video cards poor performance and 3dmarks score

[Bazrazmataz]

Hi

I just recently decided i wanted to start playing games on my pc nothing major, I upgraded my card first all to a Geforce FX5500 (sold a bung at computer shop) performance was rubbish and i tested the card in 3dmarks 05 getting a score of 851 which looks low from what i read online.

Next i got my hands on a Radeon 9800pro from ebay, fitted a vga silencer and set it away, not had chance to test it on games yet but in 3d marks 05 it got a score of 1836 which appears much better but ive read online that some people got 18000 !!!

Are these results typical ? is are these score different to what i read online because of 3d marks version ??

Any help guys ?

 

[Munky]

Different versions of 3dmark use different score numbers. A 9800p would get 18000 in 3dmark01, but it gets about 2500 in 3dmark05.

 

[BobDaMenkey]

Originally posted by: munky
Different versions of 3dmark use different score numbers. A 9800p would get 18000 in 3dmark01, but it gets about 2500 in 3dmark05.

Yep. 05 is a tough cookie, you're not going to score very high with ANYTHING in 05.

 

[Bazrazmataz]

why am i getting 1800 then if i should score around 2400

 

[rogue1979]

Your 9800Pro would score better with a faster cpu/fsb.

 

[JBT]

what are the specs of your system? OTHER than your video card

 

[Bazrazmataz]

sorry as much as i know i have a p4 2.4 ghz 512 ram 300 gig storage. plus all the other extras eg dvd cd etc etc

 

[Munky]

Well, there's your culprit - a p4 2.4 is not exactly fast, especially for 3D games. If you had a fast AthlonXP or A64, or maybe a p4 3+ ghz, you'd be getting a higher score.

 

[Bazrazmataz]

Im thinking about a upgrade i want a larger case, maybe a good time to up processor 2 guess id need a new motherboard what would a good combo be without hitting my pocket too hard ??

 

[daveybrat]

You could have gotten a 128-bit 9800pro instead of a 256-bit.

 

[Bazrazmataz]

How can i tell the difference ??

 

[Diogenes2]

Originally posted by: daveybrat
You could have gotten a 128-bit 9800pro instead of a 256-bit.

Are you saying there are 9800 pro's that are sold with a listed spec of 128 bit ?

 

[JBT]

yes there were some 128 bit 9800 pro's its BS but its the truth.

 

[Bazrazmataz]

How do u know if u got the 128 bit or 256 bit

 

[Munky]

I use a program called ati tray tool to OC my card, and there's an option to display info about you card, it says how many bits is the memory bus plus a bunch of other info. That program has everything, and it's a small file too.

 

[Bazrazmataz]

Do u download it off the net

 

[Navid]

Download Everest and use it to get all sorts of information about your system including your graphics card.

 

[otispunkmeyer]

Originally posted by: Navid
Download Everest and use it to get all sorts of information about your system including your graphics card.

yeah get everest...quality program, will even tell you the physical size of your CPU die, and the number of transistors your cpu and Gpu have

 

[Necrosaro420]

Yeah I got a 1138 or something with my FX5900 Ultra =P 2500 or so with 9800XT