BFG 6800GT listed at 11.9MHz GPU clocks

Vengeance · 02-17-06, 02:51 PM

OK I just put my new PC together yesterday. Using the ASRock 939 Dual SATA2 mobo and A64 3700+ CPU. And PC wizard lists my GPU frequency at 11.9MHz

So does 3DMark 2003/2005 and my 3DMark 2k3.2k5 scores suck! My Athlon 3000+ Compaq with the same 6800GT scored better in both. Matter of fact I get about 1000 less points in 2k5 than I did on my compaq. I'm running the newest drivers from nVidia. What could be holding it back?

Help....

Medion · 02-17-06, 03:00 PM

What power supplies are in both systems?

Also, when you migrated the HDD from the Compaq over to the new system, did you reformat? Did your Compaq even come with a Windows XP disc?

Vengeance · 02-17-06, 03:03 PM

Only one system and its an 400watt Aopen psu 12v - 16a. But its the same PSU I had in my Compaq and it worked just fine.

Medion · 02-17-06, 03:08 PM

That PSU is likely the culprit. Newer CPUs and mobos draw their power almost exclusively from the 12V rail, as opposed to speading it on the 5V, 3.3V, and 12V rails. As such, with a newer system (even with that mobo's 20-pin connector) you'll want at least 22A on the 12V rail for your PSU.

The power draw on the 6800GT is roughly the same as or more than a 7800GT, and that's recommended to be 12V@20A for a stock clocked card.

Vengeance · 02-17-06, 03:12 PM

thanks

Vengeance · 02-17-06, 03:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Medion

Also, when you migrated the HDD from the Compaq over to the new system, did you reformat? Did your Compaq even come with a Windows XP disc?

Yes I did a clean install, I used nlite to go into my HP win XP home disk and got rid of all the HP crap and made a new disk.

jolle · 02-17-06, 08:12 PM

You got the AGP driver installed and working? Forceware lists it as running AGPx8?
I think that is a comon thing on these boards otherwise. got one myself..
Cant remember with one was better to install, the one AsRock Supply or the one off ULis website..
Unless its PCI-E that is..
I noticed the AGP driver wont work under x64 with 8x.xx drivers, but they did with 7x.xx..

jAkUp · 02-17-06, 08:42 PM

Yes make sure you install the chipset drivers.

tieros · 02-17-06, 09:35 PM

It's a bug, not an issue with your PC. I have a BFG 6800GT OC, and 3DM06 reports it as 11.9MHz, too. I never found a cause for it, but other utilities show the correct clock. No idea about why your scores are lower, though.

shabby · 02-17-06, 10:21 PM

Overclock it to 12mhz!

Vengeance · 02-17-06, 11:04 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by shabby

Overclock it to 12mhz!

That made me chuckle.

Vengeance · 02-17-06, 11:28 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jolle

You got the AGP driver installed and working? Forceware lists it as running AGPx8?
I think that is a comon thing on these boards otherwise. got one myself..
Cant remember with one was better to install, the one AsRock Supply or the one off ULis website..
Unless its PCI-E that is..
I noticed the AGP driver wont work under x64 with 8x.xx drivers, but they did with 7x.xx..

Yes Forceware lists it at AGPx8...so all is good? Going to have to install some games and try em out.

02-17-06, 02:51 PM	#1
Vengeance Rage3D no longer Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Back in Ohio Posts: 177	BFG 6800GT listed at 11.9MHz GPU clocks OK I just put my new PC together yesterday. Using the ASRock 939 Dual SATA2 mobo and A64 3700+ CPU. And PC wizard lists my GPU frequency at 11.9MHz So does 3DMark 2003/2005 and my 3DMark 2k3.2k5 scores suck! My Athlon 3000+ Compaq with the same 6800GT scored better in both. Matter of fact I get about 1000 less points in 2k5 than I did on my compaq. I'm running the newest drivers from nVidia. What could be holding it back? Help.... __________________ eVGA nForce 680i SLi Intel Q6600 Quad Core @ 2.6GHz nVidia 8800GTX @ stock speeds (will not OC) 2GB Crucial Ballistix DDR2 @ 1000mhz 4-4-4-10 Seagate Barracuda 320GB SATA2 PC Power & Cooling Turbo-Cool 1KW COOLER MASTER Stacker Black Aluminum ATX Full Tower Westinghouse 22in wide screen LCD @ 1680x1050 Report a bug with the NVIDIA graphics driver. NVIDIA user group member.

