normaly you are right but not in this point.

Fakt is, that my pc is slower than similiar pcs including the reference pc´s from hercules with same config.
Also I have to write a review about the card cause it s a review example from hercules and so i have to figure out where s the problem.
If i not would do and i would write "card on this system is dammed slow, on similar systems not" i would get trouble with you and with hercules cause the review would not be true.

That s why i am asking.
It must be possible with that card with oc to get 13500 + cards, thats for shure. Or the card is broken, that also could be.

well.. you did notice the change of the score setting the cl to normal (2.5) or turbo (2). on my computer it was a change of more than 1000 pts from 12901 to 13981 (with older drivers I think).
So the score of an your xp2200+, lying around 13300 is still normal for me (the result of normal ram settings is way lower). I even read a review in the internet of an p4 2.4B with corsair ram, and it did not even reach 13000.
If you have the possibility to test the card in an other computer, try it. If the card is broken, it wouldn't work at all or make errors, but it won't perform like it do.
I give you my fastest details from the 3dmark2001 (the 13236 score with the 6193 beta and CL 2.5-2-2 timing)

Game 1 - Car Chase - Low Detail 178.1 fps
Game 1 - Car Chase - High Detail 57.8 fps
Game 2 - Dragothic - Low Detail 260.2 fps
Game 2 - Dragothic - High Detail 138.4 fps
Game 3 - Lobby - Low Detail 155.9 fps
Game 3 - Lobby - High Detail 67.6 fps
Game 4 - Nature 100.9 fps
Fill Rate (Single Texturing) 1776.7 MTexels/s
Fill Rate (Multi Texturing) 2551.8 MTexels/s
High Polygon Count (1 Light) 60.3 MTriangles/s
High Polygon Count (8 Lights) 15.0 MTriangles/s
Environment Bump Mapping 201.2 fps
DOT3 Bump Mapping 204.6 fps
Vertex Shader 177.0 fps
Pixel Shader 205.0 fps
Advanced Pixel Shader 196.9 fps
Point Sprites 38.8 MSprites/s

I don't know if it's a good reference (it's not the highest score I got, but my ram didn't take it too long when they are set to CL2-2-2. With this drivers I can hit the 14000 mark in CL2 mode)

Try also some test like Ut2003 benchmark (162 fps flyby and 62 fps botmatch). Or CodeCreatures, where you should get 38.8 fps or something like that in the average.

And bench your config in sisoft sandra (especially memory bench, where I get 2 times ~2000 mb/s with my cheap m-tec crap).

Well.. I don't know anything else to say.

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AMD XP 2200+
Coolermaster HSC-V62
ASUS A7V333
512 MB M-TEC DDR333 CL-2.5-2-2
ATI RADEON 9700 Pro Reference Board

ask for more details and/or tips (not sure if I can tell you usefull stuff, but I try)
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got my brand new amd 2400 2day, and guess what? nothing has changed
2 the good... here it means i had 2 lower the fsb a little 4 a stable run
through everything ( this is my server )...
4 the 3d markers the numbers changed from 14500 2 148xx, but the top
fps and the shitty fps of every single test r lower!!
so i`ll build my xp 2200 back in and change 2 intel with the rest of my
little network. some peepz told me, amd is at the end/on the edge of/with
their technique, at least 4 now and the near future, so i won`t try 2 b the
firt "hammer" user in town...
comin` back 2 topic now, when "scoring" 14800 with older drivers (6178)
and scoring 14800 with newer drivers and 200xtra mghz is what i get,
i think degger 4 sure can live with 135xx without overclocking something.
compared 2 the 7 9700 comparison linked on ur frontpage, u gotta hell
of a system

Hey man where did you get that Hercules 9700 Pro? I've been looking for one of those since the 9700's came to market in Europe. If you know of a website that I can order from please let me know. Thanx in advance.