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I just installed my 8800GTS 640 megger.

I ran 3dmarl06, and got like 6800. Seems really low to me.

I am running all drivers from Nvidias website.

Specs:

X2 3800+ S939
Asus A8N-e
2 gig of ram
8800GTS 640 meg
All stock speeds.

you get the idea. :) Or is what I got a typical score for my specs?
 
Looks a little low - are your memory timings OK? That CPU will go faster than stock, 2.4Ghz should be easily achievable, I could run 3DM06 at 2.7Ghz on my Opteron 170 which has the same base clock speed (2Ghz)
 
JDAdams said:
Looks a little low - are your memory timings OK? That CPU will go faster than stock, 2.4Ghz should be easily achievable, I could run 3DM06 at 2.7Ghz on my Opteron 170 which has the same base clock speed (2Ghz)
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I have never been good with Overclocking and dont know the first thing about doing it. :(

I thought it was a bit low. Could it maybe be a driver issue?
 
others can comment, but this will give you a simple overclock

go to your bios, make sure your ram settings are on auto by default they are. then just boost your cpu multiplier up 15 notches to like 215, and then set your HT muiltiplier to 3x, and it should give you a pretty stable OC, boot, and if it looks ok, then boost it up another 10..and if everything looks good, another 5, and continue till you are at about 2.4...download Coretemp program, make sure your running under 38ish at idle, im sure you will be since your not boosting voltage.. then read up on overclocking if you want to pass that
 
Dethman said:
others can comment, but this will give you a simple overclock

go to your bios, make sure your ram settings are on auto by default they are. then just boost your cpu multiplier up 15 notches to like 215, and then set your HT muiltiplier to 3x, and it should give you a pretty stable OC, boot, and if it looks ok, then boost it up another 10..and if everything looks good, another 5, and continue till you are at about 2.4...download Coretemp program, make sure your running under 38ish at idle, im sure you will be since your not boosting voltage.. then read up on overclocking if you want to pass that
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Thank you, sir.

I see where I can adjust my CPU multilplier. But cant locate this HT multiplier. What would this setting say specifically? Or is this the bus frequency?
 
Your CPU is holding you back in 3DMark but it won't hold you back in FPS.
 
My Opty 170 at stock with a 8800GTS will get about 7100 in 3dmark but plays games like butter.
 
it will say like hyper transport somthing or Ht, when you find it, it will give you the options listed like this

1x
2x
3x
4x
5x
Auto

drop it from auto to 3x...this helps keep your cpu stable and if your clocking it up at all you wont loose any performance
 
Dethman said:
it will say like hyper transport somthing or Ht, when you find it, it will give you the options listed like this

1x
2x
3x
4x
5x
Auto

drop it from auto to 3x...this helps keep your cpu stable and if your clocking it up at all you wont loose any performance
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Excellent. Found it. I will try this and see how it goes.

thanks guys
 
tell us what you get it running at..right click on my computer, properties and it will show your frequency..

lastly, download a program called Orthos and run the blend test all night, if you have no errors...you successfully overclocked, if you get errors, turn down the bus speed (the number that you have been bumping up from 200)
 
I tried running this under Vista-32 with an 8800GTX, and was getting like 1-2 frames per second. I didn't even bother letting it finish.
 
I tried making the changes shown here, and the machine doesnt detect any faster than 2150. it is weird...Even if I cnaged the frequency like to 240
 
TechLarry said:
I tried running this under Vista-32 with an 8800GTX, and was getting like 1-2 frames per second. I didn't even bother letting it finish.
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I ran 3dmarks under vista and didn't have a bit of problem. I came out with 10266 after OC.
 
Lock in your CPU multiplier to the highest number, i believe 9 or 10..if its 10, and your frequency is at 240, you should be running at 2.4ghz
 
TechLarry said:
I tried running this under Vista-32 with an 8800GTX, and was getting like 1-2 frames per second. I didn't even bother letting it finish.
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that part of 3dmark is supposed to run at 1 or 2 fps. it doesnt run faster than that on any machine.
 
Dethman said:
others can comment, but this will give you a simple overclock

go to your bios, make sure your ram settings are on auto by default they are. then just boost your cpu multiplier up 15 notches to like 215, and then set your HT muiltiplier to 3x, and it should give you a pretty stable OC, boot, and if it looks ok, then boost it up another 10..and if everything looks good, another 5, and continue till you are at about 2.4...download Coretemp program, make sure your running under 38ish at idle, im sure you will be since your not boosting voltage.. then read up on overclocking if you want to pass that
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Will doing this exactly work for an Opteron 175 too? I don't know the first thing about overclocking either and I want to try this.
 
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