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    *OFFICIAL* Alienware M18x Benchmark Thread

    Discussion in 'Alienware 18 and M18x' started by BatBoy, Apr 30, 2011.

  1. AchillesWrath

    AchillesWrath Notebook Guru

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    My latest 3d mark11 score is 7116 @ 850/1150. Is there anything else i can do to try and increase my score besides using trixx to oc my gpu ? I think im about maxed out on oc my gpu. I want to see if i can get close to 8k, 900 pts seems pretty far away.
     
    AchillesWrath, May 28, 2011
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  2. GreaseMonkey90

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    i concede. how do you guys even manage to get 850?
     
    GreaseMonkey90, May 28, 2011
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    I scored 6810, with GPU and 800/1000

    Result
     
    doc0075579, May 28, 2011
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  4. Zero989

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    disable tessellation via control panel and push your cards a little further, maybe 870Mhz? that should break 7.9k for you. your system has potential! both your laptop and greasemonkey should be able to surpass my score.
     
    Zero989, May 28, 2011
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  5. doc0075579

    doc0075579 Notebook Consultant

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    Vantage Score:24261

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    doc0075579, May 28, 2011
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    GreaseMonkey90, May 28, 2011
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    LOL oh man... =[...
     
    Zero989, May 28, 2011
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  8. AchillesWrath

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    where is the option to disable tessellation ? cant find it.
     
    AchillesWrath, May 28, 2011
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  9. Zero989

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    uncheck amd tessellation and move the slider to "off"
     
    Zero989, May 28, 2011
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  10. Zero989

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    hahahah i refreshed the orb, youre only 10 points behind me greasemonkey ><
     
    Zero989, May 28, 2011
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  11. Zero989

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    i beat my last record, new world record!!!

    Result

    P7870
     
    Zero989, May 28, 2011
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  12. SAUCE

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    BLOODY HELL u got M18x lets see some benchmarks.........06 & vantage nobody gives a muppet for 3d mark 11. scook come on get the numbers out for 2920xm.............
     
    SAUCE, May 28, 2011
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  13. cookinwitdiesel

    cookinwitdiesel Retired Bencher

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    My 2920xm is awesome...my 6970s however appear to be complete turds for overclocking....trust me, it is a let down

    I have new thermal paste en route, I will re-paste and re-pad and then give it another stab.
     
    cookinwitdiesel, May 28, 2011
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  14. Zero989

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    06/vantage is limited by the CPU, so unless someone has a 2920xm with fully unlocked multipliers (dell limits this for us) everyone will get exact same scores.

    3dmark 11 scores increase with cpu AND gpu making it a more challenging experience.

    heres the only vantage run ive done so far

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    heres the only worthwhile 06 run ive done so far

    Result
     
    Zero989, May 28, 2011
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  15. cookinwitdiesel

    cookinwitdiesel Retired Bencher

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    Vantage is not CPU limited......and there will still be plenty of variation in results between 2920xm owners, trust me
     
    cookinwitdiesel, May 28, 2011
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  16. steviejones133

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    Here's my very first benches on this system. Everything stock inc Dell drivers ....just run after set up/windows updates....

    Vantage

    Mark 11

    3dMark06 for kicks !!

    Obviously, completely stock on Dell crappy drivers .....
     
    steviejones133, May 28, 2011
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  17. GreaseMonkey90

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    I've disabled everything I could but still can't push it over 845. Hmmmm.
     
    GreaseMonkey90, May 28, 2011
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  18. Zero989

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    Zero989, May 28, 2011
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    mm tempted on a M18x but will wait a bit ...... got the cash but still loving R2 its the dogs balls .
     
    SAUCE, May 28, 2011
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  20. steviejones133

    steviejones133 Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    Agreed. The R2 is still some serious peice of hardware......
     
    steviejones133, May 28, 2011
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  21. AirJordan

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    I agree, it is the dog's balls. If I had an R2 I'd hold off on upgrading to anything else for another year or two at least. I'm holding off until E3 hits to see if there's anything new coming to the M18x anytime soon. If not, I'm diving in on it and can hopefully snag a decent deal.
     
    AirJordan, May 28, 2011
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  22. AchillesWrath

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    i mean i dont see any tabs that say tessellation where is it? ive looked everywhere in my amd ccc i dont see it, i guess im blind or im not looking in the right place. :(
     
    AchillesWrath, May 28, 2011
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  23. AchillesWrath

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    nm i figured it out i had my preferences set to standard view instead of advanced. got it now
     
    AchillesWrath, May 28, 2011
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  24. Shaden

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    Same deal, have the cash, been torturing myself with it, but waiting for E3.
     
