3DMark03 Help

[22b]

My score is really low and I can't see why?
Maybe some BIOS adjustments or what?
Why is my FSB not 333 like it should on Barton?

Here are my stats

System Configuration


General Information

Operating System Microsoft Windows XP

DirectX Version 9

Mobo Manufacturer

Mobo Model KT400-8235

AGP Rates (Current/Available) 4x / 1x, 2x, 4x

CPU AMD Athlon(tm) Processor 2083 MHz

FSB 167 MHz

Memory 512 MB



Display Information

Graphics Chipset NVIDIA GeForce4 Ti 4400

Driver Name NVIDIA GeForce4 Ti 4400

Driver Version 4.3.4.5

Video Memory 128 MB

Core Clock 275 MHz

Memory Clock 554 MHz



Sound Information

Sound Adapter Driver Name C-Media Wave Device

Sound Adapter Driver Version 5.12.1.641



Benchmark Settings

Program Version 3DMark03 Revision 1 Build 3

Resolution 1024x768@32 bit

Texture Filtering Optimal

Pixel Processing None

Vertex Shaders Optimal



Test Results


Game Tests

3DMark Score N/A

GT1 - Wings of Fury N/A

GT2 - Battle of Proxycon N/A

GT3 - Troll's Lair N/A

GT4 - Mother Nature Not Supported



CPU Tests

CPU Score Not enough CPU tests run

CPU Test 1 N/A

CPU Test 2 N/A



Feature Tests

Fill Rate (Single-Texturing) N/A

Fill Rate (Multi-Texturing) N/A

Vertex Shader N/A

Pixel Shader 2.0 Not Supported

Ragtroll N/A



Sound Tests

No sounds Not Supported

24 sounds Not Supported

60 sounds Not Supported

[Marci]

333 is DDR 166 (166x2 = 333) so when it says FSB is 166 / 167 then it IS at 333.

You don't actually give us your score, but for starters...

1: U have a GF4 Ti4400. This isn't DX9 Hardware, it's DX8 hardware. You won't score anywhere near a Radeon 9xxx product.

2: It's Graphics based now. It's all down to the power of the card. You'll likely get more of a score increase by concentrating on overclocking the card rather than your system.

The only way to get your score up is

[22b]

Marci - that makes mucho sense!

Thanks

I thought my FSB was off or something.

Also - how do I upgrade the Bios? I have an .exe file of my latest bios version and a bin file.

I click the .exe file and I see a cmd prompt window pop up for 1 sec and disappears...

then nothing? Any advise?

[22b]

BTW - since my card is Dx8, should I get rid of dx9?

[Marci]

well 3dmark03 won't even run if you don't have DX9...

Read your mobo manual... pages towards the back tell you how to flash your bios.

[CCW]

be careful, bios upgrades can kill mobos