Low 3dMark score for new ATI X850 XT PE

[steel phantom]

I recently build my first complete system with an AMD X2 4400+ processor and ATI X850 XT PE video card. I ran 3Dmark over the weekend and my score seems quite low in comparison to others with my configuration. Any ideas on what this could be? Here are the results


3DMark Score: 4918 Stock test
User: thomasmack2@comcast.net
Date: 2005-7-30
CPU: AMD Athlon(tm) 64 X2 2211 MHz
GPU: ATI RADEON X850 XT PE, 540 MHz / 587 MHz
Display Driver: 6.14.10.6553
Driver Status: WHQL - Not FM Approved
Resolution: 1024x768 32 bit
OS: Microsoft Windows XP
System Memory: 1024 MB
Video Memory: 256 MB

 

[mwmorph]

did you update all bioses and drivers?(espicalyl the chipset drivers)

 

[xtknight]

First make sure you aren't looking at people that are benchmarking early samples of Crossfire (2x the card for 2x the speed). Also make sure you set everything in your graphics settings (Catalyst Control Center) to application preference.

 

[Munky]

Yeah, go to your control panel graphic settings, and for 3D, click to set everything to default, and then click apply.

 

[Randum]

yeah im hitting close to 6 and I have just the 850xt. I would check your AA and AF settings-also yeah, BIOS updates

 

[steel phantom]

OK, I'll make sure all drivers are updated tonight and then make sure that the AA and AF settings are turned down/off.

Thanks.

 

[Cooler]

My Score went 50-100 points or so lower with 5.7 and i have the same card i was geting about 6200 before 5.7 cat and 6040 after . This is at stock at oc i got about 300 points or so more.

 

[Powermoloch]

Originally posted by: Cooler
My Score went 50-100 points or so lower with 5.7 and i have the same card i was geting about 6200 before 5.7 cat and 6040 after . This is at stock at oc i got about 300 points or so more.

lol it happens to me also

6110 @ 5.6 cat
6096 @ 5.7 cat

even though it's at stock, still aight

 

[Cooler]

Good I cause I was thinking I was going crazy. Looks like high end gets the bad end of the stick with driver updates . I have 4 120 fans so i can keep it oc 24/7 it stays around 50~ temp wise and funnly thing is my cpu got lower temp 35-40.

 

[n7]

Likely you had AA & AF turned on.

Set it to application preference & rebench.

 

[Powermoloch]

Originally posted by: Cooler
Good I cause I was thinking I was going crazy. Looks like high end gets the bad end of the stick with driver updates . I have 4 120 fans so i can keep it oc 24/7 it stays around 50~ temp wise and funnly thing is my cpu got lower temp 35-40.

Yeah same here, I got adequate cooling, 2 pci exhaust fans, 2 out take fans, and 2 intake fans. usually the GPU is way hotter than the cpu ..

btw steel phantom,

make your catalyst display properties (in 3d) to best performance, and also fast writes off.

 

[KeepItRed]

Display Driver: 6.14.10.6553

Latest Catalyst is 5.7

 

[Munky]

Originally posted by: Powermoloch

Originally posted by: Cooler
My Score went 50-100 points or so lower with 5.7 and i have the same card i was geting about 6200 before 5.7 cat and 6040 after . This is at stock at oc i got about 300 points or so more.

lol it happens to me also

6110 @ 5.6 cat
6096 @ 5.7 cat

even though it's at stock, still aight

That's funny, because when I had an OC'd 9800p, the score went up from about 2950 to about 3150 when I switched to cat5.7

 

[steel phantom]

Even though I was absolutely positive that I had turned AA/AF off, I guess it didn't take. I reran 3Dmark the score went from 4918 to 6425.

Much better.

Thanks for the help!

 

[thegimp03]

Yeah...nice increase.