*OFFICIAL* M17x Benchmark Thread - Part 3

You are getting the proper 06 score, just check out the 1st page of this thread, a guy posted his stock runs in 06, the3vilGenius, currently in the top 5. Update the video card driver to 10.3 and use AMD GPU Tool for overclocking the cards. I am not quite sure about overclocking the cpu, i don't think it is possible, try evga e-leet or setFSB. And try cooling the system as much as you can.

 

Strange. I've been getting around 14700 in 3dMark06 D:

 

Thanks, skipping among the multiple pages I missed that they were there. Sounds like it's right on the money then

Mine was dropping down around that range for a time, I think that it was a combination of virus software, wireless activity, Ethernet activity and some other stuff. Disabling all that and running a clean msconfig boot seems to give the best results.

 

Any application running during 3dmark06 will decrease the score. Try reinstalling windows, and just installing 3dmark06 and the graphics driver and the motherboard, that should give you about 300 more marks. Or do what i did, installed windows again, on the second hard drive and kept the original.

 

I noticed I got about that on a run where I left on D3DOverrider (used to for BF2:BC), my score was like 14600, so I am pretty sure that at least in my case that would drop my score to that range.

@Shadowist: you might want to see if this is running, it installs with Rivatuner and you might have it set to load automatically but hidden in your system tray. Hope this helps!

 

Sweet. I'll give it a try tonight or tomorrow and see what I come up with =)

 

Clean install and downloaded the 10.5 beta CCC. Got a score of 15744. Haha thanks guys. I feel much better ^_^

 

sorry for not posting in a while. alot of happen within these 2 weeks of me not posting but i am still here.

 

I think your WTT link is bad.

 

and why do you want a X9100 Don?

 

Does anyone know if i can overvolt the 4870s by flashing them and then overclock using the AMD GPU Tool. If it is possible how do i do that? Will it improve my score in my sig?

 

Yes it possible using the Radeon Bios Editor. There's instructions on that page on how to use it but if you try it you'll see there is a simple wizard that will help you configure your settings.

 

If something goes wrong can i restore it to default clocks?

 

Should be able to as long as you keep a copy of your stock GPU VBIOS. Just reflash the old VBIOS.

 

I always keep the original vbios as a .bin that I will never touch by accident, then only make changes to the .rom

 

WOW, i never thought i would beat Rengsey's score in Vantage. Here is 14432 in Vantage LINK:- http://img9.imageshack.us/img9/9532/newhigh.png .
Thank you DR650SE and Mandrake and Rengsey too

 

You need to get over 14k GPU to get real exciting

For some reason only 1 person has done that on the R2 so far but me and Mandrake both did it in the R1

 

So it doesn't count?
Anyways, i think my cards have more in them, I'll get there right after finishing what I'm working on. this was the first run

 

Oh it counts, but the GPU performance is what more people seem to scrutinize (and is a direct comparison from R1 to R2)

 

Good job! That should be enough motivation to get Ren to buy another M17x...lol

 

Just checked out the rankings, how am I even still in the top 5 with an R1?!?!

Come on guys, more of you R2 owners need to get benching haha

And Mandrake, how the heck did you get your GPUs so high to get that GPU score in your high R1 vantage run?! I tried alot and only managed the score I got posted

 

14396 FTW! Woohoo.

 

skill...lol

Wait until I get a non-flickering M17xR2. Scores will fall.

 

Codebreakers score is put as 14108 on the rankings on the Vantage "All Powerful" section...

Congrats CodeBreaker. Nice score!

 

Congrats on the score !!

The new Drivers has gotten most of the R2 owners some free points.. lol

Side note: CodeBreaker , now you need to catch up 3DmarK06

 

Thanks, I owe you one

BTW, i find it impossible to get to you in 3dmark06, im going to try right now with this flash.

 

New High Score in Vantage 14,720 LINK:-
http://img213.imageshack.us/img213/8428/14720.png
And 3DMark06 is 20,897, LINK :- http://img594.imageshack.us/img594/9026/20897.png
That should satisfy, the 14K for the GPU, don't you think scook
Any advice on a better 06 score, the program keeps on crashing. Not the OS, the program.
BTW, lots of flickering on these clocks.

