NF7-S v2 onboard NIC massive drain on system?

[Sokratz]

When my onboard nic on my NF7-S v2 is enabled, my benchmarks are way lower than if it was disabled. Is this common? A higher fsb may be be acheived, but i haven't been able to completely test yet. Ideas? Mucho thanks.

Sokratz

 

[Sokratz]

Benchmarks w/ and w/o onboard nic enabled (via windows)

12.5x218

W/O
Best time for 384K FFT length: 21.479 ms.
Best time for 448K FFT length: 24.533 ms.
Best time for 512K FFT length: 26.430 ms.
Best time for 640K FFT length: 35.381 ms.
Best time for 768K FFT length: 42.240 ms.
Best time for 896K FFT length: 50.768 ms.
Best time for 1024K FFT length: 56.269 ms.
Best time for 1280K FFT length: 74.388 ms.
Best time for 1536K FFT length: 88.081 ms.
Best time for 1792K FFT length: 107.215 ms.
Best time for 2048K FFT length: 118.160 ms.

Sandra
Whet 10316
Dhry 4288

Int 25725
Flt 27448

Ram Int 3314
Ram Flt 3172


W/
12.5x218 = Prime95 ~5mins stable
Best time for 384K FFT length: 22.378 ms.
Best time for 448K FFT length: 25.556 ms.
Best time for 512K FFT length: 27.839 ms.
Best time for 640K FFT length: 37.196 ms.
Best time for 768K FFT length: 44.108 ms.
Best time for 896K FFT length: 53.396 ms.
Best time for 1024K FFT length: 59.199 ms.
Best time for 1280K FFT length: 78.317 ms.
Best time for 1536K FFT length: 92.778 ms.
Best time for 1792K FFT length: 112.637 ms.
Best time for 2048K FFT length: 124.546 ms.

Sandra
Whet 9973
Dhry 4133

Int 24798
Flt 26358

Ram Int 3178
Ram Flt 3044

 

[joe2004]

I notice this too but to lesser extent than in your case. Perhaps you have somebody doing networking on your PC, virus comes to mind.
To be fair to Abit, this is not just the case with Abit motherboards that onboard NIC impacts the performance for benchmarking. I can tell you it also happens on my Chaintech and Asus boards as well.
As far as higher FSB is concerned, I don't think that is the case, I wish you could prove me wrong.

 

[Sokratz]

i put another nic in and set it up on the same network. no slowness in benchmarks.

 

[Renob]

Nice overclock on the xp 2500-m Im curious what cooling are you using?

Also what are your 3dmarks 2003 scores? and what drivers are you using for your vid card.

Im asking for I have a system like yours and my bench marks are not very good.

BTW I have no answer for your nic problem.

 

[Megatomic]

Sokratz, which ethernet drivers are you using? I'm betting that you are using the ones from the 3.13UDP... If so:

Download the 2.45UDP.
Uninstall the ethernet drivers.
Install the ethernet drivers from the older UDP.
Test your system.
All should be well now.

 

[Sokratz]

Originally posted by: Renob
Nice overclock on the xp 2500-m Im curious what cooling are you using?

Also what are your 3dmarks 2003 scores? and what drivers are you using for your vid card.

Im asking for I have a system like yours and my bench marks are not very good.

BTW I have no answer for your nic problem.

Here are my benches. Had to retest cuz I stuck in a top blowhole fan. This system can take more but with the case on and my room 75-80F I get concerned about temps. I'm using the dangerden rbx waterblock with maze4 gpu waterblock. hydro l30 pump. lots of active cooling from fan on individual parts.

12.5x216=2700MHZ
Vcore: 1.925
VDimm: 2.6
Chip: 1.7
Timings: 2-2-3-11

Sapphire 9800ProOC
Omega 2.5.30
ATI Tool (0.0.19)
No Artifacts
Core: 425.25
Mem: 389.81
1600x1200x32@75
Artifact Test 5=No Artifacts

Load:
28x43.00
Idle:
26x39

3DMark2001SE
19963

3dMark2003
6507

Prime95 (Tested at 2048 15min for stability)
Best time for 384K FFT length: 21.687 ms.
Best time for 448K FFT length: 24.811 ms.
Best time for 512K FFT length: 26.644 ms.
Best time for 640K FFT length: 35.831 ms.
Best time for 768K FFT length: 42.641 ms.
Best time for 896K FFT length: 51.232 ms.
Best time for 1024K FFT length: 56.748 ms.
Best time for 1280K FFT length: 74.994 ms.
Best time for 1536K FFT length: 88.936 ms.
Best time for 1792K FFT length: 108.359 ms.
Best time for 2048K FFT length: 119.466 ms.

SuperPI 1MB
39 Seconds

Sandra
CPU Arithmetic:
Dhry 10212
Whet 4249

CPU MultiMedia:
Integer aEMMX/aSSE: 25464
Float aEMMX/aSSE: 27182

Memory Bandwidth
RAM INT: 3278
RAM FLT: 3147

File System Benchmark
Drive Index: 90MB/s

 

[Sokratz]

Originally posted by: Megatomic
Sokratz, which ethernet drivers are you using? I'm betting that you are using the ones from the 3.13UDP... If so:

Download the 2.45UDP.
Uninstall the ethernet drivers.
Install the ethernet drivers from the older UDP.
Test your system.
All should be well now.

Do the 2.45udp drivers affect anything else performance wise? I'm leary because I don't mind the additional pci nic but am begining to mind screwing around with this thing.

 

[MDE]

Originally posted by: Sokratz

Originally posted by: Megatomic
Sokratz, which ethernet drivers are you using? I'm betting that you are using the ones from the 3.13UDP... If so:

Download the 2.45UDP.
Uninstall the ethernet drivers.
Install the ethernet drivers from the older UDP.
Test your system.
All should be well now.

Do the 2.45udp drivers affect anything else performance wise? I'm leary because I don't mind the additional pci nic but am begining to mind screwing around with this thing.

They just use less CPU. Only install the LAN drivers (through Device Manager) though.

 

[Megatomic]

Originally posted by: Sokratz
Do the 2.45udp drivers affect anything else performance wise? I'm leary because I don't mind the additional pci nic but am begining to mind screwing around with this thing.

No. The broadband performance is no better with the newer drivers. At least test my advice out. If you don't like it, roll back to the newer version.