    Shaden, May 28, 2011
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  25. AchillesWrath

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    3dmark 7829 i tied you greasemonkey Result
     
    AchillesWrath, May 29, 2011
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  26. GreaseMonkey90

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    GreaseMonkey90, May 29, 2011
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    AchillesWrath, May 29, 2011
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  28. reborn2003

    reborn2003 THE CHIEF!

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    reborn2003, May 29, 2011
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  29. GreaseMonkey90

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    i spent most of my time on the wrong overclocking. instead of focusing on my GPU, i went to my CPU. also with the of mother nature

    i saw that late. nice, hope you can overtake my score.
     
    GreaseMonkey90, May 29, 2011
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  30. cookinwitdiesel

    cookinwitdiesel Retired Bencher

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    Man...I really need to figure out why my GPUs suck so bad with overclocking
     
    cookinwitdiesel, May 29, 2011
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  31. Zero989

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    Yawn this thread sucks all u big boys with M18x been waitin to buy but no 06 vantage scores come on either promote or say system gash .Getting bored on this thread.......
     
    SAUCE, May 29, 2011
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  33. cookinwitdiesel

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    SAUCE, May 29, 2011
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  35. cookinwitdiesel

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    It is a mighty system, those are all stock. I apparently have miserable clocking 6970s....so need to see what I can do about that.
     
    cookinwitdiesel, May 29, 2011
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  36. SAUCE

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    STOCK thats sheet hot well impressed :eek:
     
    SAUCE, May 29, 2011
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  37. cookinwitdiesel

    cookinwitdiesel Retired Bencher

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    Yep, a stock M18x (stock clocks and cooling) can match or beat a HEAVILY overclocked M17x r2 cooled with DICE :D
     
    cookinwitdiesel, May 29, 2011
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  38. steviejones133

    steviejones133 Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    Yep. Can concurr that my stock M18x is some serious peice of hardware. I posted 3dmark vantage,06 and 11 a few pages back...very similar to yours scook.

    And i havent even touched the gpu's or cpu yet....cpu still at level 1 OC default and gpu's at stock clocks!

    I wonder if it would bust 30k+ on '06 with tweaked OC's on both.....maybe a bit optimistic but I havent done much OCing yet.....

    (note....havent installed the ram in my sig either yet....still using Dell's stock 4gb that it shipped with)
     
    steviejones133, May 29, 2011
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    thanks for information well interested in owning a 18x will wait a bit gpu revision etc etc. Sandy truly is a huge jump i am seeing that with desktop i7 2600K which makes my previous QX6800 look like a sick dog ;)over 5ghz stable bring on the tech intel.............
     
    SAUCE, May 29, 2011
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  40. Zero989

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    just wait until ivy bridge is thrown into these m18x laptops. thats what im waiting for.
     
    Zero989, May 29, 2011
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  41. SOS4DELL

    SOS4DELL A Notebook Philosopher

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    again, and again, and again... "The never ending story" (a good movie by the way)... "just wait for the Sandy Bridge..." then, "just wait for the new GPUs...", then, "just wait for the Ivy Bridge..." ;)
     
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  42. DR650SE

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    Do they just not clock as high? Mess with the ccc settings. I gained several hundred points in 3ark11 that way.
     
    DR650SE, May 29, 2011
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  43. cookinwitdiesel

    cookinwitdiesel Retired Bencher

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    I was not able to run 3DMark11 at 825 core :(
     
    cookinwitdiesel, May 29, 2011
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  44. Zero989

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    they dont call us enthusiasts for nothing ;)
     
    Zero989, May 29, 2011
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  45. AchillesWrath

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    hey zero did you ever change the core voltage ? I havent done anymore benching because my system would freeze up or i was getting driver failure errors, it recovered everytime but it was starting to worry me so i stopped. not sure if thats normal or not im new to benching.
     
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  46. Zero989

    Zero989 Notebook Virtuoso

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    thats normal, i crashed about 7-8 times too until i got the score i wanted :p.

    i read in the M17x r3 forums that its not possible to change the core voltage successfully. the cards BSOD @ startup. something to do with the voltage regulator on the cards :(... 1.1v is all we will ever see.
     
    Zero989, May 29, 2011
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  47. SOS4DELL

    SOS4DELL A Notebook Philosopher

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    ... and "they" also call us the lab rats of their development (and business) ;)
     
    SOS4DELL, May 30, 2011
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  48. Zero989

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    aren't we lab rats right now for human kinds future generations?
     
    Zero989, May 30, 2011
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  49. SOS4DELL

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    Can you compare how nature works and how business do it? ;)
     
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  50. AchillesWrath

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    Thats weird, i wonder why. I ran mine @ 860/1180.
     
    AchillesWrath, May 30, 2011
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