3dmark2003

[vanfanel]

So who's first :D

http://www.futuremark.com/

If you can't get it there try:

http://www.shacknews.com/onearticle.x/24946

[PCTORQUE]

lol, looks like it's too late, their servers are getting hammered to where they won't even load. I'll have to get it in the middle of the night.

[Mellman99]

you can get it here

www.filefront.com

but its pretty filled up with other users maybe i'll host it on my school account if i get it its not half bad speeds

[Yale2006]

Originally posted by Mellman99
you can get it here

www.filefront.com

but its pretty filled up with other users maybe i'll host it on my school account if i get it its not half bad speeds

Anyone gotten any results yet?

Cheers.

[gsferrari]

its out its out its out its out!!!!

not even a whisper about it on the net - devious minds work in devious ways to get devious software before others...

Aargh!!

[gsferrari]

Every jobless ass in the world is trying to download it and this includes me!!!

Someone get it and allow us to FTP it please :)

[vanfanel]

If I'm not mistaken it's a 181MB download...:p

[Yale2006]

Originally posted by vanfanel
If I'm not mistaken it's a 181MB download...:p

I sense a strong disturbance in the Force.

[vanfanel]

www.fileplanet.com also has it...athough the public servers seem to have a wait of about 96 minutes.

[Yale2006]

Originally posted by vanfanel
www.fileplanet.com also has it...athough the public servers seem to have a wait of about 96 minutes.

I read that scores will be under the 1000 or 2000 point range. I wonder how that 22K+ machine in 3DMARK2001 will do in the new one.

Cheers.

[NandyDC]

WOW,WOW, this seems to be the release that all the world was waiting for!!!!!!!!!
Maybe is better to wait a couple of days to download this piece of gold, :) when the demand slowdown.

Here are 22 mirrors to try:http://service.futuremark.com/counter.jsp (http://)

[NandyDC]

Another linkHERE (http://downloads.planetmirror.com/pub/majo...mg-3dmark03.exe )

[Wzierbovsky]

Well most servers are pretty much crawling because of excessive downloading. But I got mine at Gamespot - am a premium member there; and after running it on my desktop rig, the score was 996 (AMD XP 1900+, GF3 Ti500, 512 MB RAM).

http://wzierbovsky.mysitespace.com/images/3dmark2003.jpg

I'll run it on my Sager in a minute and report how it goes.


Rob

[gsferrari]

Will thou dishonor me thus!!

The wizard beat me to it again :(

hee hee - Long time no post wizard? maybe it was me spending too much time with the 5660 to get back in action at the forums...

Either way - I am currently downloading from Gamespot as well...

lessee...

[Wzierbovsky]

Well, I've kinda resolved not to read the Sager forums too often these days - it's kinda depressing to have to read this new spanking toy I've bought now has better upgrade options for it that weren't available - and all in the space of a single week - painful. The most distressing of this was the surprise release of the wide angle screen available for the 5660 barely a week after I got the 5660. Yeah, the continual progress of technology and so on, but still... :(

OK - running 3dMark2003 on the 5660 now - report how it goes in a minute!


Rob

[PCTORQUE]

lol, I can't find the compression they used. I downloaded the zip file, but Windows XP, FilZip, WinZip, and PKZip can't unzip it. Anyone have a .zip cure all? I'll run it on the 8887 if I can get the thing unzipped :smash:

[Wzierbovsky]

OK - here's what my Sager 5660 scored (specs are below in my signature).

http://wzierbovsky.mysitespace.com/images/3dmark2003-2.jpg

It took six tries for the test to run. The first three times - using 6218 drivers - the whole machine hung and required a hard reset. I reverted back to the original Sager drivers from the driver disc, and the fourth and fifth tries did not complete either, also requiring a hard reset. The sixth try using the same original drivers finally worked. No over clocking was carried out in any of the tests either.

All five crashes occured at the Game Test 3 (the one with the sword fighting babe).



Rob

[jamesshuang]

Hey Pctorque, give WinRAR a try. That's a compression fix-it-all. Opens EVERY compression imaginable... If it's not zip, it'll try some other format.

[Wzierbovsky]

Well, the file seems to come in different flavours - at least several of the free download servers are carrying the file as an executable file; but the one I got mine from - Gamespot - had it zipped up, and it uncompressed normally without any hitches.


