9800GTX 3dmark Vantage score question

Same · 07-10-08, 12:26 AM

I just bought a 9800GTX and I was wondering if this seems low to anyone. Performance mode @ 1280x1024, 9800GTX overclocked to 750/1200

P6176

gpu: 6110
cpu:6382

thideras · 07-10-08, 12:31 AM

Here is what I scored:

775/1938/1100

837/2068/1200

Seems like you are using the non-CUDA drivers...

Here you go:

Quote:

Originally Posted by thideras

Drivers:
I get my drivers from LaptopVideo2Go.com. He does a very good job in updating the drivers and getting them out quickly.

XP 32bit 177.35
XP 64bit 177.35

Vista 32bit 177.35
Vista 64bit 177.35

You will need to download the drivers AND the modified INF file on that page. When the drivers download, run the .exe (it is an extraction program) and it will create a folder on the desktop (example: 177.35_winxp64). Place the modified INF file in the folder, overwriting the existing one. Run the installer normally (setup.exe in the extracted folder) and reboot your computer.

Same · 07-10-08, 12:41 AM

Thanks I will update my drivers.

The other thing - my CPU score is 6K, its an E7200, it was running at 3.4ghz when I ran that test.

thideras · 07-10-08, 12:41 AM

Ah, ok, that isn't bad for the driver you are running though. Change them out and you should beat my first score easily.

Same · 07-10-08, 12:46 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by thideras

Ah, ok, that isn't bad for the driver you are running though. Change them out and you should beat my first score easily.

I mean it shows your proc getting 33K, I dont understand why your E3110 would crush my proc so bad.

thideras · 07-10-08, 12:46 AM

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Originally Posted by Same

I mean it shows your proc getting 33K, I dont understand why your E3110 would crush my proc so bad.

It is the drivers

Install them and be amazed.

shmutheprophet · 07-10-08, 01:18 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by thideras

It is the drivers

Install them and be amazed.

Wow thats amazing. Strange how it effects CPU score and not GPU scores. Anyways about to run it =)

thideras · 07-10-08, 01:21 AM

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Originally Posted by shmutheprophet

Wow thats amazing. Strange how it effects CPU score and not GPU scores. Anyways about to run it =)

to the forums!

It actually enables CUDA on the card. The reason it is so high is because it now does physics on the GPU. The GPU can do many many more floating point operations (what most of physics is) than the CPU can.

Same · 07-10-08, 01:42 AM

Thanks for the help so far thirderas and the suggested drivers. However with the new drivers and a 775/1200 overclock I still get 6237 and 6265, maybe its an option in the nvidia control panel, I'm going to chekc that out.

Same · 07-10-08, 01:45 AM

After looking in the nVidia control panel, I could not find anything, this is kinda wierd.

thideras · 07-10-08, 01:48 AM

If you got the same score, the drivers did not install. Completely remove them (add/remove program + Driver Cleaner Pro + deleting the nVidia folder in C:\) and restart. Make sure the resolution is really low when Windows starts, that means the drivers were removed and it isn't using them. THEN install the 177.35's

Same · 07-10-08, 01:54 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by thideras

If you got the same score, the drivers did not install. Completely remove them (add/remove program + Driver Cleaner Pro + deleting the nVidia folder in C:\) and restart. Make sure the resolution is really low when Windows starts, that means the drivers were removed and it isn't using them. THEN install the 177.35's

Thanks, I'll try this now.

Same · 07-10-08, 02:23 AM

Alright I am absolutely sure I have the 177.35 drivers installed but I am still getting the same low score

thideras · 07-10-08, 02:30 AM

Open the nVidia control panel and go to Help<System Information. It will tell you the driver version it is using. What does yours say?

Badbonji · 07-10-08, 02:36 AM

PhysX drivers = cheating :P anyway as most games do not use Physx, so it doesn't matter as much but it helps in games that do use it though.

Same · 07-10-08, 03:03 AM

Fixed.

DLed the latest PhysX drivers and nVidia beta drivers. Now I get:

P7892

GPU: 6321
CPU: 31022

omni · 07-10-08, 07:16 AM

Thanks for the tips on the drivers, maybe this will help my score as I seem to have really crappy experience when I play Crysis. Slows down really bad after a while, but I think I'm not the only one, I'm hopeing I can get a water kit for the card and solve the cooling problem as I think thats the reason it does it.

