Disappointing 3dMark 2001 Score with new R9800pro

JimboraeJimborae Newbury, Berks, UK New
edited February 2004 in Hardware
Title says it all.

I'm getting just over 18000 with my new 9800pro card & i'm dsiappointed. I was getting those scores with a softmodded 9500np in the same rig.

Does this look normal, was I expecting too much or is something wrong?

Specs as per rig 1 in sig.

Comments

  • croc_croc_ New
    edited February 2004
    Did you make sure to check your settings in the control panel? That does seem a tad bit low ... what was the core/mem on the 9500?
  • GnomeWizarddGnomeWizardd Member 4 Life Akron, PA Icrontian
    edited February 2004
    i am getting hte same scores with my FX 5900 so something is off
  • croc_croc_ New
    edited February 2004
    GnomeWizardd wrote:
    i am getting hte same scores with my FX 5900 so something is off

    18,000 sounds about right with your setup actually. 18,000 isn't a bad score at all. I only get 21k-22k with my setup, which is 3.7ghz and an o/c R9800p.

    Jimborae on the other hand, I would think his score to be a higher, since his barton is running @ 2.7(edit typo: 2.6GHz) in the benchmark.
  • AnimalAnimal
    edited February 2004
    doesn't it only matter what the picture quality is like and how it runs games?
  • croc_croc_ New
    edited February 2004
    -animal- wrote:
    doesn't it only matter what the picture quality is like and how it runs games?

    Of course! (thats why I didn't buy a gf fx card :P) But wouldn't you like it if your computer was running to its full capacity? I personally don't like it when its not performing up to what it should be. I mean, if other comptuers with the same setup are showing better scores, that usually means there is something wrong, no?
  • JimboraeJimborae Newbury, Berks, UK New
    edited February 2004
    croc_ wrote:
    18,000 sounds about right with your setup actually. 18,000 isn't a bad score at all. I only get 21k-22k with my setup, which is 3.7ghz and an o/c R9800p.

    Jimborae on the other hand, I would think his score to be a higher, since his barton is running @ 2.7(edit typo: 2.6GHz) in the benchmark.


    Sorry croc, the rig is at 2.4ghz, the machine at 2.6ghz in the 3dmark score is the rig when it had the softmod 9500np in it.

    So I've check the driver setting, all is ok there, core is at 451, mem at 380, thats faster than the 9500 but not by much. Hmmm maybe a clean install as it had an Nvidia card in it before this one.
  • AnimalAnimal
    edited February 2004
    Wouldn't thought a score of 18,000 would mean anything was really wrong. You get your graphcis card to play games... How does it play games Jim? Unless all you use it for is benchmarking then i guess this would be a big deal.
  • JimboraeJimborae Newbury, Berks, UK New
    edited February 2004
    GnomeWizardd wrote:
    i am getting hte same scores with my FX 5900 so something is off


    I've got a FX 5900 on the way & the benchies I've seen have not been that far behind a R9800 pro. Besides I'll be softmodding it into a FX 5950 as soon as it arrrives.
  • JimboraeJimborae Newbury, Berks, UK New
    edited February 2004
    -animal- wrote:
    Wouldn't thought a score of 18,000 would mean anything was really wrong. You get your graphcis card to play games... How does it play games Jim? Unless all you use it for is benchmarking then i guess this would be a big deal.


    Umm all seems good apart from Halo, which seems a bit choppy. I didn't buy the card just to bench but I do like having a good 3dMark score. I was hoping to get somewhere near 20K, or at least a performance level above the softmodded 9500np thats all. May be my 9500 was real a good one & I should have appreciated it more, god rest it's soul. :)
  • TheLostSwedeTheLostSwede Trondheim, Norway Icrontian
    edited February 2004
    Jim, we need to sort that out my friend. You should have at least 1500 points more on that setup.

    Reinstall DX9 (there is actually a DX uninstaller that works) and dust clean the system for video and chipset drivers. Install DX, Chipset drivers WITHOUT the SW drivers for the harddrive and finally the videodrivers. Defrag, set the driver properties to use "application preference" on the D3D tab. Also, if a tv-out cable or dongle is connected, remove that as well as it will kill performance. Disable the tv monitor in the driver if it is enabled. I'm on ICQ if you need any help.
  • fudgamfudgam Upstate New York
    edited February 2004
    When you guys say image quality, youre referring to AA and AF...right?
  • JimboraeJimborae Newbury, Berks, UK New
    edited February 2004
    Mackanz wrote:
    Jim, we need to sort that out my friend. You should have at least 1500 points more on that setup.

