Just got 8800gts xxx not impressed

[cheapskate ocer]

I just received a xfx 8800gts 320mb xxx edition 580/1800 stock i got a lame score on mark06 of 7216 i have the 158.22 drivers. Whats up with that.

my specs are:

amd 3700 single core OCed to 2.75

abit an8 sli MB

2 x 1 gig G.skill HZs

ocz 600w gamestream psu

WD 250g sata HDD

 

I even OCed the card to 653/1000 and only gained like 100 points on the score

Any tips are appreciated

[oc newbie]

I just received a xfx 8800gts 320mb xxx edition 580/1800 stock i got a lame score on mark06 of 7216 i have the 158.22 drivers. Whats up with that.

my specs are:

amd 3700 single core OCed to 2.75

abit an8 sli MB

2 x 1 gig G.skill HZs

ocz 600w gamestream psu

WD 250g sata HDD

 

I even OCed the card to 653/1000 and only gained like 100 points on the score

Any tips are appreciated

06 is multithreaded so dual cores up the score alot. I bet 05 or 03 would be alot more impressive numbers for ya.

[Coors]

Yeah and as long as you get good performance in games then why really worry about a benchmark score? If I were you i'd spend more time playing games then benching.

[Praz]

As has already been said, you picked the wrong benchmark to check the performance of your card. Need to run something else more suite to your processor.

[ViperJohn]

I just received a xfx 8800gts 320mb xxx edition 580/1800 stock i got a lame score on mark06 of 7216 i have the 158.22 drivers. Whats up with that.

my specs are:

amd 3700 single core OCed to 2.75

abit an8 sli MB

2 x 1 gig G.skill HZs

ocz 600w gamestream psu

WD 250g sata HDD

 

I even OCed the card to 653/1000 and only gained like 100 points on the score

Any tips are appreciated

 

Your sig says you have a 2.75Ghz single core AMD 64. What the heck did you expect

as system speed limited as you are.

 

Viper

[Thraxz]

In games he won't see much of a difference between, say, a C2D and his A64. In benchmarks he'll see a big difference.

[ViperJohn]

In games he won't see much of a difference between, say, a C2D and his A64. In benchmarks he'll see a big difference.

 

Depends on the game. Hugh difference in the BM's.

 

Viper

[AnUnknownSource]

In games he won't see much of a difference between, say, a C2D and his A64. In benchmarks he'll see a big difference.

 

agreed... maybe get a slight (very) framerate bump, but not enough to be worth the extra money... bu as they said, you used the wrong BM...

[Darkorb]

having a c2d @ 3ghz vs AMD at 2.6hghz, the only difference is in benchmarks and a little loading faster in games, the FPS in games MAX DIFFERENCE would be 10fps,i dont no why viperkeeps saying hes bottlenecked by his CPU, unless hes playing under 1024x768

[Praz]

i dont no why viperkeeps saying hes bottlenecked by his CPU

That's because Viper is 100% correct. The only thing the OP referenced was 3d06. The processor in his sig can't come close to providing the data fast enough for the card.

[Darkorb]

even at 1600x1200?

[cheapskate ocer]

thanks for the info..i know i can take this chip to 3.2Ghz with the ram i have i just havent had the need...I guess until now.. would a 3.2 Ghz run better with this card or a x2@ 2.6Ghz, I know a benchmark is simply that, i just know most people were getting like low to mid 9k on mark06 with a stock clocked gts and i figured i should get 10k before i OCed the XXX card.Im just trying to justify my 285 dollars.I havent played any games yet because my nephew has my F.E.A.R, and i just got stalker in the mail today, so i get to see it in action tonight.No one thinks its odd though that i took up the clocks from 580/1800 to 656/2000 and only gained 100 marks, I guess i should try it with 05 and see what happens between the 2 clocks,I did score 33,000 something on 03...yay