Ronin Posted April 7, 2003 Posted April 7, 2003 dammmit okay, Im running: GA-7VA AMD xp 2000+ 512 DDR pc 3200 Geforce 4 mx420 (I know, a piece) windows xp idle Ive got 16 processes So ran 3dmark yesterday when I still had 256 DDR pc2100 and I got a score of 4100. Which is low comparably from my last run at 4500 with no hardware changes. I got my new RAM and I got the exact same score. So what the heck? I double chedked to make sure the RAM is running at the right speed. Yet I see no performance gain in 3dmark. I think the computer might be running just a bit faster but...ARG! gimmie performance grrrrr! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Overclocker16 Posted April 7, 2003 Posted April 7, 2003 Get a better graphics card. That will increase your score. And don't worry, your score kills mine haha I get 971 crappy me eh? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RVE Posted April 7, 2003 Posted April 7, 2003 I concur. That MX card if holding you way back...Some of the newest Mobo's come with that MX video built into them. Everything else in your setup seems to be fine. Upgrading RAM would help but I believe the severe bottleneck is your VidCard. It's so restrictive that even more RAM couldn't help it. Save up for a 9500 Pro, or if you want an nVidia card, grab a Ti4200 and OC the hell out of it. Only thing is 9500 Pro's are around the same prices as some GF4's, but they are DX9 compliant and use all the new Shader2.0 stuff. So probably in the long run, the 9500 Pro would serve you well. I'm still trying to save up for a VidCard of my own. Still don't know which one to get though... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
exeter_acres Posted April 8, 2003 Posted April 8, 2003 Don't forget.... 3DMark measures Video Card performance... Not overall system... A new processor or new memory will have an effect..but not much.. PCMark measures the rest of the system.... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cptkook Posted April 8, 2003 Posted April 8, 2003 Are you running 3Dmark03 or 2001SE? Also what speed is your memory running at? Obviously that video card has its limitations but have you tried OCing it? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronin Posted April 8, 2003 Posted April 8, 2003 no. The graphics card is a problem but my scores were higher then this not more then a month ago. I was hitting 4500's, then when I stuck in more ram I got like a 4800. So, now I run at 4100, upgarde my RAM and stay at a 4100? I dunno, seems like its really weird to me. The next thing Im getting is defintly a grapihcs card, Im saving up for a Radeon 9700 pro all-in-wonder. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Acid Storm Posted April 11, 2003 Posted April 11, 2003 get Sandra 2003 from the download section and see how all your hardware is doing. I think it a very very good benchmark. if something is behind on what it should be you can try to figure out what the problem is. for example: my ram is slow because I have a duron. tell us what you find. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mxrider623 Posted April 11, 2003 Posted April 11, 2003 Are you using 2001 or 2003? the 03 scores are not supposed to be near the 01 scores. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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