Rob

Originally posted by PCTORQUE
lol, I can't find the compression they used. I downloaded the zip file, but Windows XP, FilZip, WinZip, and PKZip can't unzip it. Anyone have a .zip cure all? I'll run it on the 8887 if I can get the thing unzipped :smash:

[gsferrari]

Everything was choppy except for the first test - I made 929 3D Marks...

This is with the 6255 drivers...

I dont know what to say :) i'll wait till others try it before becoming upset or overjoyed !!

[Decatur2k]

3dMark2003 score: 911


Sager 8887 P 2.4ghz, 512mb, 128 ati m10 radeon.

[gsferrari]

I tried to install the latest Cat 3.1 drivers but didnt manage it - I couldnt figure our what I was doing wrong.

Ran the 3D Mark 2003 test a second time and this time again I made the same score :-

929

this is at 1024X768 32BIT with VS off...

[gsferrari]

I dont know why but I had the feeling that this is a hash job - there arent enough controls available in the free test to change the settings...

what scores are people getting around here??

Looks like the 5660 is bumping the 8887 in these tests as well...

Thats odd because there is a CPU testing part - two in fact...

[Wisefish]

Originally posted by PCTORQUE
lol, I can't find the compression they used. I downloaded the zip file, but Windows XP, FilZip, WinZip, and PKZip can't unzip it. Anyone have a .zip cure all? I'll run it on the 8887 if I can get the thing unzipped :smash:

Try WINACE, its works with all compression formats I have come across.

[THECARMACK23]

Scored 1064.. using the latest Cataylst 3.1 driver..card was overclocked to 265/400..

[Wisefish]

I found a good fast source for 3dmark2003.


http://www.price.ro/forum/showthread.php?postid=56147#post56147

just click download 3dmark'03
yes...i know its french or something.

*edit*
i just installed this and it crashed and wouldnt run. Maybe a corrupted version? I dont know.

[gsferrari]

Well for one thing this test is more repeatable. I got 930 on my third attempt...

This is with 259 and 182 and the 6255 drivers.

I am not able to install the Cat 3.1 drivers - If someone can help me out with this it'll be great!!

Thanks

[ayefly]

If you keep crashing while running it... MAKE SURE YOU HAVE DIRECT X 9 INSTALLED! Run windows update and make sure you have everything

ps. i love the French, getting over 300k/s from that link above!
plus...they are easy to make fun of! :banana:

[Abaddon]

Crashes with the default 8887 drivers. I'll look at upgrading them tomorrow or reinstalling them..

[denkc]

That does suck. Looks like they're not handing out 3dmarks like candy anymore. I got about 1000 with the 2001 test, so I imagine it wont even run this one.

[PCTORQUE]

I purchased it as a download from their website and it sent me a confirmation of the order, but no link to download it from or code to activate it. :mad:

[ayefly]

ok, im crashing too... i did a default instal of WinxpPro. using the drivers from the cd, running windows update, then installing DirectX9. 3Dmark crashed sometime during the test, im not sure where... i was out of the room. the test so fart looked good, and i noticed no "ghosting" on the airplane benchmark that i saw before 3dmark crashed.

so... before i go mixing drivers around.. im gonna watch some movies to test this supposed ghosting effect, and load up n play Unreal 2, even though I already beat it on my desktop :p

ooh, and no dead pixels!:banana:

ps. does unreal2 have more than one ending?

pps. im also going to try out morrowind, im getting into that game again w/ the expansion

Sager System
8887-x
40gb 5200 HD
rest standard config :headbang:

[Spires]

Sager 5660

P4 2.8ghz
R9000 64meg (280,202)

3dmark2003 1072

[myrkat]

Originally posted by Wisefish
I found a good fast source for 3dmark2003.


http://www.price.ro/forum/showthread.php?postid=56147#post56147

just click download 3dmark'03
yes...i know its french or something.

*edit*
i just installed this and it crashed and wouldnt run. Maybe a corrupted version? I dont know.


It's ROMANIAN.

Che mai fac?
-myrkat
(wife is Romanian)

[ayefly]

Does anyone know the best solution to get 3dMark03 to run on an 8887x? Each time I run it it crashes when it loads the troll mark. the error message i get is " Reliable benchmarking cannot be completed because the 3DMark display window lost focus"

[gsferrari]

I installed Norton System Works and ran a complete system optimization, HDD defrag, Registry clean, Web clean and general Optimization.

