*OFFICIAL* Alienware 17 and M17x Benchmark Thread - Part 4

Cheers widezu, I'm inclined to agree with you, I'm a bit uncomfortable putting that much more voltage through it; and besides, I'm at the limit of the clock sliders on the core in NVInspector, and I'd have to ask svl7 for another vBIOS to unlock that further I think. I think I'll leave that previous overclock as my maximum, which I'll only use for games in a few years if my machine can't handle them, but for now I'll game at the more modest overclock in my sig!

Looks like you'll be enjoying that 780M, as long as you can keep the temperatures under control, I guess you'll be flashing a vBIOS from svl7?

 

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780M video card benchmark result - Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-4800MQ CPU @ 2.70GHz,Alienware 068R5X
Alienware 17
i7 - 4800MQ (Stock)
16GB Ram
GTX 780m (Stock)
PSU : 240

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780M video card benchmark result - Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-4800MQ CPU @ 2.70GHz,Alienware Alienware 17
GTX 780m ( 150/700)

 

Can you please tell me what drivers are u using for ur videocard?
I am doing the latest beta ones (+modded inf) and what I experience is that from time to time my GPU usage jumps to 100% and games start stuttering and lagging all over. Then it goes back to normal in a minute or so.

 

Cheers.

 

hey chief, have you got that 2670 running on turboboost all the time? Might be helpful for both folding and benching.

 

Hey bigtonyman,

Nah I actually don't even bother with folding on the CPU. My GPUs run rings around the CPU when it comes to folding! :thumbsup:

Cheers.

 

My everyday use:

 

Ah just curious. My 2630qm is clocked as high as a 2760qm.

Sweet score man!!

 

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FINAL FANTASY XIV: A Realm Reborn Official Benchmark (Character Creation)
Tested on:8/23/2013 10:47:28 PM
Score:9383
Average Framerate:83.308
Performance:Extremely High
-Easily capable of running the game on the highest settings.

Screen Size: 1920x1080
Screen Mode: Full Screen
Graphics Presets: Maximum
General
-Enable HDR rendering and improve overall graphic quality. : Enabled
-Disable rendering of objects when not visible. (Occlusion Culling) : Disabled
-Use low-detail models on distant objects. (LOD) : Disabled
-Cache LOD data only when necessary. (LOD Streaming) : Disabled
-Real-time Reflections : High
-Edge Smoothing (Anti-aliasing) : FXAA
-Transparent Lighting Quality : High
-Grass Quality : High
Shadows
-Self : Display
-Other NPCs : Display
Shadow Quality
-Use low-detail models on shadows. (LOD) : Disabled
-Shadow Resolution : High - 2048p
-Shadow Cascading : Best
-Shadow Softening : Strong
Texture Detail
-Texture Filtering : Anisotropic
-Anisotropic Filtering : x16
Movement Physics
-Self : Full
-Other NPCs : Full
Effects
-Naturally darken the edges of the screen. (Limb Darkening) : Enabled
-Blur the graphics around an object in motion. (Radial Blur) : Enabled
-Screen Space Ambient Occlusion : Strong
-Glare : Normal
Cinematic Cutscenes
-Enable depth of field. : Enabled

System:
Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit (6.1, Build 7601) Service Pack 1 (7601.win7sp1_gdr.130708-1532)
Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-2670QM CPU @ 2.20GHz
16365.824MB
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780M (VRAM 4095 MB) 9.18.0013.2641

Benchmark results do not provide any guarantee FINAL FANTASY XIV: A Realm Reborn will run on your system.

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Cheers.

 

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780M video card benchmark result - Intel Core i7-2960XM Processor,Alienware M17xR3
...240W PSU limit... next 330W

 

Wondered when someone would hit the limit with an r3. and nice score!!!

 

Yes, excellent score! Roughly how much of that 240W is being used by your overclocked 2960XM? Will the 330W give you the headroom for greater GPU overclocking, guess you're gonna leave the CPU at 4.5GHz? What kind of GPU score do you think you'll be able to push with a 330W? Your laptop certainly won't need to be upgraded for a few years now for certain!

 

The Physics Score is low for 4.5GHz +10000 I got better physics scores with the 680m, OV 1.050.

 

So, your CPU is throttling due to the power limitations of 240W when combined with the overclocked 780M? So, when you get your 330W power brick then your CPU score will return to your +10000 levels you were getting before when you had the 680M installed? Do you reckon you might get say another 10 or 15% overclock out of the 780M with that 330W?

 

Never reached +10000, 9900 OV 680M 1.05V but possible with the 330W PSU and with what should be factory default OC software for all high end gaming machines ThrottleStop, as for the 780M 1050/6000 OV 1.05V 68C................

