Low 3dmark06 score with apparently great build

[badass]

I have a Radeon HD 4870 1GB. It is a lot faster than an HD 5850 for Playing Crysis.
I cannot play Crysis with any AA at all. It slows down too much.
Secondly, do what jasp says.

[CupofCare]

Run - http://www.cpuid.com/cpuz.php & http://www.cpuid.com/hwmonitor.php while running a pass on 3dmark, CPU-Z will tell you if the CPU is throttling and HWmonitor will tell you at what temp.

I have a Radeon HD 4870 1GB. It is a lot faster than an HD 5850 for Playing Crysis.
I cannot play Crysis with any AA at all. It slows down too much.
Secondly, do what jasp says.

Guys, I've figured out that when I launch hwmonitor, computer will freeze. That could be due to hwmonitor showing low temps (like 35C) which confuses the mobo, which lowers rpms making the computer freeze. Asus AI Booster and Speedfan show 50-55C on the contrary. I underclocked the phenom to 2.6 ghz and it scored 13000 so definitely the cpu is throttling. But i don't understand, why the cooler (which I installed yesterday) doesn't do its job properly.
Shall I try to plug the cooler into a different fan socket on my mobo?
This is the cooler I bought
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...-134-_-Product

[Jasp]

Tbh ive always heard good things about the artic pro coolers, i would personally make sure its seated correctly on the CPU and the catch is all the way down to lock it in position. The fan should be plugged into the CPU fan header.

[Code Geass]

+1 On re-sitting the CPU cooler. Also, try to get the latest BIOS update

[CupofCare]

Tbh ive always heard good things about the artic pro coolers, i would personally make sure its seated correctly on the CPU and the catch is all the way down to lock it in position. The fan should be plugged into the CPU fan header.

+1 On re-sitting the CPU cooler. Also, try to get the latest BIOS update

Yep, I dismantled the cooler and it turned out to be cooling just one half of the cpu! And it was overclocked . The stupid radiator from the mobo was preventing the freezer pro from nesting peacefully. So me and my dad had to cut some fins so the cooler would install properly. Now the system gives 15000 3dmarks, which is not bad at all. Now I will have to troubleshoot why Crysis runs only with 7 fps noAA VeryHigh in DirectX10.
Here are some screenshots

[kalniel]

Shouldn't the rev 2 be mounted 90 degrees from how you're mounting it?

[CupofCare]

Shouldn't the rev 2 be mounted 90 degrees from how you're mounting it?

Nope, there are only two ways you can install it, facing the rear fan, or facing the front.

[Phage]

Neat job on those fins !

[CupofCare]

Neat job on those fins !

Thanks

[nightkhaos]

So now that you've fixed it... can it play Crysis?

[Ulti]

I have a 4770 and runs Crysis Warhead at 1280*1024 with 25 FPS at stock 4770 and around 30FPS with my 4770 OCed. All settings set to enthusiast but with no AA. (CPU - E5300 OCed to 3.6ghz)

I've heard Crysis Warhead is much better coded than the original Crysis but I don't see how you're sitting at 7fps with a 5850.

Have you uninstalled the drivers and then cleaned all the drivers out with something like DriverCleanerPro or CCleaner and reinstalled the latest drivers? Perhaps take out the graphics card and put it back in.

I'll DL 3DMark06 and see what scores I get.

EDIT:

3DMark06

I got:
14221 3D Marks
SM 2.0 Score: 6184
SM 3.0 Score: 7097
CPU Score: 3139

Seems your results a bit low for what I imagine for the 5850... Not sure why.

[CupofCare]

So now that you've fixed it... can it play Crysis?

I have a 4770 and runs Crysis Warhead at 1280*1024 with 25 FPS at stock 4770 and around 30FPS with my 4770 OCed. All settings set to enthusiast but with no AA. (CPU - E5300 OCed to 3.6ghz)

I've heard Crysis Warhead is much better coded than the original Crysis but I don't see how you're sitting at 7fps with a 5850.

Have you uninstalled the drivers and then cleaned all the drivers out with something like DriverCleanerPro or CCleaner and reinstalled the latest drivers? Perhaps take out the graphics card and put it back in.

I'll DL 3DMark06 and see what scores I get.

EDIT:

3DMark06

I got:
14221 3D Marks
SM 2.0 Score: 6184
SM 3.0 Score: 7097
CPU Score: 3139

Seems your results a bit low for what I imagine for the 5850... Not sure why.

Yes, I was tired of Win7 x64 so I just reverted back to Vista x64. Now it seems to be fine and I get 40-50 and solid 25 fps overall at 1280x1024, very high, 4xAA/16AF. Sometimes though it randomly crashes which is extremely annoying, but i will live with that. I OC'd my cpu to 3.4 and I got 16200 Marks. Now waiting for OCZ freeze extreme to arrive and some multiplier coefficients to be added .
Although I'm so tired of fiddling with my system, I'm still planning on returning back to Vista x32, which might solve some random system freezes which appear as vertical threads like a shirt pattern all over the screen (which happened in win7 as well). Don't think its due to cpu or gpu (not oc'd) because it doesn't happen in win XP.

[Ulti]

Vertical threads over the screen is usually to do with the graphics card. Broken graphics cards end up like that usually so it might be starting to die out even though it's new I imagine :/

I've had 2 dead cards and that's how they were, they have white patterns all over the screen then it even happens on booting up.

Personally I haven't had any issues with ATI drivers on W7 64bit, but I'm guessing your drivers are different from mine.

You could always email the 5850 vendors and ask them whether or not that means there's a problem with the card and I'm sure they'll be able to help you.

[Jasp]

As Ulti has mentioned the threads on the screen normally relate to the GFX card being buggered which would coinside with the crashes you are getting in games.

[Zak33]

3d mark also uses a sound test, so if you don't fulfill their defintions of a good sound card you'll also drop points. Ditto the cpu core speeds. And the ram... it's a never ending online willy-waving excercise in e-peen dimensions

It's good to compare single pieces of hardware when swapped and not bad for stress testing everytihng at once, but playing hard is better.

Solution for Crysis? Buy a better game it really is dire.

[CupofCare]

3d mark also uses a sound test, so if you don't fulfill their defintions of a good sound card you'll also drop points. Ditto the cpu core speeds. And the ram... it's a never ending online willy-waving excercise in e-peen dimensions

It's good to compare single pieces of hardware when swapped and not bad for stress testing everytihng at once, but playing hard is better.

Solution for Crysis? Buy a better game it really is dire.

As Ulti has mentioned the threads on the screen normally relate to the GFX card being buggered which would coinside with the crashes you are getting in games.

Vertical threads over the screen is usually to do with the graphics card. Broken graphics cards end up like that usually so it might be starting to die out even though it's new I imagine :/

I've had 2 dead cards and that's how they were, they have white patterns all over the screen then it even happens on booting up.

Personally I haven't had any issues with ATI drivers on W7 64bit, but I'm guessing your drivers are different from mine.

You could always email the 5850 vendors and ask them whether or not that means there's a problem with the card and I'm sure they'll be able to help you.

Hmmm..., will write to ASUS then, and post their reply here.
ATI released new drivers today 9.12
So far Vista has been ok with Crysis, though I experienced stuttering sometimes (which decreased as I uninstalled Zonealarm). Can't be bothered to try the new drivers on win 7 so i hope they'll change the weather in vista...