P4C800E Dlx VS. Max3! low 3dmark01 scores!help.

[ssurj]

Ok, here's my setup:

Asus P4c800E Deluxe 1015bios. stock cooling. stock HSF for cpu.
Intel 3.2ghz oc'd to 3.52 using 10% auto oc from mobo bios.
Corsair XMS Twin PC3700 1gig
ATI 9800pro 128mb Not Oc'd. Using ATI drivers, was using Omega but then I took them off trying to remedy my low scores.
WinXP with SP1
MBM5 temps 58c cpu under load after 20mins of CoD.
WD Raptor 37gb.

I am getting very low 3dmark01 marks...sometimes 15300 and sometimes 12400!! my neighbor who has:

IC7Max3 board latest drivers
Intel 2.8 oc'd to 3.0
Kingston Hyper X 1gb PC 3200
ATI 9800pro 128mb NOT oc'd. Using ATI drivers.
WinXP with SP1

is getting 3dmarks in the 18000's stock! without closing any running programs in windows.

I've tried SOOOOO much tweaking, mobo, cpu, bios, then went back to basics, STILL no luck getting that mark higher than 154000. I'm considering switching to the IC7MAX3 board with a sp94.

any suggestions or help?

one more thing. With his card, in SmartGart he can set his 8x, whereas on mine I can't. Also, in my bios, under agp it has AGP/PCI there is no selection for 4x/8x like in most other manufac. boards.

Please help. Do I ebay the board and get the MAX3 or is something just jacked up?
thanks
ssurj.

 

[DonP]

I'm not an expert on either of these, but I've been researching before buying.

It sounds like your PAT (a setting in BIOS) is getting turned off when you overclocker. Asus made a fix for this in a newer BIOS release. You will need to flash your BIOS if this is the case.

This was never an issue with the Abit MoBo.

 

[glock19owner]

Don, they are running the latest BIOS version ...

Did you clear your CMOS after flashing the BIOS?

 

[ssurj]

I got it..it was the I875p chipset, after d/l and installing the Intels chipset drivers, I was able to get low 17000's scores, and get the 8x in SMartgart to stick. I'll try resetting the cmos with jumpers, havn't tried that. I'm still disappointed about not getting in the 18's, I'm going to try some ramsinks, and a Iceberq 4 cooler, plus change out from stock to thermalright sp94 with a tornado 92mm, and a Microcool hsf on the northbridge. We'll see after that. Thanks for your help, I'll keep ya posted.

ssurj.

 

[sauria]

Streetracer BIOS setting that must be -- it'll smoke ASUS