Are my scores low???

AEboy128

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I downloaded 3dmark2k and i have 3dmark2001 downloading. In 3dmark2k i only get 2213 3d marks at 1024x768. Are these scores low for my system?? Here is my system:

Athlon Classic 500
FIC sd-11
192mb pc100 ram
WD 15gb 7200rpm
3dfx Voodoo3 1000
Sound Blaster Live!
3com 905b nic
Windows 2000 professional


I have a dual boot arangement. Should i try running 3dmark on Win ME?? I was thinking that the graphics are usually better in Win2k. Does anyone have a similar system with maybe another video card or a faster processor?? What kind of scores are everyone else getting??


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yes, they are good for your system. One thing to keep in mind though, winme is better for direct 3d graphics (like 3dmark and any game that uses directx) and win2k is usually better for opengl games (quake 3, glexcess...)
 

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Holy crap dude! What the f*** is wrong with this picture? I ran the 3DMark 2001 demo and got 626 3dmarks!!! Here's my setup (where's the problem?)
Duron 700 non o/c'd
Asus A7A 266 (ALi MaGiK1 chipset BIOS ver. 1004)
320 megs pc-133 @ pc-100
WD 20gig 7200rpm HDD
Elsa Gladiac GeForce2 MX
SB PCI128
Windows Me
Why the hell are my scores so $hitty!!! What's my bottleneck?! This pisses me off, as you're running older parts and getting 3 1/2 times the performance (granted your scores are for 3dmark2k)!


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AEboy128

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Run 3dmark2000. See what kind of score you get in that. I can't get 3dmark2001 to run on mine. Have you tried reloading it from scratch?? What abouth the latest detanator drivers?? Or different ones. I've heard that those make a big difference.

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LOL! I can't get 3dmark2k to run on my rig! I'll try the detonator drivers.

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That's what I did. I also noticed there was a patch, so I downloaded & installed that and tried running the default benchmark. The program starts, the helicopter screen comes up, says it loading, please wait, then hangs. I have to use my reset button to restart my computer to get out of it. The good news is that scandisk has now run twice in a row, so I think my HDD is in good shape! LOL!

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lamer_gamer

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re: the detonator drivers; do I need to download both the self extracting installers <i>and</i> self extracting zip?

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AEboy128

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I ran it on my old pc and got 261 3dmarks!! lol and thats in 3dmark2k!!!

That system would do much better with a decent video card.

Here is that sys:

K6-III 400
128mb ram
Asus p5-a
6.4gb maxtor hdd
ATI rage pro turbo PCI 8mb (or at least thats what 3dmark2k sees it as)


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those are awfully high resolutions for that type of system dude i have a celeron 800, 192 mb of pc100 and a voodoo4, and windows Me, my 3d mark 2000 score is 2993 at 640x480 and about 1200 on 2001.

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AEboy128

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I ran my athlon with the stuff stated at the begining of my post at 640x480 and got 2773 3dmarks. Thats in Win ME and 3dmark2000. Have you ran yours at 1024x768 and seen what it got?? If so, what score did you get. I would do the lower resolutions but i don't like the quality of the image being so un-sharp. I like sharp 3d and 2d.

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I get about 1700 in 3DMark 2001 when I´m not overclocking. CPU @ 6,5*133=866 and geforce @ 200 core/210 mem gets me close to 2300

Duron 750
Abit KT7A
128 MB PC 133 @ 133 CAS 2
Leadtek Geforce2 MX
SB 128 Vibra
Seagate 40 GB

Win 98 SE
10.80 detonators
DirectX 8

Running your PC133 @ 100MHz could contribute to the low score but something more is really really wrong there...

Are you sure you´re running 3DMark at 1024*768*32?
 

lamer_gamer

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Check out my thread "Problem solved!". BTW- The fsb on the duron is 100mhz which limits my memory speed. At least that's my understanding (which, often, is sadly lacking)!

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