3Dmark went down a lot.

Before:
3DMark 2003


Game Tests
3DMark Score: 12,655.00 3DMarks

GT1 - Wings of Fury: 325.89 FPS

GT2 - Battle of Proxycon: 99.48 FPS

GT3 - Troll's Lair: 82.93 FPS

GT4 - Mother Nature: 69.57 FPS

CPU Tests
CPU Score: 1,078.00 CPUMarks

CPU Test 1: 132.12 FPS

CPU Test 2: 17.16 FPS

Feature Tests
Fill Rate (Single-Texturing): 3,329.79 millions Texels/s

Fill Rate (Multi-Texturing): 6,552.42 millions Texels/s

Vertex Shader: 31.59 FPS

Pixel Shader 2.0: 171.00 FPS

Ragtroll: 53.33 FPS

Sound Tests
No sounds: 70.73 FPS

24 sounds: 64.66 FPS

60 sounds: 59.34 FPS


After
3DMark 2003


Game Tests
3DMark Score: 11173 3DMarks

GT1 - Wings of Fury: 197.4 FPS

GT2 - Battle of Proxycon: 96.6 FPS

GT3 - Troll's Lair: 77.5 FPS

GT4 - Mother Nature: 64.8 FPS

CPU Tests
CPU Score: 607 CPUMarks

CPU Test 1: 71.2 FPS

CPU Test 2: 10.2 FPS

Feature Tests
Fill Rate (Single-Texturing): 3324.3 millions Texels/s

Fill Rate (Multi-Texturing): 6469.4 millions Texels/s

Vertex Shader: 33.1 FPS

Pixel Shader 2.0: 172.8 FPS

Ragtroll: 49.5 FPS

Sound Tests
No sounds: 45.4 FPS

24 sounds: 39.5 FPS

60 sounds: 35.8 FPS


I noticed that the CPU test went down alot. Is that the CPU as in main CPU which is the AMD or the video card CPU? Let me know on how to boost it up. And also, is everything based on the video card or also the CPU? Feel free to make suggestions to boost it back up.

The before was when i first received my computer.
The score after is my recent scores.
I updated my Direct X9.0C, Nvidia 61.77 and installed a few programs including Farcry, Doom 3 and CS. The temperature is 61C on the video card as well.

How can i achieve 13000 3dmark03 score? I noticed the AW that was shipped after mine had higher scores. Rictor i believe have 13000 with the same exact config as mine. Wonder why my scores are lower?

My 3dMark03
http://service.futuremark.com/compare?2k3=3059027

Could also be the reason, but i compared the scores to someone who also have DX9.0C.

Yea, but Rictor ran the test again with the updated drivers and got a higher score. I ran the test when used the alienrespawn so it's like im running it from stone cold startup fresh out of the factory thing. I also did all the recommendations like disabling all the services. Im sure they tweaked the system before sending it out. I kinda want to know how they did it just to see if my system can reach those scores. And it should since i have the same exact configuration from most of the members here.

For people who can't click on the link, here are the full details from Futuremark.

General Information
Operating System Microsoft Windows XP

DirectX Version 9.0c

Mobo Manufacturer ASUSTeK Computer Inc.

Mobo Model A8V Deluxe

AGP Rates (Current/Available) 8x / 8x

CPU AMD Athlon(tm) 64 1202 MHz

FSB 200 MHz

Memory 1024 MB



Display Information
Graphics Chipset NVIDIA GeForce 6800 Ultra

Driver Name NVIDIA GeForce 6800 Ultra

Driver Version 6.1.7.7

Driver Status Non WHQL - Not FM Approved

Video Memory 256 MB

Core Clock 5 MHz

Memory Clock 0 MHz



Sound Information
Sound Adapter Driver Name SB Audigy 2 ZS Audio [B000]

Sound Adapter Driver Version 5.12.6.402



Benchmark Settings
Program Version 3DMark03 Revision 4 Build 0

Resolution 1024x768@32 bit

Texture Filtering Optimal

Pixel Processing / Antialiasing None

Post Processing false

Vertex Shaders Optimal



Main Test Results
3DMark Score 12670 3DMarks

CPU Score 1078.0 CPUMarks



Detailed Test Results


Game Tests
GT1 - Wings of Fury 315.7 fps

GT2 - Battle of Proxycon 100.7 fps

GT3 - Troll's Lair 83.6 fps

GT4 - Mother Nature 69.9 fps



CPU Tests
CPU Test 1 131.7 fps

CPU Test 2 17.2 fps



Feature Tests
Fill Rate (Single-Texturing) 3331.6 MTexels/s

Fill Rate (Multi-Texturing) 6520.4 MTexels/s

Vertex Shader 34.9 fps

Pixel Shader 2.0 174.6 fps

Ragtroll 54.6 fps



Sound Tests
No sounds 70.5 fps

24 sounds 64.1 fps

60 sounds 58.5 fps

I have the same situation as you do. I will also have slight pauses when i run the game te first time. Hmmm, so power mode matters? Never heard of that before. Ill give it a try. Thanks.

I could try that as well.