weak 3dmark 06 performance + beeps continuously one beep without turning off

[alialamin]

Hi guys,

I just built a desktop PC that I was SO excited about because I thought it was going to blow everything away. I was a little disappointed (perhaps unrightly so).

Before I tell you what the problem is, I'll say that i haven't received my wireless network adapter in the mail yet, and so I haven't been able to actually log on to the internet so that I can get my score from 3d MARK (it only gives you your score online if you have basic).

The FIRST problem: I ran 3dmark on my computer and it reached 1fps in the test with the huge fort in the middle of the huge mountain, with the little trench-like roads in the valley with very small jeeps fighting each other (you know what i'm talking about?). I was disappointed very much (please see my specs below to see why I was disappointed).

The Second problem:
When I first set up the computer, whenever I would turn it off, it would beep continuously (just one continuous beep like your boiling water was ready) and it would not turn off, just sits there beeping that one continuous beep.

Then after a while it started only doing that when I exit and save from the setup that comes up at startup (is that called the bios?), it does save my changes and everything, it just doesn't turn off or restart, and sits there beeping until i either hold the power button long enough to turn it off or click the PSU power button.

What is described in the last paragraph is what is happening now.

I hope someone could decipher what that the beep means, and what if anything I am doing wrong such that my computer(which should just completely rock if I understand what the words 8800GTX and 6400+ mean correctly) is not doing so well on that one test (or maybe that test is not even testing for frame rate? I don't know. I will know what my 3dmark '06 score was when I get my wireless adapter and connect online in a couple of days.

The THIRD question: P.S. a third question: Am I right to expect this machine to be a beast?

Here's the computer I just built:

ASUS M2R32-MVP AM2 AMD 580X CrossFire ATX AMD Motherboard - Retail

AMD Athlon 64 X2 6400+ Windsor 3.2GHz Socket AM2 125W Dual-Core Processor Model ADX6400CZBOX - Retail

G.SKILL 2GB 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Desktop Memory Model F2-6400CL6S-2GBMQ - Retail

BFG Tech BFGR88768GTXOCE GeForce 8800 GTX 768MB 384-bit GDDR3 PCI Express x16 HDCP Ready SLI Supported Video Card - Retail

ATI Radeon HD 2600 XT 512MB PCIe w/Dual Link DVI
Belkin Wireless G Plus MIMO USB Adapter - Network adapter - Hi-Speed USB - 802.11b, 802.11g, IEEE 802.11g+ (COMING IN MAIL)

PSU BFG|PC SYSTEM BFGR650PSU 650W R - Retail

Western Digital Caviar SE16 WD4000AAKS 400GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive

LG L206WTY-BF Black 20" 2ms Widescreen LCD Monitor W/ f-Engine

LG 22X DVD±R DVD Burner Black IDE Model GH22NP20

[ShyguyXPC]

that test in 3Dmark 06 your referring too, even the most powerful top of the line system doesn't get good framerates in that one, as its testing the CPU's abilities & workload etc...

read here: Futuremark - Products - 3DMark06 - The Tests

3DMark06 CPU Tests
CPU Tests - Red Valley (requires full SM2.0 support or better)
Both CPU tests use our new game engine, and rely on AI, physics and game logic to generate a multi-threaded workload that can be distributed on multiple processors, cores or even on a single processor. Ageia PhysX library and D* Lite path finding AI algorithm are produce demanding CPU loads. Tests are run in a fixed frame rate of 2FPS for more equal CPU loading. Resolution is locked to 640x480 to decrease GFX influence of performance. The shader profile is locked to 2_0 and no dynamic shadows are used. The D* Lite AI algorithm generates unit path requests in a dynamic path finding grid, where each unit represents a moving obstacle, and paths sync back at 200ms-600ms intervals. The complexity of the path request fulfillment varies; the dynamic re-planning algorithm can re-use the state of previous searches. The Ageia physics uses 87 units and their rigid bodies at 20ms physics steps. Professional reviewers can disable a second CPU or other core of either a virtual or physical dual core system for comparable results regardless of the number of cores or CPUs.
CPU Test 1
The test uses a high level of path finding complexity, tight AI synchronization intervals over 40 frames, locked to fixed frame rate of 2FPS with a Shader Profile of 2_0 and a resolution of 640x480.
CPU Test 2
The test uses a lower level of path finding complexity, lax AI synchronization intervals over 60 frames, locked to a fixed frame rate of 2FPS with a Shader Profile of 2_0 and a resolution of 640x480.