MadMan007 · 07-10-08, 07:27 AM

omni - if you think it's overheating you could run Rivatuner in the background while playing and have it log temperatures or even just leave the graph for temps open, when you quit out of the game it will show the recent temps.

thideras · 07-10-08, 08:47 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Same

Fixed.

DLed the latest PhysX drivers and nVidia beta drivers. Now I get:

P7892

GPU: 6321
CPU: 31022

Awesome, glad to hear you got it figured out

killuazaoldyeck · 07-16-08, 10:23 AM

where did you get your udpate driver? link?

07-10-08, 12:26 AM	Thread Starter #1
Same Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Maryland, US	9800GTX 3dmark Vantage score question I just bought a 9800GTX and I was wondering if this seems low to anyone. Performance mode @ 1280x1024, 9800GTX overclocked to 750/1200 P6176 gpu: 6110 cpu:6382 __________________ Processor: Intel Core i7 920 @ 3.2ghz Memory: OCZ Obsidian 6GB DDR3-1333 Motherboard: Alienware MicroATX Case Graphics: 2 x ATi HD5870 2GB Video RAM HDD: Digital Black 7,200RPM SATAII in RAID0 Case: Alienware Aurora ALX Case Cooling: Alienware Active Aurora ALX Active open-vent CPU Cooling: Liquid Optical Drive: DVDRW Burner Power Supply: Alienware 850W Monitor: Hannspree 28" 1920x1200 40:000 - 1 Laptop - HP Athlon II - 2.3ghz, 4GB DDR3, 320GB HDDD 5,400RPM, Windows 7, 15" screen
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07-10-08, 12:41 AM	Thread Starter #3
Same Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Maryland, US	Thanks I will update my drivers. The other thing - my CPU score is 6K, its an E7200, it was running at 3.4ghz when I ran that test. __________________ Processor: Intel Core i7 920 @ 3.2ghz Memory: OCZ Obsidian 6GB DDR3-1333 Motherboard: Alienware MicroATX Case Graphics: 2 x ATi HD5870 2GB Video RAM HDD: Digital Black 7,200RPM SATAII in RAID0 Case: Alienware Aurora ALX Case Cooling: Alienware Active Aurora ALX Active open-vent CPU Cooling: Liquid Optical Drive: DVDRW Burner Power Supply: Alienware 850W Monitor: Hannspree 28" 1920x1200 40:000 - 1 Laptop - HP Athlon II - 2.3ghz, 4GB DDR3, 320GB HDDD 5,400RPM, Windows 7, 15" screen
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07-10-08, 12:41 AM	#4
thideras Banned Neckbeard Moderator Premium Member #3 Join Date: May 2006 Location: South Dakota	Ah, ok, that isn't bad for the driver you are running though. Change them out and you should beat my first score easily. __________________ Desktop: Gigabyte Z77X-UD5H \| 3570k 4.6 GHz \| 32 GB GSkill Ares \| GTX 570 \| 180 GB Intel & 2 TB total \| Arch Linux and Windows 7 Main server: 37 TB raw disk \| 2x Opteron 6134 \| Asus KGPE-D16 \| 48 GB RAM \| LSI 8708EM2 \| CentOS 6.2 VM Server 1: Dell R510 \| 2x E5645 \| 128 GB RAM \| 4x 300 GB Velociraptor \| Xen Cloud Platform (XCP) VM Server 2: Dell R710 \| 2x E5645 \| 288 GB RAM \| 8x 300 GB Velociraptor \| Xen Cloud Platform (XCP) "That's not overkill, or a lot. That's just thiderastic." -txus.palacios Current projects: Rackmount Overkill (New) \| 30/45 hard drive server Articles: Rack Mounting 101 \| Dell Perc 5/i Throughput Benchmarks Past projects: Software RAID \| The Dragon Case My Website *Want to talk directly to all* the moderators at once? Call the Mod Hotline!**
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07-10-08, 01:42 AM	Thread Starter #9
