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    3dmark score way down after vista upgrade

    Discussion in 'Gaming (Software and Graphics Cards)' started by KPot2004, Dec 12, 2007.

  1. KPot2004

    KPot2004 Notebook Evangelist

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    my desktop specs

    amd athlon 64x2 6400
    2 gigs ram
    raptop 74 gig hd
    fatal1ty nforce 590 mb
    evga geforce 8800gts 640mb

    xp media center edition score
    around 10,500

    vista ultimate 32-bit score
    8,714

    what could possibly cause this much of a loss??
     
    KPot2004, Dec 12, 2007
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  2. KernalPanic

    KernalPanic White Knight

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    Vista hotfixes installed?
    Vista tweaks set up?
    Driver version or conflicts?
     
    KernalPanic, Dec 12, 2007
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  3. Fade To Black

    Fade To Black The Bad Ass

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    The score difference is too big to be a Vista performance issue.
    My money's on the Vista driver.
     
    Fade To Black, Dec 12, 2007
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    I'm thinking it could be DirectX 10. Anyone else think so?
     
    koo, Dec 12, 2007
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  5. KPot2004

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    running windows update right now, hopefully thats the problem
     
    KPot2004, Dec 12, 2007
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    well after running all the updates my score is up to 8,718...
     
    KPot2004, Dec 12, 2007
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    Damn - nice :D Try this - Download the latest version of DirectX 9 - I just heard that Vista ships with the 03 release of DX9, not the 06 release. Let me know if that helps.
     
    koo, Dec 12, 2007
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    ok well i upgrades directx and I am still in the 8700s...this is starting to suck, all the trouble to back everything up and reinstall all my games and I have lost over 2000 points
     
    KPot2004, Dec 12, 2007
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    Don't worry about your points but rather the game performance.
     
    lozanogo, Dec 12, 2007
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    I wouldn't be concerned if the score was down to like 10,000 or even 9500, I am not one of those people that really worry over a few points, but dropping 2000 is a little ridiculous
     
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    3dmark06 is a DX9 app.

    updating DirectX with the latest refresh isn't a bad idea, but given that the app is older than the DX release, I don't think much will come of it.

    Most of the hotfixes are not to be found on window update, but soon it won't matter given SP1.

    the ones I specifically speak of are:
    Compatibility fixes - KB938194
    Memory - KB940105
    Performance - KB938979
    Stability - KB941649

    Note, some people have found that some won't install now... perhaps MS has released more recent patches that i have not required as they are already installed.
     
    KernalPanic, Dec 12, 2007
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