10.5k 3DMark06, good for GTX & 6000+?

Your CPU is limiting your score.

It sounds like your CPU is killing your score man. With a Core 2 Duo e6300 @3.4Ghz and a 3850 512 OC'd 750/2052, I'm able to score 10,428

I think something else is wrong.

I have a 939 AMD X2 4200+ and a 8800GTS 512 and i can get 9500+

What is the CPU sub-score?

Still MrsBytch, a 3850 512 OC'd still pales in comparison to a 8800GTX. It's most likely a bottleneck caused by the CPU.
My e6300 @2.8Ghz netted me a 9,890 score where as when overclocked to 3.4Ghz it gave me a score of 10,490ish

EDIT: @2.8 it was 9,453 and both of my tests are in Vista.

Dont listen to MrsBytch, she/he is/are just a fanboy for AMD. The proc is limiting the full power of the GTX. My GTS 320 and E6750 get 9650 with Vista. Try different drivers. The first ones I had cut me out 500 points.

I have this same setup and yup thats normal and yup it is the CPU. While not a bad one can't keep up with current Intel junk if you overclock your 6000 to 3.1 or 3.2 if your lucky, watch the score jump a bit .. I also got lucky on my 8800 GTX as i can clock it to 650/1600/1066 above an Ultra but it only got me a 11,200 (I and betting this much over clock should net me more than 800 points in 3dmark 06 could be wrong) so I backed it down till I get an intel system but in reality this system will do me fine for a long while yet...

I score 10.5 k in 06 with a 320 8800GTS and a Q6600 so it very well may be the processor. Then again, I didnt read ALL the posts

I am currently running my fx-62 at 3.15 Ghz with a 8800gt running at stock. I am scoring 10898 with the same settings in 3dmark06.

So I dont think that you are very far off where you should be. If being top dog on 3dmark is your concern then sure, go ahead and get a c2d or quad.

Gaming wise I haven't found anything I can't handle.

That IS special!

Well first off for people comparing 38x0 cards to his score need to remember that radeons have always done well in synthetics such as 3dmark while not offering the same relative performance when it comes to real games. In addition I feel the cpu may be holding your score back but in the way many are thinking. Your 3dmark score is computer based on all your sub scores so while your cpu may be giving you a lower score in the cpu sub score that is prue processor it probably isn't actually holding back your graphics scores too much. The important thing to look at are the shader scores and then determine if the cpu truly presents an overall graphics bottleneck or just a bottleneck in the cpu score segment. This is why tom's has shader scores on it's vga charts and not the overall score.

i had an fx 60 with an 8800gtx single card i got 9856 marks at default....when i added another gtx i got orbs top fx 60 score for 11532. so i think your score is certainly reasonible though it could be increased a little with a small over clock. the 8800 series bottle neck any cpu out there. when i got a qx9650 and added another (3rd gtx) card and i overclocked th3e cpu @3.6 fsb 1600 it i hit 18262marks (15617marks at default clocks) though its is in vista 64 unlike my other scores. anyways short story long 8800 always gain some from a higher clocked cpu, try giving yours a bump in speed.

The highest I ever got on my Q6600 @ 3.15GHz with an 8800GTS 320MB 672/1050 was 13444. Is your cpu OCed?

I also think the OP's score is normal.

No, the Q6600 is at stock for now. From what I've read on similar threads, I could probably get to 14K with a good OC.

You'll want Vista 64 for two X2's because Crossfire X only works with Vista. And Vista 64 apparently performs better when you have 8GB ram anyway, since you can essentially eliminate your swap file from the hard drive.

Fat chance on that happening for AM2.

Thank you for a valuable reply.
I shall take that into consideration when I upgrade.

your score is still high though, no worries

Nope, XP Pro 32 and as far as I remember all the latest drivers for everything.
Hopefully if I get the 3870X2's I can see what they'll push out

Yeah I was thinking along those lines
Upgrade to a 790FX board and run my 6000+ until something suitably faster is out
If I get this job I'm waiting for, that'll be my bonus

E6850 Stock
MSI P35 Neo2-FIR
MSI 8800 GT 512mb OC
Corsair PC6400 Cas 4 > 2x 1 GB dualchannel.
2x WD 320 16mb
Corsair 520 watt modular
Centurion 5

3Dmark 06 = 12166
3Dmark 05 = 18710
3Dmark 03 = 39722
3Dmark 01 = 54047

Here is mine Q6600 stock/ 8800GTX stock, Vista64

3DMark Score = 11227 3DMarks
SM 2.0 Score = 4628 Marks
SM 3.0 Score = 4950 Marks
CPU Score = 3319 Marks

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Here is mine Q6600 @ 2.76 / 8800GTX, Vista64

3DMark Score = 11954 3DMarks
SM 2.0 Score = 4909 Marks
SM 3.0 Score = 5115 Marks
CPU Score = 3793 Marks

In XP pro32 I get about 400-900 higher score.

I believe your scores to be correct, your CPU is the bottle neck.

your score is completely WRONG.....

i have exactly the same system as you and i'm running vista and i score 14K-ish.... standard CPU and GFX.

small GFX-OC and i'm pushing 15K.

make sure you have the AA and AF set to "application controlled" in the card settings. if you have them set to 16x for example, 3dmark will run the test with the 16x setting.

so make sure they are set to application controlled in the nvidia settings, and then set what AA and AF you want to benchmark with in 3dmarks options.

i know if i have 8xAA and 8xAF my score drops to around 11K.