1st 3dMark06 Score... where to go from here.

cinaibur · 07-23-2008, 11:58 AM

Hey guys. I built my first rig back in December-January over Christmas break. Here are the specs:

Gigabyte P35-DS3R
Q6600 GO Stepping
Crucial Ballistix DDR2 800 1GBx2
XFX 7900GTX (taken from previous computer)
Corsair 550VX PSU
Tuniq Tower-120 HSF
Seagate Barracuda 320GB
Antec 900

My plan when I built it was to take my first shot with overclocking with this rig. I planned on replacing the video card soon after I bought it but came into financial problems with tuition and such. I put my pc on the backburner and only used it for school work until a few weeks ago. I have started gaming again, and regained interest in overclocking my system and purchasing a new video card. I would like to overclock my cpu and gpu while I research video cards and save money.

Now that all that is out of the way. I ran 3DMark06 yesterday and scored in the low 3000's. That seems very low to me. Is that really where my system is about at? I guess my question is where should I start?

patonb · 07-23-2008, 01:54 PM

Wow must be your card! Other than the MB and GPU same basicallyas me and I'm 10-11K higher.

What are the scores? there should be a break down of gpu and cpu scores.

But it has to be the card! an 8800gt is like 150 now or less and can get oc'd.

Try Rivatuner to oc you gpu.

Puddle Jumper · 07-23-2008, 02:22 PM

Your graphics card must be holding you back. My system scored 7,785 with everything at stock.

NosBoost300 · 07-23-2008, 02:28 PM

i think you should be around the 5000-6000 range

my x1950xtx with my core 2 duo @ 3.7 or something like that was around 7.3k i think if i remember right

maybe you should oc your proc a bit

lancec2c30 · 07-23-2008, 02:54 PM

You left 3dmark at default settings right?

thirdshiftdj · 07-23-2008, 05:18 PM

3000 should be your cpu score alone atleast

cinaibur · 07-23-2008, 06:19 PM

yes. it was at default settings

Puddle Jumper · 07-23-2008, 07:10 PM

Do you have speedstep enabled?

To disable it go into bios and disable C1E and EIST.

vernong1992 · 07-23-2008, 07:16 PM

7900gtx scores 5000ish, Nos is right... (get the latest drivers if you haven't already)

cinaibur · 07-24-2008, 08:25 AM

i thought you were only supposed to disable speedstep if you are overclocked. so should i wait until i try overclocking?

so if the 7900GTX score is 5000ish i'm really low right? (i have the latest drivers)

07-23-2008, 11:58 AM	#1 (permalink)
cinaibur Newb Techie Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 29	1st 3dMark06 Score... where to go from here. Hey guys. I built my first rig back in December-January over Christmas break. Here are the specs: Gigabyte P35-DS3R Q6600 GO Stepping Crucial Ballistix DDR2 800 1GBx2 XFX 7900GTX (taken from previous computer) Corsair 550VX PSU Tuniq Tower-120 HSF Seagate Barracuda 320GB Antec 900 My plan when I built it was to take my first shot with overclocking with this rig. I planned on replacing the video card soon after I bought it but came into financial problems with tuition and such. I put my pc on the backburner and only used it for school work until a few weeks ago. I have started gaming again, and regained interest in overclocking my system and purchasing a new video card. I would like to overclock my cpu and gpu while I research video cards and save money. Now that all that is out of the way. I ran 3DMark06 yesterday and scored in the low 3000's. That seems very low to me. Is that really where my system is about at? I guess my question is where should I start?

