low sm 3dmark scores

cooloutac · 17th Mar 2008, 05:12 PM

3dmark06 scores 1800...my cpu is avg but the sm 2.0 and 3.0 are extremely low when compared to similar machines.

sm 2.0 = 741
sm 3.0 = 641
cpu = 941

p4 3.2ghz
gigabyte ga-8i865gme-775-rh
450w psu
2 x 512 gig ddr400 2-3-3-6-64u
160 meg raid and 160 meg ide
pny nvidia 7600 gs 512 meg core 400 mem clock 540 actual

overclocking is not an option on this mobo.. i did change cas timings and bios and got 100 more points on score. but it still compares real bad. I also notice that the 3dm shows my ram slot 2 as empty which is weird. maybe i have some memory problem?

I also notice in windows... system info only showing my total physical ram as 512.....but in task manager it says 1024. I've had windows memory test run overnight for 12 hours and no errors. maybe its just cheap ram and cheap mobo combo for a bad score?

I'm kind of nooby and new to forum... i thank you in advance for all your help.

cooloutac · 17th Mar 2008, 06:25 PM

the other thing is when playing games... no matter what the video settings the fps stays basically the same.

I always thought i was just cpu limited.... but now that i've compared to others with 3dmark06 i notice my cpu score is severely better than alot of systems that beat me.

so i'm thinking bad memory now.

Adrian Wong · 17th Mar 2008, 10:36 PM

What's the memory size you see when you boot up. Normally, the BIOS will flash the amount of RAM in your system when you boot up.

If it's just 512MB, power down and try reseating your RAM modules.

cooloutac · 18th Mar 2008, 01:51 AM

when i boot up it shows the full gig of memory.

Adrian Wong · 18th Mar 2008, 02:22 AM

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Originally Posted by cooloutac

when i boot up it shows the full gig of memory.

Your fps may be limited by the vsync (vertical sync frequency) and that's normal. You can turn off vsync to attain a higher frame rate but you may notice visual artifacts like tearing of the graphics.

We normally turn off vsync for benchmarking only. When we play games, vsync should be turned on.

cooloutac · 18th Mar 2008, 02:41 AM

I have vsync turned off but it doesn't make a difference. I'm thinking maybe i should buy a new rap chip to test with.

Adrian Wong · 18th Mar 2008, 02:56 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by cooloutac

I have vsync turned off but it doesn't make a difference. I'm thinking maybe i should buy a new rap chip to test with.

Frankly, I wouldn't bother worrying about 3DMark scores.

The best tests to use are the benchmarks of the games you play.

cooloutac · 18th Mar 2008, 03:17 AM

i basically play css and bf2. css runs about 40 to 50fps and drops to like 20 with high action....whether its on 1280x960 with everything on(aa/af hdr) and high settings or 800x600 everything low... which i always thought meant my cpu was crap.......but according to 3dmark06 my cpu scores were fine.

and recently i got bf2 and its the same thing, video settings don't really make a difference.... but what annoys me is that the game constantly stutters, so now that plus the fact system info displays only 512 ram(even though in bios and windows task manager it displays 1gb) and the fact 3dmark says i have 1gb ram but only shows me as having one 512 chip installed when i have two, makes me think maybe i have a memory prob.

Adrian Wong · 18th Mar 2008, 04:13 AM

It could be your RAM but you just said that the BIOS confirms that all 1GB is present and accounted for.

cooloutac · 20th Mar 2008, 01:31 PM

welp i got more ram and that helped big time with the stuttering in bf2 apparenlty u need at least 2 gigs for those 64 player servers it feels... and i overclocked my graphics card with ntunes to increase the memory frequence to 360 from 270. apparently pny underclocks it compared to the other 7600 cards that have 390mhz.

and my score jumped from 1800 to 2100 which seems dead normal for my system now.

