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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. The_Moo™

    The_Moo™ Here we go again.....

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    yes you HAVE to verify a account status ..... i have my name and number .... i have tried 7-8 times getting them
     
    The_Moo™, Dec 16, 2009
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  2. zfactor

    zfactor Mastershake

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    yeah but 500$ for the bare system is a heck of a deal :D
     
    zfactor, Dec 16, 2009
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  3. Mandrake

    Mandrake Notebook Nobel Laureate NBR Reviewer

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    Yes great deal since it's so easy getting procs, memory and hdd. Mine was $1100 before BCB. I only wanted WUXGA and Skull Cap. I knew I could upgrade everything else myself.
     
    Mandrake, Dec 16, 2009
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  4. zfactor

    zfactor Mastershake

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    this is stripped except for the wuxga
     
    zfactor, Dec 16, 2009
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  5. TurbodTalon

    TurbodTalon Notebook Virtuoso

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  6. Mandrake

    Mandrake Notebook Nobel Laureate NBR Reviewer

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    That's close to my 4870s with my T9900 @ 3.5Ghz but GPUs stock.

    Did you call up AW yesterday about the 4850s?
     
    Mandrake, Dec 17, 2009
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  7. TurbodTalon

    TurbodTalon Notebook Virtuoso

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    Nah. But it's on as soon as there's $500 in my bank account. Then I could safely get another year or so out of this rig. Funny thing is that I can play Crysis at these same settings for hours. Rock solid. Thanks for the M17 benching thread, BTW. I think some folks thought the M17 was an afterthought. It's going to end up just like the old E1705 did when people started throwing the T7600 and a 7950GTX in them. I LOVE IT!
     
    TurbodTalon, Dec 17, 2009
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  8. Mandrake

    Mandrake Notebook Nobel Laureate NBR Reviewer

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    No problem, so far it's been really fun. Vacation is starting soon and the 4850s are coming so it will get busier in here. ;)
     
    Mandrake, Dec 17, 2009
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  9. TurbodTalon

    TurbodTalon Notebook Virtuoso

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    TurbodTalon, Dec 17, 2009
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  10. Mandrake

    Mandrake Notebook Nobel Laureate NBR Reviewer

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    Looks like you are using XTU. Have you tried lowering the multi and raising the fsb yet?
     
    Mandrake, Dec 17, 2009
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  11. TurbodTalon

    TurbodTalon Notebook Virtuoso

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    Yes, using IXTU. Did using the FSB instead of the maxing out the multiplier help you out? How high were you able to get the FSB with stability?
     
    TurbodTalon, Dec 17, 2009
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  12. granyte

    granyte ATI+AMD -> DAAMIT

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    oups wrong thread
     
    granyte, Dec 17, 2009
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  13. cookinwitdiesel

    cookinwitdiesel Retired Bencher

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    Come early January I will be getting myself a M17 as well, and if budget allows, trying to get some 4850s too :)

    Then it is on Mandrake!
     
    cookinwitdiesel, Dec 17, 2009
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  14. Mandrake

    Mandrake Notebook Nobel Laureate NBR Reviewer

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    I can max out the fsb if the multi is low enough. I did testing from 9.5 all the way to 13.5 with different FSB settings. When I had the x9100 in the M17x it worked better using the default multi and just changing the fsb.

    bring it!
     
    Mandrake, Dec 17, 2009
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  15. Mandrake

    Mandrake Notebook Nobel Laureate NBR Reviewer

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    My cards are scheduled for a Tuesday delivery. This should be fun.
     
    Mandrake, Dec 17, 2009
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  16. Johnksss

    Johnksss .

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    all this competition going on...brings tears to my eyes...sniff...sniff...

    lol
     
    Johnksss, Dec 17, 2009
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  17. TurbodTalon

    TurbodTalon Notebook Virtuoso

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    The cash I had allotted for 4850s might be going toward a new CPU, so I'll be keeping an eye on your benchmarks Mandrake. I'll get them eventually.
     
