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    How is my 3D score with this septup? (M1530)

    Discussion in 'Dell' started by Kilador, Mar 13, 2008.

  1. Kilador

    Kilador Notebook Consultant

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    Hi, I ran 3Dmark06 on XP only using RivaTunner to overclock the card a bit, here are the results:

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    My septup:

    XPS M1530
    Core Duo 2.0Ghz 2MB cache
    2ghz Ram
    8600M GT DDR3

    clocks:
    GPU core 648Mhz
    GPU Memory: 802 Mhz
    GPU core max temp: 80º

    Score: 5458 3dmarks

    I don´t know if those settings are stable to last long times. Any idea?
    Is there any way to tweak the GPU performance appart from RivaTUnner?

    Cheers
     
    Kilador, Mar 13, 2008
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  2. SpotMe

    SpotMe Notebook Geek

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    That's quite an overclock on the GPU! I've not seen anyone take one that high.

    I notice that you haven't push the video memory that hard. What happens if you take it to 850 or 900? (mine was quite happy at 900).

    Overall, the temperature sounds good and that is a nice score!
     
    SpotMe, Mar 13, 2008
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  3. Flam3h

    Flam3h Notebook Consultant

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    Hi,

    What resolution was that run in? native or 1280x1024?
     
    Flam3h, Mar 13, 2008
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  4. Kilador

    Kilador Notebook Consultant

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    yes, it was 1280x800
     
    Kilador, Mar 13, 2008
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  5. XPS1330

    XPS1330 Notebook Deity

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    That's some fast RAM you got there! ;)
     
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    XPS1330, Mar 13, 2008
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  6. bmp41083

    bmp41083 Notebook Evangelist

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    that sounds about right. I was able to get mine to 710/910 and make it all the way through 3dmark 06. ended up with my sig.
     
    bmp41083, Mar 13, 2008
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  7. snork

    snork Notebook Evangelist

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    Looks pretty good. Also FYI, you'll get more performance by pushing the memory faster rather than overclocking the GPU. If it get's too hot/unstable, try backing down the GPU before your memory since most GPUs are memory bandwidth limited performance wise.
     
    snork, Mar 14, 2008
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