Tips for good 3dmark scores?

yoshi1213 · 02-11-04, 08:49 AM

I'm relatively new to benchmarking and I have been using 3dmark 2001 se. My scores have seemed a lillte low for my card and processor. I've seen some peoples scores with the same setup and they are blowing mine away. Do any of you guys know any tips or settings that help score better on these benchmarks?

ColtIce · 02-11-04, 08:56 AM

http://www.pcstats.com/articleview.c...id=1252&page=2

yoshi1213 · 02-11-04, 09:11 AM

great article, lots of info. thanks for the link. When I get home tonight I'll see what I can do! My best so far is 8440. I want to break 8500 and maybe get to 9000.

f00t · 02-11-04, 09:16 AM

you might also wan to run the tests in a specific order.

since the first test that is run gets a good speed increase and the second a moderate increase i run them in this order:

lob1
lob2
car1
car2
drag1
drag2
nature

or:

car1
car2
lob1
lob2
drag1
drag2
nature

yoshi1213 · 02-11-04, 03:45 PM

Do you not just run the full benchmark? I thought you had to run the full test to get a score.

El<(')>Maxi · 02-11-04, 04:52 PM

No, only the first four game tests are needed.

yoshi1213 · 02-12-04, 07:36 AM

Finally beat 8500

http://service.futuremark.com/compare?2k1=7549176

Still trying, but I don't know how much further I can push this old card.

yoshi1213 · 02-12-04, 11:55 AM

new high score... keep on pushing!

http://service.futuremark.com/servle...jectId=7551064

Steven4563 · 02-12-04, 12:55 PM

congrats but i cant see your score

glock19owner · 02-12-04, 01:18 PM

Second link is not showing as a valid project.

And if you have not, get some good ram sinks and a good GPU cooler and OC the Ti200...I can run my Leadtek Ti200 at 245/535, so hopefully you will be able to run around there also and then you should see well above 10K

10,977 GF3 Ti200, so far this is the best score...but I also just got a new XP2500 and new memory, so that score should be broken here shortly.

yoshi1213 · 02-12-04, 01:29 PM

I am planning on getting a new card soon and so I don't really want to invest anything into this card. The friend who gave me this card removed the ram heatsinks and so I have some limitations oc'ing the memory. the best it seems to run stable is 220\450.

02-11-04, 08:49 AM	Thread Starter #1
yoshi1213 Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: South Carolina	Tips for good 3dmark scores? I'm relatively new to benchmarking and I have been using 3dmark 2001 se. My scores have seemed a lillte low for my card and processor. I've seen some peoples scores with the same setup and they are blowing mine away. Do any of you guys know any tips or settings that help score better on these benchmarks?
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02-11-04, 08:56 AM	#2
ColtIce Disabled Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: 9 months 43202 summer months 98951	http://www.pcstats.com/articleview.c...id=1252&page=2
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02-11-04, 09:11 AM	Thread Starter #3
yoshi1213 Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: South Carolina	great article, lots of info. thanks for the link. When I get home tonight I'll see what I can do! My best so far is 8440. I want to break 8500 and maybe get to 9000.
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02-11-04, 09:16 AM	#4
f00t Member Join Date: Oct 2002	you might also wan to run the tests in a specific order. since the first test that is run gets a good speed increase and the second a moderate increase i run them in this order: lob1 lob2 car1 car2 drag1 drag2 nature or: car1 car2 lob1 lob2 drag1 drag2 nature
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02-11-04, 03:45 PM	Thread Starter #5
yoshi1213 Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: South Carolina	Do you not just run the full benchmark? I thought you had to run the full test to get a score.
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02-11-04, 04:52 PM	#6
El<(')>Maxi Blank Senior Member Join Date: May 2003 Location: Seattle	No, only the first four game tests are needed. __________________ rdrash - 'I'm gonna intentionally try to kill this CPU with more volts'
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02-12-04, 07:36 AM	Thread Starter #7
yoshi1213 Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: South Carolina	Finally beat 8500 http://service.futuremark.com/compare?2k1=7549176 Still trying, but I don't know how much further I can push this old card.
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02-12-04, 11:55 AM	Thread Starter #8
yoshi1213 Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: South Carolina	new high score... keep on pushing! http://service.futuremark.com/servle...jectId=7551064
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02-12-04, 12:55 PM	#9
Steven4563 Member Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Northants England	congrats but i cant see your score __________________ AMD Athlon 64 3200+ Winchester @ 250x10 = 2.5ghz 1.55V Cooled By XP-120 & YS-TECH FD1238 Fan MSI K8N Neo2 Platinum Edition Corsair XMS TwinX 1Gig 2x512Meg PC4400 Ram @ 416Mhz 2,2,2,6 1T Hercules 3D Prophet 9700NP 128Meg ( Bios Flashed To 9700Pro With VGA Sliencer ) 480Gig Hard Drive Space MSI 16x DVD Drive Artec 52x CD-RW Drive Creative SoundBlaster Audigy 2 ZS Antec PlusView 1000AMG Metallic Gray Case Antec TruePower 550watt PSU ( New Version ) Windows XP Pro SP1 3DMark2001SE: 23014 4.9GHZ Of AMD Power For Overclockers.com Boinc Seti Team.
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02-12-04, 01:18 PM	#10
glock19owner Member Join Date: Nov 2002	Second link is not showing as a valid project. And if you have not, get some good ram sinks and a good GPU cooler and OC the Ti200...I can run my Leadtek Ti200 at 245/535, so hopefully you will be able to run around there also and then you should see well above 10K 10,977 GF3 Ti200, so far this is the best score...but I also just got a new XP2500 and new memory, so that score should be broken here shortly.
	QUOTE Thanks

02-12-04, 01:29 PM	Thread Starter #11
yoshi1213 Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: South Carolina	I am planning on getting a new card soon and so I don't really want to invest anything into this card. The friend who gave me this card removed the ram heatsinks and so I have some limitations oc'ing the memory. the best it seems to run stable is 220\450.
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