After this I turned off all taskbar programs and set them so that they dont load upon restart.

Restarted and ran 3D Mark 2003 and got a score of 970

I think everyone should use such products - really improves overall performance - even XP loaded in a record 22 seconds !!!

Any 5660 scores to compare with other than mine and wizards??

Cheers!! :cheers:

[myrkat]

Originally posted by gsferrari
I installed Norton System Works...


Let me be the first to emote:

...***shiver***...

:eek:
-myrkat

[gsferrari]

Hello - what was that all about??

Powerstrip is resetting the DDR clock to 159 everytime I restart...I have to manually set it to 182 which I didnt do the first two times I ran the test...

Anyone having this problem?? When I select adapter defaults it goes to 159, when I restart 159 is the maximum clock I can set!!

Then I have to choose a cofig that I saved with the 182 setting and restart - this time it gets reset to 159 but I have the option of increasing to 182 !! I could go further but I am not trying this...

[beebster83]

I'm finally getting to download it, lol. I have been busy as heck with schoolwork lately. Blah. Well, it's downloading at a swift 230 KB/s, lol, so I'm happy. It should finish soon and I'll see what I can get running. I do have dx9, but it's on the default drivers for the 8887, so we'll see. I might go through and install the catalyst drivers... but really, I'd rather not until games start utilizing dx9... lol, forget 3dmark until then if it won't run on my drivers. :-)

[Yale2006]

Hey Wzierbovsky,

I think there was some sort of free replacement deal if you got it within a month of the new screen coming out. Or maybe it was for 50$. Anyway, maybe you should check that out.

Cheers.

[Yale2006]

Found it!

Here you go:

http://sagerforums.com/forums/showthread.php3?s=&threadid=1347

Cheers.

[gsferrari]

Ok peeps - Powestrip's gone mad!!

I posted a score of 970? Well my CPU was at 270 and DDR was at 190...now how did that happen??

You think there is a conflict between Norton and Powerstrip??

I installed the 6929 drivers and forced DDR and CPU to 182 and 260 and I scored 940.

Marginal improvement there...

[Yale2006]

Originally posted by gsferrari
Ok peeps - Powestrip's gone mad!!

I posted a score of 970? Well my CPU was at 270 and DDR was at 190...now how did that happen??

You think there is a conflict between Norton and Powerstrip??

I installed the 6929 drivers and forced DDR and CPU to 182 and 260 and I scored 940.

Marginal improvement there...

Disable Norton and see if it happens again. If it does, then it's not the problem.

Cheers.

[gsferrari]

I used Norton to check for software conflict and it didnt turn out anything...

Another thing is that each time I boot up it gives me a "New Hardware Found on Bus 1 - video card" message...

I guess the 6929 driver installation didnt go as it should have...checking...

But I got the 970 before 6929 installation...

weird...

[beebster83]

With the 6292 drivers, dx9, default clock speeds, I got a 922 on the first test that completed. It completed fine with those drivers, but the default drivers didn't run the benchmark. You need dx9 drivers I guess.

[gsferrari]

Yes!!! It wasnt a conflict with Norton it was a conflict with Norton's Doctor which runs in the background. Each time I turn on Norton Doc the Powerstrip program changes its setting to 270/190.

Well...I did what most people would do - turned Doctor off for good!!!

i'll turn him back on when the need arises. And after that i'll remember to reset the powerstrip settings...

Re-ran 3D Mark with 6292/DX9.0 and CPU/DDR - 260/182 and made 939

So I guess its working fine now - dont get the new hardware found message either.

I've sent a message to Norton - doubtless they'll tell me powerstrip is screwed up.

Lessee...

