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    M17 OC Benchmarking - The Next Generation!

    Discussion in 'Alienware Area-51/Aurora and Legacy Systems' started by Mandrake, Dec 11, 2009.

  1. Mandrake

    Mandrake Notebook Nobel Laureate NBR Reviewer

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    Around 3.4Ghz.

    The M17x w/4870s can hit 11k GPU stock.

    The Intel XTU doesn't work for the M17x/M980NU but it should work for the W90.
     
    Mandrake, Dec 12, 2009
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  2. Mandrake

    Mandrake Notebook Nobel Laureate NBR Reviewer

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    It's time to go outside with it to help keep it cool. Maybe later on tonight. When I ran 3DMark06 it BSOD in the middle of the run but temps were around 70.
     
    Mandrake, Dec 12, 2009
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  3. Aikimox

    Aikimox Weihenstephaner!

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    Wow!
    If only you could run all the benches (especially CineBenchR, 3Dmark06, SuperPi, Wprime and maybe Snadra) and post results. :rolleyes:
     
    Aikimox, Dec 12, 2009
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  4. granyte

    granyte ATI+AMD -> DAAMIT

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    I'm wondering if i would get better result runing a bench with a embian -6 temps .....
     
    granyte, Dec 12, 2009
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  5. Alexrose1uk

    Alexrose1uk Music, Media, Game

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  6. Aikimox

    Aikimox Weihenstephaner!

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    Interesting idea, though it would probably work for half an hour and then slowly overheat the entire system. It requires a decent air flow and a bigger distance between components to allow for a better cooling.
    But now I see why NB was overheating and some modding was necessary.
     
    Aikimox, Dec 12, 2009
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  7. cookinwitdiesel

    cookinwitdiesel Retired Bencher

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    These were all meant to be done in conjunction with a Cryo or similar cooler

    Without airflow they would not have ANY benefit whatsoever
     
    cookinwitdiesel, Dec 12, 2009
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  8. Johnksss

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    adding all this stuff is generally for over clocking and benching purposes....if you bought the note book to play games and run it like a normal user....then none of this is necessary... :)
     
    Johnksss, Dec 12, 2009
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  9. cookinwitdiesel

    cookinwitdiesel Retired Bencher

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    well that goes without saying John...lol

    Of course, crysis is more fun out in the 20 degree weather! Adds a new level of reality to it!
     
    cookinwitdiesel, Dec 12, 2009
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  10. The_Moo™

    The_Moo™ Here we go again.....

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    The M17 likes overclocking ;)

    p8600 hits 3.3 in it but it is very unstable
     
    The_Moo™, Dec 12, 2009
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  11. Johnksss

    Johnksss .

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    that wasn't for you scook...your a bencher...rotflamo!

    yeah it does...you really get to feel the cold of them alien monsters now....lol
     
    Johnksss, Dec 12, 2009
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  12. TurbodTalon

    TurbodTalon Notebook Virtuoso

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    Does anyone actually have any pre/post heat sink mod temperatures?
     
    TurbodTalon, Dec 12, 2009
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  13. cookinwitdiesel

    cookinwitdiesel Retired Bencher

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    Well, I got pre/post holes in bottom cover (Wasn't smart enough to just leave it off.....lol) and with a Cryo.

    This is after a few vantage runs (the max is the peak temp during the runs) the min is after letting it idle. This was with holes, cryo, and OCZ freeze as the TIM
    [​IMG]

    And here is a before and after with the holes, when I still had a P9500 in the whitebook:
    [​IMG]
    [​IMG]
     
    cookinwitdiesel, Dec 12, 2009
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  14. TurbodTalon

    TurbodTalon Notebook Virtuoso

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    I was talking about the little heat sinks attached to the heat pipes. I drilled holes in my bottom cover ages ago, before it was the cool thing to do. Somebody in the forum actually cussed me out, saying I was going to kill my warranty and stuff.
     
    TurbodTalon, Dec 12, 2009
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  15. cookinwitdiesel

    cookinwitdiesel Retired Bencher

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    Cant say I have such pictures, never actually did my planned modifications. Sorry haha
     
    cookinwitdiesel, Dec 12, 2009
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  16. TurbodTalon

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    It's cool man. No worries. I think it would be interesting to have a thread that contained M17 FACTS. I.E., if you do THIS, you will lower your temps about THIS much. The X9100 scores THIS. The QX9300 scores THIS. The Q9000 scores THIS. Know what I mean? It would be an all-in-one for folks planning on buying new hardware or doing a mod. Just a pipe dream.
     
    TurbodTalon, Dec 12, 2009
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  17. The_Moo™

    The_Moo™ Here we go again.....

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    for a dead system ;)
     
    The_Moo™, Dec 12, 2009
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  18. Rorschach

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    Mandrake that intel tuning tool, does that allow you to increase the multiplier of extreme cpu's outside of the bios?
     
    Rorschach, Dec 12, 2009
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  19. tonytoff

    tonytoff Notebook Deity

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    Nice thread Mandrake! thanks for getting the M17 back on the front page of NBR.
    I got my best benchmarks using Catalyst 9.9(all stock of course, no over-clocking....I dont mess with what I dont understand..lol)

    Here are my stock benchmarks in .06 and temps using thermal tape.
     

    Attached Files:

    tonytoff, Dec 12, 2009
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  20. TurbodTalon

    TurbodTalon Notebook Virtuoso

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    Which is why people still post questions about the M9700, the M1710, E1705, and the E1505?

    Yes, you can change the multiplier and voltage of the CPU, but it won't take effect until you reboot. The tool saves the info to the BIOS, so it's not something you have to run at every boot up.
     
    TurbodTalon, Dec 12, 2009
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  21. The_Moo™

    The_Moo™ Here we go again.....

