Poor 3dmark score??

[zyklon69]

2700.. :(

http://service.futuremark.com/orb/projectdetails.jsp?projectType=14

Is this normal?!

[Salamandar]

Would be a good idea to show us your PC specs.

[zyklon69]

Link doesnt show? Anyhow

7900 gt 550/1580
p4 3.4 preschott
2 gig ddr2
dual 74 rpm raptors
hmm

[Salamandar]

ya these scores are not right at all, are you sure you ahve installed drivers correctly for your system?

Try uninstall the drivers for your graphics card and use newer drivers like the 87.25 set.

keep us updated.

[zyklon69]

I tried the whql 84.21 and still same poor score.

[K-1]

2700.. :(

http://service.futuremark.com/orb/projectdetails.jsp?projectType=14

Is this normal?!

post the Compare URL, not the project detail link. but yea, that's definitely not right, a 7900GT should be getting around 4000 in 3DMark 06. more importantly, how are your games running?

[DarkJedi664]

i'm guessing thats an 06 score. with my 79gt i get 5295. i'm guessing it's because of your processor. sorry but p4's arent the best for gaming.

[zyklon69]

uhh.. I know amd's for now are better for gaming, buuuuuuut no, my score should be around 4500ish, as i see that other people are getting this score.

[zyklon69]

http://service.futuremark.com/compare?3dm06=260773

Seems that we both have the same cpu, but mine is 600 points off in the cpu test..

[DarkJedi664]

if games arent effected, dont worry about it. also, dual core cpu's really benefit in 06. whats ur 05 score? i'm getting around 9600.

[Salamandar]

If you have you graphics card drivers installed correctly, then what about your motherboard drivers?

[zyklon69]

6350 in 3dmark 05.
salamander im 100% sure i got the video drivers installed correctly, as for the mainboard.. i will check on that. Thanks

[Superhuman]

zyklon69, make sure you don't have AA and/or AF enabled in your control panel!!! If you have AA and/or AF enabled in your control panel, it will drastically decrease your 3dmark scores.

I bet that's the problem.

[zyklon69]

Yes, i made sure non of that stuff was enabled.

[saturnotaku]

Seems that we both have the same cpu, but mine is 600 points off in the cpu test..

If your CPU score is off kilter, disable your Internet connection and run the test again. This was a cause of low CPU scores on my machine, both in 3DMark and Sandra.

/moved to benchmarking forum

[zyklon69]

Disabled the internet connection, same low score. :(

[zyklon69]

Figured it out... there was a wire from another fan that got caught in my cpu fan, which stopped it from turning, im now getting 4600ish 3d marks :)

haha