Help!! BIOS Flash has dropped 3Dmark scores 3000 points!!

[Mag22]

Hi all,

On advice in one of my other threads I went ahead and flashed my BIOS to the newest version for the 8KHA+ MOBO. My 3Dmark scores have plummeted from 7500 to 4500!! Ouch! I checked the configurations and everything looks the same. I'm running at 148 FSB and Turbo ram settings. The Nvidia driver is also the newest BETA from their website. (GeForce 3 Ti200) I'm using Powerstrip to O/C the video card, and have attempted reducing the core and memory to a milder level but that didn't help either. Any suggestions?

 

[Mag22]

Here's what I've tried so far to fix this:

Removed and re-installed the Nvidia drivers back to the previously most stable for me ... 23.81

Disabled Powerstrip

Re-flashed the BIOS back to the 8khal00 that most people seem to like

Pulled hair and gnashed teeth

Physically removed the G3 ti200 and re-installed

banged head off of monitor

Turned off 4x AGP in BIOS

HELP!!!!

 

[Mag22]

Okay also just noticed "svchost" in Windows 2000 pro is gobbling up 90-99% of my CPU clock!!!! WTF!!! I'm browsing the services in the Administrative Tools and trying to figure out what to turn off. Has anyone else seen this problem?

 

[Mag22]

It appears the svchost.exe problem with Windows 2000 is pretty common... I did some more research and found that several services are started together by this function. A service named "RIP Listener" proved to be the culprit for me, and disabling it in the administrative/services manager got me back to 99% Idle and 7500+ 3Dmarks. A sigh of relief and maybe someone else will be helped with this tidbit of knowledge.