 

great job on the scores!

 

Thanks, this thing has got great graphic cards
EDIT: Got to 21K in 06 LINK:- http://img104.imageshack.us/img104/8347/21077.png

 

Good job once again. Keep pushing until you're a top all the leader boards.

Edit: The first to 15K in Vantage with a notebook maybe??

 

Those scores are awesome!

One a side note, your CPU score in 06 seems WAY to low. If you get that where it should be you are set - edit here, nvm, I thought the R2 was just getting higher cpu scores

Are you undergoing any special cooling on the GPUs? What voltage are you pushing? I had a lot of trouble getting my GPUs stable at just 670

Perhaps I will try flashing the VBIOS from the R2 onto my R1 cards (different versions on hopefully the same cards)

 

I would also suggest getting a different program to get you a better reading on your CPU speed. Under heavy load during the test I can almost guaranty based on your score that your CPU is getting around 2.5Ghz on all four cores. 3.7Ghz isn't being achieved during the test.

 

Use unclewebb's ThrottleStop just for the logging feature.

 

Tried flashing on the R2 vbios. Had to force flash due to the different checksums of course. With the R2 vbios I lost my crossfire option though - even with a fresh install of the driver. As soon as flashing back to the R1 vbios crossfire was back. So I guess that is that...

 

@Scook9
I did not do any extra cooling. I had a crappy old fan that no one around the house uses anymore, ripped that thing apart and placed one of them under the first gpu directly and the other under the second gpu. And the air flows directly into the GPUs. As for the gpu voltage, i used mandrake's guide for the R1 using atiflash @ 1.150 volts.
@Mandrake
I dont think anyone ever got higher than that on the R2 because of the throttling issue, previously mentioned by you or rengsey. Take a look at the Rengsey's score he had it at 27 multipliers and it was way down in 15K. It is practically impossible, but i will try. But it seems the optimal overclock for the cpu should be with the 5% bios boost, it gives the best scores, checkout joker's score. Besides that, i was not using 27 multipliers with that run.

What is unclewebb's throttlestop? I know what throttlestop is.

 

He's the person who wrote the program.

 

wow, BAD FLASH, got it a bit higher then it should be, good thing i kept copies of every single step . Now , im going to stick it in the fridge and see how much it gives with the same clocks

 

Just make sure you don't get condensation to form in the laptop. Ask Scook what happens...

 

That was colder than any fridge will ever be.....lol - deep winter in Wyoming (around 0 f)

And the only bad thing was the ssd, the laptop was fine. But yes, gave me a scare. In a fridge the air is dehumidified so only problem will be when you take it back out of the fridge. No matter what I try I cannot get 675 core to stick on my 4870s

 

Great scores CodeBreaker , you have potential to be " The All Powerful " .... that is........if..................

 

MAN THIS IS SAD, i got 15K but GPUZ will not load it says could not start driver. The system cannot find the file specified
any thoughts?

 

Take a screen shot, then restart and get CPU-Z in the screen shot. Or submit it to ORB and get get a acreen shot there as well.

 

Just take a camera phone

 

I had two windows 7 daul booting one for benching and the other is the one that came with the laptop both on different hard disks. Booted into the second one and got a screenshot and pasted it into the image. I think the OS is no more, going to try your way rengsey first before it's REFORMATTING TIME!!
LINK TO THE AWESOME 15K LINK:- http://img151.imageshack.us/img151/9503/15kv.png

 

Currently reformatting the Benching partition, i think i messed up in the services, disabling lots of stuff. I will be back to posting new scores in about an hour.

 

Well that is that....supreme top notebook score ever lol

 

Going to try again soon. I don't think mandrake would count it. Would you happen to know how to submit scores to orb?

 

you hit the submit score button....lol

 

lol...I know that But it always gives me an error, and even when trying to save it gives me an error