Can anyone help me figure out why Im getting such a low score

[Compddd]

In 3Dmark 2001 with my 3GHz system

my results http://service.futuremark.com/compare?2k1=6455611

Please help!

 

[Shimmishim]

wow, that is a low score

someone help this man out!!!

i can get 13,800 with my ti4200

 

[LastRide]

whats wrong with 13,868 with a radeon 9500 you softmoded too 9700 or overclocked?.I can tell you some options to disable.In direct 3D and OpenGL set "EVERYTHING"" to performance and shut off vertical sync and checkmark AA and AF (application preference).In smartgart turn fast writes off.Also try it enabled aswell.Sometimes the scores are better with it on and sometimes off. In the Bios disable system bios cacheable and video bios cacheable.Give it a run and see what happens..

 

[Jeff7181]

Don't mess with settings turning things off to get a higher score... set everything to the default if you want to get a measurement to compare to other scores. When you start changing things and don't use the default values, you won't get an accurate comparison. I'm sure I can get a lot higher scores if I run the resolution lower, use a 16 bit z-buffer and all that crap... but what's the point? Just to post a bigger number on the message boards? I benchmark with the same setup I use on a daily basis... no tricks, no "kinda stable" overclocks.

 

[Compddd]

I already had all that stuff off last ride, still got 13,868 at default test settings. Its a stock 9700 All in Wonder Pro. How are people getting 17,000 18,000 with the same setup as mine running the 3Dmark test at default? Or are they not running the test at default?

 

[KillaBong]

They indeed run it at default, and your setup should be around 17,000+

 

[Jeff7181]

Is AGP set to 1x for some reason maybe? During your overclock, did you accident set the AGP frequency low?

 

[pelikan]

Score sounds way low. Something must be wrong.

But also keep in mind that the Orb doesn't show that people get:

1000+ 3DMarks from Riva Tuner tweaks.

2000-3000+ 3DMarks from overclocking their video cards.

1000+ 3DMarks from bios and operating system optimization and clean Windows install immediately before 3DMark run.

 

[LastRide]

I know when I had my AMD system if I didn't install everything in a certain order I would get 2000 to 2500 less on 3DMark2001.Its really a strange thing and using an ATI Radeon 9700 Pro.With my Intel system right now 2.4B @ 3.42GHz and 9700 Pro I get arpund 16,450 running 1:1 ratio on memory.If I run 4:5 for DDR 474 something like that I get 16,948,but my memory is not stable at that speed.This with the video card "NOT OVERCLOCKED".With teh card oberclocked I would be around 18,000-18,500.

 

[Compddd]

my AGP is set to 8x I dunno whats wrong

 

[Tummy]

did you install the intel agp chipset driver? newest ati catalyst's?

 

[Compddd]

I've installed both the intel AGP driver and the latest CATS

 

[Loop2kill]

I had a similar problem and i think it was my sound card going bad...using the onboard sound my scores went way up.