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hootwing

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My build: http://pcpartpicker.com/user/hootwing/saved/1q7R (no overclocks)

Having just built this computer I am worried my graphics card may be malfunctioning or be damaged. I ran some benchmarks after noticing some hiccups on games I felt confident I should be able to run without a hitch (Darksiders, and Dungeon Defenders). I ran the 3D mark benchmark and came up with these results: http://www.3dmark.com/3dm/532427 These appear to be much lower then they should be (particularly on the physics side). Though it seemed to run okay for the portions not including physics, even on the lower end games the fps on the physics section was at 8 - 12 area. I updated to the newest drivers (before the test) and can't seem to find a problem. Can anyone tell me what's wrong and how to fix it? This would be great, and I really appreciate any help.
 
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griptwister
Actually it's 300 points over their score. Let's assume they ran the bench at 1080p.

Your Graphics score in Fire Strike is:

5,633

Their Graphics Score is:

5,392

Your's is higher because you ran a different resolution. Don't be worried at all, The number 4116 is a different result than your graphics score.

AA has tendencies to bog down the 192bit bus the 660s have. But in your case, you won't really have a problem at that resolution... Also, you might want to find out the resolution of your monitor, not your display. Things can look kind of buggy at a certain resolution compared to the general resolution of the monitor.
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hootwing

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http://us.hardware.info/reviews/4206/27/23-amd-radeon-hd-7870--7950-and-nvidia-geforce-gtx-660--660-ti-graphics-card-round-up-benchmarks-3dmark-fire-strike
I can't find what other components are being used above, but I feel that even running an i7 or and AMD processor wouldn't bump up scores that much. This is my first (ever) build and I'm really new to this, so I apologize for my inexperience if I'm overestimating my hardware.
 
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Your graphics score is about on par with the link you posted. The difference between an i7 and an i5 is negligible when it comes to gaming. Try turning down the AA a little bit, also, what screen resolution are you running at?
 
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My score on the test, Fire Strike, was over 1000 points lower then what they got on theirs. My screen resolution is a recommended (by Windows) 1280 x 1024 . How much do you suppose anti-aliasing affects this?
 
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Actually it's 300 points over their score. Let's assume they ran the bench at 1080p.

Your Graphics score in Fire Strike is:

5,633

Their Graphics Score is:

5,392

Your's is higher because you ran a different resolution. Don't be worried at all, The number 4116 is a different result than your graphics score.

AA has tendencies to bog down the 192bit bus the 660s have. But in your case, you won't really have a problem at that resolution... Also, you might want to find out the resolution of your monitor, not your display. Things can look kind of buggy at a certain resolution compared to the general resolution of the monitor.
 
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hootwing

hootwing

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Thank you so much man, that's exactly what I wanted to hear. Just one more thing would be great. How exactly did you calculate that number? Is their some source I could use or where you got the info? Thank you so much man!
 
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