!BAD PERFORMANCE PROB!!

sean67

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im getting 60fps in ut2003 (on inferno) i should be getting 72 or so, according to becnhmarks on the net. i know most of you will think, if he got it running at 60fps whats the point of wanting more? well if i leave it, in a month or two when they bring out the newer games like Doom 3, Far Cry, etc. they'll run slow and with my pc they shouldn't. (Unreal 2 plays pretty badly on big maps an extra 10fps would make all the difference).
Yes! everthing is updated and benchmark settings are correct!
im getting fine flyby fps so its gotta be CPU/RAM/Motherboard right?
using sissoft sandra the benchmarks are exactly the same as on the net for:
arithmatic and multimedia benchmarks, but not for memory bandwidth so
its the RAM or motherboard right?
the ram is brand new and there's not a lot to go wrong with RAM, it mostly works or doesn't (not many in between stages) so i doubt its that.
so its either settings on the motherboard or a problem with the motherboard itself. CPUID reports the ram timings to be 2.5-3-2-6 in bios ive set them to 2-3-2-6. i dont think the difference between 2.5 and 2 is all that big but if this is reporting wrong other thing could also be wrong. Anyone got any ideas? if i cant get this sorted i might buy another board.

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Pentium 4 3.2Ghz 800FSB (Northwood)
HIS Radeon 9800 Pro 128mb AGPx8
Corsair 1Gb DDR400 (2-3-2-6)
Creative Audigy 2ZS
MSI 865PE Neo series Motherboard
 

jammydodger

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What version of windows you using? When you say everything is updated im assuming you mean graphics card drivers, chipset drivers, windows, IDE drivers and everything like that?


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sean67

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xp and yep i do mean drivers for chipset, card etc.

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HIS Radeon 9800 Pro 128mb AGPx8
Corsair 1Gb DDR400 (2-3-2-6)
Creative Audigy 2ZS
MSI 865PE Neo series Motherboard
 

jammydodger

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Have you tried any other benchmarks other than the UT flyby and botmatch, how about 3D mark? Your system setup seems fine so I cant think y it would be running so slowly. Have you tried updating the Mother boards BIOS?

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sean67

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every things updated
3dmark03: 5800 - should be 6300 (cpu 631 should be a lot higher i forget what)
ut2003 inferno:
flyby 108 - fine
botmatch 60 - should be 72
aquamark 43,000 - should be 44,000 (good enough)

sisoft sandra 2004:
i get the same as
http://www6.tomshardware.com/cpu/20040201/prescott-29.html
execpt for memory benchmark which i get 4300ish so 600 or so lower


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HIS Radeon 9800 Pro 128mb AGPx8
Corsair 1Gb DDR400 (2-3-2-6)
Creative Audigy 2ZS
MSI 865PE Neo series Motherboard
 

sean67

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yes

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Pentium 4 3.2Ghz 800FSB (Northwood)
HIS Radeon 9800 Pro 128mb AGPx8
Corsair 1Gb DDR400 (2-3-2-6)
Creative Audigy 2ZS
MSI 865PE Neo series Motherboard