: 91.68 at frame 92, Max FPS: 214.73 at frame 1956
    Average Tri/Sec: 62781944, Tri/Frame: 344916
    Recorded/Played Tris ratio: -2.37
!TimeDemo Run 1 Finished.
    Play Time: 10.88s, Average FPS: 183.84
    Min FPS: 91.68 at frame 92, Max FPS: 227.99 at frame 872
    Average Tri/Sec: 61997976, Tri/Frame: 337239
    Recorded/Played Tris ratio: -2.43
!TimeDemo Run 2 Finished.
    Play Time: 9.73s, Average FPS: 205.54
    Min FPS: 91.68 at frame 92, Max FPS: 257.89 at frame 788
    Average Tri/Sec: 68821888, Tri/Frame: 334842
    Recorded/Played Tris ratio: -2.44
TimeDemo Play Ended, (3 Runs Performed)
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TimeDemo Play Started , (Total Frames: 2000, Recorded Time: 138.69s)
!TimeDemo Run 0 Finished.
    Play Time: 10.99s, Average FPS: 182.02
    Min FPS: 91.77 at frame 92, Max FPS: 214.66 at frame 1954
    Average Tri/Sec: 62764096, Tri/Frame: 344826
    Recorded/Played Tris ratio: -2.37
!TimeDemo Run 1 Finished.
    Play Time: 10.58s, Average FPS: 189.01
    Min FPS: 91.77 at frame 92, Max FPS: 228.71 at frame 868
    Average Tri/Sec: 63617544, Tri/Frame: 336588
    Recorded/Played Tris ratio: -2.43
!TimeDemo Run 2 Finished.
    Play Time: 9.65s, Average FPS: 207.20
    Min FPS: 91.77 at frame 92, Max FPS: 268.21 at frame 861
    Average Tri/Sec: 69354664, Tri/Frame: 334720
    Recorded/Played Tris ratio: -2.44
TimeDemo Play Ended, (3 Runs Performed)
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//////////// Summary \\\\\\\\\\\\\

01/26/2011 14:19:28 - Microsoft Windows 7 Home Basic  

DirectX 10 PERFORMANCE 3X @ Map: ambush flythrough @ 8 1680 x 1050 AA 0x
==> Framerate [ Min: 134.82 Max: 251.68 Avg: 197.19 ]

DirectX 10 PERFORMANCE 3X @ Map: ambush flythrough @ 8 1680 x 1050 AA 16xQ
==> Framerate [ Min: 91.67 Max: 249.45 Avg: 199.57 ]

DirectX 10 PERFORMANCE 3X @ Map: ambush flythrough @ 8 1920 x 1080 AA 0x
==> Framerate [ Min: 91.68 Max: 242.94 Avg: 194.69 ]

DirectX 10 PERFORMANCE 3X @ Map: ambush flythrough @ 8 1920 x 1080 AA 16xQ
==> Framerate [ Min: 91.77 Max: 248.46 Avg: 198.11 ]
 
Next post will be FarCry2 Benchmarks...stay tuned

After a little bit of tweaking I came up with slightly higher read throughput capping out at close to 700MB/sec!! 

 
I'm not highly concerned about burst speed, as that only lasts momentarily for less than 3 seconds or so. Sustaining higher levels of read & write speeds is the ultimate goal here.
 For further analysation with regard to maximum throughput speeds and cluster size ratios, I've got a total of eight Intel X25 ssd's on my desk to test in RAID0. One of those SSD's is sitting in my laptop at the moment. The difference in speed vs a laptop HD is like night and day, so that SSD will stay there while I bench test the rest of the clan. :)
 
However, I've got a quick question- Does anyone know if I were to put a 10K velociraptor into the mix with 4 X-25M in RAID0, will I see any sharp improvements in write speed throughput? or will it be nothing worth phoning home about? I understand that in doing so, I'd loose some storage space, no biggie.
 
Whaddya say?

Hey daveyd007, great system bud, would you mind running this ssd bench please...http://alex-is.de/PHP/fus.n/downloads.php?cat_id=4
 

curious as to how Intel ssd's handle this test, thanks...

thanks bud

Dom18

I see your GPU clock at 800, the shaders at 1600, but why is your memory clock down at 950? is it because of the 3 SLI

my 570 that I have my clocks are 850 core, shader 1700, and memory at 2000. im on air and im stable with a core voltage of 1.03.

im just alitte confused with your memory clock is all.

 
Good question DOM18...can anyone else with a gtx 570 confirm that GPU-Z ver 0.51 is showing the same thing. Apparently gpu-z is reading half the memory clock speed here.
 
See below:

 
EVGA precision says it's at 1900 memory at stock...so which one is supposed to be correct? lol
 
Thanks Dom! :)

Thanks, I wanted to make sure there's nothing going fiddle-faddle on me. lol :)