m15x now available with ATI HD3870!!

yup


edit for turbo

 

Spell check, Mr. Moo, spell check...

 

sorry got the flu and a migraine not a good day

fixed it ^^^

 

Hey everyone bad news. i cant disable crossfire. i disable one gpu in the device manager and it crap out my whole system(nothing big but haqd to restart) but i dont want to plug the CF plug and/or take out the slave GPU.

 

dondadah88 - you may want to try to pm E-Wrecked regarding this. as moo said or another person, there was a way to disable but i cannot recall where i read it.
just a thought for you.

 

9800GT = 9416 3dmark06 marks DX10

HD 3870 = 8421 3dmark06 marks DX10.1

Not bad for Price vs Performance.

 

for 3dmark maybe. but as others will argue, real world performance is why most choose the 9800 or 8800 over the current ATI units.

 

Yeah, the ATI drivers are optimised for 3dmark.

 

Ok i'll PM him and see because i also want to see what one can do.

 

gimme gimme a 3870x2

 

I'd be happy to get a premium M15x with 4850; as for 3870, from what I hear, 3870 performs quite poorly in games relative to its 3D benchmark...

 

dont insult us like that

 

i think you mean tease....

 

Ok right now i only have one card runnning in my Whitebook. my thoughts of getting one 3870 is only if you are getting a 1440*900 display. anything higher then that will not be really playable at max graphics. i'll post benchmarks as i go along.
i did 3dmark06 and i got 8479
http://service.futuremark.com/home.action;jsessionid=22EDA8CA0EC54BBFB2BD54515D555F9D

world in conflict on very high
Resolution: 1920*1200
Detail Level: Very High
Average fps: 13
Min fps: 5
Max fps: 23
TotalFrames: 701
This is with aa and af on with it off it is
Resolution: 1920*1200
Detail Level: High
Average fps: 24
Min fps: 8
Max fps: 44
TotalFrames: 1222
DMC4
One is 1920*1200
Other is 1280*720




Crysis
2/20/2009 10:35:19 PM - Vista 64
Beginning Run #1 on Map-island, Demo-benchmark_gpu
DX10 1900x1200, AA=No AA, Vsync=Disabled, 64 bit test, FullScreen
Demo Loops=3, Time Of Day= 9
Global Game Quality: High
==============================================================
TimeDemo Play Started , (Total Frames: 2000, Recorded Time: 111.86s)
!TimeDemo Run 0 Finished.
Play Time: 124.63s, Average FPS: 16.05
Min FPS: 6.84 at frame 1943, Max FPS: 19.22 at frame 991
Average Tri/Sec: -15140137, Tri/Frame: -943451
Recorded/Played Tris ratio: -0.97
!TimeDemo Run 1 Finished.
Play Time: 115.14s, Average FPS: 17.37
Min FPS: 6.84 at frame 1943, Max FPS: 19.32 at frame 997
Average Tri/Sec: -16150893, Tri/Frame: -929844
Recorded/Played Tris ratio: -0.99
!TimeDemo Run 2 Finished.
Play Time: 114.74s, Average FPS: 17.43
Min FPS: 6.84 at frame 1943, Max FPS: 19.42 at frame 983
Average Tri/Sec: -16220077, Tri/Frame: -930550
Recorded/Played Tris ratio: -0.99
TimeDemo Play Ended, (3 Runs Performed)
==============================================================

Completed All Tests

<><><><><><><><><><><><><>>--SUMMARY--<<><><><><><><><><><><><><>

2/20/2009 10:35:19 PM - Vista 64

Run #1- DX10 1900x1200 AA=No AA, 64 bit test, Quality: High ~~ Overall Average FPS: 17.4


This is with 1280*720
2/20/2009 10:43:19 PM - Vista 64
Beginning Run #1 on Map-island, Demo-benchmark_gpu
DX10 1280x720, AA=No AA, Vsync=Disabled, 64 bit test, FullScreen
Demo Loops=3, Time Of Day= 9
Global Game Quality: High
==============================================================
TimeDemo Play Started , (Total Frames: 2000, Recorded Time: 111.86s)
!TimeDemo Run 0 Finished.
Play Time: 71.60s, Average FPS: 27.93
Min FPS: 18.97 at frame 152, Max FPS: 36.19 at frame 983
Average Tri/Sec: -27208044, Tri/Frame: -974093
Recorded/Played Tris ratio: -0.94
!TimeDemo Run 1 Finished.
Play Time: 65.54s, Average FPS: 30.52
Min FPS: 18.97 at frame 152, Max FPS: 41.14 at frame 74
Average Tri/Sec: -29289950, Tri/Frame: -959830
Recorded/Played Tris ratio: -0.96
!TimeDemo Run 2 Finished.
Play Time: 64.89s, Average FPS: 30.82
Min FPS: 18.97 at frame 152, Max FPS: 41.14 at frame 74
Average Tri/Sec: -29602672, Tri/Frame: -960394
Recorded/Played Tris ratio: -0.95
TimeDemo Play Ended, (3 Runs Performed)
==============================================================

Completed All Tests

<><><><><><><><><><><><><>>--SUMMARY--<<><><><><><><><><><><><><>

2/20/2009 10:43:19 PM - Vista 64

Run #1- DX10 1280x720 AA=No AA, 64 bit test, Quality: High ~~ Overall Average FPS: 30.67
farcry2

 

8500 isn't bad, about what i expected - in between the 8700m-gt and the 9800m-gt.

 

yeah i think that this card should be bought only if going to 1440*900. it can play games at 1920*1200 but not as easy. i couldnt select that setting because of a driver problem so i went down to 1280*720 and 800

 

i got the 1440with dual but its so i didnt have to spend extra 200 and future games down the road like another crysis (aka card killer)....not the greatist idea but collage makes you do things you dont want to do

 

Oh no i got the 1920*1200. my older laptop had the resolution and i dint like it.