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    Look the 1505 sold hundreds of thousands of systems

    the M17/whitebook sold thousands


    Of those thousands most have been sold away or broke and since its no longer being sold the amount of people that actually have them is very low and then take into account the amount of people who got them that can actually benchmark ?


    Yea .... no lookin so good

    But my brother has one and i loved mine .... im not knocking anything .... it is just dead-ish..... it doesn't hang in the top anymore but its close :)
     
    The_Moo™, Dec 12, 2009
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  22. dondadah88

    dondadah88 Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    yeah. it was a great notebook.
    i also had one maxed out but without the 4850's. i jump ship before they came out.
     
    dondadah88, Dec 12, 2009
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  23. DHC

    DHC Notebook Evangelist

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    Can't wait for my 4850's to arrive :)!
     
    DHC, Dec 13, 2009
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  24. nodeffect

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    DHC, post your benchmark once it's arrived !
     
    nodeffect, Dec 13, 2009
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  25. kcuk

    kcuk Notebook Evangelist

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    posted yesterday dhc :)
     
    kcuk, Dec 13, 2009
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  26. TurbodTalon

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    How did you get AW to give them to you? Don't tell me you just called and happened to reach the right rep!

    @Moo: I joined this forum right around the time you did last year. So I know you'll argue with me no matter what I say. Drop it.
     
    TurbodTalon, Dec 13, 2009
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  27. DHC

    DHC Notebook Evangelist

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    Bought em from kcuk :).
     
    DHC, Dec 13, 2009
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  28. Mandrake

    Mandrake Notebook Nobel Laureate NBR Reviewer

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    you know this would start a flame war. why bother?

    Didn't he get the rights to your first born?
     
    Mandrake, Dec 13, 2009
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  29. dondadah88

    dondadah88 Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    WIC benchmark on whitebook.
    everything maxed out. stock gpu overclocked cpu.
    [​IMG]
     
    dondadah88, Dec 13, 2009
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  30. Mandrake

    Mandrake Notebook Nobel Laureate NBR Reviewer

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    I plan on an outdoor benchmarking session later tonight. Hope you guys will be around.
     
    Mandrake, Dec 13, 2009
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  31. dondadah88

    dondadah88 Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    i'm always around lol
     
    dondadah88, Dec 13, 2009
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  32. TurbodTalon

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    Yeah man, I am interested to see what you can achieve. I just replaced my 9300 with an X9100. Unfortunately, that takes me out of the benchmark competition. The stuttering was just more than I could handle.
     
    TurbodTalon, Dec 13, 2009
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  33. dondadah88

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    who cares. put it up anyways.

    with the m17x, you don't need a quad to break 12k. :)
     
    dondadah88, Dec 13, 2009
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  34. TurbodTalon

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    They're on the 1st page. I don't know how to make the pictures very big though.
     
    TurbodTalon, Dec 13, 2009
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  35. dondadah88

    dondadah88 Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    how far can you push the x9100?
     
    dondadah88, Dec 13, 2009
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  36. Mandrake

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    Still pushing here.

    [​IMG]
     
    Mandrake, Dec 13, 2009
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  37. Aikimox

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    :eek: Holy something... of some ....place...
    Mandrake, for the sake of all samurai died of seppuku PLEASE run something....3Dmark? Anything....
     
    Aikimox, Dec 13, 2009
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  38. Mandrake

    Mandrake Notebook Nobel Laureate NBR Reviewer

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    I'm trying to see how far I can OC. I want to hit 4Ghz!
     
    Mandrake, Dec 13, 2009
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  39. Kamin_Majere

    Kamin_Majere =][= Ordo Hereticus

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    ummm... are you honestly running a qx9300 at 3.9gHz... i have no words to describe the sheer awesomeness of that. :eek: :eek:






    Also could you shrink the pics... its causing some scrolling issues for some users
     
    Kamin_Majere, Dec 13, 2009
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  40. Mandrake

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    OK here it is. I'm going to try a 5 minute stress test on it.

    [​IMG]
     
    Mandrake, Dec 13, 2009
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  41. Aikimox

    Aikimox Weihenstephaner!

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    Dunno about your CPU, but just looking at those frequencies makes my hat overheat...
     
    Aikimox, Dec 13, 2009
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  42. Mandrake

    Mandrake Notebook Nobel Laureate NBR Reviewer

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    Sorry, I'll start attaching them.
     
    Mandrake, Dec 13, 2009
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  43. Kamin_Majere

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    I appreciate it.




    You now have 4gHz... its running stable and under a million degrees... i'm VERY impressed by the capabilities of this computer you have.
    I now hate AW for using the nVidia chipset :p
     
    Kamin_Majere, Dec 13, 2009
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  44. Aikimox

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    Do you follow the same steps as with M17X in OC'ing?
     
    Aikimox, Dec 13, 2009
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  45. Mandrake

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    4 minutes into the stress test the CPU temps maxed at 75C. Average is around 70.
     
    Mandrake, Dec 13, 2009
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  46. Mandrake

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    No. The Intel chipset, bios and XTU is allowing me to do this.
     
    Mandrake, Dec 13, 2009
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  47. Aikimox

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    Wow! I can smell a 6k 3Dmark06 CPU score... Blumfields are screwed!
     
    Aikimox, Dec 13, 2009
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  48. Aikimox

    Aikimox Weihenstephaner!

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    What cooling do you use? a fridge?
     
    Aikimox, Dec 13, 2009
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  49. Mandrake

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    I now know why there was that person who hit 20K in 3dmark06. Better GPUs I bet I can do it with the M17.
     
    Mandrake, Dec 13, 2009
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  50. Mandrake

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    I'm outside. It's 30F here.
     
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