17th Mar 2008, 05:12 PM	#1 (permalink)
cooloutac Newbie Join Date: 17 Mar 2008 Posts: 18 Reputation: 0 Rep Power: 0	low sm 3dmark scores 3dmark06 scores 1800...my cpu is avg but the sm 2.0 and 3.0 are extremely low when compared to similar machines. sm 2.0 = 741 sm 3.0 = 641 cpu = 941 p4 3.2ghz gigabyte ga-8i865gme-775-rh 450w psu 2 x 512 gig ddr400 2-3-3-6-64u 160 meg raid and 160 meg ide pny nvidia 7600 gs 512 meg core 400 mem clock 540 actual overclocking is not an option on this mobo.. i did change cas timings and bios and got 100 more points on score. but it still compares real bad. I also notice that the 3dm shows my ram slot 2 as empty which is weird. maybe i have some memory problem? I also notice in windows... system info only showing my total physical ram as 512.....but in task manager it says 1024. I've had windows memory test run overnight for 12 hours and no errors. maybe its just cheap ram and cheap mobo combo for a bad score? I'm kind of nooby and new to forum... i thank you in advance for all your help.

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Adrian Wong Da Boss Join Date: 10 Oct 2002 Location: In front of my ASUS F8V notebook! Posts: 30,419 Reputation: 3147 Rep Power: 68	It could be your RAM but you just said that the BIOS confirms that all 1GB is present and accounted for. __________________ Dr. Adrian Wong Tech ARP \| Blog @ Tech ARP \| The Free Trade Zone DYKT : The only offshore account I have is at the sand bank? We need PROGRAMMERS and TECHNICAL WRITERS! Contact us if you are a hot shot programmer or technical writer! My items for sale : 50x SD Card \| Memory Stick PRO \| Cyclone Energy Saver \| Seiko SS watch \| Tiger/Carlsberg beer jugs \| Travel Speakers \| Motorola V600 \| Nokia N90 SOLD! \| New Lowepro Mini Trekker AW Other items for sale @ the FTZ : Zalman CNPS9500 LED @ $20 \| Zalman CNPS7700 Cu @ $20 \| Zalman CNPS7000 Cu @ $20 \| Swarovski bracelet watches \| Dell 17" LCD \| Hi-Fi speakers \| English DIVX movies \| HP LaserJet toners! \| Office chairs

17th Mar 2008, 06:25 PM	#2 (permalink)
cooloutac Newbie Join Date: 17 Mar 2008 Posts: 18 Reputation: 0 Rep Power: 0	the other thing is when playing games... no matter what the video settings the fps stays basically the same. I always thought i was just cpu limited.... but now that i've compared to others with 3dmark06 i notice my cpu score is severely better than alot of systems that beat me. so i'm thinking bad memory now.

18th Mar 2008, 01:51 AM	#4 (permalink)
cooloutac Newbie Join Date: 17 Mar 2008 Posts: 18 Reputation: 0 Rep Power: 0	when i boot up it shows the full gig of memory.

18th Mar 2008, 02:41 AM	#6 (permalink)
cooloutac Newbie Join Date: 17 Mar 2008 Posts: 18 Reputation: 0 Rep Power: 0	I have vsync turned off but it doesn't make a difference. I'm thinking maybe i should buy a new rap chip to test with.

18th Mar 2008, 03:17 AM	#8 (permalink)
cooloutac Newbie Join Date: 17 Mar 2008 Posts: 18 Reputation: 0 Rep Power: 0	i basically play css and bf2. css runs about 40 to 50fps and drops to like 20 with high action....whether its on 1280x960 with everything on(aa/af hdr) and high settings or 800x600 everything low... which i always thought meant my cpu was crap.......but according to 3dmark06 my cpu scores were fine. and recently i got bf2 and its the same thing, video settings don't really make a difference.... but what annoys me is that the game constantly stutters, so now that plus the fact system info displays only 512 ram(even though in bios and windows task manager it displays 1gb) and the fact 3dmark says i have 1gb ram but only shows me as having one 512 chip installed when i have two, makes me think maybe i have a memory prob.

20th Mar 2008, 01:31 PM	#10 (permalink)
cooloutac Newbie Join Date: 17 Mar 2008 Posts: 18 Reputation: 0 Rep Power: 0	welp i got more ram and that helped big time with the stuttering in bf2 apparenlty u need at least 2 gigs for those 64 player servers it feels... and i overclocked my graphics card with ntunes to increase the memory frequence to 360 from 270. apparently pny underclocks it compared to the other 7600 cards that have 390mhz. and my score jumped from 1800 to 2100 which seems dead normal for my system now.