 

planning to buy a 15-incher gaming laptop real soon..

so i wanted to know if there's any inside information whether the m15x will eventually have the newer ATI HD48xx series?

 

no there is not and it proably will not be updated any time soon

 

ATI 3870 Benchmarks, m15x, 4GB Ram, 2.5GHz, 320GB 7200RPM

3DMark 2006
Customer Information-
3DMark Score- 9,724.00 3DMarks
SM2.0 Score- 4,039.00
HDR/SM3.0 Score- 4,829.00
CPU Score- 2,294.00
Game Score- 0.00 Points
SM2.0 Graphics Tests
GT1 - Return To Proxycon- 31.19 FPS
GT2 - Firefly Forest- 36.13 FPS
CPU Tests
CPU1 - Red Valley- 0.72 FPS
CPU2 - Red Valley- 1.16 FPS
HDR/SM3.0 Graphics Tests
HDR1 - Canyon Flight- 42.36 FPS
HDR2 - Deep Freeze- 54.21 FPS
Unreal Tournament 3 Demo
Customer Information-
Average FPS- 59.18 FPS
Time Spent Over 30 FPS- 99.78 percent of total benchmark time was spent above 30 FPS

 

can you download 3dmark06 and run it yourself? AW's scores tend to be kind of high...

 

ATI 3870 HD PICS - m15x
Same MXM Connector, Different Heatsink than the NVIDIA Cards


By jdeclue, shot with Canon PowerShot SD990 IS at 2009-05-01


By jdeclue, shot with Canon PowerShot SD990 IS at 2009-05-01

 

Yeah I will do that whizzo, expect them soon, downloading now.

 

what other games you have to benchmark. you seem to have beat my 3dmark06 by alot. run dmc4 or crysis.

 

Thanks for the pictures. You can clearly see that the card is from an Alienware M17/ W840Di (because of the connector).

 

that's what they call "MXM"...

 

that heaksink likes like it will run cooler then the m17's

 

sry, wasn't clear enough the first time around. I meant the Crossfire connector.

 

1st set of results, stock drivers all defaults

http://service.futuremark.com/resultAnalyzer.action?resultId=10819061&resultType=14

Your system
3DMark Score
9051 3DMarks
SM 2.0 Score
3800
SM 3.0 Score
4279
CPU Score
2280
Overview

Operating system Microsoft Windows Vista
Processor
Intel Core 2 Duo T9300 / 2.5 GHz processor ( mobile )

 

Good score. That's slightly lower than NV's 9800m GS.

 

what res are you running it at?

 

this is good news for M17 owners. It means that they are selling the 3870stock before they start selling the 4870. I bet the 4870 is also compatible with the M15x

 

they've been selling the hd3870 in the m15x for months now.

 

2nd Run - Non Essential Services turned off - AVG Personal and Networking On
Stock Driver ATI - 12-09-2008 - 8.570.0.0

3dmark06 settings

1280x800
AA- None
Filtering - Optimal
VS Target - 3_0
PS Target - 3_0

Results
http://service.futuremark.com/home.action;jsessionid=2999A067F738048151228FB4E87198FB

3DMark Score
9057 3DMarks
SM 2.0 Score
3810
SM 3.0 Score
4283
CPU Score
2274

 

The one thing that I have noticed about ATI's video cards like the HD3870 and HD4850 is that they usually have really nice SM3.0 scores. God Bless

 

Looks like a consistent 9050 avg. No idea how AW got a 9700?!

3rd Run - Non Essential Services turned off - AVG Personal and Networking On
Stock Driver ATI - 12-09-2008 - 8.570.0.0
Catalyst Control Set to Factory Defaults

3dmark06 settings

1280x800
AA- None
Filtering - Optimal
VS Target - 3_0
PS Target - 3_0

Results
http://service.futuremark.com/home.action;jsessionid=2999A067F738048151228FB4E87198FB

3DMark Score
9080 3DMarks
SM 2.0 Score
3806
SM 3.0 Score
4288
CPU Score
2296

 

AW probably runs it at a lower res than that.

 

jdeclue, can you run 3Dmark06 at 1280x1024, to give better indication of the performance? most benches here are at 1280x1024...

 

use e-wrecked's 9.1 and use 9.4 and use 8.12. set AI to advanced. and run it.

also make sure you use ccleaner or something to clean out your drivers or it won't work. i believed it didn't matter but it makes a big difference.

 

Not possible on his 1440x900 screen.

 

I didn't know your resolution was at that. i was wondering why you beat me by so much. do you have an external moniter to run it on.i will try to run dual core cpu, single gpu runs is you don't.

 

I am trying some different things out now. I tried the e-wrecked 9.4 and I modded the latest catalyst drivers, both gave me a 1000 point drop in 3dmark. I am trying e-wrecked 9.1 in a few minutes... will let you know.

 

just try it. anything past 9.1 should not increase 3dmark06 because of dx9. they focused on dx10 more.

 

I am running with 9.1 e-wrecked at 1024x768 I am getting 9714 3dMarks and at 1280x800 I am getting 9050.

I would expect at 1280x1024 I would be down around 8900-8950.

The drop was not 1000 points but about 400 points, I had bounced and installed so many drivers I was forgetting to verify which resolutions I was running the tests at! my bad.

 

those are some pretty competitive scores you're putting up there, mate! veeeery close to the level of the 8800m-gtx/9800m-gt.

 

Outside of tweaking the startup and services I haven't done any modding. I did notice that the AW face recognition was a killer so I shut all of that off and I only run the Command Center to change the lights otherwise it is shut off as well. So out of the box it is pretty close to these scores.