Installed 8800gt but low 3d mark score

[elite2005]

K after reading reviews of the scores 8800gt has been getting is there something wrong with mine?
http://service.futuremark.com/orb/resultanalyzer.jsp?projectType=14&XLID=0&UID=11855711

06 = 7,545

evga 8800 superclocked btw
4 gigs ddr2 ram pc6400
c2d e6400 stock
win xp pro

I dont OC anything.

 

[kpo6969]

Same card here, no o'c
http://service.futuremark.com/compare?3dm06=3589746

06 = 8913

 

[elite2005]

hmm, thats wierd. Not really sure what can be bottlenecking me, and i think my processor is supposed to yield more points than yours ?

 

[warezme]

K after reading reviews of the scores 8800gt has been getting is there something wrong with mine?
http://service.futuremark.com/orb/resultanalyzer.jsp?projectType=14&XLID=0&UID=11855711

06 = 7,545

evga 8800 superclocked btw
4 gigs ddr2 ram pc6400
c2d e6400 stock
win xp pro

I dont OC anything.

You can't seriously expect more numbers than that with a stock E6400???, crank that puppy up, trust me, it'll take it.

 

[aadamszc]

Yeah, I was just going to mention that like the gentleman above me. You CPU is holding you back really bad. Only 1446 for CPU.

 

[elite2005]

i see, i ran like games and such and it was great especially crysis was running around 29-30 frames on high with dx10 tweaks. If i wanna update drivers to 164.4 beta, am i supposed to remove previous drivers first?

 

[aznstriker92]

No the installer should automatically just delete and install for you.
btw ur cpu is bottlenecking you like everybody else said.

 

[speedbird]

My advice would be not to concern yourself too much with 3Dmark scores. Although 3Dmark is a nice benchmarking tool it does not tell the whole story and it's real game performance that counts not some synthetic benchmark. Play some real games to find out how your card really performs

My ATI 2900pro does not score to it's potential because of my 4400+ X2 holding back the score , but Bioshock and Crysis Demo play rather well so I'm not to bothered. To hell with 3Dmark!

 

[aadamszc]

But yeah, if the installer doesn't auto remove them for you...you'd want to remove them manually.

 

[Evilonigiri]

What was your score before installing the 8800GT? 3dmark is useful when you want to gauge your pc before and after uprgraded.

 

[TSIMonster]

Its your CPU. Overclock it

 

[starcraftfanatic]

thats odd, i got ~9150 with E6750 and GTS, OC the proc

 

[Hatman]

My advice would be not to concern yourself too much with 3Dmark scores. Although 3Dmark is a nice benchmarking tool it does not tell the whole story and it's real game performance that counts not some synthetic benchmark. Play some real games to find out how your card really performs

My ATI 2900pro does not score to it's potential because of my 4400+ X2 holding back the score , but Bioshock and Crysis Demo play rather well so I'm not to bothered. To hell with 3Dmark!

Its not going to magically work with everything except 3dmark06.

f it doesnt score as high as it should in 06 you are guna get bottlencecked in games.

OC the CPU like everyone else said.

 

[kpo6969]

What was your score before installing the 8800GT? 3dmark is useful when you want to gauge your pc before and after uprgraded.

If this helps the OP
My 8913 was 4958 with a 8600GT 620/1600

 

[delluser1]

K after reading reviews of the scores 8800gt has been getting is there something wrong with mine?
http://service.futuremark.com/orb/resultanalyzer.jsp?projectType=14&XLID=0&UID=11855711

06 = 7,545

evga 8800 superclocked btw
4 gigs ddr2 ram pc6400
c2d e6400 stock
win xp pro

I dont OC anything.

I've got 2 Dell boxes with the E6400 in them, both score 1840 on the cpu portion of 3d'06, if you're only scoring 1446, there's more to it than not being overclocked.

 

[kpo6969]

My box is a Dell also (can't overclock)

 

[elite2005]

hmm, it has to be the processor i suppose. My score before was 4826...so yeah. OC would really help?

 

[kpo6969]

hmm, it has to be the processor i suppose. My score before was 4826...so yeah. OC would really help?

No
There is something else wrong with your setup.
Your E6400 and my Anthlon64x2 5000+ should be basically identical. Check this graph out and read the review:

http://techreport.com/articles.x/12772/11

 

[elite2005]

scored a 10,500 on 3d mark 05 <_<

 

[speedbird]

Its not going to magically work with everything except 3dmark06.

My system powers through Bioshock, WIC and the Crysis demo without a problem with my lowly 4400+X2 and 2900pro. Real game performance is what counts at the end of the day not some 'I have a bigger e penis than you' synthetic benchmark. If 3Dmark was so accurate my 2900pro would be faster than the OP's 8800GT because my score was a tad higher, but it's pretty clear that the 8800GT is the better card in real games.Like I said it's an interesting benchmarking tool, but really shouldn't be taken too literally.

OC the CPU like everyone else said.

If the OP was a flight simulator X fan then I might agree with you, but the majority of games demand a decent CPU ofcourse (E6400 is decent), but more importantly really push GPU's to the limit.

 

[neisonator]

its just like takinging an exam compared to being judged on it in a real life situation 3dmark is only a test its not a real life situation

 

[bazza]

im getting around 13k on my 8800GT non-OC on a Q6600@2.66G

around 12k on vista32

 

[hell_spawn]

cpu.....
I think it's your cpu
then again it could be your cpu
or... your cpu
but then again your cpu could be holding you back

I think we can see a trend here
Nvidas cards depend on cpu power to an extent so if you have a slower cpu your card will perform slower... thats just the way it is

 

[elite2005]

Wierd cus the e6400 still goes for like 200 retail to this day everywhere lol, I guess ill try to sell it for cheap and upgrade to a Q6600 for $279.

 

[Ironnads]

Just OC it up to 3 gighz.. Then you're lafin guvner. (even a better cooler's gonna cost u a sight less than a fresh 279$ q660o - plus who's gonna buy the 6400 for more thn 100$? I'd crank it up to 3gighz and then consider getting a phenom or Penrym (wait till the bennchies come out) in a few months - then u'l av a killer setup.
Copper danglies.