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    e1505 w/ x1400 scoring 586 on 3dMark05???

    Discussion in 'Dell' started by Modoc, Apr 15, 2006.

  1. Modoc

    Modoc Notebook Enthusiast

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    Ok, I just got my e1505: 1.66g core duo, 1GB RAM, 256mb x1400 video card. I stripped out all the Dell fluff and ran 3dMark05 and only got ~586. I tried with both stock drivers and with Omega drivers and got the same result. I have read a number of posts where most people with the exact same configuration are getting between 1500 and 1700 with 3dMark05, with no overclocking. Do I have a bad video card? Are there some hidden settings that I need to tweak?
     
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  2. Jason

    Jason Overclocker NBR Reviewer

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    Wow! Strange that 586 score sounds more like the intel 950GMA. I really don't know what to tell you. You could try talking to dell about this. Now did you run 3Dmark05 on battery power? If so, the clock speed of your cpu could have gone down because of a battery saving feature.
     
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  3. drumfu

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    yeah, what jason said, my first guess is you're running on battery
     
    drumfu, Apr 15, 2006
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    I have E1505 with the same Cpu and Ram with x1300 and got 1302 with dell driver so something must be wrong. Did you check device manager and see if you really have x1400?
     
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  5. Modoc

    Modoc Notebook Enthusiast

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    Yeah it was on battery power, how foolish of me. :rolleyes:

    I got a score of 1836 using the Omega drivers! :D
     
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    I just sent you a PM
     
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    Iam getting 18703d marks after downloading the updated driver from dell... can't remember what i got before loading the new driver. And still haven't tried the Omega drivers.

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    goblin, Apr 24, 2006
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