actually i'd have to say that score is avg... the 9600se i think is under the fx5600, i was getting like 17k-18k when i had my old system, and how can you ask what you can do to make it faster other than overclocking or buying a new video card.. that doesn't even make sense, that's like saying, how do i make my car turn on without the keys or any gas. If you update the drivers, then is notin' you can do bub
*edit* checked benchmarks on the 9600se, all the scores for A3 were in the 15-16k area, so you're fine