underperforming overclock?

[ethebubbeth]

I have my 2500+ overclocked to a 2800+ via the multiplier and a sapphire radeon 9800 non pro clocked at pro speeds... My 3dmark2001se score is about 13600... does that seem a little low to any of you people? This is with AA and AF disabled and at 1024x768

 

[infinite012]

What were your scores before? We need something to compare to...

 

[stardust]

That is seriously low though, you should have at least 15000+ scores.
Are you using true form? Some 3rd party driver tuner?

 

[ethebubbeth]

Ok setting things back and rebenching... i got 5100 in 03 when overclocked as well. It just seems that even at stock speeds i'm slower than everyone else... just did a fresh install of xp with all updates too. I saw a review of a 2500+ and a 9800 pro (stock speeds) that were just shy of 1500... so i don't know why my scores are so low. I'm using the latest omega drivers if that makes a difference. As a reference i got about 12700 in 2001se with my ti4200 clocked at 275/550

 

[ethebubbeth]

i dunno what's going on.... even for a stock 2500 an 9800np those overclocked scores seeem WAAAAAAYYYYYYYY low

 

[stardust]

RMA? did u try the hideous REFORMAT? If you did a clean install of EVERYTHING and its still like that, try an RMA because your card may be faulty. I just don't see how because if it was, it shouldn't be able to function. Use Radclocker and try its diff buttons i guess..

 

[bjc112]

Originally posted by: stardust
RMA? did u try the hideous REFORMAT? If you did a clean install of EVERYTHING and its still like that, try an RMA because your card may be faulty. I just don't see how because if it was, it shouldn't be able to function. Use Radclocker and try its diff buttons i guess..

RMA?

How can you give advice of an RMA when his score is low..

What OS?
What motherboard?
How much ram?

Did you install MOBO drivers?


Edit: Your scores are low, i range from about 13000-1400 with my 2.4ghz AXP and a 9500 Pro..

 

[ethebubbeth]

OK here is a complete rundown of my system:

Athlon XP 2500+ @ 2800+ (12.5x166)
A7N8X Deluxe, PCB 1.04, Bios 1004
Sapphire Radeon 9800 non pro
2x 512mb Corsair XMS PC3200 @ 5-2-2-2 (166mhz)

I am on a fresh install of XP professional and have all updates installed. My motherboard drivers are nvidia reference 2.45, and I am using the latest Omega drivers for the radeon.

I currently have fast writes and sideband addressing enabled an AGP 8x. All AA and AF is disabled (set to application).

If I leave the 2500+ and 9800np at default clocks i get 13,100 in 2001se, and i get 13600 when @ 2800 and 9800 pro speeds. I received a score of about 12,700 @2800+ cpu speeds and an overclocked ti4200. Any guesses as to what the problem is?

 

[ethebubbeth]

DANGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGG!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I uninstalled the omega drivers and went with the ati reference drivers... to my surprise my scores shot up to 16800 . I thought the omega drivers barely hindered performance, but in my case looks like it made things MUCH worse

 

[dguy6789]

yes, too bad i got here a little late, i have seen omega drivers drop performance from anywhere from 50 points to over 4000, i dont see a point in using omega drivers.