    Reinstall DX9 (there is actually a DX uninstaller that works) and dust clean the system for video and chipset drivers. Install DX, Chipset drivers WITHOUT the SW drivers for the harddrive and finally the videodrivers. Defrag, set the driver properties to use "application preference" on the D3D tab. Also, if a tv-out cable or dongle is connected, remove that as well as it will kill performance. Disable the tv monitor in the driver if it is enabled. I'm on ICQ if you need any help.


    Ok I'll get on the case, sir! :)

    Be back soon..............
  • croc_croc_ New
    edited February 2004
    Oh ok, that makes sense then. (on the link in your sig)
  • NeoFXNeoFX Utah, US of A
    edited February 2004
    Dang... I can't even break 18K at 3.2Ghz and 500/1000 on my 5900NU flashed ... That sux0rz for me :(
  • TheLostSwedeTheLostSwede Trondheim, Norway Icrontian
    edited February 2004
    Jim should even be able to kill 20,500 with some tweakage. It takes time though.
    Does those BH5 work good on your NF7 Jim? My NF7 hates BH5. And the new Lanparty was a doa so i have to wait a few weeks more.
  • JimboraeJimborae Newbury, Berks, UK New
    edited February 2004
    Just starting to benchmark now after doing all Mack said.

    Mack,

    Well either the board doesn't like anything much past 220 or the board dont like my BH-5. Which is kinda odd because my original NF7-S rev 1.2 would do 234 fsb with this memory.

    Gonna try modding the cpu further soon to see if thats what's holding it back.

    Will report back soon with some scores
  • JimboraeJimborae Newbury, Berks, UK New
    edited February 2004
    Hmmm 18,777 @2.4g, 220fsb, card overclocked
  • TheLostSwedeTheLostSwede Trondheim, Norway Icrontian
    edited February 2004
    It's better, still room for more. What other sticks of memory do you have?
  • JimboraeJimborae Newbury, Berks, UK New
    edited February 2004
    Mackanz wrote:
    It's better, still room for more. What other sticks of memory do you have?


    Two sticks off TwinMoss CH-5 512mb, & 1 Stick of normal TwinMoss 3200 ram & thats it.
  • TheLostSwedeTheLostSwede Trondheim, Norway Icrontian
    edited February 2004
    Just for testing...can you see what that Twinmos original do with memtest? Take the wother winbonds out and test just the Twinmos. Timings doesn't matter, i just want to se what fsb it does. My board HATES winbond, but my twinmos original ( 3700 ) completes 3d up to about 250 fsb without vdimm mod. Maybe you have the same luck?
  • JimboraeJimborae Newbury, Berks, UK New
    edited February 2004
    Mackanz wrote:
    Just for testing...can you see what that Twinmos original do with memtest? Take the wother winbonds out and test just the Twinmos. Timings doesn't matter, i just want to se what fsb it does. My board HATES winbond, but my twinmos original ( 3700 ) completes 3d up to about 250 fsb without vdimm mod. Maybe you have the same luck?


    250! eeek. I thought vanilla winbond was just your usual generic stuff.

    Right I'll report back later.
  • JimboraeJimborae Newbury, Berks, UK New
    edited February 2004
    Mackanz wrote:
    Just for testing...can you see what that Twinmos original do with memtest? Take the wother winbonds out and test just the Twinmos. Timings doesn't matter, i just want to se what fsb it does. My board HATES winbond, but my twinmos original ( 3700 ) completes 3d up to about 250 fsb without vdimm mod. Maybe you have the same luck?


    Du, jag måste ber om ursäkt för att jag inte svarade förut, men det är inte bra nyheter. Detta rev 2 bräd vill inte funka över 220 fsb så jag vet inte hur snabbt ram-et går. :(

    Obs! Förlåt att det svenska i detta meddelande är så dålig men jag har inte skrivit svenska på ett bra tag.
  • JimboraeJimborae Newbury, Berks, UK New
    edited February 2004
    Jimborae wrote:
    Du, jag måste ber om ursäkt för att jag inte svarade förut, men det är inte bra nyheter. Detta rev 2 bräd vill inte funka över 220 fsb så jag vet inte hur snabbt ram-et går. :(

    Obs! Förlåt att det svenska i detta meddelande är så dålig men jag har inte skrivit svenska på ett bra tag.


    Impressed ?????? :) :ukflag: :sweflag:
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