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mac404   04-14-2003 at 04:33:19 AM

I'm fairly happy with my new system, but it seems to be getting below-average scores. Here's the specs...
Athlon XP 2600+ (2.13 266FSB)
Radeon 9700 Pro (at default speeds)
80gig 7200rpm hard drive
512mb ram
Via KT266A chipset

Now I realize that the KT266A is somewhat of a joke, but should I be getting high 11,000's to just over 12,000? That seems low to me. I installed new Cat 3.2's, but got a decrease in performance (even when settings are turned down to best performance). Something has to be wrong. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

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Twitch   04-14-2003 at 04:49:45 AM
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Well, that setup should be capable of around 13000 in 3DMark2001SE when tested on an nForce2 motherboard. Yes, the KT266A motherboard is a limiting factor, and probably is reducing your performance 8-10%. Also, what kind of RAM do you have? Are you able to run at CL 2.0 speeds?

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mac404   04-14-2003 at 06:03:33 AM
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Doubt it. The best I could force my dad in to buying was a "Creation Station" HP computer. Not too bad, I guess. How would I go into checking my BIOS for those settings again? I forgot about CAS timings which could account for the rest of the difference. I'm still very happy with this system (Freelancer Demo looks great with full detail on, and C&C Generals doesn't crawl, even with visuals on, which is a plus). Sooner or later I'll probably update mobo (especially if/when the new nForce board comes out, which would lower price of nForce 2). I could also o/c just a little bit, and see how that goes.

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AMD_me   04-15-2003 at 12:18:39 AM
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Overclock that stuff... you have the most overclockable (bar Geforce4 Ti4200) hardware on the market and you are running it at the HORRIBLE stock speeds?

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