ultra low score on 3dmark 05

[DeathwingX]

im scoring 6500 on 3d mark 05 with a BFG 7800 GTX, 3.2 p4, 2.0 gb kingston ddr2 667 mhz ram and a WD 160 gb sata hdd, 400 watt antec psu ne help here or do i just have a bad system built??

 

[mpjesse]

That score isn't <that> bad. It's probably your processor that's holding you back. Try overclocking ur processor like 100-150Mhz and you'll see a significant score increase. Also, DDR2 RAM has higher latency than DDR333/400 which will affect your CPU score (which is factored into your overall score).

You can overclock ur 7800GTX too, but it won't yield a much higher score.
I know 'cause I have 2 of those.

What clock speeds does that BFG card run at?

-mpjesse

 

[DeathwingX]

the BFG's run at 430 core 1200 mem, and the latency on my board can be lowered but would it increase my score tremendously or just a lil bit, and is my cpu really that bad?? cuz if thats my bottle neck then wow.... and would oc'in my cpu help at all cuz i coulda swore 3dmark 05 was a pure gpu test, with a cpu test, correct me if im wrong though

 

[lakedude]

What software settings are running 3dMark? My XFX 7800 GT is getting around 7,060 3dMarks (2005) at the default (free version) settings. A GTX should do better, unless some settings are higher or the CPU is the bottleneck. My CPU is an AMD 3200 Winchester clocked at 2GHz.

Also your driver might have some fancy features like transparent aa turned on. Make sure sync is OFF for benchmarks. I prefer it ON for games but it will kill your benchmark scores so it needs to be OFF to bench.

 

[DeathwingX]

im running it stock, 1024x768x32, texture filtering is set to optimal, which isnt anything fancy, and im running it and my scre is acutlly 4665 not around 6500 like i had though, i ran it awhile ago and thought i got that, only got 4665 on this run so any suggestions would be appeciated

 

[lakedude]

Well you already know this but that score sucks for a 7800 GTX. My x800 XL AIW is mated to a p4 at 3.0GHz with only 1GB ram and I think it is getting around 4900 3dMarks (2005) so I don't think your CPU could be holding you back that much.

Are you running other programs in the background while you are benchmarking? Your hardward is first rate and should be doing a lot better. Have you tried other benchmarks like Aquamark? Did you install the motherboard drivers? Do you have any red or yellow marks in Device Manager?

 

[Flakes]

im running it stock, 1024x768x32, texture filtering is set to optimal, which isnt anything fancy, and im running it and my scre is acutlly 4665 not around 6500 like i had though, i ran it awhile ago and thought i got that, only got 4665 on this run so any suggestions would be appeciated

have you checked the 6pin power connector is connected? the GTX underclocks itself if its not plugged in. i get 8020 in 3dmark05.

 

[cleeve]

In 3dMark, your processor shouldn't make more than 100 points or so difference. It's almost 100% videocard.

You should be getting a better score than that. Do you have the newest mobo drivers? Chipset, etc? How about your motherboard BIOS, is there a newer and better one out there?

 

[RX8]

you deffinatly got a problem there.

what was your last video card?

Have you reinstalled your operating system so its nice and fresh?

Have you switched off AS/AA in the drivers option to application controlled if not do it and then rerun benchmark.

Check my score out on a standard cooled 7800gt in my signature it puts most cards to shame and yours should beat my card by miles.

 

[RX8]

Flake your score is LOW, i get 7687 with a 7800gt.

with your spec i would be expecting 9000-10000, if i OC the card and cpu more i would easily pass 8100.

 

[Flakes]

Flake your score is LOW, i get 7687 with a 7800gt.

with your spec i would be expecting 9000-10000, if i OC the card and cpu more i would easily pass 8100.

probably, but i havnt seen any other 3dmark scores with my setup ill find out at one point.

 

[Flakes]

Flake your score is LOW, i get 7687 with a 7800gt.

with your spec i would be expecting 9000-10000, if i OC the card and cpu more i would easily pass 8100.

i just had a look around the net my score beats quite a few people with the same GFX so im happy there a few just under the 9k mark but there cards are seriously overclocked.

 

[rodney_ws]

I have a very similar system to Flakes (my X2-4400 is clocked a little higher than his) and my 7800 GTX (clocked to 450) manages to score almost 8100. You're definitely getting a low score.

 

[rodney_ws]

Flake your score is LOW, i get 7687 with a 7800gt.

with your spec i would be expecting 9000-10000, if i OC the card and cpu more i would easily pass 8100.

Your GT is clocked to over 500... that explains your score. There's nothing wrong with his score for a stock 7800 GTX.

 

[Vascular]

I overclocked my 7800gtx slightly and get a 7254.
Here is mine for comparison.
http://service.futuremark.com/compare?3dm05=1420934

 

[RichPLS]

Flakes, ya know it slow when a Dell beats ya!

 

[DeathwingX]

Flake your score is LOW, i get 7687 with a 7800gt.

with your spec i would be expecting 9000-10000, if i OC the card and cpu more i would easily pass 8100.

Your GT is clocked to over 500... that explains your score. There's nothing wrong with his score for a stock 7800 GTX.

so ur sayin that my low score is normal?? hmm ok... if so nething i can do to incrase it, ill overclock, it just seeems so low for a nice graphics card considering everyone else is 7000+ and have a gt instead of gtx

 

[Flakes]

Flakes, ya know it slow when a Dell beats ya!

8O 8O :? :?

well after hearing that i tweaked my system a bit(just a litle bit and got 8267 3DMark points...everyone happy?

GFX was at 467/1.28

and ill tweak this a little more see what happens...sheesh

 

[RichPLS]

Now I better start OC and tweaking my X1800XT, since your getting to close to my 9500 :roll: I think Windows plain sux as an out of the box performer... by now, u would think they would have smart installs optimizing OS based on host PC...

 

[Flakes]

Now I better start OC and tweaking my X1800XT, since your getting to close to my 9500 :roll: I think Windows plain sux as an out of the box performer... by now, u would think they would have smart installs optimizing OS based on host PC...

:twisted: you just wait.... on a side note since this topic is now way off, have you played around with the PCI express Clock Frequency option in the BIOS? just wondering how far it can go without killing something.

 

[DeathwingX]

oced my graphics card to 490 core, 1.31 ghz mem, got 4836................ a problem?? seems really low for such high settings

 

[Flakes]

oced my graphics card to 490 core, 1.31 ghz mem, got 4836................ a problem?? seems really low for such high settings

probably throtlling due to heat if its a Nvidia dont know if ATI does this. relax those settings a bit and see if you get higher.

 

[DeathwingX]

well here is the problem i think i found, if u look up my mobo it has 2 slots for PCIE x16, and i had put it in the bottom one so that my gpu and northbrige would futher apart and stay cooler, well apperntly it also limited my settings to PCIE x1 instaed of x16, so i moved it back and am testing it and got 7024 with the oc in place (core 490 mem 1310) but didnt run cpu test so rerunnign it with those

 

[rodney_ws]

I was referring to the other guy's 500+ clock speed on his GT... the original poster DEFINITELY has an unacceptably low score in my book.

 

[DeathwingX]

i am the orignal poster and i oced it and everything and continue to get low scores regardless of what i do to it, got it running PCIEx16 core 490 and mem 1310 and only putting out 7000