3d mark 05 results SHOCKING!!!

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i didnt really want to post this but my computer is that CRAP i got a score of 425 :D how good is that "not"

should i just get a 2nd computer rather than upgrade the one i have now
Current Spec:

K8N Neo 2 Platinum
AMD 64 3500+
1GB Twinmos
128MB 5900XT
180GB SATA

i use the pc for the odd game and video converting and editing
 
Nothing wrong with the core spec of that, you just need a decent graphics card to go with the decent CPU. Even a 6600GT should get you roughly 10x that score, depends what your budget is :)
 
what about a 6800??? what should i get with that??? there about £170 right for a decent one?

has to be AGP
 
wish i had the money now :( dnt get my pay till the 8th of next month :(

how much performance increase would i see from an opty 165?

id need better ram to overclock it wouldnt i?
 
Im sure there's something wrong there, a 5900XT should be scoring higher than that in 3DMark05 should it not ?
 
I've just been looking around 5600's seem to score around 500 - 600 while the 5900's are around 1000 - 1200. I think you should be scoring over double what you have. It would still be worth retiring the 5900 though and going for a 6800 GS or similar.

I'd personally try reinstalling the motherboard drivers and the latest Nvidia vga drivers and then try running 05 again. I assume you were running the default tests, and not at a higher resolution or with AA on or something.
 
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What quality setting have you got the card on? If theyre set to the middle then the scores going to be about right.

I wouldnt spend £170 on a 6800GT, you can buy a 7800GT (A VERY GOOD CARD) for £180 plus postage if you shop about which will dramatically increase your benchmarking and gaming performance.
 
Why not :-

MB-125-AS Asus K8N4-E nForce4 4X (Socket 754) PCI-Express Motherboard (MB-125-AS)
£49.95 £49.95
GX-054-PC PowerColor ATI Radeon X800 GTO 256MB GDDR3 TV-Out/DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail (GX-054-PC)
£89.95 £89.95
Subtotal £139.90
Shipping (City Link Parcel Next Day (Delivered Mon-Fri)) £8.25
VAT £25.93
Total £174.08

Moves you to PCI-E for not much more than a AGP card, good performance increase, I'd say your CPU still has life left in it for a while yet so would be a nice stop gap before going for a 939 mobo/cpu later on.
 
ive only got the free edition i cant chage those..
im running it at 1024 x 768
no aa
filtering - optimal
 
At the moment you have an AGP board, so the best you can buy is a 6800Ultra or X850XT PE or something. BigDom's idea is quite good, if that card overclocks to XT PE speeds.

I have the MSI Neo 2 Platinum, SD 3700+, 2GB Ballistix, 6800 Ultra and I get 6000~ or so in 3DMarks05. So I'm guessing it's just the GFX card you need to replace and not the whole thing.

Of course it all depends on what games you play.
 
StevenG said:
my chip is 939...
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Ahh apologise, in that case even better drop something like the asus MVP Crossfire board in, come out a little more ( almost £200 ) though.

I did a quick search and first board matching came out 754.
 
just re-done my 3d mark and i got 468 lol i did a search on the website and someone else with a similar setup got 270 at a heigher res..

should i spend the 300-400 i get paid or should i wait and save up some more money and get a better upgrade? or should i upgrade something next month and something the month after?
 
Hi

If you want to stick with AGP then go for the 6800GS as it's a decent price (get the BFG one). If you want a bigger boost look at the 7800GS - bare in mind that this only comes into its own when overclocked and the pre-overclocked cards get expensive

In all honesty I'd buy a 939 PCI-E board and a PCI-E graphics card. In this case I'd look at the 7800GT or X1800XL. The 7800GT is a little quicker out of the two at stock but the X1800XL is a great overclocker. They're both very good cards and the 7800GT can be had for as little as £180 if you look around. Add £50 for a PCI-E motherboard and this is only £10 more than a 7800GS and it's a fair bit quicker
 
okay so it looks like im upgrading my board and card... 7800GT and a decent board??? can a decent board be had for £50??? or should i spend more???
 
You can get a decent board for £50. Although this might be a good bet for £10 more:

Gigabyte K8N SLi nForce4 SLi (Socket 939) PCI-Express Motherboard (MB-040-GI) £62.22 in This Week Only.
 
StevenG said:
i didnt really want to post this but my computer is that CRAP i got a score of 425 :D how good is that "not"

should i just get a 2nd computer rather than upgrade the one i have now
Current Spec:

K8N Neo 2 Platinum
AMD 64 3500+
1GB Twinmos
128MB 5900XT
180GB SATA

i use the pc for the odd game and video converting and editing
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what resolution where u running in 3d mark... and 32 bit? i dunno i havent done any mark scores in a while... but i do remember something about the 5xxx Nvidia cards really struggling with the next gen games stuff like shaders i think..
 
screw the gigabyte get the Asus A8N5X nForce4 - or if you can spare the tenner get the a8n-e ultra with a 7800gt and youll be laughing
 
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