But here's a question for you with your new rig... why in gods name are you running an ATI Crossfire Motherboard & running not 1 but 2 Different Video cards, not that that is a bad thing but read on with my next comment, to make things worse ones an nVidia Geforce 8800GTX, & the other is an ATI Radeon HD2600XT?

if your trying to run them together, they're not compatible, either use one or the other...

it may be possible to run both, use one for gaming & the other for whatever... but its going to be more of a headache than its worth. (conflicting drivers, setting up which one is the main card, etc etc)

yes the machine could be considered a beast, though its not top of the line, as far as AMD Dual core machines go, its near top of the line... 6400+ is one of the fastest X2's available... 8800GTX is a generation behind... sort of, but is still close to top of line for a graphics card...

2GB RAM is average, DDR2-800 is more or less minimum average for a gaming machine these days.

HDD is a reasonable size, though not the fastest SATA drive out there.

would have to rate the over all system as well above average, but not top of the line. If it were packing an AMD Quad core, 64-bit Windows, & 4GB of RAM, & maybe a 9800GTX or 9800GX2 (need an SLI compatible Mobo for this card) for an nvidia card, or an ATI 3870 x2 card for an ATI Solution (or 2 3870 x2's for Quad Crossfire), then yeah, it would be top of the line, as far as AMD/ATI's camp goes, but TOP top of the line over all still falls in the Intel Realm.


Not sure about the Beep errors, but wondering if its related to the issue with both video cards?...

[alialamin]

I removed the ATI video card... only running 8800GTX now... still same problem. I am actually running 64bit XP Professional on it, and 4 GB of ram not 2gb.


I've done everything... it keeps doing the same thing... i removed all the chassis plugins like for extra usb and sound in front etc... I replugged every single thing back in tightly, I cleared the cmos, nothing... please someone help!
It still beeps one continuous beep when I exist setup that comes at startup (if you keep clicking delete) and it doesn't restart or turn off... it DOES save my changes, but i have to turn it off manually to stop the beep... then I start it and it runs normally... the only problem is when I exit that setup it makes that noise... normally it turns off normal, restarts normal no problems.

I would just ignore it, but i don't want to have something wrong with my computer and two days from now my graphics card or MB or processor or whatever gets burned!!

i am putting on hold using this computer until i find a solution...

Thanks.

[ShyguyXPC]

The Setup your entering, is the BIOS, do you know which BIOS you are using? Is it an Award Bios, AMI Bios, Phoenix, etc?

Should say at the top of the screen somewhere, when you enter it, one of those names...

Beep codes can be interpretted differently depending on the Bios manufacturer.

[alialamin]

The Bios is the following: v2.58 American Megatrends

I actually did figure it out somewhat. I took out the gtx 8800 and put my ATI instead... PROBLEM SOLVED!

BUTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTT, why on earth is it doing that? Why does my gtx 8800 cause the motherboard or bios or whatever it is to beep when I exit the bios?

Does that mean there is something wrong with it?

What should I do now? (aside from cry for being an idiot for getting ATI and GeForce technologies in one computer?)

I hope knowing the bios will help you know what the beep means!

[alialamin]

A 650W PSU should be enough for my system right? It couldn't be beeping cause of need for more power?

[alialamin]

I just tried putting my ATI graphics card as primary and the GTX 8800 as secondary, and still the same problem

[roycard1]

are you hookin up accessory power to video card....???