 

Cool. I'm curious, you have an unusual style of speaking/typing, where do you come from? (Don't mean that in a bad way, just curious.)

 

I bow to my king...
This is overclocing!

 

Twin Peaks, the piano has been drinking...



NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780M video card benchmark result - Intel Core i7-2960XM Processor,Alienware M17xR3
Graphics Score 10078

 

@J95
If i can't beat that score on my Laptop, i needed to beat it on my desktop!

 

Nice graphics score there j95. :thumbsup: You have set me a new target now HAHA

Cheers.

 

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780M video card benchmark result - Intel Core i7-2960XM Processor,Alienware M17xR3
Getting closer...:hi2:

Win7 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780M video card benchmark result - Intel Core i7-2960XM Processor,Alienware M17xR3
Graphics Score 10201.....

 

I'm thinking about changing my M17xR4 for the new AW 17 with Nvidia Gtx780m.

I'd like to meet that works Gtx780m temperatures under max load.
It is hotter than the M17xR4?? The fan noise in idle and under load compared with the M17xR4?
Thanks.

 

it is supposedly better. Personally I'm saving up for the R2 (or however they will call it) to hopefully have all the small shortcomings ironed out and new, better GPU (and my funding come into shape lol)

 

Woops, i thought it was firestrike...

Well here is 11 then

 

New results soon.....:hi2:

 

OMG! 780M are beasts! Dual 330W AC Adapter FTW!!!

Now, I'm definitely going to have to do this with AC cooling and a higher CPU overclock this weekend.

I included a single GPU run for the M17xR3/R4 owners that are considering an upgrade. Go for it... Amazing GPU.

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780M SLI card benchmark result - Intel Core i7-3920XM Processor Extreme Edition,Alienware M18xR2 - P16678 3DMarks	NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780M video card benchmark result - Intel Core i7-3920XM Processor Extreme Edition,Alienware M18xR2 - P10112 3Marks

 

10k with a single card? good god @.@. can you keep it stable for gaming? I might have to spend $800 soon then.

 

almost makes me wanna spend all my desktop money on another laptop card.

 

Tell you what... $800 spent on either of your M17xR3/R4 bad boys is going to be a win as I see it. Unless you just really want one, upgrading with one of these beasts is going to be more lethal and a whole lot less money than a new 17. Get an AC adapter mod and they will fly. These are overclock like monsters, just like 680M. At stock voltage it should be OK with the 240W adapter. With one GPU I can run the XM and 780M massively overclocked and overvolted with just one 330W AC adapter. That score with one 780M is like 7970M CF with a mild OC.

@long2905 - very stable... even at the stock core, memory clock speeds and voltage it is wicked.

 

I was compiling a build list for a new desktop and then I saw this... Now i'm torn

Edit: Looked at some prices on ebay and they are pretty dang high!!! $790 for a clevo 780m plus another $350 for a 2920xm is a lot of money.

Edit 2: No way i'm spending 790$ on a graphics card for my r3 right now.

 

Holy Snikey's, dem be desktop 680 SLI numbers
Oew oew oew, do firestrike, do firestrike!.... (Aside this from being the M17x Rx thread....but i guess this is the privilege of 12k posts owner :hi2

In all seriousness, i am really impressed, ashame that you have to use the double 330

 

Running stock voltage the single 330W AC adapter is plenty, and that will let me OC to 1006 Core/1450 Memory and 4.5GHz on the CPU without tripping the AC adapter. Only need the dual 330W for overvolted higher overclocks.

1111/1450 @ 1.1v - SLI Fire Strike: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780M video card benchmark result - Intel Core i7-3920XM Processor Extreme Edition,Alienware M18xR2

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1111/1450 @ 1.1v - SLI Fire Strike Extreme: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780M video card benchmark result - Intel Core i7-3920XM Processor Extreme Edition,Alienware M18xR2

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Just a minute and I will run single GPU and post the results with stock GPU voltage. Will edit the post.

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Edit 1: OK, here is a single 780M, stock GPU voltage, Fire Strike run...

Single GPU: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780M video card benchmark result - Intel Core i7-3920XM Processor Extreme Edition,Alienware M18xR2

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Let me goose the OC a little more with 1.1v and I will post that here in a bit...

Edit 2: 1125/1500 @ 1.1v single 780M

Single GPU: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780M video card benchmark result - Intel Core i7-3920XM Processor Extreme Edition,Alienware M18xR2

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This might be of interest... hurry, before it's too late.

M18x M17x NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780M Laptop 3D Video Card 4GB | eBay

 

These are some serious clocks brother Fox!
I am curious for the temps.

