Thread: HELP needed

Ahh..I again did not read the whole statement before agreeing

I go to "microsoft security center" and disable "User Account Control." Also known as UAC.

Cant find it? go to your Help (hit F1!) and search for "user Account Control" and siable the thing.

Again disabling UAC is critical to enjoying Vista, It wont bug you as much about authorization AND certain programs just wont launch with UAC enabled.

Better yet, use Tweak UAC. You can turn UAC into Silent mode instead of disabling it totally. There's a good article (The first article, in fact) on their site about the difference of Silent Mode vs Disabled.

http://www.tweak-uac.com/

The single biggest benefit is that in Silent Mode, Internet Explorer (and any other browser) will continue to run in non-privileged mode.

Originally Posted by Biggie

I'll get it set up and do a 3dMark run on it...I'm shooting for a 15000

Are you serious? If you are using this card you http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814127333 or your old one (the 8600) you could not even approach 15k. I barely hit 10k with two 8800 GTS 640s.

If you link your 3dmark comparison we might be able to troubleshoot it if it is indeed underperforming. But I am guessing if you go to 3dmark and compare your results to similar systems (9600, Phenom, etc.), you are looking at the top end. You should post your new 3dmark score with 9600. That will help identify if it is functioning as expected.

Originally Posted by SoySoldier

Thats a solid card.

Or, if you can do it:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814130318
eVGA 8800 GT 512
229.99 - 30.00 mail in rebate = 199.99

This would have put you at 11k 3dmarks off the bat.

Originally Posted by Biggie

Okay... I put the new card in...
On the installable 3dMark06 version I got 8410. on the web based version, I got 9500. Although those are great numbers, I still feel something is choked.

To recap:
XP 64bit
amd phenom 9500
9600GT 512 OC
and the other required stuff...

How can I tell if my MOBO is jacked? it's an MSI

thanks again


9500 is a great score. Where does it put you in terms of other Phenom/9600 users? That would be a good indicator of how much more you can get out of it.