[jodiboli]

Well i currently invested in a Visiontek g3ti500 with 64mb ddr. Im getting 7,000 to 7,800 on 3dmark. Ive been toying with the fact of putting on a new fan and some heatsinks. But I have some questions.

Ive seen some pics of people that do their own mods on it and put a huge 80mm and a heatsink on the card, it seems alittle out there, but they say it will work.

Or will a vantec fan and a couple of heatsinks work just as well?

My final question is the scores for the 3dmark. Do they reflect on the system. Im currently runnin a abit kt7hplease: AMD T-Bird 1.33 with a alpha heatsink with a 60mm to 80mm converter on it with a 80mm vantec tornado pushin out 34cmf's , 512 pc133 Kingston Sdram, and the g3 ti500. And i was only getting the 7000ish score, when i know the card can well get 10,000.

Should i just upgrade the mobo and ram to improve my score, or should i try modding the vid card to get some more performanc eout of it with OCing?

You input is greatly appreciated. :headbang:

[gfd333]

Yes it is a reflection on the system.  Going to a DDR based motherboard would give you a pretty good jump.  So would getting a faster processor.  When you compare your stuff on 3DMark make sure you compare processor speeds also.