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    W500, 9800GTX+ bad performance

    Discussion in 'e-GPU (External Graphics) Discussion' started by teytey, Jan 29, 2013.

  1. teytey

    teytey Newbie

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    Hello,

    I using my W500 together with a external 9800GTX+, but I only get a 4000 3DMark06 score (with the internal graphic card 3800). Is that score normal for that configuration or can improve the performance? The PE4H is only connected x1, the installed driver is the newest (OS: Windows 7 x64).

    Thanks,
    Steffen
     
    teytey, Jan 29, 2013
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  2. sangemaru

    sangemaru Notebook Deity

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    Let me put this in perspective. The PCIe x1 slot only offers 250MB/s transfer speed. Basically right now you have a massive bandwidth bottleneck.
    You're not going to see any higher performance unless you somehow increase the bandwidth.
     
    sangemaru, Jan 29, 2013
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