3DMark05 won't run on my Video Card

[austin316]

I recently just won a genuine 9700 Pro off eBay. When I try to run 3DMark05, it gives me a pixel shader error and won't run.

Here is my setup:

Athlon XP 1600+
ECS K7S5A MOBO
512MB PC2100 RAM
ATI 128MB 9700 Pro
Windows XP Pro SPII


I upgraded the SIS APG Gart drivers to the newest ones, and then installed the video drivers from the CD. Do I need to download newer drivers? If so, which ones?

Finally, in my BIOS setup, what do I put for the MB size of the APG. 128/256??? Does it matter?

 

[The Green Bean]

Remove all your old video drivers, then download the newest drivers from ATI's website... And then try...

 

[Malak]

This makes me want to run 3DMark now. I've never tested my system.

 

[meltdown75]

Originally posted by: austin316

Finally, in my BIOS setup, what do I put for the MB size of the APG. 128/256??? Does it matter?

You will get conflicting reports as to whether or not it matters. Bottom line is though, it doesn't have a huge effect on performance. I keep mine @ 256 even though my card has 256 meg of video. Some people say the more on-board video your card has, the less the AGP aperture size should be cuz the card has enough memory. The reason I keep mine @ 256 is HL2 deathmatch seems a little smoother when I set it @ 256. I've done 3dmark with 64meg, 128 and 256 AGP aperture and the results were best with 64 meg. Its pretty much an individual preference thing IMHO.