    TurbodTalon, Dec 17, 2009
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  18. fusionsenses

    fusionsenses The Unbannable

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    Hey guys, what do you use to change fsb for non extreme cpu?

    I only can think of SoftFSB 1.7f, which is 7 years old. Is this right?
     
    fusionsenses, Dec 17, 2009
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  19. Mandrake

    Mandrake Notebook Nobel Laureate NBR Reviewer

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    Mandrake, Dec 17, 2009
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  20. fusionsenses

    fusionsenses The Unbannable

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    It works even for non extreme? and with AW bios?
     
    fusionsenses, Dec 17, 2009
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  21. Mandrake

    Mandrake Notebook Nobel Laureate NBR Reviewer

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    Requires zfactors bios and you can adjust the fsb for non-extreme procs. setfsb works with the AW bios but isn't as nearly as stable because it's all Windows. No bios interaction.
     
    Mandrake, Dec 17, 2009
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  22. fusionsenses

    fusionsenses The Unbannable

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    What's M17's clock generator?
    I can't find it.

    Thx
     
    fusionsenses, Dec 17, 2009
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  23. Mandrake

    Mandrake Notebook Nobel Laureate NBR Reviewer

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    slg505yc264bt
     
    Mandrake, Dec 17, 2009
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  24. fusionsenses

    fusionsenses The Unbannable

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    Thx man.

    Running stress test now, what temperature is safe zone?
    I have T9800 OEM.
    The TZ00 is already at 82 deg within 2 minutes of Orthos.
     
    fusionsenses, Dec 17, 2009
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  25. Mandrake

    Mandrake Notebook Nobel Laureate NBR Reviewer

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    keep everything under 90
     
    Mandrake, Dec 17, 2009
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  26. fusionsenses

    fusionsenses The Unbannable

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    [​IMG]

    It's nothing compare to yours, but it's my noob attempt for now.

    More to come.
     
    fusionsenses, Dec 17, 2009
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  27. nodeffect

    nodeffect Notebook Evangelist

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    my latest 3DMark06 score:

    [​IMG]

    Fusion, what ATI driver are you using? My graphic score seems to be lower than yours =.="
     
    nodeffect, Dec 18, 2009
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  28. zfactor

    zfactor Mastershake

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    intel xtu is WAYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY better than setfsb any day of the week period.. my bios is 100% safe to use also.. if you decide to dont have any worries. i did a LOT of testing before releasing it trust me. as long as you flash right you would be fine using it.

    and yes you can use it with any cpu.. =)
     
    zfactor, Dec 18, 2009
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  29. TurbodTalon

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    I have my X9100 over volted 0.1125 volts to be stable at 3.6Ghz. Will that kind of voltage drastically reduce the life of my CPU, or is it negligible?
     
    TurbodTalon, Dec 18, 2009
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  30. Mandrake

    Mandrake Notebook Nobel Laureate NBR Reviewer

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    Depends on the cooling. Your default of 3.06Ghz should be powerful enough for everyday usage. If you want more fps out of Crysis or another demanding game just OC it while playing that game.
     
    Mandrake, Dec 18, 2009
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  31. zfactor

    zfactor Mastershake

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    yeah i would not recc 3.6 daily unless you dont care about replacing the cpu down the line.. some people dont like myself
     
    zfactor, Dec 18, 2009
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  32. EviLCorsaiR

    EviLCorsaiR Asura

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    I'd try to get the best Q9000 benches ever done with the M17, if zfactor's 0.29 BIOS didn't cause my machine to stutter like haywire. :(
     
    EviLCorsaiR, Dec 18, 2009
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  33. Mandrake

    Mandrake Notebook Nobel Laureate NBR Reviewer

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    IF you still had it I would suggest loosening your memory timings to see if it helps with stutter. ;)
     
    Mandrake, Dec 18, 2009
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  34. ShinJ

    ShinJ Notebook Evangelist

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    mandrake what do you mean by loosening memory? from 7-7-7-20 to??
     
