Freezing Problem

[NaveT]

Strange problem I am having with 3D Mark 2001SE. When it runs every so often it freezes for 5-10 seconds and then just continues. The frame rate stays constant the whole way. It doesnt seem to affect the final bench mark though as I am getting 18914.
Not sure if this is going to start affecting other apps as well.

Any one seen this before? Should I be concerned.

Running
Operating System: Windows XP Home Edition (5.1, Build 2600) SP 2
Processor: AMD Athlon(tm) 64 Processor 3200+, MMX, 3DNow, ~2.0GHz
Memory: 512MB RAM
DirectX Version: DirectX 9.0c (4.09.0000.0904)
Mobo : MSI MS-7025 K8N Neo2 Platinum (latest bios and nforce drivers)
GFX : Card name: NVIDIA GeForce 6800 GT (latest drivers)
Temperatures are all low.

 

[NaveT]

its happening in 2005 as well.

Far Cry and Doom3 seem ok though

 

[Clown]

It's sort of cold here too

 

[NaveT]

Its kinda cold here as well.

For future forumites. It has now been fixed by disabling agp fast write in the bios. 3dmark2001 is over 20k now.

 

[TdC]

aye, but that fast write function is generally iffy imo. I've never seen an implementation that benifited from it yet :/