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Lasereth · 01-13-2004, 03:42 PM

Anymore RAM won't increase a score on 3d Mark after 512 MB. Faster RAM will increase the score, but MORE RAM won't.

I don't care if you have Tom's Hardware's overclocked 5 GHz P4, you won't get a score worth a shit on 3d Mark unless you have a good videocard. If you have a good videocard and a shitty processor, the same thing will happen like sailor420 said. With that processor, he'll get a VERY good score if he has a good videocard. Keep in mind that the score won't be *really* good unless he spends money on a high-end card. The new budget cards from NVIDIA and ATI are good for gaming, but an old GF4 TI4200 will do as well on 3d Mark 2001.

Oh, and make sure you're talking about 2001 here -- 2003 is out, and 4,000 would be a respectable score on that one.

Tell us which videocard he has, and we can tell ya the average scores he should be getting. My old PC (2.2 GHz Athlon XP Barton with a GeForce FX 5900 Ultra) got 16,000 on 3d Mark 2001 and almost 6,000 on 3d Mark 2003. If he gets a good videocard, then his scores should reach those marks easily.

-Lasereth

01-13-2004, 03:42 PM	#7 (permalink)
Lasereth Knight of the Old Republic Location: Winston-Salem, NC	Anymore RAM won't increase a score on 3d Mark after 512 MB. Faster RAM will increase the score, but MORE RAM won't. I don't care if you have Tom's Hardware's overclocked 5 GHz P4, you won't get a score worth a shit on 3d Mark unless you have a good videocard. If you have a good videocard and a shitty processor, the same thing will happen like sailor420 said. With that processor, he'll get a VERY good score if he has a good videocard. Keep in mind that the score won't be really good unless he spends money on a high-end card. The new budget cards from NVIDIA and ATI are good for gaming, but an old GF4 TI4200 will do as well on 3d Mark 2001. Oh, and make sure you're talking about 2001 here -- 2003 is out, and 4,000 would be a respectable score on that one. Tell us which videocard he has, and we can tell ya the average scores he should be getting. My old PC (2.2 GHz Athlon XP Barton with a GeForce FX 5900 Ultra) got 16,000 on 3d Mark 2001 and almost 6,000 on 3d Mark 2003. If he gets a good videocard, then his scores should reach those marks easily. -Lasereth __________________ "A Darwinian attacks his theory, seeking to find flaws. An ID believer defends his theory, seeking to conceal flaws." -Roger Ebert