Same Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Maryland, US	Thanks for the help so far thirderas and the suggested drivers. However with the new drivers and a 775/1200 overclock I still get 6237 and 6265, maybe its an option in the nvidia control panel, I'm going to chekc that out. __________________ Processor: Intel Core i7 920 @ 3.2ghz Memory: OCZ Obsidian 6GB DDR3-1333 Motherboard: Alienware MicroATX Case Graphics: 2 x ATi HD5870 2GB Video RAM HDD: Digital Black 7,200RPM SATAII in RAID0 Case: Alienware Aurora ALX Case Cooling: Alienware Active Aurora ALX Active open-vent CPU Cooling: Liquid Optical Drive: DVDRW Burner Power Supply: Alienware 850W Monitor: Hannspree 28" 1920x1200 40:000 - 1 Laptop - HP Athlon II - 2.3ghz, 4GB DDR3, 320GB HDDD 5,400RPM, Windows 7, 15" screen
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07-10-08, 01:45 AM	Thread Starter #10
Same Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Maryland, US	After looking in the nVidia control panel, I could not find anything, this is kinda wierd. __________________ Processor: Intel Core i7 920 @ 3.2ghz Memory: OCZ Obsidian 6GB DDR3-1333 Motherboard: Alienware MicroATX Case Graphics: 2 x ATi HD5870 2GB Video RAM HDD: Digital Black 7,200RPM SATAII in RAID0 Case: Alienware Aurora ALX Case Cooling: Alienware Active Aurora ALX Active open-vent CPU Cooling: Liquid Optical Drive: DVDRW Burner Power Supply: Alienware 850W Monitor: Hannspree 28" 1920x1200 40:000 - 1 Laptop - HP Athlon II - 2.3ghz, 4GB DDR3, 320GB HDDD 5,400RPM, Windows 7, 15" screen
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07-10-08, 01:48 AM	#11
thideras Banned Neckbeard Moderator Premium Member #3 Join Date: May 2006 Location: South Dakota	If you got the same score, the drivers did not install. Completely remove them (add/remove program + Driver Cleaner Pro + deleting the nVidia folder in C:\) and restart. Make sure the resolution is really low when Windows starts, that means the drivers were removed and it isn't using them. THEN install the 177.35's __________________ Desktop: Gigabyte Z77X-UD5H \| 3570k 4.6 GHz \| 32 GB GSkill Ares \| GTX 570 \| 180 GB Intel & 2 TB total \| Arch Linux and Windows 7 Main server: 37 TB raw disk \| 2x Opteron 6134 \| Asus KGPE-D16 \| 48 GB RAM \| LSI 8708EM2 \| CentOS 6.2 VM Server 1: Dell R510 \| 2x E5645 \| 128 GB RAM \| 4x 300 GB Velociraptor \| Xen Cloud Platform (XCP) VM Server 2: Dell R710 \| 2x E5645 \| 288 GB RAM \| 8x 300 GB Velociraptor \| Xen Cloud Platform (XCP) "That's not overkill, or a lot. That's just thiderastic." -txus.palacios Current projects: Rackmount Overkill (New) \| 30/45 hard drive server Articles: Rack Mounting 101 \| Dell Perc 5/i Throughput Benchmarks Past projects: Software RAID \| The Dragon Case My Website *Want to talk directly to all* the moderators at once? Call the Mod Hotline!**
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07-10-08, 02:23 AM	Thread Starter #13
Same Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Maryland, US	Alright I am absolutely sure I have the 177.35 drivers installed but I am still getting the same low score __________________ Processor: Intel Core i7 920 @ 3.2ghz Memory: OCZ Obsidian 6GB DDR3-1333 Motherboard: Alienware MicroATX Case Graphics: 2 x ATi HD5870 2GB Video RAM HDD: Digital Black 7,200RPM SATAII in RAID0 Case: Alienware Aurora ALX Case Cooling: Alienware Active Aurora ALX Active open-vent CPU Cooling: Liquid Optical Drive: DVDRW Burner Power Supply: Alienware 850W Monitor: Hannspree 28" 1920x1200 40:000 - 1 Laptop - HP Athlon II - 2.3ghz, 4GB DDR3, 320GB HDDD 5,400RPM, Windows 7, 15" screen
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07-10-08, 02:30 AM	#14
