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    *OFFICIAL* M17x Benchmarks RESULTS *Part 2*

    Discussion in 'Alienware' started by the3vilGenius, Oct 11, 2009.

  1. cookinwitdiesel

    cookinwitdiesel Retired Bencher

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    Ya, I see OC'ing as all or none ;)

    I don't want to chase an obscure comparison point, but an overall score. NO offense lol
     
    cookinwitdiesel, Nov 25, 2009
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  2. Mandrake

    Mandrake Notebook Nobel Laureate NBR Reviewer

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    It would be nice to see more people joining in. The more people the more variety.

    13K across in Vantage and 20K in 3DMark06.
     
    Mandrake, Nov 25, 2009
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  3. Digital1337

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    Totally agree and would love to see those gaming performance matches rather than "synthetic" results. Well , I'll be sure to add few of my own when I'll get the system
     
    Digital1337, Nov 25, 2009
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  4. Digital1337

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    I might sound lame , but if anyone has ARMA 2 , can you guys give me some feedback on how your "Alien" does under some heavy loads with that title ...

    Thanks in advance !
     
    Digital1337, Nov 25, 2009
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  5. Larry@LPC-Digital

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    You'll get it back in a couple of months when you get your hands on the Mobility HD5870 DDR5's ... we're counting on it... ;)

    We hope the below is true...

    "The Mobility Radeon HD 5000 series is expected to be a direct translation of the desktop models and should have similar lines. At the top, the 5870, 5850 and 5830 will all have a very large 1,600 shader units (effects processors) and should support CrossFire on gaming-oriented desktop replacements. The top two will support fast GDDR5 memory while the 5830 will need GDDR3.

    The 5770, 5750 and 5730 will all be close parallels to the 5800 graphics chips, including shaders and memory, but won't support CrossFire. At least one of the GDDR5 models should have a 1.3GHz memory clock speed."
     
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  6. Digital1337

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    now i just hope those would have MXM 3.0 form-factor

     
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    Digital1337, Nov 25, 2009
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  7. Mandrake

    Mandrake Notebook Nobel Laureate NBR Reviewer

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    OK I'm outside freezing my butt off. Who's benching with me tonight? anyone?

    [​IMG]
     
    Mandrake, Nov 25, 2009
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  8. the3vilGenius

    the3vilGenius 3vil knows no fear

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    be back soon guys, turns out it was a motherboard problem. they say its a construction error. thell send it back soon i hope
     
    the3vilGenius, Nov 25, 2009
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  9. Mandrake

    Mandrake Notebook Nobel Laureate NBR Reviewer

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    Come back soon!

    If anyone knows how to keep the fans going full blast let me know. My fans are barely going since I'm outside.
     
    Mandrake, Nov 25, 2009
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  10. Johnksss

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    i see we are getting a bit serious about benching to night...are we...wooohooo!!

    man, i wish my card was here but have to wait till monday....grrrrrrrrrrrrrrr
     
    Johnksss, Nov 25, 2009
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  11. Mandrake

    Mandrake Notebook Nobel Laureate NBR Reviewer

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    Yes, please stick around. Going for 13K in Vantage and 20K in 3DMark06.
     
    Mandrake, Nov 25, 2009
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  12. the3vilGenius

    the3vilGenius 3vil knows no fear

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    last post, time is up. i cant believe im missing all the ati vs nvidia excitement aahh

    mandrake youll hzve to bring me up to date when i get back <:/
     
    the3vilGenius, Nov 25, 2009
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  13. Mandrake

    Mandrake Notebook Nobel Laureate NBR Reviewer

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    I'm lovin it, after the first couple tests my CPU hasn't gone higher than 45C.
     
    Mandrake, Nov 25, 2009
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  14. Mandrake

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    No problem. ;)
     
    Mandrake, Nov 25, 2009
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  15. Johnksss

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    if you can get it between 10c and 20c you maybe able to get to the next mark without extra voltage....hard to say where these spots start and stop at when dealing with extreme cold and cpu's....
     
    Johnksss, Nov 25, 2009
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  16. Mandrake

    Mandrake Notebook Nobel Laureate NBR Reviewer

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    My problem is my fans aren't going any faster because it's colder. If I can get my fans to start blowing this cold air faster it will go down. I'm surprised there's no key combo to do it.
     
    Mandrake, Nov 25, 2009
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  17. Johnksss

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    can you use software to turn them on full speed?
    or you'll have to improvise and just use an external fan.
    matter of fact...use external fan with the bottom cover removed should give you plenty of cold air across the board/chips/nb/sb/cpu/gpus
     
    Johnksss, Nov 25, 2009
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  18. Mandrake

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    I'll remove the bottom cover but it's already on top of my Cryo and this thing wasn't meant to blow too hard.
     
    Mandrake, Nov 25, 2009
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  19. Mandrake

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    hehe got it booting maxed out. let's see if it can run 06.

    [​IMG]

    GPUs and CPU currently in the 30C range.

    Edit: 06 runs but I'm getting stuttering. That's never been an issue for me with 06.
     
