3DMark2001 Athlon 1.33 w/ Matrox G450

BaLa · Post by **BaLa** » Mon Nov 26, 2001 11:00 pm

Amptron K7 830LM Mobo
256mb PC 2100 Kingston Value RAM
WD 60gig 7200rpm HDD
Onboard Sound
Matrox G450

scored 1257...

is that any good?

btw this is not my comp..

BaLa · Post by **BaLa** » Mon Nov 26, 2001 11:07 pm

running Win XP Pro Corp btw

loop2kil · Post by **loop2kil** » Mon Nov 26, 2001 11:16 pm

i havent run this test for a while now so i just ran it again. i scored 5439 with my setup as u can see it in my sig.
ur score of 1257 seems a little low. make sure ur running it at defualt settings and that nothing unnecessary is running in the background (ie norton, firewalls, etc.). also, did u install the latest matrox drivers and if that is a via chipset motherboard, did u install the latest 4 in1's?

BaLa · Post by **BaLa** » Mon Nov 26, 2001 11:19 pm

I don't need a comparison..

should the score be better than that?

latest MAtrox Drivers..
the board has a SIS ### chipset..
forgot number since it's not mine

Gaming-Module · Post by **Gaming-Module** » Mon Nov 26, 2001 11:23 pm

It's a Matrox card, what did you all expect?

Brent · Post by **Brent** » Mon Nov 26, 2001 11:25 pm

it's a matrox g450

it has no on board t&l and relies on the cpu for all that

a Voodoo 5 is faster then it for comparison

Gaming-Module · Post by **Gaming-Module** » Mon Nov 26, 2001 11:28 pm

a Voodoo 5 is faster then it for comparison

Ugh!

That's not too pretty. But I wouldn't say slower perse. My brother's V5 gets a similar score on a P3 933EB actually.

BaLa · Post by **BaLa** » Mon Nov 26, 2001 11:49 pm

so this score
1257 is pretty good for the graphics card he's running?

Gaming-Module · Post by **Gaming-Module** » Tue Nov 27, 2001 1:24 am

Good is too strong a word.

BaLa · Post by **BaLa** » Tue Nov 27, 2001 1:24 am

ok well
is that an appropriate score for a system like that?

Gaming-Module · Post by **Gaming-Module** » Tue Nov 27, 2001 1:30 am

In a nutshell yes. Sorry for wasting the sarcasm on you.

BaLa · Post by **BaLa** » Tue Nov 27, 2001 1:31 am

Originally posted by Macho-Module
In a nutshell yes. Sorry for wasting the sarcasm on you.

lol
got an extra post in

Post by **YeOldeStonecat** » Tue Nov 27, 2001 7:45 am

Yeah I've got one of those G-450 dual heads in a dual boot NT server/98....thinks can look decent on them...but no ball of fire when it comes to speed.

You could cheat like a lot of people here do...and run the ever outdated 3DMark 2000 which will give a score of higher numbers to give the guy a false sense of performing better!

smaier69 · Post by **smaier69** » Tue Nov 27, 2001 8:02 am

absolutely (*nodding with YeOld*). i had a G400 MAX not that long ago. was not a gaming contender with the likes of the GeForce256 on the market at the time. the MAX was their "hot-rod", and did fairly well in D3D.

Matrox cards are more geared for the business/enterprise market. bearable 3D performance and cost-effective.... but, man do they have some awsome 2D (what is by-and-large the litmus test for a business machine's video). few cards can match the 2D performance/quality of a Matrox card.

if you are a gamer though, they aren't really a serious option.

Gaming-Module · Post by **Gaming-Module** » Tue Nov 27, 2001 12:17 pm

I'll bet they make Diablo 2 look badass.