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How to raise 3dmark score

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beninchi   04-22-2009 at 08:08:49 PM

Hi there... I have a somewhat new budget build. It gets 8500 on 3D Mark 06 and was wondering what would be the easiest way to get it higher?

PSU - Corsair vx450w
CPU - Intel Pentium DC E2200 2.2 ghz (stock)
GPU - MSI 9600GT 512mb (overclocked)
Mobo - XFX 610i (it doesn't have PCI-E 2.0, just 1.1)
RAM - Kingston 3mb DDR2 single channel


Would I be better off getting a mobo with PCI-E 2, or overclocking my CPU, or better ram? (I just got the video card so I don't want to replace that)

thanks!

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Bronze Graphics badge mousemonkey   04-22-2009 at 08:40:53 PM
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OC the living snot out of your CPU and watch your score increase.

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Bronze Graphics badge coozie7   04-22-2009 at 09:10:42 PM
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+1 mousemonkey.
Check out the Overclocking Forum first.
Do n't bother too much about the PCI-E version, it will have no effect on your score.
Memory usually has a small impact on overall performance but may limit your overclock.

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SpinachEater   04-22-2009 at 09:47:04 PM
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Yeah 3DM scores are really dependent on CPU clocks. If you OC your CPU pay close attention to the temps.

How is your RAM configured? 3 sicks of 1GB? Try taking out 1 stick and leaving two in slots 1 and 3 that way you will be in dual channel mode. Not sure how much dual channel helps with 3DM scores but it might bump it up a bit. Post back with your score, I am curious if it changes much.

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