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    Inspiron 1720 Benchmarks

    Discussion in 'Dell' started by DR650SE, Feb 9, 2010.

  1. DR650SE

    DR650SE The Whiskey Barracuda

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    I was bored tonight so I ran some benchmarks on my 1720, Specs in Sig
    Only change was the GPU was overclocked.

    1st Pic is 3DMark @ stock clocks.--------3449
    2nd Pic is 3DMark Overclocked----------- 4366 Old 4259, 4271, 4280
    3rd Pic is Vantage @ stock clocks--------P1115
    4th Pic is Vantage Overclocked----------- P1457 Old P1410

    I didnt get time to finish a Vantage run on my last set oc clocks since it needed tweaking due to display driver crashes. GPU temps never reached higher the 67*C when overclocked
     

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    MujiXx Notebook Geek

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    can u tell me how to overclock the processor? and have the speedstep not interfere?
     
    MujiXx, Feb 10, 2010
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    DR650SE The Whiskey Barracuda

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    You can't overclock the processor. The BIOS doesn't support it. And you can't overclock by software means because the PLL isn't supported. :( The only thing I have overclocked is the GPU. Done through using nVidia system tools. Also I don't think you can get rid of the speed step. The only way to OC it would be through a pin mod which is link in the other thread.
     
    DR650SE, Feb 11, 2010
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    was it difficult doing the pin mod?
     
    MujiXx, Feb 11, 2010
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    SomeFormOFhuman has the dumbest username.

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    There aren't any PLL datasheets for our 1720 units unfortunately. Each notebook is different. GPU OC'ing only.
     
    SomeFormOFhuman, Feb 11, 2010
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    DR650SE The Whiskey Barracuda

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    Yea, I never did the pin mod. To be honest it's probably a lot of trouble and I don't want to mess with it. Especially by trial and error.
     
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    Do you know how to overclock ATI cards?
     
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    DR650SE The Whiskey Barracuda

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    That I do ;) I'll PM you the instructions I used on my alienware. I'm guessing it would be the same.
     
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    oh, my bad, i thought u did overclock it cuz of the inspiron in ur sig.
     
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    DR650SE The Whiskey Barracuda

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    No prob, I just OCed the GPU
     
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    DR650SE The Whiskey Barracuda

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    I updated the original post with my new 3DMark05 score.
     
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    DR650SE The Whiskey Barracuda

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    New scores in this one man show ;)

    New 3DMark06 new high of 4366 up from 4280

    New Vantage high P1457 up from P1410

    Pics in original post :D Got a pretty good OC out of the GPU too, too bad I can't play with the CPU. Also GPU temps never went higher then 67*C when OCed.
     
    DR650SE, Feb 13, 2010
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