Advice on 3dmark03

Roch · 09-09-04, 02:10 PM

Hi all,

I've been up and running on my first build for about a month. It's very stable and plays Doom3 at 1600x1200 high quality very nicely (timedemo score of 71fps). I thought I'd give 3Dmark 03 a go as everyone seems to use it as a gauge. Well, to be honest I'm dissapointed with the score I got. I'm bearly breaking 12000, which seems less than a lot of people are getting with slower processors and slower cards, what am I doing wrong? Is this an indicator of real world performance, if so any tips to increase it would be greatly appreciated as I'd like to get it as fast as possible.

Roch

Pandora's Box · 09-09-04, 02:32 PM

turn aa, af to off in the nvidia control panel. set mip map to bilinear, turn all optimizations on.

12k is a great score. but 3dmark03 is not an indicator of real world performance. i wouldnt worry about it.

SH64 · 09-09-04, 03:39 PM

12000 & up is good for a 6800Ultra . nothing to worry about

npras42 · 09-09-04, 03:42 PM

Have you overclocked? If not 12000 is a very good score for an ULTRA AFAIK.

Roch · 09-10-04, 05:28 AM

Thanks guys,

If 12000's good, then I'm happy. I get a bit obsessive fiddling with the PC (it being my first), I guess I should relax a bit more and enjoy it, I'll try the test again with all the optimisations off anyway, just to see

therapture · 09-10-04, 12:53 PM

I too was too worried about the scores. With my rig in my sig below, I hit low 11k's with the card at stock speeds. When I run it at 400/1100 I can do 12k. However, in Far Cry my rig is running quite well and even 1600x1200 "very high quality" no AA/8x AF, I am seeing 65-72fps in the built in Regulator demo, which is phenomenal. Doom3 runs smooth as butter (can't remember my demo speeds). I only wish the Nvidia drivers allowed Triple Buffering so I could run Vsync properly.

Anyways, 12k on 3DMark03 is great for a rig that is not extremely oc'ed on the vid card side. Those 450+ core speeds and 1200+ mem speeds are crazy

therapture · 09-11-04, 10:32 AM

OK I got my latest result. Ths is on my 6800GT clocked at 400/1100 and my cpu at 2515mhz. Highest Performance in the Nvidia control panel.

3DMark Score 12209 3DMarks
GT1 - Wings of Fury 286.0 FPS
GT2 - Battle of Proxycon 99.2 FPS
GT3 - Troll's Lair 82.0 FPS

I am happy enough now, back to the real games.

09-09-04, 02:10 PM	#1
Roch Arcane Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: London Posts: 138	Advice on 3dmark03 Hi all, I've been up and running on my first build for about a month. It's very stable and plays Doom3 at 1600x1200 high quality very nicely (timedemo score of 71fps). I thought I'd give 3Dmark 03 a go as everyone seems to use it as a gauge. Well, to be honest I'm dissapointed with the score I got. I'm bearly breaking 12000, which seems less than a lot of people are getting with slower processors and slower cards, what am I doing wrong? Is this an indicator of real world performance, if so any tips to increase it would be greatly appreciated as I'd like to get it as fast as possible. Roch __________________ E6600, 680i, 4gig OCZ Reaper, 8800GTX, M850w, D-Tek, EK, DDC Ultra, PA120.2, Lian Li A16B.

09-09-04, 02:32 PM	#2
Pandora's Box Registered User Join Date: May 2004 Location: Cleveland, Ohio Posts: 1,767	Re: Advice on 3dmark03 turn aa, af to off in the nvidia control panel. set mip map to bilinear, turn all optimizations on. 12k is a great score. but 3dmark03 is not an indicator of real world performance. i wouldnt worry about it. __________________ ASUS A7N8X Deluxe 2.00 \| AMD Athlon XP 2700+ \| 1.5GB DDR333 RAM \| OCZ PowerStream 520Watt \| eVGA GeForce 6800 GT 256MB Zalman VF700 CU \| Western Digital 120GB 8MB Cache 7200 RPM \| Western Digital 60GB 2MB Cache 7200 RPM \| Athenatech A602 Case \| Linksys WMP54GS SpeedBooster Wireless Card

09-09-04, 03:39 PM	#3
SH64 MAXIMUM TECH Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Indiana Posts: 12,202	Re: Advice on 3dmark03 12000 & up is good for a 6800Ultra . nothing to worry about __________________ - "My name is RAM and my tank is full" http://warhawk64nv.mybrute.com/ <-- pupils go thaarrr! Or, http://silenthunter64.mybrute.com

09-09-04, 03:42 PM	#4
npras42 Hi Everybody! Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Manchester, UK Posts: 1,698	Re: Advice on 3dmark03 Have you overclocked? If not 12000 is a very good score for an ULTRA AFAIK.

09-10-04, 05:28 AM	#5
Roch Arcane Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: London Posts: 138	Re: Advice on 3dmark03 Thanks guys, If 12000's good, then I'm happy. I get a bit obsessive fiddling with the PC (it being my first), I guess I should relax a bit more and enjoy it, I'll try the test again with all the optimisations off anyway, just to see __________________ E6600, 680i, 4gig OCZ Reaper, 8800GTX, M850w, D-Tek, EK, DDC Ultra, PA120.2, Lian Li A16B.

09-10-04, 12:53 PM	#6
therapture Registered User Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 226	Re: Advice on 3dmark03 I too was too worried about the scores. With my rig in my sig below, I hit low 11k's with the card at stock speeds. When I run it at 400/1100 I can do 12k. However, in Far Cry my rig is running quite well and even 1600x1200 "very high quality" no AA/8x AF, I am seeing 65-72fps in the built in Regulator demo, which is phenomenal. Doom3 runs smooth as butter (can't remember my demo speeds). I only wish the Nvidia drivers allowed Triple Buffering so I could run Vsync properly. Anyways, 12k on 3DMark03 is great for a rig that is not extremely oc'ed on the vid card side. Those 450+ core speeds and 1200+ mem speeds are crazy __________________ - Westinghouse LVM-37WSE 37", Core2 Duo E6750 @3200mhz, Gigabyte GA-965-DS3 rev 3.3, Tt Big Typhoon, 8gb G-Skill DDR-2 1000, BFG GTX260-OC, 630gb total SATA, Sony DVD-RW SATA, Thermaltake Tsunami, Logitech G11 and MX518, Vista64 Ultimate

09-11-04, 10:32 AM	#7
therapture Registered User Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 226	Re: Advice on 3dmark03 OK I got my latest result. Ths is on my 6800GT clocked at 400/1100 and my cpu at 2515mhz. Highest Performance in the Nvidia control panel. 3DMark Score 12209 3DMarks GT1 - Wings of Fury 286.0 FPS GT2 - Battle of Proxycon 99.2 FPS GT3 - Troll's Lair 82.0 FPS I am happy enough now, back to the real games. __________________ - Westinghouse LVM-37WSE 37", Core2 Duo E6750 @3200mhz, Gigabyte GA-965-DS3 rev 3.3, Tt Big Typhoon, 8gb G-Skill DDR-2 1000, BFG GTX260-OC, 630gb total SATA, Sony DVD-RW SATA, Thermaltake Tsunami, Logitech G11 and MX518, Vista64 Ultimate

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