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    3D Mark

    I've only just got a copy of 3DMark 2003 and I've just benchmarked my PC and I got a score of 4250, is this good? My PC is
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    athlon xp 2800+
    512mb 2700 DDR
    Geforce FX 5900XT

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    I think it could do better, I have..

    Athlon 1800+
    512MB PC2100 ram
    GeForce FX 5900XT

    and I get a score of 4700-5000

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    Turn your settings down and turn v-sync off.
    Of course, you wouldn't normally play games this way will you?
    I usually run benchmarks with the settings I'd use to play games.

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    Originally posted by Imperion1
    I usually run benchmarks with the settings I'd use to play games.
    But this makes it more dificult to compare your system to others. so you have a score, but what should you do w/ a score when you cannot compare it? in this case its just a meaningless number.

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    Holds less meaning when comparing to others, but holds more value when comparing to your own upgrades.

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    to get the full power out of the 5900xt, you gotta overclock it.

    http://www.xbitlabs.com/articles/video/display/faq.html

    I would refrain from doing a bios update, though. you could screw up your card. try just overclocking first, if you want.

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    Re: 3D Mark

    Originally posted by WillihamS
    I've only just got a copy of 3DMark 2003 and I've just benchmarked my PC and I got a score of 4250, is this good? My PC is
    a
    athlon xp 2800+
    512mb 2700 DDR
    Geforce FX 5900XT
    You can get a better score
    Disable v-sync
    Turn off AA and AF
    Set image quality to high performance
    Force Mipmaps None

    Run benchmarks with these settings, you will get a much higher score.

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    well I don't know about those settings but it sure didn't improve my score

    P4PE motherboard
    2.0Aghz@2.26ghz
    512mb DDR PC2100
    TI4600 @ 310core and 730memory

    my score: 8043 using 3dmark2001
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    Originally posted by chriswhitelaw
    well I don't know about those settings but it sure didn't improve my score
    P4PE motherboard
    2.0Aghz@2.26ghz
    512mb DDR PC2100
    TI4600 @ 310core and 730memory
    my score: 8043 using 3dmark2001

    the P4A is a tad weak (your only real weak link there), but even so, with the TI4600 you should be getting about 9000-10,500 (I think). Because way back in the day I easily got 10,500 with the old Soyo Dragon K7(KT266A) D+ board and a slighly OC'ed gainward TI4200. and I had an XP Paly 2000+. You might try unloading any apps you might have running int the background (msconfig), tone down windows to "classic" interface. Make sure your at the right res. (1024x768@32bit@85Htz refresh rate). Sometimes just reloading your video driver and or using a different one will make a difference with nvida based cards. For instance if you have Nero or Roxio, Norton (you can manually just left click and exit A/V/Firewall apps usually) running in your sys tray you should either exit that or disable auto run in msconfig, and a few other things you might have running. V-Sync Off and other stuff as suggested by the gentlemen above.

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    Originally posted by Bat25
    (1024x768@32bit@85Htz refresh rate) ... V-Sync Off
    The refresh rate shouldnt make a difference, when v-sync is off...

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    Where did I mention that I compare scores to others? I didn't. I tweak my system to see if I can beat my own score.

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