    ShinJ, Dec 18, 2009
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  35. Mandrake

    Mandrake Notebook Nobel Laureate NBR Reviewer

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    8-8-8-20....whatever the highest timings are that are allowed for that memory.
     
    Mandrake, Dec 18, 2009
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  36. cookinwitdiesel

    cookinwitdiesel Retired Bencher

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    It is like the world is conspiring against me in my efforts to get an M17 :(

    First I get an excellent oppurtunity to trade the desktop towards one and miss that by about 5 minutes because it sold on eBay then when I check the AW outlet store ALL the buy it now ones are gone and a few are listed for auction now with what I am sure will be a ridiculous reserve price :(

    And of course, low on cash until these monitors and desktop sell, and the only interested buyers cannot pay until some time in January :(

    FML
     
    cookinwitdiesel, Dec 18, 2009
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  37. Mandrake

    Mandrake Notebook Nobel Laureate NBR Reviewer

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    wow there must have been a holiday rush on the M17s
     
    Mandrake, Dec 18, 2009
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  38. zfactor

    zfactor Mastershake

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    petras tech shop 30g tube of mx2 19.95+shipping this is equal to 7.5 normal size tubes!!!!!! i ordered 4 of them
     
    zfactor, Dec 18, 2009
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  39. Mandrake

    Mandrake Notebook Nobel Laureate NBR Reviewer

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    wow. I think I have about 5 tubes of OCZ freeze right now...so I'm running out. ;)
     
    Mandrake, Dec 18, 2009
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  40. cookinwitdiesel

    cookinwitdiesel Retired Bencher

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    I got 4, Micro Center had a healthy stash haha
     
    cookinwitdiesel, Dec 18, 2009
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  41. Quadzilla

    Quadzilla The eye is watching you

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    Once everyone saw what Mandrake has accomplished they are all in a mad rush to get one :)..

    Mine sold in like 4 or 5 hours ...
     
    Quadzilla, Dec 18, 2009
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  42. Mandrake

    Mandrake Notebook Nobel Laureate NBR Reviewer

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    Yeah, Dell owes me some cash. ;)
     
    Mandrake, Dec 18, 2009
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  43. Quadzilla

    Quadzilla The eye is watching you

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    Lol i was about to say you need to ask for a commission or buy about 20 of them and just sign your name to the top and charge an extra $1000.00 :)...

    M17- Mandrake Edition .. Has a nice ring to it ;)...
     
    Quadzilla, Dec 18, 2009
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  44. cookinwitdiesel

    cookinwitdiesel Retired Bencher

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    Dam you......now I may not be able to get my hands on one!

    (and already bought a TL A2 panel lol)
     
    cookinwitdiesel, Dec 18, 2009
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  45. Mandrake

    Mandrake Notebook Nobel Laureate NBR Reviewer

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    lol! I should have gotten that on the name plate!
     
    Mandrake, Dec 18, 2009
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  46. Quadzilla

    Quadzilla The eye is watching you

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    You should call Guiness book or something for that top OC on the CPU and overall scores seriously... You have to be the only one in the world who has accomplished that ... Maybe they can get some pics of you standing out in the freezing cold as well ;)..
     
    Quadzilla, Dec 18, 2009
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  47. Mandrake

    Mandrake Notebook Nobel Laureate NBR Reviewer

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    lol! That would be too funny.
     
    Mandrake, Dec 18, 2009
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  48. cookinwitdiesel

    cookinwitdiesel Retired Bencher

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    Then we would all know his real identity!

    lol
     
    cookinwitdiesel, Dec 18, 2009
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  49. Quadzilla

    Quadzilla The eye is watching you

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    He can just wear a ski mask :D...
     
    Quadzilla, Dec 18, 2009
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  50. Mandrake

    Mandrake Notebook Nobel Laureate NBR Reviewer

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    I wear a big winter hat, my 1 year olds don't even recognize me.
     
    Mandrake, Dec 18, 2009
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