Hello all... 3dmark2001 question

[maceo]

Video card problem...(the strangest thing)
Why does the GF4mx440 I'm running (iknowitscrap) seem to SLOW DOWN each time I run the 3dmark2001? First score 6482. I turn up the clock (coolbits addition to reg) a little bit and the score is then 6000 something. I try it again and the score is then 5800.
Is that just the programs margin of error? What do YOU think?

 

[pigpen]

there's margin of error. There's also the possibility of thermal throttling if you're rasing the clock too high. Throttling means the gpu slows itself down when a certain temperature is reached.