3D mark 03

Post by **viper_gts** » 16 Nov 2003, 13:22

do i know much about modeling?...............yep, i know enough

do i know much about PC specs?................nah, not really

so i need some help to see if my pc is under performing.

How does this 3D mark work exactly?...........i know it takes different aspects of you're PC and gives a score based on overall performance.
Below are my pc specs and my 3Dmark score.......is this below average or normal?

Processor: AMD Athlon(tm) XP 2000+ 1.7 GHz
Mother board: Gigabyte 7VTXE+
RAM: 512 DIMM SDRAM
Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce2 MX/MX 400 64mb
Sound: Creative SB Live! series
DirectX: 9.0b
OS: Windows 98SE

and my 3Dmark score was 76.

any help would be appreciated

jancleynen · Post by **jancleynen** » 16 Nov 2003, 16:54

Your pc specs aren't bad!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Post by **viper_gts** » 16 Nov 2003, 17:01

yeah.......i built it myself............i just want to know if it's under performing due to outdated chipsets or drivers or even maybe some incorrect bios settings

Post by **SuperRacer** » 16 Nov 2003, 19:37

Your graphics card is old

Post by **Bojan** » 16 Nov 2003, 19:41

Strange is that a forum user here has a rating of 6000 displayed in his sig.
You have such a low rating probably because of the gfx...

Post by **viper_gts** » 16 Nov 2003, 20:11

next week i will be gettin a new graphics card.........and so far it's choice between the ATI Radeon 9200 and Geforce FX 5200, but i'm not sure which. i may also go for something more expensive, but only if the gain justifies the extra Â£'s.

Post by **Bojan** » 16 Nov 2003, 21:51

Don't take the FX5200... Radeon 9200 offers much more.
If you can, then buy the radeon 9600 (pro) or gf 5600 (ultra). I think you won't regret it, as they almost twice as fast as the 5200/9200.

Post by **viper_gts** » 16 Nov 2003, 21:55

i know the ATI's a better card, but i heard that the ATI Radeon's have some compatability issues with some games.......is this true?

Koffy · Post by **Koffy** » 17 Nov 2003, 02:04

There must be something wrong with the program. The other guy's comp was ove yours, but a difference of 5925 is ridiculous.

Post by **viper_gts** » 17 Nov 2003, 21:26

for some reason i don't get all the options available...........that must affect the overall score

How about the 256MB GeForce FX5600XT DDR TV DVI 8x as opposed to the two mentioned before?

EDIT:
some new info: here's a pic of 3dmark test selections...............can anyone tell me why most are not supported?

Rapid|NL|Angel · Post by **Rapid|NL|Angel** » 17 Nov 2003, 23:29

Its just your GF2, there`s nothing wrong with 3DMark.

I would buy a new one, 9500Pro (if you can get one because they aren`t build anymore...) or somethin and then softmod it with the Omega Drivers (http://www.omegacorner.com) to a 9800Pro and then your score will be around 5500.

Or buy a Radeon 9600 or GF FX 5600. those cards have a score around 3000. They cost around 100 euro`s (in Holland).

3DMark2001/2003 test your entire pc but most of the score depends on your Graphics Card.

EDIT: O, and leave the configurations on default, just press Start.

jancleynen · Post by **jancleynen** » 30 Jan 2004, 22:11

viper_gts wrote:i know the ATI's a better card, but i heard that the ATI Radeon's have some compatability issues with some games.......is this true?

Man just buy a Nvidia Geforce 4 Ti 4x00 they have much better performance than any Radeon 9200 or FX 5200!

Post by **viper_gts** » 30 Jan 2004, 23:02

jancleynen wrote:
viper_gts wrote:i know the ATI's a better card, but i heard that the ATI Radeon's have some compatability issues with some games.......is this true?
Man just buy a Nvidia Geforce 4 Ti 4x00 they have much better performance than any Radeon 9200 or FX 5200!

i now have a Asus geforce 5 FX5600XT and i can play nfsu and any other game i own on full graphics with no slow downs

jancleynen · Post by **jancleynen** » 07 Feb 2004, 20:59

Great i ordered a Chaintech Geforce 4 Ti 4200 64 Mb a few days ago...
Hope i can play GTA3 in high resolutions now...

UrQuattro · Post by **UrQuattro** » 08 Feb 2004, 01:13

where can I download the benchmark test? Sorry, i have 2001 only, and the 2003 seems to be the 'not free' type.

bronco · Post by **bronco** » 08 Feb 2004, 03:14

yea dude change your graphics card,and upgrade your processor and ull be find and dandy:D..wat 3D mark does is stresses your comps graphics to the max..so u know the trees and scenery u see whilst its playing? yea the clearer and more detailed it is the better your computers graphics is at

Sergio · Post by **Sergio** » 24 Mar 2004, 00:02

i got 3992 points in 3dmark03
i got gf fx5700u overclocked to 530mhz core and 1000mhz memory

and viper
DONT BUY A gf5600 ne eather gf5200 both arent good

UrQuattro · Post by **UrQuattro** » 24 Mar 2004, 00:09

where can i download the 3D Benchamark programm? And how big is it? M friend said it's like 180mb... is it true?

Sergio · Post by **Sergio** » 24 Mar 2004, 00:36

no he lied to you the real size is 177mb

http://static.hugi.is/forrit/3dmark/3DMark03.exe

also download a update from official site