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    Is 3dMark score good, for my setup? (M1730)

    Discussion in 'Dell XPS and Studio XPS' started by NickQ, Apr 25, 2009.

  1. NickQ

    NickQ Notebook Consultant

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    FutureMark can't compare my score because it says there's no similar systems to compare to, and I'm still new to this....

    3DMark06: 11573 3DMarks


    (System specs in sig)


    Thanks!!
     
    NickQ, Apr 25, 2009
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    LegendaryKA8 Nutty ThinkPad Guy

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    11573 with 8700Ms? That's not a bad score at all. The best I got was 11,800 with an overheating 8800M setup and an X9000 at 2.8Ghz. TBH, that's the highest 3DMark06 score I've seen on an 8700M setup.

    Edit: The same 8800M setup with SLi off only net me a score of 9600, if I remember correctly.
     
    LegendaryKA8, Apr 25, 2009
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    NickQ Notebook Consultant

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    You're getting me all excited now, lol. That was OC'ed to 3.4, and running RivaTuner to OC the cards.

    [​IMG]
     
    NickQ, Apr 25, 2009
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    nacr05 Extreme Overclocker

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    I agree that's a great score, something to be proud of for sure!! :D
     
    nacr05, Apr 25, 2009
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    NickQ Notebook Consultant

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    Ran it again. 11602 this time.

    Lkie I said, I'm new to all of this, but I can really see how people get into chasing higher scores, lol.
     
    NickQ, Apr 25, 2009
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    As above that looks great for the 8700's.

    Keep a close eye on your temps. I like CPUID. Also get Smartclose to shut down all your unnecassary programs and processes and you might even get higher. Go on ya know ya wanna!! :D
     
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    MAG Notebook Deity

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    Whoa that's a pretty high score for the 8700's!!
     
    MAG, Apr 25, 2009
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    Haha, yeah.... I do, lol.
     
    NickQ, Apr 25, 2009
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    SomeFormOFhuman has the dumbest username.

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    Not bad, good score. :) That's the stock score of dual 8800s + a 2.8GHz X9000. What kind of temps are you getting?

    PS, any plans to upgrade to dual 9800M GTs in future?
     
    SomeFormOFhuman, Apr 25, 2009
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    NickQ Notebook Consultant

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    Ok, I ran SmartClose, then re-ran 3dMark06. Got a pretty good increase, thanks for the tip...!

    11682 3dMarks

    http://service.futuremark.com/compare?3dm06=10760244





    I'd like to, but I'm poor, lol.
     
    NickQ, Apr 25, 2009
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  11. NickQ

    NickQ Notebook Consultant

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    Oh, and the highest temps I'm seeing on my GPU's are 64*c.


    These cards are brand new. I was having a problem with my GPU's idling near 90*c, so Dell replaced them yesterday. Temps seem fine now.
     
    NickQ, Apr 25, 2009
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    spradhan01 Notebook Virtuoso

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    Thats a very competitive score with 88m SLI.
     
    spradhan01, Apr 26, 2009
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    how come you got a laptop with a X9000 and dual 8700m gt instead of dual 9800m GT/X? (not sure which dell give)
    you would get better scores and it would be a lot better in games.

    a X9000 costs way more then upgradeing to a dual 9800m GT. you could have got the 9800m GT and a SSD.
     
    owais, Apr 26, 2009
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    Maybe from Dell itself, but in the aftermarket an ES X9000 is far less expensive than a 8800M setup(you can't buy a 9800M upgrade other than getting it on a new M1730). I purchased my X9000 off of Feebay for $450 shipped. A brand new 8800M setup is between $800-$1000. If the OP just replaced his processor instead of gone for the 8800M setup it would have been some decent savings.
     
    LegendaryKA8, Apr 26, 2009
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  15. NickQ

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    This machine was a System Exchange from Dell, so I didn't get to choose what went into it.
     
    NickQ, Apr 26, 2009
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