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    3dMark 11 blacking out @ physics test.

    Discussion in 'Alienware 17 and M17x' started by IntenseIGFX, May 28, 2011.

  1. IntenseIGFX

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    Every time I try and bench with 3dmark 11 the screen blacks out @ the Physics test. I can ctl+alt+delete and get out of it, but when it gets to that test, the screen goes black. Initially, I thought it was because the CPU was running so hot it wouldn't run the test, but I had the system newly pasted with some really high end paste / pads and it dropped the CPU temps by an average of 25C while under pressure. GPU temps dropped about 10-15C. While benchmarking, my CPU temps never got any higher than 77C, whereas before they'd go up to 102-105.

    Is there another issue that could be causing the Physics test to result in a black screen?

    Thanks.
     
    IntenseIGFX, May 28, 2011
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    Never mind. I got the test to work by updating 3dmark 11. My score was P4000. The diagnostic said it was low and it was because of the graphics card. A month or so ago, I tried updating to the newest ATI driver but I had considerable performance issues. I'm using the approved dell driver with the application profiles for 10.8. Does anyone else have a similar problem with newer drivers?
     
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    MrHappyyy Notebook Consultant

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    I have the same issue on my R3. But it will give some error like "Single load init.....".

    Any ideas for that error?
     
    MrHappyyy, May 29, 2011
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