*OFFICIAL* Alienware M18x Benchmark Thread

Speedy, how are you getting your CPU score so high?

 

with DA_G bios mods he send me the settings he use here you go

Shut Down Temperature -> 110
Throttle On Temperature -> 100
CPU_Current_Limit -> 1040
IGP_Current_Limit -> 1040
Enable C7 -> 1
Turbo PWR Limit MSR Lock -> 0
Long Duration Power Limit -> 120
Long Duration Time Window -> 128
Short Duration Power Limit -> 120
CPU Turbo Multipliers -> 45 / 45 / 45 / 45
Turbo VID Flex Override -> 25

that is with BCLK 104.20

Edit: throttle on temp i set to 95c

 

Interesting. Link to that bios?

Looks like the short turbo limit is the main thing, along with the current limiting

 

is not a bios you have to modify your own with this guide http://forum.notebookreview.com/alienware-m18x/605380-m18x-a03-bios-modification-infos.html

i am using unlocked A03 with DA_G mods

 

I should be able to release a version of unlocked BIOS soon with limits lifted in the BIOS, so you don't have to do a manual hex edit anymore.. estimate a few days, optimistically

 

optimistically of course...lol

 

I gotta say, that is not a simple process haha

I am up to it though, not sure I will be doing it tonight though, my neck has been sore all day (slept wrong ) so sitting here to bench will be somewhat painful

 

looks scary at first...but after the first time, you'll feel right at home with it.

 

How I envy you guys for having the time for it... We've just moved to a new house and I see nothing but work after work for weeks ahead... All ambitious projects are frozen till October. *sob*

 

first run after modified bios no fan profile and right on the desk.

 

So does that mean it has your seal of approval John?

lol

 

Only 10% behind the stock 980X, nice!

 

50% thread deficit but considerable clock advantage hehe

 

yessir! that's a big 10/4 good buddy.

 

Speedy, with thanks to john. Make sure you are using the latest beta, and don't use manual control. Use auto custom profile, and make sure when the sensor screen comes up you disable Compal EC ... just right click it and disable monitoring.

Hwinfo will no longer lock up your system...

 

Ok so a couple runs on Vantage tonight, gottu say, disappointing, maybe Speedy and JohnK are right and I shuld just put a 2920 in ... but I really don't want to

I can get near 24K total score and 25902 GPU score, but thats OCing the CPU to 3005Mhz ... like pimped for a 2630 I guess. But still no where near the power of the 2920 ... or even 2820.

18950 CPU
25902 GPU
23726 Over all
AMD Radeon HD 6970M video card benchmark result - Intel Core i7-2630QM Processor,Alienware M18xR1 score: P23726 3DMarks

18869 CPU
25903 GPU
23695 Overall
AMD Radeon HD 6970M video card benchmark result - Intel Core i7-2630QM Processor,Alienware M18xR1 score: P23695 3DMarks

And, I am tired. You CPU junkies

have a good night all.

Oh those are @ 870/1200

 

man, grab an es. 3 days and it's at your door step.

 

Thanks I will try tonight

 

I did and yes I can finish 870-1100 vantage with fans at 4000rpm thanks Shaden and John AMD Radeon HD 6970M video card benchmark result - Genuine Intel(R) CPU 0 @ 2.40GHz,Alienware M18xR1 score: P28808 3DMarks

 

Nice score man, Bravo !

 

Thanks I don't know if i can push the core a little more i will try tomo.

 

Hope mine plays nice at 870

Was able to finish 2 runs at 865

 

you will cards seems pretty much identical

 

wow! look at speedy go!! nice job man!

 

indeed indeed. Alright boys I am going to disappear from benching for a while, I have a serious work load for the next couple weeks and then I am getting Married ! lol. BUT I will still be aroudn the forums and such and checking up here, but I don't think I will have the time to commit to running more benches, even though I want to

Unless someone breaks my 9013 gpu in mark11 ... then I might be forced back into action. LOL.

 

you only need to get your cpu right, then you should be alright.
just did a off the desk run and got a 28.5k gpu and 28.3k cpu

 

That is impressive John, I need to get on this new bios stuff.

 

you benching tonight or just surfing?

 

Surfing, just got parents from airport.

Setting up my mom's Acer tablet now - did not know she had one until she was in the car with me. Now it is rooted and has a custom recovery

 

nice! moms won't know what to do, but she is rooted...lol
tell her to share her internet with friends...lol

wow, getting closer to my dice run


beat my old high score without using dice...29k cpu this time.

a little higher...

a little higher





you might as well bench. since you apparently don't need to take the laptop apart.

 

Awesome John!

Now you have mutant GPUs as well LOL!


Cheers.

 

they just suck at dx11...lol

well...no they don't. since it's less than 1 frame from the leader

 

damn JohnK !!! damn ... so close to 30K ! without Over voltage ... thats fricken crazy !

 

So is your cooling on those just the AC and copper chunks? Or is your laptop back together now?

 

Nice that means we need to hit 890-1200 to brake 30,000 vantage

thanks getting close

Lol if you are getting Married we may don't see you around this forum ever again

Lol. John GPU's are half Cyborg half Human

 

I am getting married on this day next year and I plan to still hang around here, not like I have a kid yet....lol

 

plans are not always reality

by the way I have 3 kids and still here lol.

 

Hahaha no no the wifey to be is cool with my hobby, she actually bought me my m18x ...

 

She bought it for you ? now you a lucky guy

 

Most I gotten out of my GF was a few games (Crysis Warhead, Bioshock, Gears of War) and a video card (8800 GTS 512 MB) although at the time when I got that card - it was a beast (early 2008)

 

still need to get my gpus close to the 29.5k to see if 3k is o

nope. just the a/c on the last 3 runs. and the laptop is not taken apart..

congrats again buddy boy.

that's a big maybe...

 

Guess I will just put my laptop back together then haha. I do not see my self having time for DICE soon and it looks to not make a difference since we are voltage limited

 

ill run dice again later, because it gave me the 29.5k gpu with the same exact clocks i have now. 880/1200

you would have time to run it if your laptop is taken apart already...just get 5 pounds is all. that will last you like 6 hours with just setting it on the heat sinks.

 

But I want a break from having the laptop in pieces, want to be able to easily use it without worrying about crap lol

Fear not John, I am sure I will give my self frostbite playing with Dice at some point

 

i only say that because it's apart right now...but once back together...this thing is still formidable with just cold air and high fans..

 

Looking in to cold air now, searching out small freezers and portable AC units on Craig's list haha

 

portable a/c is better...you dont have to wait for it to freeze and you dont have to keep it plugged in all the time.

 

Ya I am hoping that works out

 

LOL.. it's way too hot here and air conditioning is too expensive for me to play.. i'm just happy that I was able to up the thermal, and current limits so my 2920xm can run at it's potential without thermal protection shutting my laptop off abruptly So what if it's going to melt..

But I love seeing the ridonkulous high scores you guys are churning out, bring it

 

I can't wait til January I am taking this thing out onto my patio