Low 3dmark03 Scores on 9100 ... First I'd like to say the i9100 is AMAZING!! I've been able to play all the games i can throw at it at high settings flawlessl ...

duckhunter-deux · 09-14-2004, 06:45 PM

First I'd like to say the i9100 is AMAZING!!

I've been able to play all the games i can throw at it at high settings flawlessly. I'll pick up Far Cry and Doom 3 later this week and really test its capabilities. But I'm concerned with my low 3dmark scores. I know it doesnt reflect game performance, but it is still upsetting seeing people with basically the same setup as mine scoreing roughly 1000 points higher. The highest I've gotten is 5400. My setup is:

3.2 GHz P4 with HT enabled
MR 9800
512MB Ram
40 GB 5400rpm HD

The only thing I see preventing me from scoring higher is the memory and harddrive. But I don't think that's it since 3dmark is primarily a graphics card test. All I have running in the background is McAffee Anti-Virus, and XP Firewall. Everything else is stock settings. Any ideas would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks in advance!!
-duckhunter

notalent · 09-14-2004, 10:34 PM

Are you sure that 40GB HD is 5400 rpm? Cuz if you check the specs on the hard drives, they list 40gb as 4200rpm.

Corvus_Corax · 09-14-2004, 10:39 PM

Also, if you are using the Dell Drivers for the MR9800, they suck. ;0) Grab the Omega's, they are much faster.

sakor1 · 09-15-2004, 01:14 AM

www.omegadrivers.net
'nuff said
stu

mal · 09-15-2004, 02:37 AM

hmm. i have no problems with dell's drivers (see sig for specs and driver details). i play doom3 at high resolution 1024x video out to my 21" trinitron @ 34fps (timedemo1) and haven't experienced any technical issues with any games (halo, farcry, maxpayne2) or software (photoshop, macromedia, ms office, etc).

i've yet to try the omega drivers though. i suppose i'm not convinced of the real benefit.

informant · 09-15-2004, 08:24 AM

i got no problems using the dell drivers also, the scores in my sig were done with dell latest drivers for m9800 laptop.

i think ppl were getting 1000 extra boost from the 4.7 to 4.8 / 4.9 cat drivers (dell, official, and omega)

Corvus_Corax · 09-15-2004, 09:03 AM

I wasn't saying that there were any 'problems' with Dell's drivers, other then that they are just slower then the Omega's, which are tweaked.

rruane · 09-15-2004, 01:33 PM

everybody i've known in the last 4 months has got a 5400rpm hard drive and not a 4200rpm

duckhunter-deux · 09-16-2004, 04:12 PM

Thanks for the advice about the drivers. They gave me the boost I needed

. My new score is 6439 which is great since I had other stuff runnning in the background. Again thanks for the help. My hard drive is a Fujitsu MHT2040MH if that helps.

09-14-2004, 06:45 PM	#1
duckhunter-deux Jesus' Homeboy Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: A hole in the wall Posts: 238 Credits: -285	Help with Low 3dmark03 Scores on 9100 First I'd like to say the i9100 is AMAZING!! I've been able to play all the games i can throw at it at high settings flawlessly. I'll pick up Far Cry and Doom 3 later this week and really test its capabilities. But I'm concerned with my low 3dmark scores. I know it doesnt reflect game performance, but it is still upsetting seeing people with basically the same setup as mine scoreing roughly 1000 points higher. The highest I've gotten is 5400. My setup is: 3.2 GHz P4 with HT enabled MR 9800 512MB Ram 40 GB 5400rpm HD The only thing I see preventing me from scoring higher is the memory and harddrive. But I don't think that's it since 3dmark is primarily a graphics card test. All I have running in the background is McAffee Anti-Virus, and XP Firewall. Everything else is stock settings. Any ideas would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance!! -duckhunter __________________ Inspiron E1705 \| 2.0GHz T2500 Core Duo \| 2GB RAM \| nVIDIA 7900GS \| 120GB 5400RPM HD \| 8X DVD +/-RW \| 2X 9-Cell Batteries Inspiron 9100 \| 3.2GHz P4 (Prescott) \| 1GB RAM \| MR9800 modded to 12 pipe X800 \| 60GB 7200RPM HD \| Creative Soundblaster Audigy 2 Last edited by duckhunter-deux; 09-14-2004 at 07:36 PM.

