i need help with my 3.2GHZ

[knifetheglitter]

hi everyone, i need some help with my new setup. I just upgraded my system to a 3.2 from a 1.8@2.5 with new from (old 2700) to new ocz pc3500. when i do 3dmark03 tests and aquamark tests, i get only like 300 more points, which is a little disapointing. I dont know if im not overclocking my ram right, or maybe its my 3d card or something. I NEED HELP!

RIG:
intel 3.2 prescott @ 3.6
asus p4p800-e deluxe mobo
1 gig (2x512) ocz pc3500 dual channel
bfg 5900 128mb flashed to 5950 ultra (450, 950)
Zalman CNPS70000A-Cu heatsink/fan

 

[wschuerm]

??????? Have u reinstalled ur system yet, maybe theres to much clutter on there to bench properly. On the other hand, this bench is evry video card dependant also.

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[RichPLS]

So you basically went from a P4-2700 to a P4-3200?
That is only a 500mhz increase. Less than a 20-percent jump.
Noticable, not kickass...


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[Clob]

According to your sig its at 3.6 now. Was there any more difference?

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[Crashman]

3DMark 03 is not very CPU dependant. In fact, early test showed it performing better with a 9700 Pro on a PII 300 than on a Ti4200 with a P4 3GHz or something insane like that. It's almost totally video card dependant.

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[knifetheglitter]

i had to put it back down to 220 fsb because it overheated way too much. so my ram is at 2.5-3-3-5 @ 220 with a 1:1 ratio, my clock is at 3.52ghz, and my flashed fx5900 is at 450/950. its not a bad rig, but my 3dmark03 scores are like 6200ish, and my aquamarks are like 4200ish. i just think that it should be higher.

 

[Blasphemy]

Putting better RAM and O/Cing the CPU won't run up your 3DMark scores very much, if you want better 3DMark scores you'll need to go out and buy a new video card. If you want to benchmark the CPU and RAM then use SiSoftware Sandra benchmarks

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