[NandyDC]

Some results:

Ati Radeon M9000 default DX 8.1
Engine clock: 254.00 MHz Memory clock: 172.00 MHz
3DMark = 7051


Ati Radeon M9000 v6218 DX 8.1
Engine clock: 254.00 MHz Memory clock: 172.00 MHz
3DMark = 7051

Ati Radeon M9000 v6218 DX8.1
Engine clock: 265.00 MHz Memory clock: 190.00 MHz
3DMark = 7496

Ati Radeon M9000 v6255 DX9
Engine clock: 254.00 MHz Memory clock: 172.00 MHz
3DMark = 7050

Ati Radeon M9000 v6255 DX9
Engine clock: 280.00 MHz Memory clock: 190.00 MHz
3DMark = 7632

Ati Radeon M9000 v6255 DX9
Engine clock: 254.00 MHz Memory clock: 172.00 MHz
3DMark = 7050


Ati Radeon M9000 v6255 DX9
Engine clock: 254.00 MHz Memory clock: 172.00 MHz
3DMark2k3 = 905


Ati Radeon M9000 v6255 DX9
Engine clock: 265.00 MHz Memory clock: 190.00 MHz
3DMark2k3 = 970


Ati Radeon M9000 v6255 DX9
Engine clock: 280.00 MHz Memory clock: 190.00 MHz
3DMark2k3 = 998

No crashes on 3DMark2003 so far.

Sager 8886
P4 2.8
1gb Ram
60gb hd 4500rpm

[NandyDC]

Results with v6292 drivers:

Ati Radeon M9000 v6292 DX9
Engine clock: 254.00 MHz Memory clock: 172.00 MHz
3DMark2k3 = 894

Ati Radeon M9000 v6292 DX9
Engine clock: 265.00 MHz Memory clock: 190.00 MHz
3DMark2k3 = 949

Ati Radeon M9000 v6292 DX9
Engine clock: 280.00 MHz Memory clock: 190.00 MHz
3DMark2k3 = 977

Better results with 6255 drivers and more flickering with the overclocking.
Im going back with 6255 drivers.

No crashes on 3DMark2003 so far.

Sager 8886
P4 2.8
1gb Ram
60gb hd 4500rpm

[Cliff]

mine crashes on the third one...it says wondows found an device erroe and fixed it....restart you comp..blah..blah...blah....and the resoltion is really screwed up....but once i restart...its fine again...but i have no idea why it crashes on the third test...any opinions??

[ayefly]

try THESE (http://users.skynet.be/FCB/ati/ati31allradeon.zip) drivers... it runs on my 8887-x with these. i get about 925 i think in 3DMark03. i dont think these are the same as the new S-Seven, but correct me if im wrong. with the new S-seven ones games would lock up on my after an hour or 2 of playing. but i havent locked up so far with the drivers in the link above.

here it is again http://users.skynet.be/FCB/ati/ati31allradeon.zip
they are from Amodeus i think on this forum.. i got them from a thread he posted

[gsferrari]

Rather than rely on the benches I would suggest everyone just use their default drivers as long as they serve the purpose. Once you find that your 'new' favorite game is not playing as well as it should - then you start messing with new drivers.

I am having problems with the 6292 drivers and I am just about to re-install the factory drivers or the 6255 drivers - more likely the factory drivers.

I am trying to find a way to uninstall DX8.0 - anyone have ideas??

[someguy035]

you can get a program called DXuninstall or something along those lines. ive had to use it before and it really is a royal pain in the rear. avoid at all costs. anyways, try a search on google for driectx uninstall. you can pretty much hose the system if you screw up...not saying you will, just pointing out the trickiness. i did :). good luck.

[NandyDC]

Make a good backup before trying uninstall the DX. Risky move after all.
Its better the start all over again and reinstall. Good Luck!!!!

[gsferrari]

Well...i think i'll observe the 6292 for a few days and simultaneously do some reading on DX install/uninstall procedures...

Hee hee i've already installed 'fresh' XP so many times that its not 'fresh' anymore :) :stupid:

Lets not make it a once more operation...

I might even begin a profession as the friendly neighborhood OS installer :)

[Vash]

I'm confused as all hell with these numbers, I thought in the thousands was good.. looking at the avg score around here looks like 920 is good... is there any basemark for the benchmark? What is a poor score, and what is a good one?

Vash

[ayefly]

Numbers above 3000 are from the previous benchmark 3d Mark 2001. numbers in the hundreds to 2000 are from the new benchmark, 3dmark 03. for the old benchmark, a good score on a laptop was over 7000. for the new benchmark, a good score is over 900 on a laptop.