Also i see in the benchmarks points that you lost points on the firestrike in comparison to the desktop gtx 680 SLI

 

Yes, maximum Fire Strike score with mobile SLI at this time is 10880 (Johnksss) - NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780M video card benchmark result - Intel Core i7-3940XM,Alienware M18xR2

Desktop 680 SLI most likely does much better in Fire Strike primarily due to greater PCI-e SLI 16X width versus 8X on mobile GPU. Fire Strike definitely maxes things out. They might closer to the same result with Cloud Gate or Vantage if the extra bandwidth is not of any use.

In a cool room (67°F) 4.5GHz is the highest I can OC the CPU without temperature-induced throttling or thermal tripping unless I use AC cooling... otherwise would be clocking 4.7-4.8GHz. I am doing this in stages, fine tuning and recording results. Will probably move to 4.7-4.8GHz on AC this weekend or next week. Max CPU temp sitting on the lapdesk was 98°C and GPU max was 81°C with those clocks... fans force to 100% with HWiNFO64. I should be able to take that GPU overclock higher in SLI to at least what I did with one GPU (somewhere between 1125/1500 and 1175/1500 in SLI is where I expect to end up benching).

 

Incorrect, Desktop PCI-E has "regular" PCI-E lanes x8 in SLI, only the 1366 and 2011 socket can use x16 in SLI.

Man, i might as well sell my R2 and desktop and get jiggy witth the M18x R2.....

 

You don't have 1366 or 2011? I haven't been benching or gaming with a desktop in a very long time. I moved to laptops as my primary enthusiast pursuit back in the day of Core2 Duo, so it is has been a long, long time. My last performance desktop build was back when P4 3.0GHz with HT and Radeon 9800 Pro was the fastest money could buy, so yeah... ages ago. Good to know about that in case I ever decide to go back to desktops. The M18xR2 is a real beast, and even with 680M SLI outperforms many healthy single GPU gamer desktops.

 

New AMD Desktop GPU that is supposed to be able to dance with the titan for quite a bit cheaper. NDA lifts monday so it will be interesting to see what happens there. Sad AMD hasn't came out with anything decent in the mobile field for a while.

I think I might buy a 780m now and then buy a bone stock Alienware M17 with a 1080p screen for cheap and move the gpu over in a few months.

Edit: nevermind, that gpu brother fox linked only ships to canada.

 

Brother Tony - TBoneSan contacted the seller and it getting them shipped to his country (not US or Canada) and the seller is accepting reasonable offers. Did you already contact the seller to ask?

 

Didn't realise he would ship out of canada. Gonna think it over tonight and maybe buy tomorrow if they are still there. Thanks ago bro!!

 

Just noticed....3 available...:/
this is selling cheaper then the 680m.....hmmmzzz

 

Lol, 1366 was my previous platform (it's the 55 chipset.....same as the M17x R2) and it's outdated although a 980x will still kick .
2011 is way too expansive and is more for ln2 users and stuf....not my cup of unpractical tea ^^.

socket 1155 is where the real gold is 39xx and 47xx CPU's are a good price and have massive overkill on cpu power.
Even if you would combine that and a PCI-E 3.0 x16 with Titans attached to it...there is still no proven performance gain between real x16 lanes SLI or x8 lanes SLI....there is still no way to tap into a GPU that fast yet.

 

if you're going to go with a quad gpu setup you are going to want to go x79 just because it has 40 pci lanes. With haswell and ivy, you end up getting latency and you're cards don't perform as well in benching scenarios and such.

 

This might be true...but...
No laptop can do quad SLI and we're are still "comparing" notebook with desktop SLI.... Although this is turning into a complete thread hijack ^^

 

I keep coming back here looking for M17x/AW17 benches. I thought my post the other day with one GPU would inspire some wicked clock-ness monsters to wake up.... c'mon guys, work 'em. I miss seeing guys in this thread like Geo and widezu that were passionate about number-chasing.

This is even closer to your desktop. Not bad for a lappy.

"If you build it, [t]he[y] will come." Can't do it only because there aren't any quad SLI being made. But somebody, somewhere, would whiz and moan about it... wah, wah, it's too heavy.

 

Wouldn't it be funny to start a new thread "Desktop vs.Laptop benchmarks"...?

 

Would be an interesting thread. Once I get this desktop all built I'm gonna see how far I can push things. Haven't found a graphics card I like though that I can really push. The EVGA 780 Classified is just way to much money at its current price.

 

Should we already start a new thread or keep hijacking hahahaha
So anyway, i think you would be wise to wait for the new AMD 290X cards and see if AMD can back-up their claim.
I hope so because that would really put some financial pressure on the Titan and 780's.

I have my 680 in SLI but i only have one 680m (since we have not found a way to make use of the 2x 240 mod)
I can start it off if tonight if there are enough "likes" on <---- this post.

Let me hear (see) your thoughts on this one.

 

I'm on board, though my desktop won't be built till late november

 

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