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    3d mark vantage low score...

    Discussion in 'Alienware 17 and M17x' started by Heihachi88, Apr 13, 2012.

  1. Heihachi88

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    Hey guys i got 18k score on CPU with 3DMark Vantage 1.1 is there something wrong with my CPU scores? i've seen many people with 2860Qm getting ~21k...
    My total score is ~15k
     
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    homank76 Alienware/Dell Enthusiast

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    Not sure how long you had your computer, but did you make you have the latest drivers for everything? Including going to the Intel website...
     
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    I use dell native drivers...
     
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    homank76 Alienware/Dell Enthusiast

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    Dell can be behind the times with there updates unless its very urgent. For example I just received my M18x about 10 days ago, and Nvidea already had new updates for my cards and Dell still has no update for the new video drivers and my score gained for than 800 just from the updated drivers.

    Never hurts to look around for everything.
     
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    instaled 12.3 WHQL now 20900 CPU points and total is 16k thats sound normal for me now, thanks... that 2860QM cpu is strange sometimes it shows high cpu results sometimes low.. think its all drivers
     
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    Good job....thought so....
     
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    Nah, just your CPU turbo boost throttling down.

    Do section 1 here: http://forum.notebookreview.com/ali...-2960xm-cpus-m17x-r3-without-modded-bios.html

    And run ThrottleStop, tick clock modulation 100%, tick set multi turbo and turn on. Should give you 22k CPU 24/7. Section 1 should be enough though, might not need TS.
     
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    Can you explain how to do that without ThrottleStop step by step :) if i do just a bios modification in Advanced tab would be that enough to always stay at turbo clocks?
     
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    GeoCake http://ted.ph

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    Depends on your temps.

    If the bios settings do not work then download ThrottleStop and do as I said in my previous post (already step by step).
     
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    If my temps would be high - it will throttle, right?
     
    Heihachi88, Apr 13, 2012
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