[Vash]

Originally posted by ayefly
Numbers above 3000 are from the previous benchmark 3d Mark 2001. numbers in the hundreds to 2000 are from the new benchmark, 3dmark 03. for the old benchmark, a good score on a laptop was over 7000. for the new benchmark, a good score is over 900 on a laptop.

And how does that translate into game performance?

will a 900 score more then 30fps in say... Unreal2 at 1024x768x32?

Sorry for the questions but I'm buying a 8887 in a few weeks and want to know what to expect.

Thanks

Vash

[vanfanel]

Originally posted by Vash
And how does that translate into game performance?

will a 900 score more then 30fps in say... Unreal2 at 1024x768x32?

Sorry for the questions but I'm buying a 8887 in a few weeks and want to know what to expect.

Thanks

Vash

I don't think you can make that kind of deduction from 3dmark benchmarks. Benchmarks can provide you with an idea of how games will run but I don't think you can convert hard numbers over into games. Actually NVidia thinks the new 3dmark2003 is not a valid benchmark whatsoever :p

http://www.extremetech.com/article2/0,3973,884239,00.asp

Also some good reading on the 3dmark2003

http://www.extremetech.com/article2/0,3973,888060,00.asp

[denkc]

I wasn't the only one that noticed a ton of alienware ads was i?

I got 1350 on a gf4 4200, i'm not even going to test it on a voodoo3.

I estimate....1/8 of your original score? is normal? I had 10740 with the 2001 one.

[KraZy007]

Completely stock system. No updated drivers, etc.

859 3Dmark2003 score.

sager 5660
P4 2.4
256 DDR Ram

[ProfessorX]

haha i beat the crap out of all of you
2563 it's on my desktop
P4 1.2Ghz
Raedon 9700 pro
no overclocking

[Yale2006]

Originally posted by ProfessorX
haha i beat the crap out of all of you
2563 it's on my desktop
P4 1.2Ghz
Raedon 9700 pro
no overclocking

I'd like to see that sucker get past security at the airport, you know, when you're traveling with it and all...

Just Kidding... Hehehe.

Cheers.

[gsferrari]

I wanted to say something to that effect but I held it back :)

Still - its interesting...

More than anything else its his 9700 Radeon that made the difference :)

Professor seems to forget we all have the Radeon 9000 mobile chip. In any case - if he is happy so are we..

[Wisefish]

Hey guys, I am having trouble running 3dmark 2003 on my 8887. 2dmark 2001se works fine and I score between 7200 and 7300. So I know I have installed drivers correctly. So this is the problem: The first test runs well, then the second test runs at no more than 10 fps, usually around 5-6. Then before the third test can start the program crashes. My desktops resolution is bumbed up to something really low and all the colors are messed up. I reboot, then everythings normal. Whats the deal? I am going to reinstall 3dmark03 now. I will report back.

[Wisefish]

ok, i uninstalled and reinstalled but to no avail. someone please help me.

[gsferrari]

Hi,

This might help.

Install DX9.0 from the microsoft server.
Install the newest drivers from s-seven.net

(Be advised that I am not certain if you can use these drivers with the 128M9 - they should work because the hardware is essentially the same)

Look around to find drivers for ATI cards that use 128MB of DDR. But try the s-seven.net 6292 or the 6255 drivers. Try both and see which gives you the desired results.

This should make things work.

But oh - make sure you go to the ATI control panel (after installing drivers) and switch off "Wait for Vertical Sync" and reduce the detail levels in OpenGL and Direct3D to "Quality".

Let me know if this works...

Best of luck

:dude:

[neo]

Originally posted by ProfessorX
haha i beat the crap out of all of you
2563 it's on my desktop
P4 1.2Ghz
Raedon 9700 pro
no overclocking

hahaha and my system beats the crap out of your, professor...

P4 3.06GHz
Radeon 9700 Pro
3DMark 2003 Score: 4786 :p

No overclocking
Default settings @ 1024X768

[Meird]

1050 3DM2003

Using Catalyst 3.2 drivers.

[bfj]

sony pcg-grv680

p4 2.6ghz
512mb ram
60gb hdd
radeon 9000 64mb
dvd+-rw drive
xp home
6307 drivers from s-seven

my 3dmark03 score was 1124, all default settings....


sorry to throw a score from a sony in the mix, but i'm really interested in any performance discussions regarding the mobility 9000, so please don't :mad: me :D

has anyone else tried the new drivers from s-seven...could that be the reason my score actually made it to 1100?

