Lowest 3DMark Scores

[Slammy1]

I'm tired of people complaining about their scores when they're 20X mine .First, it has to be on your primary system. When I first installed it about a month or so ago, I had a score of 783. After some serious tweaking, trying RAM combos, optimizing my BIOS, and maximizing my o/c, I run a rock solid repeatable 803.

Here's my sys specs. I know it's my video (least I think I know), and I'm looking for the 9800 AIW so I can get a good price on the 9700. TO top it off, my card is not DirectX 9 compatable. It gives an error when I play PowerDVD that it cannot run DirectDraw (or something like that).

Motherboard: Asus P3B-F 440BX 1.08.004 BIOS (100 MHz FSB, 2X AGP)
CPU: Intel 850 MHz Cu-Mine Processor o/c to 977 MHz
Memory: 192 MB (128 MB Micron PC100 CL2, 128 MB Generic PC133)
Video: ATI Rage Fury 32 MB 2X AGP w/ TV out
Sound: Sound Blaster Live mp3 with toslink adapter (it?s a card to connect to the board that allows a plug in for a digital adapter so I can run it to my receiver through the optical input)
Hard Drive: 3 X 23 GB Seagate Elite UW SCSI 5400 RPM
4 GB Western Digital drive (stores an alternate boot path if I have a problem with accessing my other drives)
DVD Drive: Pioneer 10/40X DVD 305 SCSI
CDRW: Yamaha CRW2100S 16X/10X/40X
SCSI Adapter: AHA2940UW Pro Ultra Wide
Ethernet: 10/100
Modem: USR 56k PCI
Monitor: S-Video input of my 32? television
OS: Win2k Pro
Logitech Wireless Keyboard/Mouse
PSU: Enermax EG365P-VE FCA

 

[nick1985]

:at on the back::

 

[MistaTastyCakes]

With a CPU and a mobo like that, you won't get much more out of a Radeon 9700 Pro than you will a GF4 Ti4200, I'd be willing to guess. If I were you I'd save up and upgrade both at once, if you really wanna see some differences.

 

[KillaBong]

with a 9700pro youll get at least 7000+

my 600mhz comp gets over 6000 with a ti4600 in it, and its got worse components all around

 

[eklass]

Originally posted by: KillaBong
with a 9700pro youll get at least 7000+ my 600mhz comp gets over 6000 with a ti4600 in it, and its got worse components all around

uh no

not in 2k3

my athlon 2000 with 512 ram and 9700 gets right at 4000. seems to be about right

 

[Slammy1]

Forgot to mention, my score is in 3dMark2001. Heh, I thought I had the lowest score in these parts. I know there are some speed concerns with older MBs like mine using the 9700Pro, but I do intend to upgrade my MB/CPU/Memory here in the next few months... Funny thing is it will be a cheaper upgrade than my impending video/sound upgrade (my sound card upgrade will be DMX 6fire 24/96 LT). I'm working towards an HTPC.