Ok iam at work so forgive me if i dont provide all of the info need.
OK i just built a New pc ( see sig ) and i ran 3dmark01 and i only got a 5600 or so i know my Oh so Powerful (joke) MSi FX5200 is my bottle neck but damn i didnt think it would be that low i expected about 8000 area. Do you guys think my score is on par or do you think its tad bit Low aswell? my 2500+ is o/c to 2200mhz right now i have 512megs of ram ( 8-3-3-2.5 ) i have all the newest drivers. Resolution is set to 1024x768 (default).
Iam just asking if you need more info ill try to provide it from what i can remeber.


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. i scored 6k with an athlon 1600+ and a geforce4mx440, but its still low... I guess you could try overclocking the card some - using something like RivaTuner should work ok.
Score's bang on where it should be, because the gfx card is so slow you could have the CPU running 1.4ghz (if not lower) and still get an almost identical score. FX5200 aren't that bad when you consider you get DX8 and DX9 which the GF4MX never had and at least perf of the entry level is now at similar levels as a GF3TI200 from some years ago. For gaming the gfx card is easily the most vital component, skimping there is not good at all.
Easy to remedy though and you'll find a big boost by upgrading to either the GF4TI4200 or Rad9600PRO which are both fine choices. Unless the 4200 is decently cheaper definitely get the 9600PRO. If you can find a good deal on the Rad9500PRO, Rad9600XT or Rad9700 then they're all decently faster still.