    Mandrake, Nov 25, 2009
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  20. Johnksss

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    that cryo aint nothing compared to a high rpm house fan.....
    also try running in balanced mode.
     
    Johnksss, Nov 25, 2009
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  21. Quadzilla

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    Haha awesome Drake.... Keep it up :D...
     
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  22. Mandrake

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    no box fan here but I'm a bit on the cold side. I don't want to have to put on a snow suit to do this. ;)

    Thanks, did you get yours yet?
     
    Mandrake, Nov 25, 2009
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  23. Johnksss

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    well...it's all in improvising...me..i would have just used my portable air conditioner and stayed in the house...but if i didn't have that...then i might be out in the garage benching... :)
     
    Johnksss, Nov 25, 2009
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  24. Speedy Gonzalez

    Speedy Gonzalez Xtreme Notebook Speeder!

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    hey mandrake i see you cpu running at 3333.6 mhz man you surprise me ;)
     
    Speedy Gonzalez, Nov 25, 2009
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  25. Mandrake

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    Do you know of any to try? The only two I've ever run were made for the M1710 and another for Thinkpads.
     
    Mandrake, Nov 25, 2009
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  26. Mandrake

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    If you have a link to a portable AC unit I'd love to see it.
     
    Mandrake, Nov 25, 2009
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  27. Mandrake

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    It helps when your sitting outside in the cold. :p

    At least my beer is staying cold.
     
    Mandrake, Nov 25, 2009
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  28. dondadah88

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    lol. Nice. 3.33 on the qx9300 is Hugh.
     
    dondadah88, Nov 25, 2009
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  29. Quadzilla

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    Yep got it a couple hours ago and just installing my OS's etc...




    Thanks again Witcher the machine is in perfect condition ...
     
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  30. Mandrake

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    It froze on the CPU test in Vantage and stuttered in 06. :mad:
     
    Mandrake, Nov 25, 2009
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  31. Mandrake

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    Almost got my second 13K.

    [​IMG]
     
    Mandrake, Nov 25, 2009
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  32. dondadah88

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    the ati's may of got too excited with 4 cores running so fast. :)
     
    dondadah88, Nov 25, 2009
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  33. Mandrake

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    Let me know how the CPU trick works for you.
     
    Mandrake, Nov 25, 2009
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  34. Quadzilla

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    Yeah i am anxious to try it..
     
    Quadzilla, Nov 25, 2009
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  35. Mandrake

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    Look at this CPU score.


    [​IMG]
     
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  36. Quadzilla

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    Truly awesome... Are you still outside? :D..
     
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  37. Mandrake

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    I'm getting too cold to keep going.

    [​IMG]
     
    Mandrake, Nov 25, 2009
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  38. Mandrake

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    Yeah this is getting crazy even for me.

    38 but it feels like 31 according to weather.com
     
    Mandrake, Nov 25, 2009
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  39. Larry@LPC-Digital

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    GREAT JOB!!!
     
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    i used the same one for normal operation, but when benching...that got sidelined for better cooling.

    http://www.google.com/search?q=port...s=org.mozilla:en-US:official&client=firefox-a
    man them scores are looking better each day!! nice work there.
     
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  41. Mandrake

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    Mandrake, Nov 25, 2009
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    which one what?
    my laptop cooler is a nzxt
    and my portable ac looks just like those on the page...
    edit:
    this one
    [​IMG]

    quad:
    i see you got your machine. cool deal! even though i know your burned out on benching... :)
     
    Johnksss, Nov 25, 2009
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  43. cookinwitdiesel

    cookinwitdiesel Retired Bencher

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    everytime I go away Mandrake's scores get more ridiculous!

    My 06 is still going up slowly, here is the latest:
    16853
     
    cookinwitdiesel, Nov 25, 2009
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  44. Johnksss

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    you have to "get it colder" mr scook9
     
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  45. cookinwitdiesel

    cookinwitdiesel Retired Bencher

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    I KNOW

    It is only getting down to 45f here... it is LATE NOVEMBER!

    Less than happy about that! lol
     
    cookinwitdiesel, Nov 25, 2009
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    my best benching days are when it's warm and the components are cool. that's when my numbers go up...
     
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    Those AC units are just too expensive for me and the registers at my dorm are all near the ceiling :(
     
    cookinwitdiesel, Nov 25, 2009
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    3.2ghz is running thus far on my M17x with Drakes trick.. 1300/1300 BSOD but 1280/1280 is working .. i havent run any tests though and this is just putzing around in Windows.. My 1066 memory might hold me back though but it is the kingston HyperX 1066.. Dunno yet but either way im not complaining .. ill do some more testing tonight to see just how stable this is..
     
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    What is the trick to 06 that I am missing? :(
     
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    Allright guys, got all my grad school apps done and sent in and have a few weeks until I have to take the GRE, so now I've got a few weeks to get back to benching. :)

    Am going to re-install Vista on a separate partition, as Windows 7 so far has gotten nowhere near the benchmark performance Vista got. Also, even with Drake's trick, still not getting the CPU as high as I was under Vista. So we'll see how it goes.

    Be back in a while- and Happy Thanksgiving everyone!
     
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