Major Computer Problem? My 3d Mark Score Is cut in half

[Princefield2040]

hey. Sorry to join just to get help with my problem but i am planning on sticking around


Anyways I havent played computer games in a while besides starcraft. But i installed command and conquer generals and noticed it played like ass and was really laggy. So i decide to run adaware and it still is really slow. so i run 3dmark 2001 and i get a score of 2927. which is horrible because my score was 5607. and there was no hardware changes except i added 512 mbs of ram


Anyway my computer specs are below

Athlon xp 2000+ (underclocked to 1800+ speeds because of instability)
1024 mbs Pc2100 ddr ram
Radeon 9000 (not pro)
80 gig WD HD
ECS K7S5A Motherboard



here is my 3dmark link from years ago when i first benchmarked it

http://service.futuremark.com/compare?2k1=5445750


and here is my link to what it is now with the same computer and everything

http://service.futuremark.com/compare?2k1=8343281



so what the hell? I am looking for some tips or something. because that is a drastic fall and i only did things to make my computer better.

 

[KoolDrew]

How long have you had the same Windows installation?

 

[Princefield2040]

about 5 months

 

[Carp1812]

Originally posted by: Princefield2040
there was no hardware changes except i added 512 mbs of ram

Try removing the extra RAM - could be a problem with it.

 

[Princefield2040]

i did and no effect. Also i used to have 512 mbs SD ram then i switched to 1024 mb DDR Ram

 

[Princefield2040]

I added another Hard Drive to my computer while I had it open (60 gig 5400 RPM) as a slave. my other drive is 80 gig 7200 RPM. thats not gonna affect anything write?

 

[MercenaryForHire]

Originally posted by: Princefield2040
i did and no effect. Also i used to have 512 mbs SD ram then i switched to 1024 mb DDR Ram

Ew, dual-RAM motherboard. Uninstall and reinstall motherboard drivers maybe?

Also the fact that you need to underclock could easily be screwing things up. Does it overheat or what?

- M4H

 

[Princefield2040]

It did overheat. I dont know. I added the other hard drive and i messed around with system configuration in bios and it fixed the problem apparently. i got 5295 now. http://service.futuremark.com/compare?2k1=8343555

I will go check to see if it carrys over to games. hopefully it does

 

[Sc4freak]

C&C Generals... With my X300 (9200 equivalent) I can play 1024x768 max settings at almost constant 30fps. The game really does love CPU power, though. When playing against 7 AIs (on an 8-player map) it lags even my processor, especially on the map Twilight Flame.

 

[Princefield2040]

yea thats much better. Im still wondering what the problem is but its not really urgent. thanks for all the help so far.