3d Mark 05 Help

[HonkeyDonk]

Hello all,

So I just slapped together a new system:

DFI Lan Party NF4 Ultra-D
AMD 64 3000+ @ stock 1.8ghz w/ Zalman 7700CU
OCZ Platinum Rev 2 PC3200 1gb dual channel kit
XFX 6600GT PCI-E
Seagate 160gb 7200RPM 8mb PATA
Antec P180 Case
Cooler Master 450w PSU

I'm not sure what I need to change/tweak with 3d Mark 2005. I am not OCing my system just yet as I wanted to first see what my 3d mark 05 scores were before OCing.

I just d/led the free version from futuremark and I believe it only runs 5 tests (3 game tests, and 2 CPU tests).

I got a score of about 2800. I don't know if that's normal or low, but for the 2 CPU tests, it ran the game demos again but it was crawling....like 1-2fps was what it was showing.

The 3 game demos were crawling too, hitting 15FPS max and mostly it was at 5-7fps.

Is this normal? Is there anything I need to change?

I am not sure which nvidia drivers I am using since I just used the isntall disc from my XFX package.

Thx for any help/input!

 

[GuitarDaddy]

Your scores are perfectly normal, right where they should be for a stock 6600GT. 3dmard05 is an intense monster of a test.

 

[HonkeyDonk]

Originally posted by: GuitarDaddy
Your scores are perfectly normal, right where they should be for a stock 6600GT. 3dmard05 is an intense monster of a test.

Ok thanks.

But are the tests supposed to be crawling as low as 1-2fps? B/c it was just nasty slooooow on the CPU tests.

 

[peleejosh]

That is normal, it is using your cpu to run the video, which is extremely slow.

 

[HonkeyDonk]

Originally posted by: peleejosh
That is normal, it is using your cpu to run the video, which is extremely slow.

Ah, that makes sense.

Thanks!

 

[monster64]

Make you feel better that my setup crawls at 1-2 fps on the cpu test too? Click my 3dmark 05 score in my sig to see all the details.

 

[imported_michaelpatrick33]

I have a 3dmark 2k5 score of 9028 and I still crawl along at a couple FPS on the CPU test LOL

Edit: Link

 

[HonkeyDonk]

blessed assurance from you guys. haha, thanks.

 

[monster64]

Originally posted by: michaelpatrick33
I have a 3dmark 2k5 score of 9028 and I still crawl along at a couple FPS on the CPU test LOL

Edit: Link

Woah I didnt know 3Dmark05 had multithreading support!!!

 

[CrystalBay]

Originally posted by: monster64

Originally posted by: michaelpatrick33
I have a 3dmark 2k5 score of 9028 and I still crawl along at a couple FPS on the CPU test LOL

Edit: Link

Woah I didnt know 3Dmark05 had multithreading support!!!

That is the GPU pulling that score

 

[CheesePoofs]

Originally posted by: HonkeyDonk

Originally posted by: GuitarDaddy
Your scores are perfectly normal, right where they should be for a stock 6600GT. 3dmard05 is an intense monster of a test.

Ok thanks.

But are the tests supposed to be crawling as low as 1-2fps? B/c it was just nasty slooooow on the CPU tests.

hah, on my old rig, I got less than that on the video tests.:Q

 

[Powermoloch]

I got the same thing on the CPU test. Crawls like a man with no legs and arms...

 

[aatf510]

I actually think 3dmark95 is muti-thread, my 4400+ was showing 2-3fps while my old FX-55 was 2fps max.

 

[Furen]

Originally posted by: toattett
I actually think 3dmark95 is muti-thread, my 4400+ was showing 2-3fps while my old FX-55 was 2fps max.

Wow, up to 50% improvement! lol