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    Testing stability?

    Discussion in 'Alienware 17 and M17x' started by zoolian982, Jul 22, 2011.

  1. zoolian982

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    I just changed the bios to the a04 modded bios to disable the intel gpu.

    I could use a few ways to test the stability. Any recommendations?
     
    zoolian982, Jul 22, 2011
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    25 min on furmark on default settings. Guess it's working :D

    Thanks Beradon.
     
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    Eh...i'm not prepared to be slaughtered by the 6970's already on the benchmark thread D:
     
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    Another way to test the performance it to play a game that you have played before and see if the FPS has changed. After flashing to a custom bios, a performance test is almost as important as a stability test.
     
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    Yep, Crysis 2 is working pretty well. I can run the dx9 version on 30ish fps on "Hardcore" settings.
     
    zoolian982, Jul 22, 2011
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