Gainward 7800GS (G70 core) @ 480/1400, Athlon XP 2800 @ 2GHz, DDR400, 84.21. I get something like 6900 in 3DMark05, so I'm doubting this test's result validity for new hardware. Or maybe it puts stress on different parts of a PC? What am I missing?
You should run 3dmark01 and tell me what you get. Chances are this particular program may test more of the system as a whole like 3dmark01 does instead of primarily the graphics card like 3dmark05 does. I got the following in 3dmark01:
450/1200 - DDR450 - 2.655GHz - 81.98 Drivers - 27,717 - 3dmark01 SE
Looks like I need to rebench it at 2.8
WTH, I thought that POS wouldn't hit 2.8
Well...after I raped it and stripped it's top off I'm forcing it to do what I want
I think it failed prime at 9 hours or so, or it may have been at 2.817Ghz, I forget......either way I played oblivion on it, Sin: emergence, FEAR, Condemned, etc..etc.. with it at 2.8 and it's not crashing so I guess it's good to go.
Definitely wont go any higher though. Suppose I have to be happy with 2.8GHz which is all I ever really wanted in the first place, but once again it's annoying that I apparently missed the good weeks by one week.
magouster you should be getting around 8000 or so in 3dm05 with your card
Nah, look at the rest of his system. Lack of memory bandwidth because of the XP is probably what's holding it back