hi need help here ..... i juz bought 4870x2 and i ran my 3dmark06 the score was 18k with my QX9650 o.c to 3.7ghz ...............

before this ive own a 9800gtx+ sli ....the 3dmark was 22k with QX9650 o.c to 3.7 also.....so ive made a research and all i found was with the rig like mine ill surely cn get 24k and above.....so cn anybody help me what the prob with my system..

QX9650 o.c to 3.75ghz
msi p7n sli platinum 750i
4g corsair
800watt psu...

above is the system tat i use with my 4870x2 .... with the same setup i ve use 9800gtx+ sli and the score was huge compare with 4870x2.....
9800gtx+ sli = 22k
4870x2 = 18k catalyst 8.10

soo help me sifoo x4 ... btw i ve use window xp sp2 and window xp sp3 and the 4870x2 3dmark06 score wass veerrrryyyyy looowww believe me so loww..

This post has been edited by pyangaox: Nov 2 2008, 02:09 AM

Did you cleanly remove the NVIDIA drivers?

Might be useful if you also tell use about your memory timings.

Its benchmark..Dont really make it as your 1st source.The best is test with game first.AND dont forget to do what lex said.

Try to use other version of catalyst . maybe might help.

mind to post up ur 9800gtx+ sli and 4870x2 3dmark screenshot?

yeah wat driver u use? maybe try modded one can help
u noe how official catalyst driver can be

So many people awake! Cannot be insufficient power and cannot be NVIDIA chipset's problem too... Was the card's temperature monitored?

Try oc cpu more and see??

i think the score should be higher in vantage, my 4850 get lower score then 8800gt in 3dmark06, but not sure if its ur case.

my 4870 also get lower score than it's suppose to be....

maybe it's the overall system that matters instead of relying solely on the graphics card itself?

hurmm maybe 3dmark06 is not 4870x2 taste

Sounds like driver issues to me. Use DriverCleaner to wipe the Nvidia ones, or best a total format.

I also get 18k, but my processor oc to 3.4 only, I think u should get more with ur setting

sorry for my late reply i ve format my pc several time nw here ..for the driver ive use 8.5 , 8.8 , 8.10 still the same ..had to use vista ultimate 64bit to run it perfect but also not as good as 9800gtx+ here the screen shot...

my 9800gtx+ sli

my 4870x2

i had to clock to 3.8 to get 20k MMmmm....btw i use win xp the performance sooo weak .. about 70percent performance lost ...but if use vista 64 its normal ...is it the driver conflict or what.. thx sifoo for tryin to help me ... but im still not satisfied... does this really the best graphic card on planet ???????

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Added on November 2, 2008, 7:13 pmyes bro ive monitor myg.c temp its ok hehe btw i put extra fan on top of my x2.

This post has been edited by pyangaox: Nov 2 2008, 07:13 PM

3dmark 06 uses dual core when processing graphic test especially sm2,when u r using better card than 3870x2 and sm2 around 8-9k/sm3 around 10k at 4ghz or below regardless dual/ quad core,the proc starting bottleneck ur vga performance

above statement is concluded when im testing ati card,not too sure for nvidia yet






4.5GHz dual core 3870 CF 905/1351 vs 4.3GHz quad core 3870 CF 972/1310
sm2 and sm3 are higher in dual core setup

how much sm2/sm3 increment before and after u bump ur cpu clock?

MMMmh nt sure bro sm2 / sm3 margin but ur r really higher than my 4870x2 ..???... btw my 4870x2 cnt use win xp .....dun know why .... btw i think my mobo bottlenecking my proc cnnot go higher than 3.8ghz ????...so confuse... anyway thx sifoo for helping me here im really dun know why cnnot use win xp ... later change mobo ..see how...

bro coolice cn help me oc my mobo ... msi p7n sli platinum..

run your 9800gtx+ @ 1280X1024.
XP and vista sure have a little different since vista use more memory.

Try 4.2ghz,the bechie should start to fly

my msi bottlenecking dun know why but cnt go higher than 3.8ghz btw the vcore is to low for oc above 4ghz.....till last night cnnot install win xp ...