3dmark2001se

[killakane]

I'm getting ready to run the tests on my computer what settingsdo you use in the program to test your system ? I tried once and scored 526 yes five hundred and twenty six but that was with my on board video. also does anybody know the list of services to turn of or actually the ones to leave on?:?:

[pga1234]

What do you mean? I don't really understand the Q...

[killakane]

the 3dmarkse has options you can set what options does evry body use and what settings do they use for the os when they run the 3dmarkse:?:

[Raven]

What OS are you using? For this post, I'm assuming you have Windows XP.

In 3dMark2001SE or any benchmarking programs, to keep a constant, use only Default settings. That way you can compare directly to others computers without everyone having to set their 3dMark settings to yours.

As for what to do with your computer when running the benchmarks:

Startup:

Start -> Run -> msconfig -> go to Startup tab and click "Disable All". This will give your computer more resources to work with.

Display:

Make sure your display is set at 1024x768x32.

Services:

According to PersianImmortal's guide on WinXP Tweaking: From Reformat to Relax , these are the recommend services to turn on Automatic, and Disable. Others should be left to Manual.

Automatic:

Cryptographic Services
DHCP Client
DNS Client
Event Log
Plug and Play
Protected Storage
Remote Procedure Call (RPC)
System Event Notification
Task Scheduler
Themes
Windows Audio
Windows Management Instrumentation
Windows Time

Disable:

Automatic Updates (manually update using Internet Explorer>Tools>Windows Update)
Clipbook
Error Reporting Service
Fast User Switching Compatibility
Help and Support
Human Device Interface Access
IMAPI CD-Burning COM Service
Indexing Service
IPSEC Services
NetMeeting Remote Desktop Sharing
Network DDE
Network DDE DSM
Performance Logs and Alerts
Portable Media Serial Number
Print Spooler (Set to Automatic if you have a printer installed)
Remote Desktop Help Session Manager
Remote Registry
Routing and Remote Access
Secondary Logon
Security Accounts Manager
Smart Card
Smart Card Helper
System Restore Service
TCP/IP NetBIOS Helper
Telnet
Uninterruptible Power Supply
Upload Manager
Volume Shadow Copy
WebClient
Wireless Zero Configuration
WMDM PMSP Service
WMI Performance Adapter

If you have any problems with your system after it reboots, then try enabling some of them that you think the system may need.

Make sure you reboot your computer after making only one change (ie: startup disable, reboot, services disable, reboot) to make it easier to pinpoint which group of things you changed caused a problem.

Overclocking:

If your system can handle it, meaning you have a proper cooling solution, and you think your computer can take a little tweaking, it wouldn't hurt to overclock your system a little. This will improve performance across the board.

I won't go into detail on how to overclock right now, but if you need help, just say so. We'd be glad to give you some pointers.

[pga1234]

^^^^ He's got the right idea.