Why Is My New EVGA GTX 285 SSC 3DMark06 Score (11,000 Points) So Low?

SkyeHack · Feb 20, 2009, 05:59 PM

I have a Q6600 clocked at a stock 2.40GHz and 8.0GB of Corsair Dominator Memory clocked stock at 5-5-5-15 2T 2.20 volts 1066MHz FSB and using Microsoft Vista Ultimate SP1 64 Bit Edition.

I just upgraded from a 2x 8800GT SLI to 1x GTX 285 SSC. With my SLI 8800GT setup I was only running 4 gigs of memory and I scored a 17,000 average in 3DMark06 and with the single GTX295 setup and 8 gigs of memory I am only scoring 11,000 average.

What am I doing wrong? Any help will be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance!

Lelisevis · Feb 20, 2009, 06:51 PM

With a pair of 8800GTS (stock) SLI I was getting about 11,500. I'm suprised you got 17,000, that just doesnt sound right. No matter what overclocks I applied to the gfx cards this barely changed. After a bit tinkering I realised the processor was the bottleneck in the system, taking the processor to 3.0ghz gave me about 15,000 so i'd say the thing holding your system back is the cpu.

On a seperate note I see you are running with all of the memory slots filled, I predict an awful lot of stability problems heading your direction. 4 slots totalling 4gb is bad enough but 4 slots filled up to 8gb is asking for a world of pain. Nvidia boards really really don't like having more than 2 slots filled and Asus recently released a bios and note disabling the ability to run 4 slots at 1066mhz. It may be worth checking CPU-Z to make sure your board is not automatically restricting your system.

Mac Daddy · Feb 21, 2009, 03:19 AM

I score 11k on 3dmark6 with my 9600gt

Could you expand on this as Levi mentioned and also on the first pic add a thumbnail or something so we can view the whole image. That card should rock.

Vehicon · Feb 21, 2009, 04:06 AM

Ive scored 24,000 with my SLI 280's. I would think you would be close or in the 20,000's for sure.

CDsDontBurn · Feb 21, 2009, 05:00 AM

did you reinstall windows after putting the card in? or did you just take out the old cards and put in the new card?

if you reinstalled windows, be sure that you've installed not just the display drivers, but also the motherboard chipset drivers.

if you just pulled the old cards out and put this card in, be sure to uninstall the old drivers first, before installing the new display drivers.

oh, and also be sure that the card does have the the auxiliary power connectors attached.

Nachbrenner · Feb 21, 2009, 10:24 AM

Download http://www.entechtaiwan.com/files/direcpll.dll and overwrite the outdated version in program directory and in C:\windows\syswow64\futuremark\msc\

Also a readable screenshot would have been more useful.

mrjazz1959@gmail.com · Jul 7, 2009, 05:00 AM

my avg score with 285gtx is 41,000 i believe you should have 20,000 also.
Your cpu score is killing you. I run 8 gig ram vista 64 no stability problems

PH3N0M · Jul 8, 2009, 01:21 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mrjazz1959@gmail.com

my avg score with 285gtx is 41,000 i believe you should have 20,000 also.
Your cpu score is killing you. I run 8 gig ram vista 64 no stability problems

Excuse me, but I'm calling bullshit on your average score of 41,000 with a single GTX 285.

That b.s. claim might work with those who don't know anything about computers but I know for a FACT that you aren't scoring 41,000 on 3DMarkVantage, or 3DMark06 for that matter. If you would care to prove me wrong, by all means, please do so by posting a screenshot of the benchmark results along with your CPU-Z details in the same image.

P.S.- Congratulations on telling a lie in your FIRST post.

NUCLEARWINTER · Jul 12, 2009, 07:46 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ph3n0m

p.s.- congratulations on telling a lie in your first post.

lmao

NUCLEARWINTER · Jul 12, 2009, 07:52 PM

but seriously i cannot break 18,000 with SLI gtx 285's. I think i'm going to try Driver Cleaner and fresh instal video drivers. 17,968 i'll post back to see if it helped.

well...i did break 18,000 with all same settings. but +39 points isn't hardly worth getting excited about. 18,007

blibbax · Jul 12, 2009, 10:32 PM

17,000 with a quad core and 8800GT SLI sounds about right. 11,500 is certainly very low, I'm getting almost that with vastly inferior CPU and GPU.

As for the comment that the 8GB of RAM is causing you issues, that's plausible, but nothing like the extent to which you're seeing.

I'd think about checking that the cards are running at sensible temps, and perhaps running another benchmark to make sure you don't just have 3dmark06 issues.

NUCLEARWINTER · Jul 12, 2009, 11:04 PM

(18,351 3dmarks- completely uninstalled, and cleaned drivers, then fresh install with minor tweaks to GPU spped) well...from what i've heard, 3dmark 06 isn't the favorable benchmark to run for SLI. there is only a small margin of difference from when i run one card, to SLI. i believe pcmark vantage is supposed to be the overall best for multi-proc/multi-gpu benching.

Chaos · Jul 12, 2009, 11:17 PM

A fresh install will produce the best results as 11K is low for that card in your system. I have Q660 and score 18K+ with 4870X2

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Feb 20, 2009, 05:59 PM	#1
SkyeHack DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Sep 2003 Posts: 5 Rep Power: 0	Why Is My New EVGA GTX 285 SSC 3DMark06 Score (11,000 Points) So Low? I have a Q6600 clocked at a stock 2.40GHz and 8.0GB of Corsair Dominator Memory clocked stock at 5-5-5-15 2T 2.20 volts 1066MHz FSB and using Microsoft Vista Ultimate SP1 64 Bit Edition. I just upgraded from a 2x 8800GT SLI to 1x GTX 285 SSC. With my SLI 8800GT setup I was only running 4 gigs of memory and I scored a 17,000 average in 3DMark06 and with the single GTX295 setup and 8 gigs of memory I am only scoring 11,000 average. What am I doing wrong? Any help will be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance!

