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cursor
09-22-03, 12:02 AM
Has anybody upgraded their system and gotten a DROP in their 3Dmark score? I just got a new Asus P4P800 Deluxe for the system in my sig. Got it humming along nicely @ 2600 mhz with PAT and dual channel DDR. Then I ran 3dmark and I actually LOST about 50 marks. WTF, I'm thinkin'?!:mad:

So when I look at the individual subsections of the benchmark I notice that my CPUMark has gone WAY down. I was getting 44.4 fps in CPU test 1 and 7.7 fps in CPU Test 2(at 2.2 ghz with no PAT and single channel DDR). Now I'm eeking out 34.2 fps and 3.7 fps.

I ran both benches on 3Dmark03 Build 2. The only major difference besides the boards is that I WAS using 3.6 Cats, but now I'm running 3.7's. But since my problem is with the CPU portion of the test, that shouldn't matter a hill of beans, should it?

As always, any advice is appreciated.

Again, has anybody upgraded their system and gotten a DROP in their 3Dmark score?

FireMogle
09-22-03, 12:17 AM
I was in the middle of an upgrade when I noticed my 3dmark scores drop, it happened with a big flash and sizzle, after they the fell to 0.

emericanchaos
09-22-03, 03:26 AM
odd try the ol' scandisk +defrag. maybe that'll fix'er

cursor
09-22-03, 06:46 PM
Originally posted by emericanchaos
odd try the ol' scandisk +defrag. maybe that'll fix'er

Sorry to report that it didn't.

I'm cheesed off about this--my frame rate in the second CPU test is friggin' cut in HALF! BTW, I tried turning off PAT, and going back to my old clock speed with no change in the results.

Any other ideas?

BTW, thanks for the respons emericanchaos, it was worth a shot!.

El<(')>Maxi
09-23-03, 01:35 AM
Did you reformat after the upgrade? You may need to.

Did you get the mobo driver's installed? Is your FSB set lower with the new board?

Maxi

cursor
09-23-03, 11:06 PM
My FSB was 133, and it's now 163. Complete new format. Motherboard drivers installed. :mad:

takiwa
09-24-03, 03:08 AM
have you checked your BIOS for any benchmark enhancing settings that may be disabled? Or anything that you may need to enable?