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True, it's better to test your system by actually playing your games. But some people like to use the 3dmark programs to compare their systems to others that have posted their scores.

I think he means he's doing it for a friend across the country and doesnt want to build it at his home and ship it to his friend. Anyways here's another place you can check out: http://www.mwave.com

I wish i had waited to upgrade. I ordered my new parts in mid September thinking HL2 was still going to be released on the 30th. D'oh!! Anyways i love my new rig so much i cant let it go. I surely would have saved some cash if i waited though...eh, what can you do.

I agree with Shuzer, that score looks right for your system. Compare to mine... My specs: AthlonXP 3000+ @ 2.1GHz 400FSB Asus nforce2 A7N8X 2.0 2x512mb Corsair pc3200 DDR RAM 400MHz ATI 9800 Pro 128mb 3.7 drivers, stock speed WindowsXP Pro My scores: 3dmark2003 - 5600...

The MouseLagThreshold in Invisible War is set too high by default. That's what makes the movement feel so laggy and "jerky". By changing it from 75 to 0 in the default.ini you can greatly improve the movement feeling. And yes, the reason why the settings dont save is because the "read-only"...

PLEASE someone post them!

Yeah, just because i got a defective one doesnt mean they're all going to be defective. I also heard Sapphire makes great cards. good luck

You didnt even list the score you're getting.

The XT cards are worth it if you plan to use the included HL2 voucher. If not, the small framerate gain they're capable of isnt worth the increased price.

What did you order?

I'm new to ATI cards (always used Nvidia and 3dfx before) but i'll share my experience. I ordered a Sapphire 9800 Pro from Newegg.com a couple of months ago that turned out to have defective vram, so i RMA'd it back to Newegg and decided to just go for an ATI 9800 Pro from Best Buy which turned...

Hmm...i've known plenty of overclockers that got much more than a 300 MHz increase with Asus boards, but whatever.

let me get this straight, you hate Asus because you think you may have fried something on an Asus board while overclocking? lol.

I also agree, just go for a prebuilt system. Lavrik, building PCs isnt rocket science but you atleast have to know what parts to get. Try reading up on some PC building guides online (just search for them). Here's one basic guide from hardocp.com...

How to make it better? Swap your Nvidia 5900 Ultra for an ATI Radeon 9800 Pro. My specs: AthlonXP 3000+ 400 MHz FSB Asus A7N8X 2.0 nforce2 motherboard 2x512mb Corsair pc3200 DDR RAM @ 400 MHz ATI Radeon 9800 Pro 128mb Sound Blaster Live! 5.1 sound card 2 Western Digital HDDs, one 30...

I had graphic problems and random freeze ups and crashes with the game Call of Duty while using the 3.9's. Went back to 3.7's - no problems.

d00d, just say YES to Google.

I'll just use the Catalyst 3.7's forever then, lol.

Sounds to me like your 9800XT is possibly defective. I say this because my first 9800 Pro was defective and it did the exact same thing your 9800XT does when benchmarking. If you have another working video card laying around i'd swap it out for the 9800XT and see if you still have the same...

As for the P4 2.6 vs. the P4 2.8, i'm not too experienced with Intel CPUs, but i think you'll definitely see a "noticable" difference but both processors should be fine. And i have a Sound Blaster Live! 5.1 card with 2 speakers and a sub woofer and i think it's good enough, but i've never...