Problem running 3dmark2001 using epox 8k7a and geforce 256 ddr

[anime]

everytime i run the benchmark--the program would just either quit itself after running 1 or 2 bencmark or giving me such and such texture files are corrupted....
tried to re-install it 3 times and same thing...
i have everthing installed correctly..
latest amd agp driver/latest 4-in-1/usb driver/directx8a/detonator12.40....
i run sisoftsandra for 12 hrs burn in straight w/o probs..the only probs only with 3dmark2001--what gives? any ideas?

 

[anime]

also i'm using the early version of 3dmark2001 if that's make any difference at all?

 

[AvidOC]

Just a thought, try defragging

 

[fkloster]

OCing...

 

[anime]

it's not overclocked.

 

[anime]

ok it's defragged and the system it's not overclocked at all...
it's 1.4ghz t-bird with 512mb pc2100 ddr.

 

[anime]

anyone please help?

 

[AdamK47]

Try running with 256MB DDR for a while.

 

[anime]

if the problem was caused by having 2 ram module--will epox have this fixed any time soon?

 

[Doomguy]

There is no problem on this board by using multiple dimms. What ram voltage are you using?

 

[anime]

everything on default

 

[Doomguy]

Disable AGP 4x and fastwrites.

 

[anime]

upping the voltage on the ddr ram seems to do the trick...
6 benchmarks passed so far...phew...

 

[Doomguy]

On amd 760 boards you do sometimes have to raise the ddr voltage for 2 dimms. Did you up it to 2.7 or did you orginally have it at 2.5 and up it to 2.6?

 

[anime]

yup now it worked perfectly even with agp4x and fast write enabled!
at 1024 x768 32bit scored 2799 with the old geforce 256 ddr

 

[anime]

the default is 2.6--i upped it to 2.7 and now working flawlessly..

 

[Doomguy]

I'm glad to hear that its working well! What kind of memory do you have?

 

[anime]

crucial PC2100 cl2.5 2 x 256mb DDR

 

[anime]

found out that I need to up it another 0.1-to 2.8v total to make it totally stable.