3d Mark and x800 xt pe woes pls help

[JimmyBoy]

right, basically, i got an x800 pro flashed to xt pe, which is fine and when i 1st ran 3d mark 05 after getting the card i scored 5765 which i wsa pleased with, but tonight i thought id have another run just for the hell of it and now im getting about 3000 which is just isnt on really, ive tried playing with the settings in cat control centre but scores remain the same or similar whateva i try,

one thing i noticed though was the cpu tests were at 0fps the whole way thru whereas before, they were around 3 - 5 so i dont know if it could be cpu related but i cant see how as no settings have changed since the last time,

either way this is annoying me really as my card is underperforming

if any of u guys could help id be really greatful.

thanx guys

[JimmyBoy]

sorted now,
agp read / write were disabled

since scored 5921 so the card is working again hurrah

[exAndrzej]

Maybe it is just me - but I think that an article on a 'flashers' risks, responsibilities, challenges and chances of success would make a cool topic for the Hexus Hierarchy

At the same time they could explain how a BIOS flash can pretty much end your chances of 'returning the product as faulty' should it not work

[JimmyBoy]

i was under the impression that it now has no warrenty if it were to die a death due to the flash anyway, but the card has been great and flashed perfectly (wasnt me who flashed it though, which is proberly why it works )
saying that though, if it were ever to fail id be gutted and wouldnt have the cash to replace it for a while
/me keeps 9700 pro safely tucked away, just in case