Computer Spec
Intel E8200 - 2.66Ghz
ATi Radeon 3870
945GCM5 v2 f MSI mobo
2 GB RAM


3Dmark Vantage Pro Edition 1.0.1

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Running Setting Performance preset with 1280*1024 setting (5:4) 3Dmark Score = P2601 (on Entry, reach 5000+) GPU Score = 2238 (on Entry, 15976) CPU Score = 5052 (on Entry, 1508) GPU Test 1 = 8.07 fps (on Entry 45 fps) GPU Test 2 = 5 fps (on Entry 40 fps) CPU Test 1 = 687.69 plans/s CPU Test 2 = 7 steps/s Feature Test 1 = 374 GTexels/s Feature Test 2 = 3.17 GPixels/s Feature Test 3 = 9.14 fps Feature Test 4 = 12.94 fps Feature Test 5 = 16.81 fps Feature Test 6 = 7.06 fps

phew...im ok on entry test...but mostly no physic, cloth, water simulation, etc
once i turned performance...bam...low fps

Overclocked Athlon XP-M 2200+ (1667MHz, 12.5x133, 1.35v, AXMD2200FJQ4C) @ 2200MHz (200x11 1.625v)
Same configuration as before.
3DMark03 crashed in second game. Software incompatible.

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3DMark05
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Score: 6442
CPU: 3218
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GT1 - Return To Proxycon: 26.5 fps
GT2 - Firefly Forest: 19.4 fps
GT3 - Canyon Flight: 33.2 fps

CPU Test 1: 1.5 fps
CPU Test 2: 3.2 fps

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3DMark06
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Score: 2849
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SM2.0: 1186
GT1 - Return To Proxycon: 8.538 fps
GT2 - Firefly Forest: 11.236 fps

SM3.0: 1232
HDR1 - Canyon Flight: 11.575 fps
HDR2 - Deep Freeze: 13.069 fps

CPU: 803
CPU1 - Red Valley: 0.254 fps
CPU2 - Red Valley: 0.405 fps
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I need more CPU power!

upgraded my system, so i ran 3dmarks06/vantage to see how it would perform

Specs:
Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Quad CPU Q8400 @ 2.66GHz OC'ed to 3.2GHz
NVIDIA Geforce 9800GT 512MB, forceware version 182.50 WHQL OC'ed speeds at 660/1025/1650
MS Vista Ultimate 64-bit SP1
Asus P5QL PRO
4GB DDR2 RAM

3DMark06
ran with 1920x1080 resolution
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3DMark Score = 11787 3DMarks
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HDR/SM3.0 Score = 4449
CPU Score = 4481
Return To Proxycon = 42.068 FPS
Firefly Forest = 42.406 FPS
Red Valley = 1.506 FPS
Red Valley: = 2.134 FPS
Canyon Flight = 43.224 FPS
Deep Freeze = 45.757 FPS
Pixel Shader = 390.761 FPS

3DMark Vantage 1.0.1
default Performance preset
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3DMark Score = P7518
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GPU Score = 5995
CPU Score = 31585

GPU Test1 = 18.03 FPS
GPU Test2 = 17.079 FPS
CPU Test1 = 1476.757 operations/s
CPU Test2 = 114.528 operations/

Feature Test1 = 518192.468 Mtexels/s
Feature Test2 = 3246.416 Mpixels/s
Feature Test3 = 18.969 FPS
Feature Test4 = 22.401 FPS
Feature Test5 = 26.373 FPS
Feature Test6 = 24.531 FPS

i got prob with my 3d mark vantage... halfway during the test, the sreen suddenly turn blue... and it says hardware problem.... when i observe the hardware, there is nothing wrong... dunno why??? oh ya, i installed it from the cd given inside my gc box

Bundled driver is always preliminary support version. It's a rule to never use driver in the CD.

Here's my LONG delayed result.
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AMD Athlon64 X2 Windsor F2 3800+ 2.0GHz @ 2.4GHz
Asus M2N-E (nForce 570 Ultra)
Qimonda Aeneon 2x1GB DDR800 CL5
Palit GeForce 8600GTS 256MB
Windows XP SP3
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3DMark06 //////////////////////////////

Default 1280x1024
3DMark Score = 5921
SM2.0 Score = 2391
SM3.0 Score = 2391
CPU Score = 1851

mato89, maybe you should try updating your ATI Catalyst drivers? you can get them at http://downloads.guru3d.com/
i'm not too sure about ATI drivers, but newer ones aren't always the best/stable drivers...you might want to check which one would be the best for you

Grabbing it from manufacturer's site is always the best, but depending on who's. Usually makers have their own optimized versions.

but the ati driver is on another different disc... and the 3d mark vantage is in another disc

Just download the latest driver @ http://game.amd.com/us-en/drivers_catalyst.aspx

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i'm not too sure about ATI drivers, but newer ones aren't always the best/stable drivers...you might want to check which one would be the best for you

AMD/ATI need to focus on optimizing driver on new products (they should be doing so logically), which may produce some bugs on other models. So your GPU should perform the nicest with the latest drivers.

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Grabbing it from manufacturer's site is always the best, but depending on who's. Usually makers have their own optimized versions.

That's the old days. NVIDIA and AMD have more stringent standards on card production and quality control such that customizing driver is doesn't bring more benefits. And manufacturers almost never update their driver. How many review sites actually use manufacturer driver?

they don't seem to have the driver for vista 64 bits... onli xp

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i said vista la

woops my mistake. i'll just delete the old post then.

here, you can choose one from the list
http://downloads.guru3d.com/Videocards---ATI-Catalyst-Windows-Vista_c31.html

@retro=Unless you have the mainstream cards, usually newer cards like the HD4870x2 and the 9600GT when was released, manufacturers don't even have drivers for them yet. I had hard time putting a system with those cards in a PC. Ended up using maker's one instead.

FYI=Manufacturer=ATI/nVidia, makers=3rd party makers like Gigabyte, ASUS. That's how I classify them. Sorry if confusing.