conclusion on system

FuryofFive · May 20, 2004, 03:02 PM

i built this PC to be able to run games good

for some reason it doesnt look that way

im not sure where my issue falls in i think my videocard i dunno

im getting like 10000 3dmark 2001 at default everything at 1024x768 resoulution

I cant run games at Max or close to it with my system.
people say that my videocard Radeon9800 pro 128mb
should be able to run games fairly good
im noticing that i cant.
heres my specs

Radeon 9800pro 128mb
2 512 Sticks of pc3200 DDR400 corsair XMS
p4 2.4(oc'ed to 2.9)800Fsb
abit Ic7-g motherboard
powmax 550 watt
soundblaster live 5.1
seagate 120gb 7200 rpm ultra ata100 drive
maxtor 80gb 7200 rpm
any more info just leave a request here

Bart1987 · May 20, 2004, 03:29 PM

Do you have FSAA or AF forced on in the control panel? Have you installed the chipset drivers? Is AGP texture acceleration on in dxdiag?

ReDGuiTaR · May 20, 2004, 03:37 PM

what is the system / processor temperature @ full load ? this might be the problem since you overclocked the proc from 2.4 to 2.9..

FuryofFive · May 20, 2004, 04:11 PM

i belive i did install the chipset drivers,ill try that again

what do u mean by full load.i get the same problem at 2.4

*snuffy* · May 20, 2004, 04:21 PM

That setup should pull high 17K to 19K 3dmark01 scores easy. I would check drivers and DX9b is installed. A 10K is real low..... my laptop gets that.

The only current games that should cause hickups with that system are :

Halo due to crappy codeing

Far Cry because it is a beast graphicly but will look fantastic on that system. You should be able to run 1024 by 768 with AA/AF enabled with good framerates.

**MIG-31** · May 20, 2004, 04:23 PM

just to point out one of my benches from the past,similar setup but with a abit is7-e motherboard without aa & af were over 16k.at worst.

check your vga drivers are detecting the 8x enabled.try reinstalling those aswell as the vga drivers you are using.

FuryofFive · May 20, 2004, 04:30 PM

i retested with 3dmark 01 and got close to 16k,
i download the new drivers from ati

it still is detecting only mediumtexture quality for games such as splinter cell pandora 2morrow and far cry

*snuffy* · May 20, 2004, 04:41 PM

16K with the cpu @ 2.9? or @ 2.4

I have a stock a64 3000+ demo system here with a 9800 Pro. All stock it gets an 18K. I would think a P4 @ 2.9 should be a little higher.

Medium texture for Far Cry might be what it will autodetect at. That game is a beast. An X800 is what it takes to run it high res with high detail.

My FX53 with 9800XT gets hammered in some levels at 1024 by 768 AA/AF enabled on high detail.

**MIG-31** · May 20, 2004, 04:43 PM

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Originally posted by FuryofFive
i retested with 3dmark 01 and got close to 16k,
i download the new drivers from ati

it still is detecting only mediumtexture quality for games such as splinter cell pandora 2morrow and far cry

you sould play sp pandora tommorow set at high quite well as mine did.

but as for far cry you need one high end system for that.

win xp
p4 3g+/amd 3000+
1024mb
radeon 9800pro/nvidia 5950 256mb.

my system plays far cry on high settings at 1024x768 with no aa & af pretty well but still with the occasional slowdown.

FuryofFive · May 20, 2004, 04:48 PM

what do u suppose i do?

*snuffy* · May 20, 2004, 05:13 PM

What are your specs currently at?

clock speeds and driver versions.

Are all your windows updates run.

Do you have a bunch of processes running in the background. Quick look in the tool bar will show some obvious ones. I only have Motherboard monitor and speaker control running on mine.

Make sure all drivers are up to date.

Also what are you running you ram at? I noticed you are running PC3200. @ 2.9 your FSB is around 241mhz AKA 964 MHZ. To run 1:1 on Ram you should have is PC4000 (DDR500 aka 250mhz). Are you running your ram ratio down to keep the ram close to spec? If so that could be one reason you are missing some performance. Just one thing I noticed.

FuryofFive · May 20, 2004, 05:20 PM

i think i have mine set to 3:2

FuryofFive · May 20, 2004, 05:23 PM

umm clock speeds on what? video card?

EcPercy · May 20, 2004, 05:27 PM

it should definitely get higher marks than that... my system hits 14,500....

*snuffy* · May 20, 2004, 05:31 PM

clock speed on CPU and video card. Assuming video card is stock and CPU @ 2.9

I believe 3:2 puts your ram @ 160 MHZ AKA DDR 320MHZ

I would try 5:4 FSB 241 the ram would be @ 193 MHZ which would real close to DDR 400 AKA PC3200

FuryofFive · May 20, 2004, 05:33 PM

maybe u can tell me what i should put or change in bios,or the things i should have downloaded or configured and then ill retest with 3dmark

FuryofFive · May 20, 2004, 05:34 PM

ok lemme finish installing ut2004 and ill change it,i put it like that becuz i read site that was talking about overclocking and they said if fsb is over 240mhz use 3-2