Why so slow?

tangerine.jon · Sep 9, 2005

Hey guys I'm a new member here

I just have some questions regarding me computer if anyone can help. I've recently upgraded my computer to a x800xtpe (overclocked to 562/562 from 520/560) and added 1 gig to my 512. I tested my new video card to see how great it would be but was sadly disappointed to a score of 48157 in AquaMark3. I looked online at other posted performances and saw many others with the same video card had scores in the 50,000s and even 60,000! Can anyone please give me advice to why my hardware is so slow? Thanks in advance.

Specs:
Abit NF7-S
Athlon XP 2600+
Windows SP2
1.5 gig PC2700
x800xtpe
Maxtor 140G 7200rpm

intel igent · Sep 9, 2005

djbbenn · Sep 9, 2005

I'd say its you cpu slowing you down. Its very hard to compair your system to others, because most other poeple are probably running far newer cpu's and faster ram like PC3200, or overclocked ram. Some might have better ram with tigher timings and that will make a difference.

-Dan

tangerine.jon · Sep 9, 2005

Yeah, i suspected my cpu was the problem. Guess i gots to cough up a few more bucks. thanks

djbbenn · Sep 9, 2005

Yup, nothing to be sad about though.

-Dan

Solaris17 · Sep 9, 2005

hey im clocked @ 3,3,3,6...what would be better lower or higher #'s...like 2,3,3,6?

djbbenn · Sep 9, 2005

The lower the better. The best you can get is 2-2-2-5, and some boards will let you go lower than that, but its not very common. You need a good memory and/or high voltage to run such timings with high speeds. Most PC3200 with 2-2-2-5 timings are around 2.8V, which is higher than normal value ram. But when you get into running it at PC4000 at low timings your taking like 3-3.4v.

-Dan

Processor	AMD Barton 2600+ @ 2.1
Motherboard	ABIT NF7-S, nForce2 Ultra 400
Cooling	3 Case fans...
Memory	3, Kingston DDR SDRAM PC2700
Video Card(s)	X800XT Platnium Edition @ 560 core, 570 mem
Storage	Maxtor 150 gig, 7200rpm

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Processor	3.0e C0 @ 3.6 / e5200
Motherboard	p4p800e-dlx / p5q-DLX
Cooling	custom water see sig / air
Memory	2x1g oczPC4000EbPl / 2x2g ocz2rpr1066
Video Card(s)	3850AGP / 4890vaporX
Storage	36g raptor+120g wd / wd 1001fals 1tb
Display(s)	BenQ / sharpAQUOS LC-37D64U
Case	modded antec plusview / generic
Audio Device(s)	audigy 2zs / ASUS Xonar HDAV1.3
Power Supply	fan/cable modded powerstream 520 / OCZ 700mxsp
Software	Xp pro SP2 / VISTA ultimate OEM

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Motherboard	ASUS ROG Crosshair VIII Dark Hero
Cooling	Custom Water Loop
Memory	32GB G.Skill Trident Z neo
Video Card(s)	Sapphire Vega 64
Storage	Sabrent Rocket 4 NVMEs / SSDs
Display(s)	27" AOC AG271QX
Case	Phanteks Enthoo Evolve
Audio Device(s)	SoundBlaster AE-7
Power Supply	EVGA SuperNova 750
Software	Windows 10

Processor	AMD Barton 2600+ @ 2.1
Motherboard	ABIT NF7-S, nForce2 Ultra 400
Cooling	3 Case fans...
Memory	3, Kingston DDR SDRAM PC2700
Video Card(s)	X800XT Platnium Edition @ 560 core, 570 mem
Storage	Maxtor 150 gig, 7200rpm

Processor	AMD 5800x
Motherboard	ASUS ROG Crosshair VIII Dark Hero
Cooling	Custom Water Loop
Memory	32GB G.Skill Trident Z neo
Video Card(s)	Sapphire Vega 64
Storage	Sabrent Rocket 4 NVMEs / SSDs
Display(s)	27" AOC AG271QX
Case	Phanteks Enthoo Evolve
Audio Device(s)	SoundBlaster AE-7
Power Supply	EVGA SuperNova 750
Software	Windows 10

Why so slow?

tangerine.jon

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