bad 3dmark06 score

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way2evil

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hi, i just ran 3dmark06 on my computer and got a 2457. this is about mid-range, correct? well during the red valley test my card ran like crap producing a whopping 0 FPS. thats right 0. is this normal or is something set up wrong?
 
bigsaucybob said:
That seems about average. With an AMD processor im sure things could improve. Or an overclock of your cpu.
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Have you ever run the cpu tests?

With my old AMD A64 3200+ OC'd, i still got 0FPS.

And with my current dual-core setup, i got 0FPS (with the exception of 1FPS spikes at the beginning of the test).

0FPS is normal for the CPU tests.
 
same here, although a couple times I hit 2fps. on the second cpu test it was between 0 and 3, while the first one was between zero and 1, with a couple spikes to 2. not a big deal.
 
yep, same here.
0FPS because i think it tries to render the video with the cpu instead of the gpu. i could be wrong though.
that score does seem low for a 7600gs, but it could be any number of things... processor, RAM speed, anything really.
 
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fade2green514 said:
yep, same here.
0FPS because i think it tries to render the video with the cpu instead of the gpu. i could be wrong though.
that score does seem low for a 7600gs, but it could be any number of things... processor, RAM speed, anything really.
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You are right. In the CPU tests the CPU renders the scene including the shaders etc.
 
fade2green514 said:
yep, same here.
0FPS because i think it tries to render the video with the cpu instead of the gpu. i could be wrong though.
that score does seem low for a 7600gs, but it could be any number of things... processor, RAM speed, anything really.
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i think my weak point might be my cpu. its from hp i think they put a cheap one in there. what do you guys think my weak point is? all my parts are from hp so they are really just made by hp with a major companies technology.
 
fade2green514 said:
yep, same here.
0FPS because i think it tries to render the video with the cpu instead of the gpu. i could be wrong though.
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Yeah, you are wrong. The processor also handles the AI, game logic and physics, in addition to rendering the scene.
 
[-0MEGA-] said:
The problem is that he has a single core CPU. Its not the video.
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I have HT. thats one "real" processer and one "make belieive" one, right? when i get into more upgrading i am going to do my mobo first. When i do my mobo i need to buy new RAM as well. After that I am gonna get a pentium d.
 
way2evil said:
I have HT. thats one "real" processer and one "make belieive" one, right? when i get into more upgrading i am going to do my mobo first. When i do my mobo i need to buy new RAM as well. After that I am gonna get a pentium d.
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It's not as a good as a second processor, since it only uses the real cpu's unused clock cycles. So if the cpu is at 100%, then HT doesnt do a whole lot.

I would look into the Pentium D 9xx series, or Athlon X2.
 
[-0MEGA-] said:
Have you ever run the cpu tests?

With my old AMD A64 3200+ OC'd, i still got 0FPS.

And with my current dual-core setup, i got 0FPS (with the exception of 1FPS spikes at the beginning of the test).

0FPS is normal for the CPU tests.
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I wasnt exactly referring to the 0FPS issue. more the overall score.
 
if i get an amd x2 do i have to use windows 64bit? i have heard a lot of bad things about it with the drivers and what not. can i use media center instead?
 
You don't need to use Windows 64bit, media centre will work fine. Your score is about right for a 7600GS, though. If it's for gaming, your video card will be the deciding factor. As everyone's said, you don't need to worry about getting 0fps on the CPU tests, that's perfectly normal.
 
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