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    Faulty GPU / Bad Scores?

    Discussion in 'Dell XPS and Studio XPS' started by Zagarinsky, Oct 12, 2008.

  1. Zagarinsky

    Zagarinsky Notebook Consultant

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    So I ran HWMonitor and 3DMark06, and here is what I got:
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    Two question:
    1) Is my GPU faulty? I have no idea what temperatures are, but 72°C seems pretty high compared to the other temps.
    2) Why are my 3DMark06 scores so low? I don't have a bad system (see signature). Is this an accurate test?
     
    Zagarinsky, Oct 12, 2008
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    72 C for the GPU is normal under load...

    And as for your score, I don't know... try another driver may be..
     
    fonduekid, Oct 12, 2008
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    Lithus NBR Janitor

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    I think this has to be said on every one of these threads: The nVidia solder problem does not cause high temperatures.
     
    Lithus, Oct 12, 2008
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    ^ yeah probably a sticky announcement in these forum' should do the work I guess...

    +1 for Lithus... since even a normal GPU under load will show similar temp'..
     
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    All right, I just wanted to check and make sure. Thank you.
     
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    Ah I guess there's the "Top 10 Questions" sticky which kinda mentions it. But it's #16, which wasn't there a while ago...
     
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    No worries.. remember, if your GPU is faulty you'll probably see symptoms as listed in the direct2dell blog, for example.. so don't worry...
     
    fonduekid, Oct 12, 2008
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    Hi Tumido,

    Look at these Threads RE: your 3DMark06 score and how to improve ...

    Penryn T9300 XPS M1530 Benchmarks
    http://forum.notebookreview.com/showthread.php?t=228372&page=5

    Stock 3DMark06 Scores on M1530s
    http://forum.notebookreview.com/showthread.php?t=261930

    Hope this helps out!

    G! :)
     
    gonwk, Oct 12, 2008
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