thideras Banned Neckbeard Moderator Premium Member #3 Join Date: May 2006 Location: South Dakota	Open the nVidia control panel and go to Help<System Information. It will tell you the driver version it is using. What does yours say? __________________ Desktop: Gigabyte Z77X-UD5H \| 3570k 4.6 GHz \| 32 GB GSkill Ares \| GTX 570 \| 180 GB Intel & 2 TB total \| Arch Linux and Windows 7 Main server: 37 TB raw disk \| 2x Opteron 6134 \| Asus KGPE-D16 \| 48 GB RAM \| LSI 8708EM2 \| CentOS 6.2 VM Server 1: Dell R510 \| 2x E5645 \| 128 GB RAM \| 4x 300 GB Velociraptor \| Xen Cloud Platform (XCP) VM Server 2: Dell R710 \| 2x E5645 \| 288 GB RAM \| 8x 300 GB Velociraptor \| Xen Cloud Platform (XCP) "That's not overkill, or a lot. That's just thiderastic." -txus.palacios Current projects: Rackmount Overkill (New) \| 30/45 hard drive server Articles: Rack Mounting 101 \| Dell Perc 5/i Throughput Benchmarks Past projects: Software RAID \| The Dragon Case My Website *Want to talk directly to all* the moderators at once? Call the Mod Hotline!**
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07-10-08, 02:36 AM	#15
Badbonji Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Birmingham, UK	PhysX drivers = cheating :P anyway as most games do not use Physx, so it doesn't matter as much but it helps in games that do use it though. __________________ i7 3770K 4.5GHz 1.2V \| Phanteks PH-TC14PE \| 16GB TeamGroup Elite 1600MHz \| GIGABYTE G1.Sniper M3 \| EVGA GTX680 SC 1254/1500MHz \| M4 256GB + 150GB Raptor \| Corsair HX+ 850W \| Antec 1200 i7 965 \| 8GB OCZ Gold 1600MHz \| GIGABYTE Extreme X58 \| HD5450 \| M4 64GB + 7TB \| OCZ 500W P9500 3.13GHz \| 4GB 1000MHz DDR2 \| Mobility HD4850 550/900MHz \| 500GB
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07-10-08, 03:03 AM	Thread Starter #16
Same Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Maryland, US	Fixed. DLed the latest PhysX drivers and nVidia beta drivers. Now I get: P7892 GPU: 6321 CPU: 31022 __________________ Processor: Intel Core i7 920 @ 3.2ghz Memory: OCZ Obsidian 6GB DDR3-1333 Motherboard: Alienware MicroATX Case Graphics: 2 x ATi HD5870 2GB Video RAM HDD: Digital Black 7,200RPM SATAII in RAID0 Case: Alienware Aurora ALX Case Cooling: Alienware Active Aurora ALX Active open-vent CPU Cooling: Liquid Optical Drive: DVDRW Burner Power Supply: Alienware 850W Monitor: Hannspree 28" 1920x1200 40:000 - 1 Laptop - HP Athlon II - 2.3ghz, 4GB DDR3, 320GB HDDD 5,400RPM, Windows 7, 15" screen
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07-10-08, 07:16 AM	#17
omni Registered Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Canada Eh?	Thanks for the tips on the drivers, maybe this will help my score as I seem to have really crappy experience when I play Crysis. Slows down really bad after a while, but I think I'm not the only one, I'm hopeing I can get a water kit for the card and solve the cooling problem as I think thats the reason it does it.
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07-10-08, 07:27 AM	#18
MadMan007 Magical Leopluridon Senior Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: in a magical field	omni - if you think it's overheating you could run Rivatuner in the background while playing and have it log temperatures or even just leave the graph for temps open, when you quit out of the game it will show the recent temps. __________________ There are three sides to any argument - side A, side B, and the Truth "This had better be frikkin' important. Is the meadow on fire?"
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07-16-08, 10:23 AM	#20
killuazaoldyeck Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: So-Cal	where did you get your udpate driver? link? Last edited by killuazaoldyeck; 07-16-08 at 04:55 PM.
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