07-23-2008, 01:54 PM	#2 (permalink)
patonb Super Techie Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: In Gov't Regulated Cubical Posts: 250	Re: 1st 3dMark06 Score... where to go from here. Wow must be your card! Other than the MB and GPU same basicallyas me and I'm 10-11K higher. What are the scores? there should be a break down of gpu and cpu scores. But it has to be the card! an 8800gt is like 150 now or less and can get oc'd. Try Rivatuner to oc you gpu. __________________ Antec 900 Intel Q6600 g0 @ 3Ghz Turniq 120 Heatsink 2x2gb OCZ Platinums @ 667 5-5-5-15 eVga 8800 GT SuperClock XFX 680i motherboard Corsair 520hx 13,563 3dmark06 score

07-23-2008, 02:22 PM	#3 (permalink)
Puddle Jumper No place like 127.0.0.1 Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 892	Re: 1st 3dMark06 Score... where to go from here. Your graphics card must be holding you back. My system scored 7,785 with everything at stock. __________________

07-23-2008, 02:28 PM	#4 (permalink)
NosBoost300 Tech-Forum's Hardware Gigolo Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Bellflower, CA Posts: 7,412	Re: 1st 3dMark06 Score... where to go from here. i think you should be around the 5000-6000 range my x1950xtx with my core 2 duo @ 3.7 or something like that was around 7.3k i think if i remember right maybe you should oc your proc a bit __________________ Now housing GTX 280 Last edited by NosBoost300; 07-23-2008 at 02:30 PM.

07-23-2008, 02:54 PM	#5 (permalink)
lancec2c30 Future ex-member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Chehalis, WA Posts: 4,002	Re: 1st 3dMark06 Score... where to go from here. You left 3dmark at default settings right? __________________ XP Pro \| Vista Home Premium \| Linux Ubuntu 7.10 s939 X2 3800 Toledo @ 2.6ghz \| evga 7900gs \| 320gig + 80gig wd \| 1gb Ram \| Abit KN8 SLI 3.1ghz achieved. 70K F@H member..............still waiting for the "iRACK" Norcent will not be forgotten.

07-23-2008, 05:18 PM	#6 (permalink)
thirdshiftdj Who freaking cares? Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Lowell,Ma Posts: 2,140	Re: 1st 3dMark06 Score... where to go from here. 3000 should be your cpu score alone atleast __________________ Q6600 @ 3.6ghz @ 1.300v Asus x38 Maximus Formula w/ 2 Thermalright HR-05 IFX 4Gb Transcend AxeRam 1200mhz TRUE Lapped w/ 2 Scythe S-Flexes HD 3870 X2 Lian Li V2000 ThermalTake Toughpower 700w Dell 22" E228WFP Edirol UA-25 Last edited by thirdshiftdj; 07-23-2008 at 05:21 PM.

07-23-2008, 06:19 PM	#7 (permalink)
cinaibur Newb Techie Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 29	Re: 1st 3dMark06 Score... where to go from here. yes. it was at default settings

07-23-2008, 07:10 PM	#8 (permalink)
Puddle Jumper No place like 127.0.0.1 Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 892	Re: 1st 3dMark06 Score... where to go from here. Do you have speedstep enabled? To disable it go into bios and disable C1E and EIST. __________________

07-23-2008, 07:16 PM	#9 (permalink)
vernong1992 Mod Beyond Description Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 14,845	Re: 1st 3dMark06 Score... where to go from here. 7900gtx scores 5000ish, Nos is right... (get the latest drivers if you haven't already) __________________ AMD Athlon64 X2 4600+ 2.4Ghz/ Arctic Freezer Pro64 Biostar TA780G-M2+ / Integrated HD3200 80gb Western Digital Caviar / Windows Vista Home Premium 32bit Antec BP550 / Coolermaster Centurion 534 Soundblaster Audigy / Steelsound 3H Headset 2GB DDR2 1066 RAM ~~~ Score 3.4 on WinSAT I need a better GPU haha ~~~ I do not accept support requests by PM, Profile or IM/Email. Please ask it on the forums!

07-24-2008, 08:25 AM	#10 (permalink)
cinaibur Newb Techie Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 29	Re: 1st 3dMark06 Score... where to go from here. i thought you were only supposed to disable speedstep if you are overclocked. so should i wait until i try overclocking? so if the 7900GTX score is 5000ish i'm really low right? (i have the latest drivers)

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