Feb 20, 2009, 06:51 PM	#2
Lelisevis Howlin at the moon Join Date: Sep 2003 Posts: 1,663 Rep Power: 0	Re: Why Is My New EVGA GTX 285 SSC 3DMark06 Score (11,000 Points) So Low? With a pair of 8800GTS (stock) SLI I was getting about 11,500. I'm suprised you got 17,000, that just doesnt sound right. No matter what overclocks I applied to the gfx cards this barely changed. After a bit tinkering I realised the processor was the bottleneck in the system, taking the processor to 3.0ghz gave me about 15,000 so i'd say the thing holding your system back is the cpu. On a seperate note I see you are running with all of the memory slots filled, I predict an awful lot of stability problems heading your direction. 4 slots totalling 4gb is bad enough but 4 slots filled up to 8gb is asking for a world of pain. Nvidia boards really really don't like having more than 2 slots filled and Asus recently released a bios and note disabling the ability to run 4 slots at 1066mhz. It may be worth checking CPU-Z to make sure your board is not automatically restricting your system.

Feb 21, 2009, 03:19 AM	#3
Mac Daddy DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Ontario, Canada Posts: 7,950 Rep Power: 78 System Specs	Re: Why Is My New EVGA GTX 285 SSC 3DMark06 Score (11,000 Points) So Low? I score 11k on 3dmark6 with my 9600gt Could you expand on this as Levi mentioned and also on the first pic add a thumbnail or something so we can view the whole image. That card should rock. __________________ "My mom said the only reason men are alive is for lawn care and vehicle maintenance." - Tim Allen

Feb 21, 2009, 04:06 AM	#4
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Feb 21, 2009, 10:24 AM	#6
Nachbrenner DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Germany Posts: 80 Rep Power: 34 System Specs	Re: Why Is My New EVGA GTX 285 SSC 3DMark06 Score (11,000 Points) So Low? Download http://www.entechtaiwan.com/files/direcpll.dll and overwrite the outdated version in program directory and in C:\windows\syswow64\futuremark\msc\ Also a readable screenshot would have been more useful.

Jul 7, 2009, 05:00 AM	#7
mrjazz1959@gmail.com DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 1 Rep Power: 0	Re: Why Is My New EVGA GTX 285 SSC 3DMark06 Score (11,000 Points) So Low? my avg score with 285gtx is 41,000 i believe you should have 20,000 also. Your cpu score is killing you. I run 8 gig ram vista 64 no stability problems

Jul 12, 2009, 07:52 PM	#10
NUCLEARWINTER Reap What You Sow. Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Louisville, Kentucky Posts: 1,133 Rep Power: 61 System Specs	Re: Why Is My New EVGA GTX 285 SSC 3DMark06 Score (11,000 Points) So Low? but seriously i cannot break 18,000 with SLI gtx 285's. I think i'm going to try Driver Cleaner and fresh instal video drivers. 17,968 i'll post back to see if it helped. well...i did break 18,000 with all same settings. but +39 points isn't hardly worth getting excited about. 18,007 __________________ insert witty comment here! Last edited by NUCLEARWINTER; Jul 12, 2009 at 09:11 PM.

Jul 12, 2009, 10:32 PM	#11
blibbax What does this do? Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Oxford, UK Posts: 3,690 Rep Power: 169 System Specs	Re: Why Is My New EVGA GTX 285 SSC 3DMark06 Score (11,000 Points) So Low? 17,000 with a quad core and 8800GT SLI sounds about right. 11,500 is certainly very low, I'm getting almost that with vastly inferior CPU and GPU. As for the comment that the 8GB of RAM is causing you issues, that's plausible, but nothing like the extent to which you're seeing. I'd think about checking that the cards are running at sensible temps, and perhaps running another benchmark to make sure you don't just have 3dmark06 issues. __________________ Donate the spare computing power of your PC to help to cure Alzheimer's, ALS, Huntington's, Parkinson's disease and cancer: Fold for HH!

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NUCLEARWINTER Reap What You Sow. Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Louisville, Kentucky Posts: 1,133 Rep Power: 61 System Specs	Re: Why Is My New EVGA GTX 285 SSC 3DMark06 Score (11,000 Points) So Low? (18,351 3dmarks- completely uninstalled, and cleaned drivers, then fresh install with minor tweaks to GPU spped) well...from what i've heard, 3dmark 06 isn't the favorable benchmark to run for SLI. there is only a small margin of difference from when i run one card, to SLI. i believe pcmark vantage is supposed to be the overall best for multi-proc/multi-gpu benching. __________________ insert witty comment here!

Jul 12, 2009, 11:17 PM	#13
Chaos Number Nine Join Date: May 2002 Location: Nova Scotia Posts: 5,269 Rep Power: 165 System Specs	Re: Why Is My New EVGA GTX 285 SSC 3DMark06 Score (11,000 Points) So Low? A fresh install will produce the best results as 11K is low for that card in your system. I have Q660 and score 18K+ with 4870X2 ORB - Compare __________________