ati 8500dv w/3dmark2001 score of only 1450

[ncmavtgun]

i just got a 8500dv and ran the 3dwinmark2001 second edition and got a score of 1450, i dont get it because i just had a ati 7200 and had a score of 2600... whats up with that???

also i did install the latest driver from ati

should i return this piece of junk ???

can anyone help ????

[Ultima]

Did you install yer motherboard drivers???

Do you have directX 8.1 installed??

What are your system specs??

[Bizkitkid2001]

Please don't double post.

It confuses people. Thank you

[ncmavtgun]

yes i do have direct x8.1...and yes the mobo drivers are installed

i'm running winxp pro
msi k7t turbo limited ed. w/ via kt133a chipset
with amd xp 1600+
60 gb western dig. hd 7200rpm ata100
740MB pc133 ram

[Bizkitkid2001]

have you tried the card in another machine?

[ncmavtgun]

no i haven't....

i was thinking about returning it to compusa and the stupid receipt says "15% restocking fee...."

now that sucks.... i'll lose about 53 bucks...

[TrojanPunisher]

you give up pretty easy test on your other comp if you have one if not find a friend and test it and let us know about the situation after you do that