low 3d mark 2000 score plz help

[Knocked]

i´m realy confused about this i can only get 3200 with my geforce 2 mx 32sdr
it´s clocked@ 225/180 what can be wrong i got alll the new drivers from both nvida and wia plz help!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!

[Fiz]

What kind of ram do you have and what speed is it running at? Ram has a ral big impact on 3Dmark's scores. And you may also want to make sure that the AGP speed is at it's max"2X, 4X or whatever.) :-)

[Storm]

Usually, a low score like that means you've forgotten to install the VIA 4 in 1's, but you said you have so it's quite strange :) What version have you got on? I am an Intel man so aren't sure which are the best, but I think 4.28's are quick...

Sorry I couldn't be of more help :(

[The Chomper]

Bring Up Your Mobo FSB A Bit,
And Go In To Your BIOS And Set The DRAM Timing To As High As It Gets!

[ExtremeOC]

no, dont do what S.D. says unless you want to.
your driver revisions might be a bit old, or it could be a vid card BIOS or mobo BIOS prob. since u say u got the drivers new, make SURE to put the VIAs in first. Update those be4 u tweak with stuff!
always get stuff Nice N' Stable be4 you tweak, or you're in a load of trouble.
yes, like someone mentioned, some GF2MX makers are using ****ty ram that is 6 nanosecond RAM, which isnt fast enuff for a power-hungry GF2 chip.
If u et a GF2, get an abit, Asus, or a brand you know and trust.
or just email them and ask =]
well, g/l and have fun....
1 last suggstion:
take ur vidcard drivers out, put in the VIA drivers, then install fresh vid drivers from the manufacturer webpage.

[YahooDave]

When you do install those VIA 4 in 1's make sure that you install the AGP part at the Turbo setting otherwise your AGP setting will always be at 1x instead of 4x.

[STICKY]

i had similar prob last night, put new mobo & cpu in (kt7a & 1gig tbird) loaded 3dmark2000 and scored a stonking 1890 with my geforce2 gts 32ddr.
tried all above suggestions, but no good
then diehrd suggested checking in bios if i had turned on all the shaddowing options for the vid car bios and ram.....which i hadnot.
switched them on and got a score of 6890(now upto 7020 with a bit of twecking of the vid card)..........
thanks diehrd !!!!!!!!
hope this helps ...................?

[SickBoy]

I agree with all the above advice about the BIOS tweaking.... I have found this website to be particularly helpful as far as video card issues go....
Tweak3D (http://www.tweak3d.net)

Just look through some of their tweak guides. And remember, 3DMark performance is not the end-all-be-all.... it's how your box performes on the games YOU play. 3DMark is mostly a tool for those of us who feel inadequate in the winkie department and need something to be bigger than the next guys'. :-) Don't sweat it too much if you can't get a good score. Do what you can, give up when you can't do more.

SickBoy

[Raine]

With a score of 3000 or better i think you can just about rule out the via drivers. Prolly be lower if you missed the 4 in 1 pack..I would get a small program called pciList and test the agp.. I think you are running in less than 4x