[Wisefish]

I have seen 8887 scores around that with the cataylst 3.2 drivers and control panel pack.
Good scores for a lappy.:banana: :banana:
I am using the catylst 3.2 deally now. Be right back with the score.
EDIT : I just ran it for a 1078 on battery power. I dont know if I'm underclocking my battery or not, but whatever the default BIOS option for this is I am running.

[gsferrari]

Hee hee

Have you ever felt you were getting crappy battery life?? No wonder - I'll bet your CPU is not set for throttling while on battery - better get this fixed in the BIOS - set it to 50% for max batt life...

[myrkat]

I purposely let my CPU go full-bore (100%) when on battery just to speed up the drain - I usually only am on battery-only to condition it prior to recharging.

-myrkat

[gsferrari]

It calls for a lot of planning - when I know I will not be needing the battery and when I have a full nights worth of charging time, I run full bore and let the battery drain completely before I let it charge up again...

In fact its early in the day and i'm doing exactly this :)

[ayefly]

With the latest video drivers from Sagers website, I got 1067 unoverclocked. and no, im not going to try overclocking.. so test it yourself :smash:

[Prometheus]

I scored 1057 w/ only 256mb RAM

[Spudman]

MMM, there must be something wrong with my system. 3dMark01SE = 7193, but 3dMark03=109???? Running Catalyst 3.2, Win XP SP1, DX9.0. This is really weird!! Can someone help / advise???

Thanx!!

===================
8887 (Mesh Ultima 16,1)
P4 2,66 ghz
1gig ram
ati M9 128mb
60gig hd

[gsferrari]

Make sure there are no other processes running on your system at the same time you test.

Clean your registry

If you didnt install the OS yourself - Do it again and do the drivers from scratch.

Always restart before each test...

lemme know how it goes...

[MrMsyvc]

1059 and 1061 on 3dMark03. Cat3.2 and DX9. Guess I should feel lucky. Getting better everyday performance now that I've shut off or removed most of the SysTray apps (InDVD, SoundMgr, NeroCheck, etc.) and disabled MukAfee.

[elintsew]

I scored a 1076.
5670 3.06ht
512 mb ram
128 m9
40 gig 5400 :banana:




Its penut butter jelly time!

[kpk02]

Just for reference:

1320 on 3dmark 2003 with my desktop. P4-2.0ghz GF4 Ti 4200 128MB. 512 meg DDR PC2100.

I haven't gotten it to run on my 8887 yet. It crashes after the 3rd test. I'm going to install the latest drivers and see if that helps.


Kpk..

[kpk02]

Ummm.. I got pleasant results with my laptop. Any ideas why so good?

8887 2.4ghz

256mb memory
ATI 9000 128MB
The latest drivers on s-seven.net


I got a 3dmark 2003 of 1111. That seems high considering I have a slower processor.

KPK

[gsferrari]

CPU speed does not affect the 3DMark scores

[kpk02]

It should I'd think.. since I got a very noticeable frame rate increase when I upgraded my desktop from 1.6ghz to 2.0ghz. It wasn't 30% or anything.. but maybe 15 or 20%.


K

[NyCxKavMan]

Sager 5670

WinXP Pro Corp
P4 3.06 HT
512 ram
128mb M9
40 gig HD 5400rpm
Cat 3.2/DX9

3DMark03 = 1077

[gsferrari]

CPU speeds between 2.4 and 2.8GHZ doesnt make much difference to your performance...

It all depends on MIPS of the CPU which is more for the 2.X Ghz range of CPU's than for the 1.6Ghz Range...Its hardware optimization and it also depends on the instruction set for each CPU.

This is why you see better performance in your jump from
1.6 -> 2.0.

You will not see as much a jump between 2.0 and 2.8Ghz...

