Thanks guys... but im still confused

meat_helmet · 06-25-2007, 09:31 PM

Well first off i want to thank you guys for the help with parts for my new setup. I wasnt going to wait for the July price drop (needing it now) but thats fine, the new Q6600 is just a beast!

Im getting very confused though, cause ive been bechmarking a bit, and im getting some very good, and some very wierd results. The problem is not with the new stuff (q6600, P35-DS3R, G.Skill) but rather my older 7900GT.

My 3Dmark05 score from about a year ago with my athlon 3500+ came in at about 9,200 marks (5,700cpu). When testing with my new system at stock it came in at 8,700 marks (13,500cpu). So the CPU score was way above as i expected, but the 3D score was about 500 less.

It becomes really interesting as i start to overclock it. With the Q6600 @ 3Ghz i ran it again and only got 8,300 3dmarks - but scored a whopping 18,914 CPU marks (8th overall for cpu!).

So my cpu is flying, but my 7900GT is getting slower?? I just dont get it... Is it something to do with the Vista drivers, or is my card just degrading? Any ideas?

kobe24 · 06-25-2007, 09:36 PM

u should look into getting a gtx to go with that q6600 beast.

and o/c it to 3.2 like mine

b1gapl · 06-25-2007, 09:37 PM

Overclock your 7900GT. It maybe a bottleneck. I could be wrong though.

kobe24 · 06-25-2007, 09:38 PM

nice systen buy the way with that cpu and mobo and ram all bestin ur vga. wat did u say ur 3dmark score was?

meat_helmet · 06-25-2007, 09:38 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by b1gapl

Overclock your 7900GT. It maybe a bottleneck. I could be wrong though.

Yeah, it has always been overclocked to core=544, memory=780.

I just dont get why the scores are going down...

kobe24 · 06-25-2007, 09:42 PM

it may be because ur system isnt stable

PanzerKammander · 06-25-2007, 10:10 PM

Vista is making your 7900 devote more power to it, instead of 3dmark. You tested it a year ago on XP.. no?

fastrandstrongr · 06-25-2007, 10:12 PM

yep, i would say the same thing. try it on xp.

PanzerKammander · 06-25-2007, 10:15 PM

Then again, your CPU score probably won't be as high, vista uses multi core processors more efficantly than XP, but also takes a higher toll on your graphics card.

meat_helmet · 06-25-2007, 10:44 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by PanzerKammander

Vista is making your 7900 devote more power to it, instead of 3dmark. You tested it a year ago on XP.. no?

Actually it was win2000, so basically xp...

Is there a way to change this in vista? Should i disable the aero stuff?

06-25-2007, 09:31 PM	#1 (permalink)
meat_helmet Ultra Techie Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Sydney, Australia Posts: 668	Thanks guys... but im still confused Well first off i want to thank you guys for the help with parts for my new setup. I wasnt going to wait for the July price drop (needing it now) but thats fine, the new Q6600 is just a beast! Im getting very confused though, cause ive been bechmarking a bit, and im getting some very good, and some very wierd results. The problem is not with the new stuff (q6600, P35-DS3R, G.Skill) but rather my older 7900GT. My 3Dmark05 score from about a year ago with my athlon 3500+ came in at about 9,200 marks (5,700cpu). When testing with my new system at stock it came in at 8,700 marks (13,500cpu). So the CPU score was way above as i expected, but the 3D score was about 500 less. It becomes really interesting as i start to overclock it. With the Q6600 @ 3Ghz i ran it again and only got 8,300 3dmarks - but scored a whopping 18,914 CPU marks (8th overall for cpu!). So my cpu is flying, but my 7900GT is getting slower?? I just dont get it... Is it something to do with the Vista drivers, or is my card just degrading? Any ideas? __________________ CPU: Q6600 @ 3.3Ghz RAM: 4GB G.Skill HZ PC6400 Mobo: Gigabyte P35-DS3R GPU: GeForce 8800GTS 320MB HDDs: 500GB + 200GB Barracuda Monitors: Asus 22" Widescreen LCD, Mitsubishi 17" LCD PSU: Antec NeoHE 550W Case: Thermaltake Armor Black OS: Vista Home Premium 64 bit Mouse/keyboard:Logitech G9/G15

06-25-2007, 09:36 PM	#2 (permalink)
kobe24 Monster Techie Join Date: May 2007 Location: Australia Posts: 1,434	Re: Thanks guys... but im still confused u should look into getting a gtx to go with that q6600 beast. and o/c it to 3.2 like mine __________________ 3D MARK 06 14,063 on vista, use to get it p4 2.8ghz Asus p4SD-LA 6800gs ultra 1.5gb ddr400 oem 120gb hdd The Techies' Bible

06-25-2007, 09:37 PM	#3 (permalink)
b1gapl Commander SMod Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: New York City Posts: 11,804	Re: Thanks guys... but im still confused Overclock your 7900GT. It maybe a bottleneck. I could be wrong though. __________________ Recommended PC Components Guide Potentially the longest thread in history!! Tech-Forums Official 3DMark06/05/03 Top List

06-25-2007, 09:38 PM	#4 (permalink)
kobe24 Monster Techie Join Date: May 2007 Location: Australia Posts: 1,434	Re: Thanks guys... but im still confused nice systen buy the way with that cpu and mobo and ram all bestin ur vga. wat did u say ur 3dmark score was? __________________ 3D MARK 06 14,063 on vista, use to get it p4 2.8ghz Asus p4SD-LA 6800gs ultra 1.5gb ddr400 oem 120gb hdd The Techies' Bible

06-25-2007, 09:42 PM	#6 (permalink)
kobe24 Monster Techie Join Date: May 2007 Location: Australia Posts: 1,434	Re: Thanks guys... but im still confused it may be because ur system isnt stable __________________ 3D MARK 06 14,063 on vista, use to get it p4 2.8ghz Asus p4SD-LA 6800gs ultra 1.5gb ddr400 oem 120gb hdd The Techies' Bible

06-25-2007, 10:10 PM	#7 (permalink)
PanzerKammander TyPE_O PanzerKammander Join Date: May 2005 Location: Pittsburgh, PA Posts: 632	Re: Thanks guys... but im still confused Vista is making your 7900 devote more power to it, instead of 3dmark. You tested it a year ago on XP.. no? __________________ http://img208.imageshack.us/img208/1664/tfnd2.gif

06-25-2007, 10:12 PM	#8 (permalink)
fastrandstrongr Super Techie Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 270	Re: Thanks guys... but im still confused yep, i would say the same thing. try it on xp.

06-25-2007, 10:15 PM	#9 (permalink)
PanzerKammander TyPE_O PanzerKammander Join Date: May 2005 Location: Pittsburgh, PA Posts: 632	Re: Thanks guys... but im still confused Then again, your CPU score probably won't be as high, vista uses multi core processors more efficantly than XP, but also takes a higher toll on your graphics card. __________________ http://img208.imageshack.us/img208/1664/tfnd2.gif

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