3dmark2001 SE and 9600xt settings

[mamaboyjames]

what should i set in Display properties -> Settings -> Advanced -> 3d before i test in 3dmark?

[harryinny3]

Set aa and af to app pref. Also set the quality of each to performance.
Set the next 2 sliders to high performance. And turn Vsync off.

Then goto smartgart and set your fast writes to off and reboot.

These settings will tell you The top end of the card. Also When you goto test The card with your game settings, IE.. Quality setting for the 2 sliders(if you use best quality) Leave aa and af at app pref. Then in the benchmark Set your aa and af settings within the benchmark before you run it.

If you turn on aa and af in the driver and try to run the benchmark, It sometimes conflicts with each others settings. In the readme for 01 and 03 It says to get an accurate reading or score set your drivers aa and af to app pref. And use the benchmarks aa and af settings.


Hope that helps.

Harry

[mamaboyjames]

thanks for the reply mate

optional question, is it advisable to turn off VPU Recover too?

[harryinny3]

I turn mine off. Because the only time it worked or had to, It made my desktop huge. I turn it off all the time. Like i said thats up to you. When and if it works, Its pretty handy. But for me, i dont like it.

btw, If you have a big HD, make your pagefile atleast 2500 min. and 2500 max. This will give a good boost to games also. Some say a big pagefile is a waste, but ive found through tons of testying, that a bigger page file set to same Min and Max values gains you some pretty good FPS in games and in benches.


Harry