Benchmark

[ISD]

I have been benchmarking my system with 3D Mark 2000 and the results seem a bit low.
1330-1375

System:

AMD K6-2 500
128mb
Nvidia TNT2 Pro 32mb (driver v4.12.01.0618)

Any advice?

[RobRich]

Need some more information, that way we may be able to offer tips and possible tweaks. Info needed:

Motherboard/Chipset
Operating System
DirectX Version

Your scores appear inline with expected results. Check the these results when I compared a the TNT-2 Ultra (slightly faster than your PRO) to other cards with a K6-2 500 test system:

http://sysopt.earthweb.com/reviews/geforce2-mx/index6.html

Robert Richmond

[Wilan Wong]

Your score seems to be the average score for your video card/cpu.. Try to upgrade your cpu to give you a nice boost in 3Dmarks..

[LemonHead]

actually your score is about right.
i have a k6-2 350 and gf2mx and i get around 1800. so i recommend you upgrade your video card to geforce2mx. your score will be around 2500-3000 i think, just a guess though.

[LemonHead]

your score is normal. tnt2 is actually a weak card, in my opinion. the voodoo3 was always better than it. try upgrading to a geforce2 mx. should get a very respectable score with k6-2 500 and GF2 Mx and that. just make sure if you buy a creative labs geforce2 mx you use the detonator3 drivers because creative's SUCK!!!

[ISD]

Here's more info:

Motherboard/Chipset : Asus P5A-B/Ali
Operating System : Win98SE
DirectX Version : v8.0

By the sounds of it, my scores seem right then..oh well http://sysopt.earthweb.com/forum/wink.gif

It sure runs better than my old P133 with a 1mb video card http://sysopt.earthweb.com/forum/smile.gif

[RobRich]

Consider yourself very lucky, as you are one of few that appears to have a stable ALI/TNT-2 combination. For the tweaking side of things, most K6-2 500's with operate at 550 MHz with no probs. Also, make sure you have updated to the latest ALI AGP for maximum performance:

http://www.ali.com.tw

Catch ya' later,
Robert Richmond

[ISD]

Yes, I have heard that this combo can be a bit of a pain to get working. Didn't have any problems myself..knock on wood http://sysopt.earthweb.com/forum/wink.gif

I am running AGP v1.72 right now..thanks for the info.

Would I need any special cooling to run the 500 at 550? I do have a pretty big hs/fan on it right now. Would it be safe at 5.5x100?
How much of a performance gain should I expect? Is it worth it?

Sorry for all the questions..still a newbie. http://sysopt.earthweb.com/forum/smile.gif

[jkittlesen]

K6-450/GTS-32-DDR 3300-3400 3D Marks.Where did you get the Ali driver V 1.72? is it a AGP driver? I'm using V 1.69 on my P5A did not see a 1.72 at the Acer web site!

[This message has been edited by jkittlesen (edited 02-03-2001).]

[ISD]

I got v1.72 from Asus website. I'm jealous of your scores! http://sysopt.earthweb.com/forum/smile.gif

[This message has been edited by ISD (edited 02-03-2001).]

[ISD]

Just updated to Detonator v631 and get 1392 now on 3D Mark.

[Andy_L]

Ive been using a TnT2 M64 on an Asus P5AB for a while now with no problems, except that the screensaver locks the pc at random (i fixed by disableing screensaver and using bios sttings to turn off monitor)

[RobRich]

Assuming you don't raise the voltage, than the heat output is minimal between 500 and 550. Try changing your boards multiplier to 5.5 and give it a try. Most 2.2v 500's make 550 with little effort. If 550 doesn't prove stable, then try upping the voltage slightly. I recommend not going over 2.4v with your processor, unless you have excellent cooling and temperature monitoring.

Good Luck,
Robert Richmond