[chalde]

Sager 8887 - 3.06 GHZ HT - ( ht disabled )


1072 with 3dmark03

[TFR2087]

any of you have desktops? lol, thats a bad 3dmark03 score

[ryanniedz]

listen, when I boguht my current desktop almost 3 yrs ago it was the best thing since sliced bread. I got the fastest processor and loads of ram the specs are:


amd athlon 1.1 ghz (not sure of bus speed)
640 mb pc133 ram
60 gb 7200rpm wd hdd
secondary 80gb 7200rpm wd hdd
sound blaster audigy (best sound card known when i got it)



my computer just got a 117 on the 3dmark score. Wtf is that! I hope I am supposed to multiply by 10 or something. PLease somebody tell me my pc is not that much of a joke. The thing cost me gobs of money when i first got it:$ :$ :$ :$ :$ :$ :$ :$ :$ :$ :$ :$

[JeffL]

Well, does your video card support DirectX 9?

I think the biggest things in 3dMark 2003 are DX9 support, a reasonably modern CPU, and a fast DX9 supported graphics card.

I got an 800 with my specs, except the graphics card I have right now is a Geforce FX 5200. I will be returning it promptly, IT SUCKS! Gonna get a Radeon 9600, they are more in the range of 2000 or so 3dmarks.

[ryanniedz]

so it happens to be my old geforce mx2 w/ 32 mb ram that failed me. Is there another test that i can get like 2000+ on so i can feel good?

[JeffL]

Maybe 3dmark 2001SE.

[ryanniedz]

thanks but it says i need directx 8.1 I have like 9.0b or something.

[JeffL]

Originally posted by ryanniedz
thanks but it says i need directx 8.1 I have like 9.0b or something.

I have 9b and 2001 works fine :confused:

[ryanniedz]

The exact error reads as follow:
"3dmark2001 se needs directx 8.1 and proper drivers installed in order to run.

Install Microsoft directx 8.1 and try again.

The cause of the error and your system info have been written into an error log file: C:\program files\madonion.com\3dmark2001 se\error.log

Please go to www.madonion.com/support and read the 3dmark2001se section to find out how to get support on the issue."


I never actually looked up support because I am too lazy. If you have a quick fix then I'll try it. If not, dont bother because I know my pc really sucks.

[JeffL]

Maybe its not the drivers lacking DirectX 8.1 support, maybe the card doesn't support it. It could be an older DX 7 card perhaps.

[MrMsyvc]

Originally posted by ryanniedz
The exact error reads as follow:
"3dmark2001 se needs directx 8.1 and proper drivers installed in order to run.

Install Microsoft directx 8.1 and try again.

Go to Start\Run and enter DXDIAG. The first tab (System) should tell you what version of DirectX you have installed.

[ryanniedz]

Originally posted by JeffL
Maybe its not the drivers lacking DirectX 8.1 support, maybe the card doesn't support it. It could be an older DX 7 card perhaps.


That is very possible as some directx games i have say that my directx 9.0b is too old. I think it may be because my card does not recognize 9.0b. mrmsyvc, I did that and I do have 9.0b.

[saetrum]

Sager 4060:

Score: 1036

http://service.futuremark.com/compare?2k3=1141023

[TFR2087]

score = 5681 3dmark03

[Fireplug]

I think I read somewhere that you get the above error sometimes if you don't have the latest build (320 or 330 I believe) of the 3dMark programs.

[Microsoft]

857 for my measly i8200 with p4 2ghz and a mobility 9000 64

[Januaryman]

It seems that the 8890's audio doesn't support the sound tests in 3dmark03?

Or am I missing something?

[DaPutster]

My Toshiba P25-S607 just out of the box this last Sunday...

P4 - 2.8Ghz w/ HT
Intel 865PE + ICH5 Chipset running 800 FSB
512 Mb PC2100 (yea, I know it sucks)
NVidia GeForce FX Go5200 64Mb

3dmark03 (330) : 1309

[Januaryman]

Anyone have an answer for the audio tests not being supported?

[Jebus]

Originally posted by Januaryman
Anyone have an answer for the audio tests not being supported?
the audio tests works fine for me. try updating ur audio drivers:
http://www.realtek.com.tw/downloads/dlac97-2.aspx?lineid=5&famid=12&series=8&Software=True

[Januaryman]

Thanks...I'll give that a try when I get home.

[jcc2k4]

to make 3dmark 2001 work with DX9 you just have to install the update (build 330) and it works.

-Jcc2k4

[iluvchina]

Hey Januaryman,

I seem to have the same problem with the 60-sound test in 3DMark 2003 (patch 330). The first 2 soundtests work fine, but the third one is automaticly greyed out. I am using the latest soundrivers from the Realtek website. (http://www.realtek.com.tw/)
Is this the same for everybody or are some people able to run the last soundtest with their 8890?

