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do i know much about modeling?...............yep, i know enough
do i know much about PC specs?................nah, not really
so i need some help to see if my pc is under performing.

How does this 3D mark work exactly?...........i know it takes different aspects of you're PC and gives a score based on overall performance.
Below are my pc specs and my 3Dmark score.......is this below average or normal?

Processor: AMD Athlon(tm) XP 2000+ 1.7 GHz
Mother board: Gigabyte 7VTXE+
RAM: 512 DIMM SDRAM
Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce2 MX/MX 400 64mb
Sound: Creative SB Live! series
DirectX: 9.0b
OS: Windows 98SE

and my 3Dmark score was 76.

any help would be appreciated

Your pc specs aren't bad!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

yeah.......i built it myself............i just want to know if it's under performing due to outdated chipsets or drivers or even maybe some incorrect bios settings

Your graphics card is old

Strange is that a forum user here has a rating of 6000 displayed in his sig.
You have such a low rating probably because of the gfx...

next week i will be gettin a new graphics card.........and so far it's choice between the ATI Radeon 9200 and Geforce FX 5200, but i'm not sure which. i may also go for something more expensive, but only if the gain justifies the extra £'s.

Don't take the FX5200... Radeon 9200 offers much more.
If you can, then buy the radeon 9600 (pro) or gf 5600 (ultra). I think you won't regret it, as they almost twice as fast as the 5200/9200.

i know the ATI's a better card, but i heard that the ATI Radeon's have some compatability issues with some games.......is this true?

There must be something wrong with the program. The other guy's comp was ove yours, but a difference of 5925 is ridiculous.

for some reason i don't get all the options available...........that must affect the overall score


How about the 256MB GeForce FX5600XT DDR TV DVI 8x as opposed to the two mentioned before?

EDIT:
some new info: here's a pic of 3dmark test selections...............can anyone tell me why most are not supported?

Its just your GF2, there`s nothing wrong with 3DMark.

I would buy a new one, 9500Pro (if you can get one because they aren`t build anymore...) or somethin and then softmod it with the Omega Drivers (http://www.omegacorner.com) to a 9800Pro and then your score will be around 5500.

Or buy a Radeon 9600 or GF FX 5600. those cards have a score around 3000. They cost around 100 euro`s (in Holland).

3DMark2001/2003 test your entire pc but most of the score depends on your Graphics Card.

EDIT: O, and leave the configurations on default, just press Start.

viper_gts wrote:i know the ATI's a better card, but i heard that the ATI Radeon's have some compatability issues with some games.......is this true?

Man just buy a Nvidia Geforce 4 Ti 4x00 they have much better performance than any Radeon 9200 or FX 5200!

jancleynen wrote:

viper_gts wrote:i know the ATI's a better card, but i heard that the ATI Radeon's have some compatability issues with some games.......is this true?

Man just buy a Nvidia Geforce 4 Ti 4x00 they have much better performance than any Radeon 9200 or FX 5200!

i now have a Asus geforce 5 FX5600XT and i can play nfsu and any other game i own on full graphics with no slow downs

Great i ordered a Chaintech Geforce 4 Ti 4200 64 Mb a few days ago...
Hope i can play GTA3 in high resolutions now...

where can I download the benchmark test? Sorry, i have 2001 only, and the 2003 seems to be the 'not free' type.

yea dude change your graphics card,and upgrade your processor and ull be find and dandy:D..wat 3D mark does is stresses your comps graphics to the max..so u know the trees and scenery u see whilst its playing? yea the clearer and more detailed it is the better your computers graphics is at

i got 3992 points in 3dmark03
i got gf fx5700u overclocked to 530mhz core and 1000mhz memory

and viper
DONT BUY A gf5600 ne eather gf5200 both arent good

where can i download the 3D Benchamark programm? And how big is it? M friend said it's like 180mb... is it true?

no he lied to you the real size is 177mb

http://static.hugi.is/forrit/3dmark/3DMark03.exe

also download a update from official site