My finished system ... whatda think?

[Finnkc]

what get out of here? So what do I use 8.1? lol could that be my problem?

 

[Budmantom]

Originally posted by: Finnkc
what get out of here? So what do I use 8.1? lol could that be my problem?

You can use 9 but it won't make a difference the hardware doesn't support it. It's not a problem yet mabe when doom comes out it might be a problem then.

Did you just buy the card? or did you transfer it from your last rig?

 

[Finnkc]

I got it around Sept of 2002. This is the original card that came with this PC.

 

[Budmantom]

Still a great card just no 9x, I went from a Ti4400 to a 9700tx and I feel it has less "horsepower" but when you crank up the AA/AF what a difference and IQ is better(it's a subtle difference but it's there).

 

[Finnkc]

Originally posted by: Budmantom
Still a great card just no 9x, I went from a Ti4400 to a 9700tx and I feel it has less "horsepower" but when you crank up the AA/AF what a difference and IQ is better(it's a subtle difference but it's there).

Ok I am dumb what is the AA/Af? and IQ? How can I pump mine up lol? 😛

 

[Budmantom]

Are you joking?

Anisotropic filtering, Anti AniliXXXX can't spell either one: The easy answer is the smoth out the jaggies.

IQ is image quality

Right click on your desktop, go to settings, advanced then there are different tabs there find the AA and AF you can crank these up 2x, 4X etc.

Start slowly then see how the game looks, on NVidia card the FPS (frames per second) are greatly affected by turning these up, but its well worth it.

Try it and let me know what you think.

Tom

 

[Budmantom]

I would give you better instructions but I'm at work, not on my computer.

 

[bigpow]

it's an okay system.

It's a lot of potensials.

 

[bigpow]

BTW, matching blank monitor and keyboard wouldn't hurt 😀

 

[Finnkc]

System Configuration
Operating System Microsoft Windows 2000

DirectX Version 9.0

Mobo Manufacturer ASUSTeK Computer INC.

Mobo Model A7V8X

AGP Rates (Current/Available) 4x / 1x 2x 4x

CPU Unknown 2000 MHz

FSB 133 MHz

Memory 512 MB

Graphics Chipset NVIDIA GeForce4 Ti 4600

Driver Name NVIDIA GeForce4 Ti 4600

Driver Version 6.13.10.4109

Video Memory 128 MB

Program Version 3DMark2001 SE

Resolution 1024x768 16bit

Texture Format Compressed

FSAA Disabled

Z-Buffer Depth 24bit

Frame Buffer Triple

Rendering Pipeline D3D Pure Hardware T&L

Detailed Test Results


3DMark Score 11862 3D marks

Game 1 Car Chase - Low Detail 166.1 FPS

Game 1 Car Chase - High Detail 59.0 FPS

Game 2 Dragothic - Low Detail 228.2 FPS

Game 2 Dragothic - High Detail 120.6 FPS

Game 3 Lobby - Low Detail 140.0 FPS

Game 3 Lobby - High Detail 63.4 FPS

Game 4 Nature 82.9 FPS

Fill Rate (Single-Texturing) 1197.9 MTexels/s

Fill Rate (Multi-Texturing) 2376.9 MTexels/s

High Polygon Count (1 light) 55.1 MTriangels/s

High Polygon Count (8 lights) 12.6 MTriangels/s

Environment Bump Mapping 173.0 FPS

DOT3 Bump Mapping 161.7 FPS

Vertex Shader 101.7 FPS

Pixel Shader 127.1 FPS

Advanced Pixel Shader 105.6 FPS

Point Sprite 29.9 MSprites/s


thats better I guess.

 

[Budmantom]

That's a good score.

Now try out the AA/AF on real games 😉

 

[50]

what's with the Volkswagon sticker thing on the window?
PS nice work

 

[Finnkc]

heh I am a bit of a VW nut ... plus the PC name is Dub so.

I tried the AA/AF out (cranked both up) and I got a real bad bench mark, I mean real bad (3500). Should I try something else like AGP voltage or boost the FSB up? I am at 133 right now I know the board and the chip can do more then that.

 

[Budmantom]

lol the AA/AF are not for benchmarks (run those without).

Grab a game you like and crank-up the AA/AF on those, not the benchmarks. See the difference before and after you crank those 2 up, your fps will go down but it will look a lot better.

Don't mess with the fps or voltage.

Tom

 

[Regs]

Very nice system. I notcied you called it a "her" . What would you call this female?

 

[carpenter]

Very nice job. Like the VW sticker, adds a lot of class. You'll like that NEC monitor. I have one and it's great. Have to set it back some because it's so big. Nice rig. Enjoy, and I hope you have a bonus day. (don't get too stuck on those benchmarks, just enjoy a nice rig)

 

[Finnkc]

Originally posted by: Regs
Very nice system. I notcied you called it a "her" . What would you call this female?

I call everything a "her" that I own. My car is a female, my paintball gun is a female, my snowboard is female, my pc is female. Just a habit I guess

why?

 

[Finnkc]

Originally posted by: Budmantom
lol the AA/AF are not for benchmarks (run those without).

Grab a game you like and crank-up the AA/AF on those, not the benchmarks. See the difference before and after you crank those 2 up, your fps will go down but it will look a lot better.

Don't mess with the fps or voltage.

Tom

hehe ok man. thanks for the help I have just accepted the fact that I can get it to benchmark the way I thought it would.

 

[lewisniven]

hehe, nice rig. trust me its very easy to get addicted to benchmarking, and when you do theres no going back! I'm on a bout 15.5K 3d marks and must make it go higher, can doctors prescribe summat for this?

my dad has a VW so nice job on that one!