Tweaking for Best 3dmark score

[Alaron]

I have a Powercolor 9700 Pro. I was wondering what settings I can adjust, without overclocking, to get the best possible 3dmark scores. I currently get around 10,900 in '01 and 4340 in '03, at stock settings. I was hoping I could get another 1000 or so in 01. TIA.

[NSS]

If you're only concerned about the numbers, and not real world performance, here's a good method; overclock your system, leaving the side panels open, and a large house fan blowing through the case.

[Alaron]

I dont really want to overclock. I was looking for things I could tweak like memory settings. Does anyone know of any good guides for this? I want the best performance as well, not just numbers. I just want to be sure the card is running at peak efficiency.

[Blakhart]

In d3d properties, set mipmapping to performance, same for texture and the slider on top. 3dmark is d3d only, the dogs.....

[MonkeyBlitch]

Check over at rage3d.com.

[Alaron]

Thanks all, I downloaded Rage3d Tweak, and under Direct3d, I set Mipmap Detail Level and Texture Preference to Performance. I ran 3dMark01 again, and my score was the same, 10,900. Any other settings to try?

[lil Jimmie]

3dmark tuning guide part one

The 3DMark Tuning Guide – Part 2

[ssahl]

u can try defraging your hdd, then turn virtual memory off (just for the test, need to reboot first) put refresh rate at 60, and shut off every other program u can before running the test. I'm kind of at the same point, I scored a 9908 in 3dmark2001 and I've done everything I can think of to boost the score over 10k (aside from overclocking) but I cant get it to go over. now I know I could overclock the card and for sure do it, or even my cpu and or memory, anyone of those overclocked would push me over 10k, but I wanted to hit it using default settings all the way around. less then 100 marks away you can see why this may erk me more then just a little.