7084 3D MARKS!?

[grassapa]

My rig:
DELL
Motherboard: Intel SE440BX-3
Processor: Intel Celeron 1.4GHZ (Using a Powerleap adapter)
Memory: 384Mb SDRAM PC-100
DVDROM: Toshiba DVD-ROM SD-M1212
HARD DRIVE 1: IBM DPTA-372730 25.5GB
HARD DRIVE 2: Western Digital Caviar AC31600H 1.5Gb
Video card: ATI RADEON 8500 LE with 128MB OF MEMORY
Sound card: Creative CT4780 SBLive! Value
Network Card: 3Com Etherlink XL PCI TPC NIC (3C900B-TPC)
Monitor: Dell M780

my 3D MARKS: 7084.

input guys. is this low? fair? high? I think its a little low. my videocard settings are all default, except that its running at 274/274 instead of 250/250. Also the monitor refresh rate is 75hz. im using win 2k pro.
this is the compare url http://service.madonion.com/compare?2k1=4204587, and my email is water_paladin@yahoo.com (i dont check that email) just in case u dont find it.
i just need to know what i can tweak so i can get a higher performance.

thanks


real philosophy of life: "do onto others what you dont want them do onto you"<P ID="edit"><FONT SIZE=-1><EM>Edited by grassapa on 08/15/02 04:44 PM.</EM></FONT></P>

 

[Mnx4]

well for one, you are running a really fast processor with pretty old ram and mobo. The reason other p4's get a higher rating is that they use rdram and you use pc100 sdram, so that's why it's low.


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[chuck232]

You make me wanna cry. I have a P4 1.4GHz and used to have a R8500LE 128MB Retail BBA in there. I got ~6600 stock and ~7300 o/ced to 310/310. Have you o/ced the card yet? Try it. You'll probably beat me. Oh, yeah, I have PC800 RDRAM too...

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[phsstpok]

Looks really good to me. More than I would have expected from a Celeron + Powerleap adapter.

That's about what I score (~7200) with a Tbird at 1500 Mhz (150 * 10), PC150 SDRAM, and Radeon 8500OEM at stock (250/275).

Overclocking my video card to 300/325 (needs an extra cooling fan) got me to <A HREF="http://service.madonion.com/compare?2k1=3869294" target="_new">8297</A>

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[markgun]

That's a very good score for your system, my T-bird(10x146), R8500(288/322), KT333 mobo, and PC2100RAM at the fastest settings gets ~9100. I just upgraded my proc to an AXP1600+ clocked to 2200+ (10.5x171.48). I can't run my old PC2100 at fast timings at that high of an FSB.. so w/ that proc at 2200+ I only get around ~9800 3Dmarks(2001SE). That processor runs excellent overclocked (1.8V, 46CIdle/50CLoad), but I think faster ram would've been a better investment than the processor. It was only 60 bucks though, so I guess I can't complain. I found that my RAM running @ 266MHz w/ the ultra timings was faster than @ 342MHz w/ more lax timings. I doubt you could get too much more out of your system. I'd be happy with that score. I keep wasting money on my rig.

 

[Crashman]

Yep, that's a good score, mostly due to your video card. You would only get about 10% higher with an Athlon 1400. And your processor will probably overclock at least 10%.

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[grassapa]

actually, because i recieved my graphics card first, i tried my radeon with my old p3 600 katmai, i scored 4000. So i think the cellie made a fairly big contribution. and whats that about "And your processor will probably overclock at least 10%" im curious...hehe. remmeber my mobo is old, its 100 FSB. and my memory sticks are all PC100. so if it involves much danger, i wont risk my newly bought components. but if u say it shouldnt be a problem, i could try it. The powerleap adapter allows me to set 66, 100 and 133 FSB. and allows me to set voltages from 1.05v TO 1.825v....

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[Crashman]

Nope, 10% is risk free, but you'll have to do it with SoftFSB.

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[grassapa]

how much should i set the FSB for? do i need to change the voltage? Remember, i can only set 100, 103, 124 and 133 in SOFTFSB or CPUFSB or any program like that.

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[Crashman]

Crap, it jumps straight from 103 to 124? 103 should work at stock voltage, 124 will never work.

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[chuck232]

Try 103 first. Then 124, if that doesn't work just raise the voltages a bit...

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[juin]

Overclock the P4 i sure it can hit 120 FSB with a P4 1.7 8500 OEM (bios flash) i can hit 8200 stock 9000 overclock.

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[grassapa]

103 im pretty sure it will work,,, 124 i will have to raise the voltage...also raise the cooling...and im not sure if i should do that...whaddaya think guys? i bought it new so i dont wanna mess up now.

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[chuck232]

Well, try 103 first. Then, try 124. If it locks up, then reboot. Raise the vCore a bit, but keep track of your temps (BTW, I don't think the cellies have core protection do they??) if they're not bad, then you should be good to go.

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[grassapa]

i cant check my cpu temp in any way man....thats a big problem. my mobo or the adapter, none of them has any type of sensors. Sandra doesnt display anything about temperature and Motherboard Monitor 5 doesnt display anything either...just zeros.

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[jclw]

I'd say it's a ggod score.

Hmmm... I would have thought you should be able to set a 112FSB as well.

I think the Tualatin Cellerys have the same thermal protection as the Tualatin PIIIs do.

When did you get it? Is it a tA1 or tB1 stepping? The new tB1 chips are supposed to overclock even better then their older tA1 siblings.

- JW<P ID="edit"><FONT SIZE=-1><EM>Edited by JCLW on 08/16/02 06:39 PM.</EM></FONT></P>

 

[grassapa]

Revision/Stepping: B / 1 (3)
stepping mask: A1
according to Sisoft sandra

real philosophy of life: "do onto others what you dont want them do onto you"<P ID="edit"><FONT SIZE=-1><EM>Edited by grassapa on 08/16/02 06:47 PM.</EM></FONT></P>