Worth it?

[Corey0808]

I just got my 6800OC tonight and I decided to unlock the pipelines.. these are what I got for results with everything set to default at 1024x768. Should I keep my pipes unlocked?

LOCKED UNLOCKED
3dMark 01 17908 18287
3dMark 03 9156 9871
Source 108.84 113.42
Video
Test
(1024x768, all high, reflect world, 4X AA, 8X Ani)

Am I CPU bound at these low resolutions so I don't see the increase from unlocking my pipelines and vertex shaders? My info is in my sig, only difference is CPU is at 2.4gHz.

 

[Ninjo]

You could be easily bottlenecked by your CPU. As long as you are running stable and getting no artifacts I see no reason to revert back to 15 1.

If something goes wrong then I would suggest reverting

 

[Hyperlite]

yeah, if you can get them unlock with no artifacts or other ill effects, gratz, there is no reason to lock them back up.

 

[Darth Farter]

512 mb ram is too little.

that's the biggest bottle neck you have. (not cpu/card)

Upgrade to 1gigabyte dual channel (try going for 2x512 though), and IT 'll make a BIG difference, believe me...