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    3dMark06 not compatible with ATI 8.62 driver

    Discussion in 'Alienware' started by Lyfincyte, Jun 19, 2009.

  1. Lyfincyte

    Lyfincyte Notebook Guru

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    Ok so maybe this is why I can not get a good score on 3dMark06... I have 9.6 cataylst and 8.62 driver!!


    "Please note that this result has been produced using display drivers which have not been validated or approved by Futuremark and will not be visible on default result search on the ORB or on the Hall of Fame. For a list of currently approved display drivers for your hardware"

    Also I have the Q9000 and it is supposed to be at 2000mhz and it is registering at only 1995mhz...does anyone know how to fix this or has this happened to anyone else?
     
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  2. TurbodTalon

    TurbodTalon Notebook Virtuoso

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    First off, what kind of score are you currently getting?

    I see this message all the time, it's just kind of an FYI.

    1995Mhz is normal.
     
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  3. Lyfincyte

    Lyfincyte Notebook Guru

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    Ok when I was in Vista I was registering at 2000MHz and I was getting close to 12,000 3dMark's...now in Win 7 it states it is registering at 1995MHz...and since 8.62 driver is not compatible it states I have 0 hz core clock and 0 hz memory clock when it was 654 and 846.....I just ran GPU-z and this is what I am getting...

    http://www.techpowerup.com/gpuz/33hqv/


    it's as if my first video card just stopped working... second card registers normal. I don't know I am not a computer wiz...I may have to find different driver.
     
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  4. Lyfincyte

    Lyfincyte Notebook Guru

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    Oh current score is maybe 4,000 3dMarks
     
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  5. The_Moo™

    The_Moo™ Here we go again.....

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    wow something is really wrong then ...

    you need to download driver sweeper and clean your system then reinstall Cat 9.6 and try again

    sounds like drivers got mixed up :)

    lemme kno
     
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  6. Lyfincyte

    Lyfincyte Notebook Guru

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    Ok so I did driver sweeper and reverted back to the AW drivers from my hive and now it states that my default clocks are 660 MHz for GPU and 850MHz for Memory...but actual GPU is only 109MHz and Memory 405MHz on GPU 1 and on GPU 2 it is GPU 297MHz Memory 405MHz...I will try and upload pic...
     

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  7. Lyfincyte

    Lyfincyte Notebook Guru

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    I don't know why this happened...is there a way to increase these speeds, or is this a Win 7 RC 7100 problem?...this seems to have happened after I installed this Windows version.
     
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    The_Moo™ Here we go again.....

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    thats a error with the driver not reporting the right speed i had like 4000 mhz on my memory one day lol

    just reinstall the drivers after sweeping and you should be good.

    i have heard of issues with the RC1 version of Win 7
     
    The_Moo™, Jun 19, 2009
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  9. Lyfincyte

    Lyfincyte Notebook Guru

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    Any reason for 3dMark06 switching to Windows 7 Basic color scheme? I did do a clean install with driver sweeper and I am still getting these numbers and also 3dMark06 is still really bad!! I will try again!!
     
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  10. xxEIEIOxx

    xxEIEIOxx Notebook Enthusiast

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    I get 12,300 with the 9.6 Catalyst and a T9550 on Vista x64. Sounds like a Win 7 problem, not a Catalyst 9.6 one.
     
    xxEIEIOxx, Jun 19, 2009
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