BF2S Forums So i just got a 9800GX2..

You've answered your own question. Oh, and turn off AA.

[edit: oops, thought you said Crysis was running slow. Ignore that last. 3dmark is becoming outdated, so don't rely on its results to measure your e-wang]

[edit2: try 3dMark Vantage when it's out]

Last edited by unnamednewbie13 (2008-03-29 04:23:15)

unnamednewbie13 wrote:

You've answered your own question. Oh, and turn off AA.

[edit: oops, thought you said Crysis was running slow. Ignore that last. 3dmark is becoming outdated, so don't rely on its results to measure your e-wang]

[edit2: try 3dMark Vantage when it's out]

Fact that 3DMark is becoming outdated hasn't got anything to do with the system scoring so low. As new hardware comes out scores should just go up a lot in the older getting programs like 3DM06. Anyway, Elite: tried the newest drivers etc.? And I assume your Q6600 isn't overclocked either? At stock it's only 2.4GHz.. Hence the lower CPU score in 3DMark, and the overall score.

I do know that old software can tend to perform worse on newer hardware, or encounter problems. In the case of 3DMark06 though, this is not common or the software being outdated. I do know that the current generation of hardware (which the OP's belongs to aswell) scores high on 3DMark06 and hasn't got problems with it. I do read overclocking forums and the likes, so I know what I'm talking about when I say the problem here is not the software.
I did knew of Vantage already by the way.
What I already said before is, the main problem is probably the CPU clocked at stock speeds, and when you think of that and it already gaining 12K points in 3DMark06 and good fps in Crysis, I wouldn't worry about anything. To get it clocked higher (which I don't see a need to here, but it may improve performance in Crysis aswell), you have to get a decent aftermarket cooler and get it to 3/3.2 GHz.

^*AlphA*^ wrote:

probably his Q6600 yes,

got the same rig (Q6600 @ 2.4ghz, 4GB 6400 ram) but then with a 8800GTX

I score, 11,500.

Guess 3dmark06 doesn't use those extra 2 gigs of RAM or the all 4 cores, I get 12,385 with my E6600 @ 3.4ghz, 2gb 6400 RAM and 8800GTX

^*AlphA*^ wrote:

PBAsydney wrote:

^*AlphA*^ wrote:

probably his Q6600 yes,

got the same rig (Q6600 @ 2.4ghz, 4GB 6400 ram) but then with a 8800GTX

I score, 11,500.

Guess 3dmark06 doesn't use those extra 2 gigs of RAM or the all 4 cores, I get 12,385 with my E6600 @ 3.4ghz, 2gb 6400 RAM and 8800GTX

well your CPU is 1.0ghz higher.

I haven't put myself into trouble of overclocking this Q6600 yet, no need. plays Crysis all High with playable FPS.

but in 3D Mark06 is puts my 4GB in the list, 4x 1GB... so that shouldn't be it.

I don't mean it like that, the 4GBs are maybe the least bottlenecking component, so whether you have 2 or 4 doesn't make a difference.

xGj wrote:

To get it clocked higher (which I don't see a need to here, but it may improve performance in Crysis aswell), you have to get a decent aftermarket cooler and get it to 3/3.2 GHz.

If you really want to get your 3dmark score up in circumstances as discussed, you could swap for certain bits of hardware that'll (by the way) cause you to perform worse in Crysis. Therefore: ignore 3dmark 06.

I wouldn't worry about anything

Last edited by unnamednewbie13 (2008-03-29 08:50:42)

unnamednewbie13 wrote:

xGj wrote:

To get it clocked higher (which I don't see a need to here, but it may improve performance in Crysis aswell), you have to get a decent aftermarket cooler and get it to 3/3.2 GHz.

If you really want to get your 3dmark score up in circumstances as discussed, you could swap for certain bits of hardware that'll (by the way) cause you to perform worse in Crysis. Therefore: ignore 3dmark 06.

I wouldn't worry about anything

What parts are you talking about? And yes I agree, 3DMark06 isn't a useful benchmark most of the time. Performance varies a lot more in real world situations, but yea the OP had a question and I just try to answer it as detailed as possible.

lol You get a top of the line card, but an 8800 runs better. lmao
I'll stick with my 7900GS

Last edited by Ryan (2008-03-29 16:02:12)

Elite, what were your scores with your last card?

You should score somewhere around 15,000- 16,000 with that card and cpu. Those running proc. over 4ghz + 9800gx2 are getting marks over 20k. Something is definitely wrong here.

This reminds me of a friend who, with a Q6600 and a 7950GX2, got a score of <5000 on 3D06, while I was getting almost 6000 points with my X1900 and E6400.
Maybe it's some kind of driver problem that makes 3Dmark shitty about dual GPU cards? It might only be seeing one of the GPUs.

Last edited by Sup3r_Dr4gon (2008-03-30 08:39:24)

I get 10k on my old 8800GTS 320MB
I get 12k on 9800GX2

I think that only one of them is working, its saying it cant detect the video ram or in some cases it says 512mb vram...WTF!??!??!

The 9800GX2 just isn't a very big improvement. Certainly not worth the money imo.

PBAsydney wrote:

^*AlphA*^ wrote:

probably his Q6600 yes,

got the same rig (Q6600 @ 2.4ghz, 4GB 6400 ram) but then with a 8800GTX

I score, 11,500.

Guess 3dmark06 doesn't use those extra 2 gigs of RAM or the all 4 cores, I get 12,385 with my E6600 @ 3.4ghz, 2gb 6400 RAM and 8800GTX

Guess again. Quad cores perform way, way better on 3DMark than dual cores, in fact they perform much better on 3DMark than they actually do in games.