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    8400m GS low scores?

    Discussion in 'Gaming (Software and Graphics Cards)' started by apollocreed, Aug 23, 2007.

  1. apollocreed

    apollocreed Newbie

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    Maybe I'm just a little paranoid, but i ran 3dmark05 on my vostro1500 and i got something around 2100ish. Is it me or does that seem a little low? Any help is appreciated
     
    apollocreed, Aug 23, 2007
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  2. Vagabondllama

    Vagabondllama Notebook Consultant

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    That seems about right. I'm assuming you have a santa rosa chipset and 2 gigs of RAM? I have that an an 8600gt, and I get arond 2900. And the 8400 is quite a bit weaker, so...
     
    Vagabondllama, Aug 23, 2007
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    fabarati Frorum Obfuscator

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    It's not really all that powerful. But it is still lik 900 points too low (should be around 3k). Check to see if it was plugged in when you did the test.
     
    fabarati, Aug 23, 2007
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    He's talking about 3dmark 05, not 3dmark06. And yes, that is fairly low. What do you get in 3dmark06, if you don't mind my asking?

    I would make sure that your laptop is plugged in, that the power settings are set appropriately, and that you don't have anything running in the background.
     
    odin243, Aug 23, 2007
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    fabarati Frorum Obfuscator

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    3Dmark05. not 06. And you should also get more.
     
    fabarati, Aug 23, 2007
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    Actually, no, 2900 is about right for that machine.
     
    odin243, Aug 23, 2007
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    Oh, my mistake, sorry. Misread.

    And no, 2900-3000 is correct for the 2090 without any OCing.
     
    Vagabondllama, Aug 23, 2007
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    It is? I see people all over the place getting 3400+. Or is that OC'd/with GDDR3?
     
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    Usually overclocked. I think you can still reach around 3400 with the DDR2 version, anything higher is probably GDDR3. One guy I saw got around 3800, but he had 800mhz RAM :rolleyes:
     
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    apollocreed Newbie

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    Yeah i have the T5470 with 2 GB of ram. I think my 3dmark06 score was like 12-1300ish? I ran it with nothing in the background and my power settings are on the dell recommended option. Any ideas why its running so slow? Thanks
     
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    For an 8400m GS, 3Dmark05 should be about 3000, 3Dmark06 about 1400. Set your power settings to high performance, remove bloatware/excess processes and re-run the test.

    Edit: I like how the system automatically hyperlinks the number "1400" to the Vostro.
     
    Lithus, Aug 23, 2007
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  12. apollocreed

    apollocreed Newbie

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    I did all of the above and my 05 score was 2300. Any other reason for my score being so low?
     
    apollocreed, Aug 23, 2007
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    update drivers
     
    hlcc, Aug 23, 2007
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  14. apollocreed

    apollocreed Newbie

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    i tried different drivers, the one i have right now is 163.11
     
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    I have done several 3dmark06 test on this card, with different drivers.
    I have the 8600m GS 500/400. See my thread here
    The best i can get is 2260 with the 163.44 drivers. I am running XP and there seems to be a big problem with this card running at the correct memory clock speed.

    Can someone else start to do some comparisons. I konw Asus have underclocked this card a bit however we should be getting better then the low 2k's.
     
    Saber007, Aug 23, 2007
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    You have an 8 600M-GS. This thread is about the 8 400M-GS.
     
    odin243, Aug 24, 2007
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    My bad. LOL

    Should look a little closer in future.
     
    Saber007, Aug 24, 2007
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    Ok, I partly take back what I said earlier about 2900 being a good 06 score for the 2090. That IS what most people have reported for out of the box performance, but I just ran 3dmark06 again and got new results. When I was on Vista with the 162.22 drivers, I got around 2950 or so. Now, I'm on XP with the new 163.44 drivers, and I got approx 3200.
     
    Vagabondllama, Aug 24, 2007
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    Not to make a fuss, since its not that big a deal.. but does anyone have any idea how I can increase my score to respectable levels?
     
    apollocreed, Aug 24, 2007
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    Also, you can try updating your drivers.
     
    odin243, Aug 24, 2007
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    vagabondllama what screen do you have, i'm guessing the WSXGA+ by your scores, people with the WXGA seem to get 3400 right out of the box
     
    AdamW, Aug 24, 2007
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    i got 3300 on a 1.6 ghz core 2 duo and only 1 gig ram
     
    agh2415, Aug 25, 2007
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