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    Only 1758 3DMarks with a 8600m gt, latest drivers ?!

    Discussion in 'Gaming (Software and Graphics Cards)' started by saunders73, Aug 27, 2007.

  1. saunders73

    saunders73 Notebook Guru

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    i just ran a 3dmark 06 test, and all the graphics tests ran at about 3-8 fps and the cpu test ran at 0-1 fps...i have the latest drivers (163.44) with a 8600m gt, c2d @2.0 ghz, vista home basic, and 2 gb of ram...what am i
    doing wrong, i thought a 8600 should be in the low/mid 3000 3dmark range

    thanks in advance,
     
    saunders73, Aug 27, 2007
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  2. Lithus

    Lithus NBR Janitor

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    Bad video card? Run it again with most processes turned off, make sure you're not using the wrong resolution.
     
    Lithus, Aug 27, 2007
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  3. Jonno000

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    Thats strange, look at the results for my 8400m GT in my sig. What power settings are you on?
     
    Jonno000, Aug 27, 2007
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    Buddy... Tell us the resolution. Resolutions matter, you know?

    There's a significant difference betwenn 3DMark score under 1280x800 and 1600x1050...
     
    Triple_Dude, Aug 27, 2007
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    Powermizer turned off? even at 1680*1050 you should get over 3000 with that card.
     
    moon angel, Aug 27, 2007
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  6. saunders73

    saunders73 Notebook Guru

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    its 1280x800, its only the basic 3dmark... i put on the 158.45 drivers and i got 1748 score... and after the tests i checked the card temp and its 54 degrees, i dont know where powermizer is, but im plugged in right now and windows vista is set to high performance... and how could my cpu get 0-1 fps on its test?

    heres the details:

    Main Test Results

    3DMark Score 1748 3DMarks

    SM 2.0 Score 648 Marks

    SM 3.0 Score 617 Marks

    CPU Score 1745 Marks



    Detailed Test Results


    Graphics Tests
    1 - Return to Proxycon 5.427 FPS

    2 - Firefly Forest 5.368 FPS



    CPU Tests
    CPU1 - Red Valley 0.548 FPS

    CPU2 - Red Valley 0.889 FPS



    HDR Tests
    1 - Canyon Flight (SM 3.0) 5.042 FPS

    2 - Deep Freeze (SM 3.0) 7.299 FPS
     
    saunders73, Aug 27, 2007
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    ive seen people with the asus g2s notebooks having problems like this, they say to reinstall windows and then all the drivers, etc.
     
    Eugenics, Aug 27, 2007
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  8. saunders73

    saunders73 Notebook Guru

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    i reinstalled windows and the drivers, now i get around 3400.but the cpu test still gets about 0.5 fps what is with that?
     
    saunders73, Aug 27, 2007
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    Idk it's always happened to me too on every computer I've ran 3dmark on...guess it's just straining for the CPU to render all of that stuff by itself.
     
    mcs6, Aug 28, 2007
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  10. knightingmagic

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    How's in-game performance?

    Personally, I think 3DMark is a way to get people to get bent out of shape about their computer's performance so they buy more stuff.
     
    knightingmagic, Aug 28, 2007
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    thats normal for a CPU test, it's suppose to be very low
     
    hlcc, Aug 28, 2007
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  12. kewlguy53403

    kewlguy53403 Notebook Enthusiast

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    It shows just how much you should worship your vid card :)
     
    kewlguy53403, Aug 28, 2007
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  13. AmazingGracePlayer

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    Yeah guys, question, I can't even run 3dmark06. The program crashes after the first game video.
     
    AmazingGracePlayer, Aug 28, 2007
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  14. osso002

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    If you have an asus g1s-a1, look up the battery & CPU issue.
     
    osso002, Aug 28, 2007
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  15. JCMS

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    It gives you 1800pts for it so it's okay.

    My Sempron gets .5 fps too but has a 400pt score
     
    JCMS, Aug 28, 2007
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    Yea...3dmark is really weird on my laptop too.

    Running 3dmark05 1280x800 and am only getting 2100 or so points...

    Yet when I run the CS:S stress test (1280x800 all high, no AF/AA) I average 100fps.
     
    RyanHurtt, Aug 28, 2007
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  17. BigBoy92

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    check sig (at 1280x800)
     
    BigBoy92, Aug 28, 2007
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    bigboy is that overclocked? I'm assuming it is
     
    jbannick18, Aug 29, 2007
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  19. Agent CoolBlue

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    Is your powermizer set to performance or quality?
     
    Agent CoolBlue, Aug 29, 2007
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    bigboy i really doubt you got that high
     
    alkaeda, Aug 29, 2007
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