3Dmark2001 always closes in benchmarks?

[Subzer0]

i dont know why but my kk266-R always does this,in 2000 no problems but 2001 it will run but it usually wont get further than the 2nd 4wd scene. i have heard others b4 talking about this but im unfamiliar of its cause?
i do believe it to be a mobo issue though but i am ready to stand corrected! also this is the same with a hercules prophet ultra and mx400.................................thanks

[oc jason]

back it back down to default, and see if it still happens, its usually a sign of instability. Or a video card overclocked too much

[trey_w]

i had the same problems

i had everything overclocked and only OEM cooling

kept kicking me out

then i water cooled everything, no problems now

the major issue is sometimes the heat of the video

if it gets to hot, it will freeze or kick you out

[Subzer0]

hmm i forgot to mention that this happens at default,and the mx card was overkill with thermaltake ramsinks and a blorb and default still kicks me?
thanks for the replies

[Yobbzz]

I had this probelm too.

Question have you had this system overclocked before?

What I found with my system was I was pushing the system too hard and files in 3dmark were being corupted. So when I retured the system back to defualt setting I would still get kicked out of 3dmark because the files were corupt. Sometime reinstalling 3dmark will fix the problem. However when I was useing win98 files in windows were also being corupted an the ONLY solution was to reformat and reinstall.

This may be your problem....

hmmm the spell check link isn't working so you all will have to bare with my bad spelling :)

[The Coolest]

Could be old drivers? I had this same problem with the 21.83 drivers... when I downloaded the 22.50 it was fixed!

[TranceBear]

Here's an idea, quit overclocking!!

[Subzer0]

Originally posted by TranceBear
Here's an idea, quit overclocking!!

OH WELL THEY'RE SOME WORDS OF ENCOURAGMENT !!!
hehehe,well to be honest this has been happening for a while ,not just recently,and ive tried alot of drivers in the process i guess,and at default too as a normal procedure for me is after a format(which is kinda often for me!) i install all my drivers then start with the programs like my burner software /office/etc and then benchmark software and go straight into benchmarking aswell as defraging .its a tyring process but it gets us familiar with our pc's and what may be wrong with so i guess my question is still un answered but i thank you all for your ideas!
p.s. im alway the 1 with the wierd questions! lol