Low 3d Marks with decent setup ?

[Kezzer]

I get 15-16k in 3dmark2k1 with a 9800 Pro. System specs are:

AMD Athlon XP 2600+ @ 3200+ speeds (200x11)
Abit NF7-S rev2.0
2 x 256MB TwinMOS PC3200 w/winbond
Enermax 460Watt with active PFC Power Supply Unit

It's quite odd that it's so low, i just did a fresh format, put new drivers on and so forth, tested it and it still scored low. Apparently i'm not running enough volts through it *shrugs*

Any ideas?

[fondie]

i think you have too high expectations ?

[Kezzer]

heh, nah i've just been told by many people that i've got a low score. I'm not too bothered by it as it's just a number but just seeing everyones point of view

[fondie]

well, if they are the same people who told you that you 'don't have enough volts through it' then i would take no notice of their opinion! to me it looks like your score is in the right ball park, it could probably be a bit higher, i've got a similar setup, and at 2.3ghz i got a shade over 17k, but then that was with one of the older versions of 3dmark2001, so scores could be a bit lower generally with the new ones.

[daz_uk]

Well I'm running a 2700+ @ 3000+ speeds
MSI k7n2-delta
2x256mb Kingston
Leadtek a350 TDH fx5900 Ultra (256mb) @ 450/905

and I got about 15,556 on latest 3dmark 2001. I was ok with that. Yoiur machine should maybe be better than that as you may have overclocked your proccessor a bit more and your graphics card might have the edge (oh and u have better ram) so i wouldnt be too upset with yoru score as its pretty much on the mark.

I get 15-16k in 3dmark2k1 with a 9800 Pro. System specs are:

AMD Athlon XP 2600+ @ 3200+ speeds (200x11)
Abit NF7-S rev2.0
2 x 256MB TwinMOS PC3200 w/winbond
Enermax 460Watt with active PFC Power Supply Unit

It's quite odd that it's so low, i just did a fresh format, put new drivers on and so forth, tested it and it still scored low. Apparently i'm not running enough volts through it *shrugs*

Any ideas?

[blockers]

Have you used the drivers before?

As with my ti4200 the newer drivers decreased performance by 1000-2000 marks. I know that it was because the drivers were focussed more on FX's but still. Also the same with the chipset drivers....

[Stoo]

That is low, I'm getting over 16k with:

Barton 2500+@2800+ (333FSB)
1024MB PC2700 (cheap crap)
Radeon 9500 softmod @ 297MHz Core / 297MHz Ram
ASUS A7N8X Deluxe v1.04

I'd expect Kezzer's system to get quite a bit more than me based on the 9800 pro, better (& faster) ram, higher FSB, and higher CPU speed..

[Alex]

You can always check you have AA and AF off and have it set to performance instead of quality if you haven't already done so...

[Kezzer]

3d mark does that for you

[Alex]

You learn something new every day...

[Ethos]

3d mark does that for you

No it doesn't.

[Kezzer]

'tis what i heard

[Ethos]

You heard wrong

[Kezzer]

Great, you're really helping the problem...

[Ethos]

If he thinks 3dmark does it for you then he might not bother changing the settings...

...oh and your not exactly helping either, so shh!

[unrealrocks]

No it doesn't.

First off, no - if its manually set to AA then 3DMark'll just bench with it on anyways!

2nd off I recon thats about right!