Is this fine?

kakik09 · **Is this fine? -** 05-29-2012, 01:29 | posts: 83 | Location: The Philippines

http://3dmark.com/3dmv/4109027

I just ran 3DMark Vantage for the first time and got those numbers. So are those results fine? I'm especially worried about the CPU score

mf2385 · *Last edited by mf2385; 05-29-2012 at 02:51.*

That video card sucks. Good CPU though, beats my score on my 2500K @ 4.6 Ghz OC.

I get a GPU Score of 18098 and CPU score of 23,001. P-Score is 19,104.

I just realized you have the same Gigabyte motherboard as me too, and power supply is around same voltage but mine is the Corsair TX750 V2 80 plus silver certified. I am upgrading to an ASUS GTX 670 DirectCU II Top Edition as soon as they come back in stock, and I will run some more tests!

Mikedogg · 05-29-2012, 02:53 | posts: 2,872 | Location: The Freak Show - Earth.

Alas, the GPU is always the most expensive part for a PC.

Dump the card you have and get a new one, that "GTS 250" is seriously holding you back!.

kakik09 · 05-29-2012, 03:03 | posts: 83 | Location: The Philippines

^Ikr?!

Quote:

I am upgrading to an ASUS GTX 670 DirectCU II Top Edition as soon as they come back in stock, and I will run some more tests!

When I get teh money, then I'll get a gainward GTX 670. I'll sell this GTS 250 to a friend who is, surprisingly, drooling over its performance (He's on an Intel GMA). Lemme know your experience on that Asus model and I might save a little more for it

MfA · **Memory**: 4GB DDR2 1000MHz 5-5-5-15

graphics score is pretty low for a GTS250, even a 9800GT Green can beat it by a good margin

4656 vs 6143
http://i49.tinypic.com/33k54ys.jpg(ignore p score its effected by physx)

kakik09 · 05-30-2012, 07:09 | posts: 83 | Location: The Philippines

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Originally Posted by MfA

graphics score is pretty low for a GTS250, even a 9800GT Green can beat it by a good margin

4656 vs 6143
http://i49.tinypic.com/33k54ys.jpg(ignore p score its effected by physx)

My GTS 250 has this weird problem where it only does 50% GPU usage most of the time.

ricardonuno1980 · 05-30-2012, 12:34 | posts: 3,619 | Location: Carvalhos (Gaia)

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Originally Posted by kakik09

My GTS 250 has this weird problem where it only does 50% GPU usage most of the time.

yeah

but you may fix GTS 250 performance:
1. uninstall geforce driver and reboot;
2. run "Driver Sweeper" (if you haven't it then you should download it) and reboot again;
3. press F8 to select options of Win Vista or 7 and select SAFE MODE;
4. install new geforce driver and last reboot.

If you can't fix GTS 250 then you may get RMA (warranty should be still under).

kakik09 · 05-30-2012, 14:24 | posts: 83 | Location: The Philippines

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Originally Posted by ricardonuno1980

yeah

but you may fix GTS 250 performance:
1. uninstall geforce driver and reboot;
2. run "Driver Sweeper" (if you haven't it then you should download it) and reboot again;
3. press F8 to select options of Win Vista or 7 and select SAFE MODE;
4. install new geforce driver and last reboot.

If you can't fix GTS 250 then you may get RMA (warranty should be still under).

Thanks, I tried it and it seems to make things smoother although it's still stuck at 50%. But now 3D Mark Vantage won't run the benchmarks and says "System Info Scan failed" and something about Dll?

ricardonuno1980 · 05-30-2012, 14:50 | posts: 3,619 | Location: Carvalhos (Gaia)

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Originally Posted by kakik09

Thanks, I tried it and it seems to make things smoother although it's still stuck at 50%. But now 3D Mark Vantage won't run the benchmarks and says "System Info Scan failed" and something about Dll?

50% GPU usage!?

"System Info Scan failed" - What's your error? Or DLL's are missed?