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Old 11-08-2003, 05:32 PM   #1
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Low benchmark with Radeon9800

I ran 3Dmark03 today and score only 2500, and it lags on most tests with 2-5 fps, any ideas?
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CPU-P4 2.4
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Memory-2X512MB DDR400
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Old 11-08-2003, 06:46 PM   #2
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Did you run it at the default settings? Do you have AA or AF enabled?
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Old 11-08-2003, 07:12 PM   #3
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I never touch the settings, whats aa and af?
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Old 11-08-2003, 07:59 PM   #4
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AA = Anti-Aliasing
AF = Aniostropic Filtering
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Old 11-08-2003, 08:09 PM   #5
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Try updating the drivers for the video card.
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Old 11-08-2003, 09:54 PM   #6
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Yes I have the latest drivers, AA and AF on application reference.
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Old 11-08-2003, 09:59 PM   #7
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AA and AF slow down your performance significantly. That may be the reason for your low benchmarks. Turn them off and reply back.
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Old 11-08-2003, 11:15 PM   #8
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er.....how do you turn them off?
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Old 11-09-2003, 09:32 AM   #9
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On the settings, I set all on High Performance and got a 5500 is that a good score?
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Old 11-09-2003, 09:48 AM   #10
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Yes that is purty good
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Old 11-12-2003, 09:15 PM   #11
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er.....how do you turn them off?
ATI put out a newer driver than the one you pictured here.

http://www.ati.com/support/driver.html
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Old 11-12-2003, 09:39 PM   #12
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Thats really good, at least in my opinion, my card didnt break 1,000.
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