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Thread : Low 3dmark score on my rig :( Why?
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Profile: stranger
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Hi,
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I think your cpu is holding your system back. It is not the fastest cpu, and it lacks multicore technology. Please tell me what is your cpu score. If its below 2000 you should consider upgrading your cpu. Anyway you should not rely on this please look at Toms Hardware vga charts. Your GPU is good, but i don't understand why you didn't buy the 640MB version.
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I get 10,700 with the same GPU. --------------- Antec Nine Hundred, Gigabyte P35-DS3R, Intel Q6600 @ 3.2 Ghz, Thermalright Ultra-120 Extreme, eVGA 8800GT 512MB, G-Skill 4GB (2x2GB) DDR2-800 4-4-4-10, Seasonic S12 ATX 650W, Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 320GB SATA, Samsung 22" LCD, Windows XP Pro 64-bit |
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10,700 with a 8800gts 320mb its pretty nice. The reason why the number is high is because of your core 2 quad Q6600 overclocked. The bottleneck is the CPU. My computer gets 11,800 with a Q6600 Stock speed and 8800GTX. I think that if i overclock my cpu i can reach 13000 to 15000. --------------- MARTINETE "ITS BETTER WHEN YOU PULL YOURSELF TO MAXIMUM PERFORMANCE" |
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I assume you're using a dual core CPU, since there is no single-core 5200+.
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redwinedrummer youre right the ATHLON 64 5200+ is a X2, Dual core. Anyway i think the cpu is holding down the system. The culprit is not 4GB of ram, because i have that, in my Vista 32Bit and it doesn't present lack of performance. My pc displays 3.25GB (i Have installed 4GB) of Ram because it allocates 768MB of my 8800GTX, and my 3DMARK 06 is of 11,800.
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I get 10,200 with my Opteron 185 and Radeon 2900XT 512mb. There is definitely a problem with his system. My old 4200+ and 7900GT got ~5700! You system is kinda jacked up so you need to do some tuning. You might have some incorrect settings in your BIOS. Make sure your CPU is running at 2.6Ghz. When you build a system and first start it, usually it doesn't run at full speed. You may have to set your HTT, Multiplier, and memory timings manually. |
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Hi,
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Actually I'm willing to bet your memory is listed at 3.2 because of it being a 32 bit system. It's stated through XP that the OS will not detect more then 3.5 GB of ram unless you are running a 64 bit version of XP.
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Okay, bit of an update - and more 3dmarks!
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Your system is ok, the score is high, similar systems have an average of 6000 to 7000 marks. Anyway your cpu is bottlenecking the system, because the score is below 2000. If you overclock your system it could go and have 9000 points. If you disable the dual monitor and special characteristics such as aero interface and lower your resolution you should get more points, because the graphics card is using that VRAM. --------------- MARTINETE "ITS BETTER WHEN YOU PULL YOURSELF TO MAXIMUM PERFORMANCE" |
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martinette: you're way off:
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meljor: I have researched that the theorical limit of the 32-bit systems is equal to 4GB. The things that you say are not true. Please research. Some systems show more than 3.25GB of Ram because of the ram allocation in the system. If your computer has more peripherals it can lower the amount of ram shown. Finally i said that my system can show 13.000 to 15.000 3dMarks if overclocked.
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*Ahem* 15,000 with a 8800GTX? 15,000?!...Thats low....jk I've seen 17000 --------------- "Nvidia, the Way It's Meant to be *Lesbian Lover Club* - founder Assman |
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