09-14-2004, 10:39 PM	#3
Corvus_Corax Raven at Large Join Date: Sep 2004 Posts: 303 Credits: -269	Also, if you are using the Dell Drivers for the MR9800, they suck. ;0) Grab the Omega's, they are much faster. __________________ Braaaaaaak Ahem.

09-15-2004, 01:14 AM	#4
sakor1 Sir, it happened again! Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Melbourne Posts: 7,089 Credits: 268	www.omegadrivers.net 'nuff said stu __________________ We need some more special sauce. Put these jars of mayonaise in the sun!

09-15-2004, 02:37 AM	#5
mal Registarded Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: BC, Canada Posts: 127 Credits: -316	hmm. i have no problems with dell's drivers (see sig for specs and driver details). i play doom3 at high resolution 1024x video out to my 21" trinitron @ 34fps (timedemo1) and haven't experienced any technical issues with any games (halo, farcry, maxpayne2) or software (photoshop, macromedia, ms office, etc). i've yet to try the omega drivers though. i suppose i'm not convinced of the real benefit. __________________ :: Dell Inspirion 9100 :: \| 3.0GHz Prescott \| 1GB RAM \| 60GB 7200 HDD \| ATI 9800 256MB: ATI Driver ver. 6.14.10.6467 17/07/04 \| WSXGA+ \| 1350 wireless \| XP PRO \| VENICE BLUE QS Cover \| 3dmark 2003: 6463

09-15-2004, 08:24 AM	#6
informant da rickster Join Date: Aug 2004 Posts: 91 Credits: -326	i got no problems using the dell drivers also, the scores in my sig were done with dell latest drivers for m9800 laptop. i think ppl were getting 1000 extra boost from the 4.7 to 4.8 / 4.9 cat drivers (dell, official, and omega) __________________ ceasefire@gmail.com Inspiron 9100 - P4 3.2Ghz HT - 1280mb - 256mb ATI Mobility 9800; 400/350 MODDED > 12 PIPES (x800)

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09-14-2004, 10:34 PM	#2
notalent Banned Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 148 Credits: -309	Are you sure that 40GB HD is 5400 rpm? Cuz if you check the specs on the hard drives, they list 40gb as 4200rpm.

09-15-2004, 09:03 AM	#7
Corvus_Corax Raven at Large Join Date: Sep 2004 Posts: 303 Credits: -269	I wasn't saying that there were any 'problems' with Dell's drivers, other then that they are just slower then the Omega's, which are tweaked. __________________ Braaaaaaak Ahem.

09-15-2004, 01:33 PM	#8
rruane Registered User Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Des Moines, Iowa Posts: 198 Credits: 226	everybody i've known in the last 4 months has got a 5400rpm hard drive and not a 4200rpm

09-16-2004, 04:12 PM	#9
duckhunter-deux Jesus' Homeboy Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: A hole in the wall Posts: 238 Credits: -285	Thanks for the advice about the drivers. They gave me the boost I needed . My new score is 6439 which is great since I had other stuff runnning in the background. Again thanks for the help. My hard drive is a Fujitsu MHT2040MH if that helps. __________________ Inspiron E1705 \| 2.0GHz T2500 Core Duo \| 2GB RAM \| nVIDIA 7900GS \| 120GB 5400RPM HD \| 8X DVD +/-RW \| 2X 9-Cell Batteries Inspiron 9100 \| 3.2GHz P4 (Prescott) \| 1GB RAM \| MR9800 modded to 12 pipe X800 \| 60GB 7200RPM HD \| Creative Soundblaster Audigy 2

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