[Jebus]

if i remember i could only run 2 sound tests. but for some reason the first test will run but with no sound. the second test works with sound. never knew there was a third test.

[iluvchina]

Originally posted by Jebus
but for some reason the first test will run but with no sound

For some strange reason the 1st soundtest is a NO-SOUND test in 3DMark.:smash:

[Januaryman]

After installing the latest Realtek drivers, now 2 of the 3 the sound tests work (except for the 60), and I also noticed that in the first "sound" test there is no sound... WTF? That dosn't make any sense to me.

I was expecting that my benchmark score would go up (due to the fact that I could run 'more' of the tests), but it didn't change.

[LostAlien]

I just ran my new 5680 through 3dsmark2003, ver 330.

Sager 5680-
3.2 ghz P4 800 fsb, HT enabled
Radeon 9600 Pro 128 MB DDR
1024 MB 400 DDR Dual Channel Ram
No overclocking attempted

I'm using the patched drivers off of sager's site.

Score: 2981:dude:

[Babbabresaur]

Using Powerstrip, I upped the 8890's M10 engine clock to 418 and the memory to 310, and scored 3571 on 3DMark03 and 12,007 on 3DMark2001SE.

Computer has been running stable, games are running fine. It makes one wonder how far can we push the M10?

[LostAlien]

Originally posted by Babbabresaur
Using Powerstrip, I upped the 8890's M10 engine clock to 418 and the memory to 310, and scored 3571 on 3DMark03 and 12,007 on 3DMark2001SE.

Computer has been running stable, games are running fine. It makes one wonder how far can we push the M10?

Is your puter noticibly warmer? I'm a bit leary about OCing it, as it has been giving out awsome performance in almost everything.

The only thing that has run at all slow on my 5680 is Halo - but from what I have heard it runs slow on everybody's computer.
(Including Radeon 9800 desktops)

There is a command line switch you can pass the game that forces it to use 1.0 or 1.1 pixel shaders instead of 2.0, which boosts the frame rate by a huge amount, but it still slows down slightly during gun fights and that’s at 1024x768. I would _love_ to play it smooth at 1600x1200, and I'm a bit disappointed that I can’t - though it’s obviously the game, not the hardware. I mean UT2003 runs great at 1600x1200, and you could sit here and argue all day about which one has better graphics...

But would OCing really improve that? With all the positive results people have been posting about it, maybe I'll give it a shot, unless anybody already has?

[Babbabresaur]

The 8890 is not running hot, the adapter nor the computer run noticibly warm during gaming even when OC'd. Note that I have my laptop elevated somewhat on a stand that I bought for it at Best Buy, so it is properly ventilated.

[bullitt411]

Just received my 8890 today and gave it a run thru 3dmark 2003.

Score 3018

My system details listed below.

[Nandro]

I got 3385 OC's to 417 and 274. With the latest drivers. I cant remember exactly, but I think the cat 3.8's gave me a higher score.

[shade73]

You mean the difference between the 8887 and the 8890 is 900 vs 3000?!? WOW

[sethos]

3DMark03 with my 5680: ~2700 on battery ( 3.0 GHz ) will test it with the AC later on.

[sethos]

almost 3000 with the AC plugged in.

[Gold]

3d Mark03:

3798

Oc'd: 450/325

http://service.futuremark.com/servlet/Index?pageid=/orb/projectdetails&projectType=10&projectId=2148486

[fs454]

I get the same score with AC in and out...just use Henrik's CPU tool

BTW Exactly how far can you guys go up on mem/core on a 5680 stable?

Gold, are you running stable without anything keeping it cool except for its own fans?

[fs454]

Link is broken BTW

[Kyro74]

I just got 3595 on 3dmark 2k3
I used the latest omega driver to overclock to 411/317 with no heat issues.

Sager 5680
3.0 Ghz w/HT
1024 mb ram
Radeon 9600 Pro w/omega drivers

[tdent1138]

I never really realized how big a difference the graphics cards can make (I am assuming its the graphics card). I have my system clocked now at 2.8Ghz with modest overclocking (392/317) of my 9800 pro and got 5751 (edit: correction 5621)... That's a much bigger difference than I would have thought...