erm ... 3dmark scores

[Fatboy]

Given the rig I've got, what kind of scores should I be expecting, did the benchmarks last night and got 9150 on 3dmark2001se and 2100 on the 2003 edition...does that sound about right.

Either way, has anyone got any ideas how I can increase my system performance - i've tried overclocking, but its none too happy with it, although with my old 1800xp+ it didn't seem to be an issue.

[nichomach]

Dunno what anyone else thinks, but that sounds low to me esp on the 2001se score (haven't bothered w '03 much). Have you got the latest motherboard drivers and Catalyst drivers for your 9600?

[Fatboy]

As far as I am aware, I'm sure that when I ran 2001 a while ago I had a score of 19k, gonna check this evening (assuming I can get online) to make sure everything is up to date.

With regards to overclocking, would a different motherboard be a good bet? Cooling isn't a problem, got a Coolermaster Aero 7 and 4 80mm case fans ( 2 in, 2 out).

[Ethos]

Fatboy, to be honest your best bet is checking the orb...its stupid not to use it. They'll be LOADS of ppl with probably exactly the same spec as you to compare with.

[Skii]

Fatboy, to be honest your best bet is checking the orb...its stupid not to use it. They'll be LOADS of ppl with probably exactly the same spec as you to compare with.

The Orb ? whassat then..?

[streetster]

the kinda online database of everyone who has submitted their 3dmark results.. i'm guessing ORB stands for something heh, but thats what it is

[Fatboy]

Fatboy, to be honest your best bet is checking the orb...its stupid not to use it. They'll be LOADS of ppl with probably exactly the same spec as you to compare with.

I'll probably do that, just thought I'd see if you guys had any ideas whilst I'm stuck at work.

One thing I may do is reformat and reinstall everything, its due for a bit of a spring clean

Anyhoooooooo, we'll see what happens.

[Flibb]

Format was the daddy for me. Had 1900 on 3dmarks03, went up to 5300 after a format.
Flibb

[Korky]

i dont think drivers are an issue, usually 3.2's or 3.5's are the "general" most popular for 3d mark 2k1, but they again its not a benching rig is it? u want to play games on it so u want the latest drivers.

[Fatboy]

Format was the daddy for me. Had 1900 on 3dmarks03, went up to 5300 after a format.
Flibb

Yup, reformatting is the way to go I think, anyway, what else am I going to do this weekend if not reload gig after gig of "vital" games etc?

As for the performance issue, watch this space.

[streetster]

just check you havent got antialiasing or anistropic filtering on

[Fatboy]

just check you havent got antialiasing or anistropic filtering on

Did that, everything was set to max performance and still sadly lacking , like I said earlier I am sure I had a much higher result not too long ago and have messed around with ALL my settings (overclocking, graphics etc), so gonna go back to the start and see what happens - cheers for your input all in any case. Still got to get the 2600 overclocking (as at the moment my 1800 was operating at a higher speed) ....

[da_ging]

9150 on 3dmark2001se seems about right for a 256mb non pro 9600 m8

[streetster]

thing is, i could get that easy with a gf4? surely a 9600 is faster than a gf4 isnt it?

mark

[da_ging]

nope geforce 4 ti will easily get more 3dmark2k1 marks than a 9600 especially a non pro

[floppybootstomp]

For a comparison, maybe, this is what I got using 3D Mark 2003 with:

Gigabyte GA-7N400 Pro 2 Motherboard
2 x Corsair PC2700 256 in dual Channel mode
XP2600 at stock speed
Antec 430W Truepower CPU
Aopen FX5900 Vid Card

Video card at stock speed: 5109
Video card at 5950 speeds (Core 475, Memory 950): 5731