02-17-06, 03:00 PM	#2
Medion Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Barksdale AFB, La Posts: 1,238	Re: BFG 6800GT listed at 11.9MHz GPU clocks What power supplies are in both systems? Also, when you migrated the HDD from the Compaq over to the new system, did you reformat? Did your Compaq even come with a Windows XP disc?

02-17-06, 03:03 PM	#3
Vengeance Rage3D no longer Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Back in Ohio Posts: 177	Re: BFG 6800GT listed at 11.9MHz GPU clocks Only one system and its an 400watt Aopen psu 12v - 16a. But its the same PSU I had in my Compaq and it worked just fine. __________________ eVGA nForce 680i SLi Intel Q6600 Quad Core @ 2.6GHz nVidia 8800GTX @ stock speeds (will not OC) 2GB Crucial Ballistix DDR2 @ 1000mhz 4-4-4-10 Seagate Barracuda 320GB SATA2 PC Power & Cooling Turbo-Cool 1KW COOLER MASTER Stacker Black Aluminum ATX Full Tower Westinghouse 22in wide screen LCD @ 1680x1050 Report a bug with the NVIDIA graphics driver. NVIDIA user group member.

02-17-06, 03:08 PM	#4
Medion Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Barksdale AFB, La Posts: 1,238	Re: BFG 6800GT listed at 11.9MHz GPU clocks That PSU is likely the culprit. Newer CPUs and mobos draw their power almost exclusively from the 12V rail, as opposed to speading it on the 5V, 3.3V, and 12V rails. As such, with a newer system (even with that mobo's 20-pin connector) you'll want at least 22A on the 12V rail for your PSU. The power draw on the 6800GT is roughly the same as or more than a 7800GT, and that's recommended to be 12V@20A for a stock clocked card.

02-17-06, 03:12 PM	#5
Vengeance Rage3D no longer Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Back in Ohio Posts: 177	Re: BFG 6800GT listed at 11.9MHz GPU clocks thanks __________________ eVGA nForce 680i SLi Intel Q6600 Quad Core @ 2.6GHz nVidia 8800GTX @ stock speeds (will not OC) 2GB Crucial Ballistix DDR2 @ 1000mhz 4-4-4-10 Seagate Barracuda 320GB SATA2 PC Power & Cooling Turbo-Cool 1KW COOLER MASTER Stacker Black Aluminum ATX Full Tower Westinghouse 22in wide screen LCD @ 1680x1050 Report a bug with the NVIDIA graphics driver. NVIDIA user group member.

02-17-06, 08:12 PM	#7
jolle Registered User Join Date: Apr 2003 Posts: 2,804	Re: BFG 6800GT listed at 11.9MHz GPU clocks You got the AGP driver installed and working? Forceware lists it as running AGPx8? I think that is a comon thing on these boards otherwise. got one myself.. Cant remember with one was better to install, the one AsRock Supply or the one off ULis website.. Unless its PCI-E that is.. I noticed the AGP driver wont work under x64 with 8x.xx drivers, but they did with 7x.xx.. __________________ Q6700, Abit X38 QuadGT, 8Gb (4x 2GB) OCZ Reaper DDR2 1066MHz, Gainward GTX 285 1Gb, X-Fi XtremeMusic

02-17-06, 08:42 PM	#8
jAkUp eat. sleep. overclock. Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Chino, California Posts: 17,744	Re: BFG 6800GT listed at 11.9MHz GPU clocks Yes make sure you install the chipset drivers. __________________ 965xe \|\| evga x58 classified \|\| 3x evga gtx 480 \|\| 6gb g.skill \|\| win7 x64

02-17-06, 09:35 PM	#9
tieros Registered User Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 374	Re: BFG 6800GT listed at 11.9MHz GPU clocks It's a bug, not an issue with your PC. I have a BFG 6800GT OC, and 3DM06 reports it as 11.9MHz, too. I never found a cause for it, but other utilities show the correct clock. No idea about why your scores are lower, though. __________________ Athlon64 x2 3800@2400MHz º eVGA 8800GTS 640MB º eVGA NF44 SLI mATX mobo OCZ 2GB DDR400 Gold XTC RAM º Dual Samsung Spinpoint 250GB Sata HDDs in RAID 0 Aspire X-QPACK case w/Enermax EG425P-VE PSU º Liteon Dual Layer DVD Burner º Dual Dell FP 2001 20" LCD

02-17-06, 10:21 PM	#10
shabby Forcefed GXP Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 1,138	Re: BFG 6800GT listed at 11.9MHz GPU clocks Overclock it to 12mhz! __________________ 2500k/Asus P67-Pro/8gb Corsair Vengeance DDR3/X25-M/p190

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