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    Problem With ORB/Virtual Mark

    Discussion in 'Alienware M11x' started by Shimmycocopuffsss, Oct 16, 2010.

  1. Shimmycocopuffsss

    Shimmycocopuffsss Notebook Geek

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    Hi everyone! Does anyone know how I can fix this problem?
    As you can see beside SM 2.0 Score, SM 3.0 score, and CPU score; they all say N/A which definitely hinders my final score.

    Does anyone have any idea what the issues may be?


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    Shimmycocopuffsss, Oct 16, 2010
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    jeremyshaw Big time Idiot

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    Have it run every test at one of the preset defaults...
     
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    Ahhh, something so simple. I thought it would just scan the whole computer itself without needing to do any form of tweaks or presets.

    I hate to ask but how do you do that exactly? I'm going through the site and it only seems to keep saying to run VirtualMark and compare my scores with other people.
     
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    Wait a moment... You are running virtualmark, I have to go check that out (sorry!), I thought you were running 3dmark.
     
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    Ah, I see. You need to download and run 3dmark to see the subunit scores. Virtualmark only bases it's assessment off of your specifications, not actual benchmarking.

    EDIT: the trial versions allow one run through.
     
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    Thank you so much Jeremy! That makes a lot more sense to me now. So I need to use 3D mark to set up the base scores and then VirtualMark will use everything to come up with a final score, yes?

    So does that mean when I run 3DMark I should be using TS and OCing my GPU so I can get a higher score? Or just when I run VirtualMark after my base score is settled after using 3DMark.

    Thank you so much Jeremy!
     
    Shimmycocopuffsss, Oct 16, 2010
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    3dmark = the end all (on ORB).

    I have never even heard of virtualmark before today.
     
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    Very interesting. I thought all the Benchmark scores people listed on NBR was based on screenshots from ORB. Does the screenshot I posted look similar to the result page of 3DMark?
     
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    Yes.

    This is what my "GPU Wars" (on OCN - ends today!) submission looks like for 3dmark06.

    ORB - Compare


    (I brought out every GPU I had, lol. From a HD4350 to twin HD5870 :D).
     
    jeremyshaw, Oct 16, 2010
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