Benchmark way lower than should be, cpu problem?

windowlicker · Oct 13, 2005, 12:03 AM

Well I just did a fresh install of XP SP2, used the latest NVidia drivers and other system drivers.

My system is a 915p chipset, 3.4ghz p4 w/ HT, NVidia 6800GT OC, and 1 gb of pc400 memory.

My 3dMark score is 2355 and my cpu score is 804. On the cpu test its at a constant 0 fps and the game test scene "return to proxicon" my fps is around 12 or so.

Does anyone have any suggestions? These scores are crazy low! This is a fresh system, I shouldn't be seeing these numbers.

Thanks in advance for your input.

Dyre Straits · Oct 13, 2005, 12:16 AM

After doing the fresh install, have you installed the latest chipset drivers for your system? You should check at www.intel.com for the latest.

OR, check at your motherboard's WEB site for latest drivers for that specific mobo.

windowlicker · Oct 13, 2005, 12:26 AM

Yup, Took care of that.

CDsDontBurn · Oct 13, 2005, 12:40 AM

turn down all of the quality settings to "performance" in your NV control panel. should help out a bit

Dyre Straits · Oct 13, 2005, 12:41 AM

Time to get a little more specific:

What motherboard, PSU, brand of RAM, type of Hardware, mother's maiden name, the whole gamut.

windowlicker · Oct 13, 2005, 01:19 AM

Set to performance mode. got maybe 2-300 points.

As for my setup.

MotherBoard = GigaByte GA-8I915P pro-a

Ram = 1 stick of 512mb pc400 Kingston HyperX and 1 stick of 512mb Corsaid pc400 (not sure which type)

Video card = BFG Tech Nvidia 6800 GT OC (clocked to 400/1000)

And the PSU is a "ENERMAX Noisetaker EG375P-VE-SFMA 370W"

ReDGuiTaR · Oct 13, 2005, 03:00 AM

If i remember right NVidia recommend at least a 400 watt power supply to run a 6800 series .

windowlicker · Oct 13, 2005, 02:54 PM

Box for the video card says a 350w

**Vikingod** · Oct 13, 2005, 02:57 PM

3dMark05 or 03? Did you have the setting set to default, or higher? Was v-sinc on?

windowlicker · Oct 13, 2005, 03:13 PM

vsync on and off and 3dmark05 set to default. I am getting fluxuating scores of 2200 to 2450

NUCLEARWINTER · Oct 13, 2005, 08:00 PM

this may sound like a stupid question...but r u running any programs in the background?

[hobo]eclipse · Oct 13, 2005, 08:03 PM

maybe because yer CPU is Hyperthreading, maybe give it a whirl with HT disabled??

CDsDontBurn · Oct 13, 2005, 09:28 PM

the only things i can think of are v-sync, and the performance options like we have said earlier. also, like nuke there said, turn off any unnecessary background applications that you have running.

windowlicker · Oct 13, 2005, 10:37 PM

I have yet to install anything other than norton 2005 and firefox, task manager shows i hav 800 megs of ram available. I am running no other basic processes. Every driver setting has been placed to performance, vysnc off, 3dmark05 at default.

I'm going to try turning HT off and see what that does, but I'de be surprised if that fixed it.

Is it just me...or with my specs should I be seeing a higher score for a box with a fresh install and latest drivers?

windowlicker · Oct 13, 2005, 10:44 PM

I turned off HT and performance got worse.