3dmark06 score

[Reynardin]

I just ran the 3DMark06 Basic Edition, and got a score of 10796 3DMarks. Is that a good, bad, or decent score for my current hardware? If it is bad, what can I do to improve it without spending too much/any money?
(cpu is OCed to only 3.5 Ghz atm, Gfx isn't OCed at all)

 

[Duxx]

Nearly same setup netted me ~14000. Overclock the card ~800/1100/1800 and see if you cant push cpu to 4.0(ran 4.2 for my 8400)

 

[pepsi71ocean]

Looks about right

 

[Mussels]

yours does seem low. i can get 14,000+ with an OC'd 8800GT, and the boost from a quad is only 1,500 points or so.

its not drastically low, but it means something could definately be tweaked to make it faster (however, what those tweaks may entail is not easy to find out)

 

[EnergyFX]

Have you tried going higher on the CPU??

What is your memory set at?

If you are just looking for a better score you could try setting NVidia control panel to 'performance' mode for a benchmark. It may or may not make a difference and you can always put it back for normal usage.

 

[pepsi71ocean]

hmm, i scored low 13,000's with my q6600, oc to 3Ghz. upp that gfx card a little.

Have you tried going higher on the CPU??

What is your memory set at?

If you are just looking for a better score you could try setting NVidia control panel to 'performance' mode for a benchmark. You can always put it back for normal usage.

does that make a difference in score? Sry not to mean to stead the thread.

 

[EnergyFX]

... does that make a difference in score? Sry not to mean to stead the thread.

Which part?

 

[pepsi71ocean]

Which part?

setting it to performance from quality

 

[EnergyFX]

Here, I ran a quick experiment for you:

I didn't bother running the CPU benches for this, only the 4 video tests.

Quality Mode:

Performance Mode:

 

[pepsi71ocean]

Energy FX that is a big jump in points for changing modes. I'll have to do that for benching runs, maybe it will help me break the 15,000 mark again. Quite interesting none the less.

 

[EnergyFX]

Energy FX that is a big jump in points for changing modes. I'll have to do that for benching runs, maybe it will help me break the 15,000 mark again. Quite interesting none the less.

Let me know how it goes. Keep in mind that if you are going from 'application' mode to 'performance' you might not see much of a difference at all. But I know there are people that like to force quality (like me) in which case this does help recover a few points.

 

[Reynardin]

Tried OCing it to the 800/1100/1800, but it didn't work: tons of artifacts, and crash after ~5 mins.

 

[Reynardin]

Have you tried going higher on the CPU??

What is your memory set at?

If you are just looking for a better score you could try setting NVidia control panel to 'performance' mode for a benchmark. It may or may not make a difference and you can always put it back for normal usage.

how do I get to the NVidia control panel? I can't find it on my computer. (Might not be installed on it, if so, where can I get it?)

 

[Duxx]

Start from stock and slowly up the mhz in core/mem/shaders. Not every card is made the same and therefore some overclock better than others. You can link shaders if you like or do seperately. It will definitely make a difference in your score.

 

[Reynardin]

Start from stock and slowly up the mhz in core/mem/shaders. Not every card is made the same and therefore some overclock better than others. You can link shaders if you like or do seperately. It will definitely make a difference in your score.

I'll give this a try. I've found that 753/1081/1882 is pretty stable, gonna try moving up from there.

 

[Reynardin]

ok, using the OC in my previous post, I managed to get 11k. I'll get back to this later when i'm finished with my SAT prep =)

 

[Reynardin]

Btw, what resolution / anti-aliasing level do you guys use to determine your 3dmark score?

 

[Mussels]

Btw, what resolution / anti-aliasing level do you guys use to determine your 3dmark score?

you need to use the default settings of 1280x1024 and no AA/AF (in program or Nv CP)

 

[Reynardin]

thanks Mussels.

I'd OC my cpu more, but that would mean upping the voltage, and increasing the heat generated. The pins which my cpu cooler came with are really crappy and don't hold it firmly enough to the cpu, so i'm gonna wait on that until I get around to buying the good ones.
As it is, I'm already running it at 38~41C on idle, and 60~65C under load, so I don't want to risk it.

 

[pepsi71ocean]

dropyour memeory speed down 5 or 10mhz, to below 1080 where it is, and it should help raise the core/shader clock up.

don't use nTUNE, its a shitty program, and caused my nforce stuff to go awall, and caused a few bsods, the nTUNE program tends to play around with bios settings.

what multi are you using for that cpu?

 

[Reynardin]

dropyour memeory speed down 5 or 10mhz, to below 1080 where it is, and it should help raise the core/shader clock up.

don't use nTUNE, its a shitty program, and caused my nforce stuff to go awall, and caused a few bsods, the nTUNE program tends to play around with bios settings.

what multi are you using for that cpu?

i use rivatuner, and im using a 9x multiplier i think. I'll try lowering the memory speed.

 

[pepsi71ocean]

with a dual core you should be able to drop that multi down and raise the fsb a little that helps with synthetic benchmark programs, and i know with my quad, it helps alot to run it with a 8x440 fsb instead of 9x391. Ive noticed that with video rendering and editing and what not it shaved mins of of rendering time, and something more than that depending on how long it is.

 

[Wile E]

with a dual core you should be able to drop that multi down and raise the fsb a little that helps with synthetic benchmark programs, and i know with my quad, it helps alot to run it with a 8x440 fsb instead of 9x391. Ive noticed that with video rendering and editing and what not it shaved mins of of rendering time, and something more than that depending on how long it is.

Really? 400x9 or 450x8 makes absolutely no score or performance difference for me.

 

[Mussels]

Really? 400x9 or 450x8 makes absolutely no score or performance difference for me.

with a 1:1 ration his ram speeds would be around 790 and 880, which would most likely be the cause for the difference.