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    GTX 280M SLI Benchies and performance

    Discussion in 'Gaming (Software and Graphics Cards)' started by wHo0p3r, Jun 16, 2009.

  1. wHo0p3r

    wHo0p3r Notebook Consultant

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  2. mtness

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    Very nice review......thanks for posting that...
     
    mtness, Jun 16, 2009
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  3. dondadah88

    dondadah88 Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    thanks alot.
     
    dondadah88, Jun 16, 2009
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  4. JDELUNA

    JDELUNA Notebook Deity

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    Nice post. Hmm does the 14500 seem kind of low for the 3DMark2006 score for 280M SLI ??? God Bless :)
     
    JDELUNA, Jun 16, 2009
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  5. tianxia

    tianxia kitty!!!

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    interesting how a single 280m +i7 ripped the sli 280m + t9900 apart in GTA IV. such a bad port.
     
    tianxia, Jun 16, 2009
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  6. dondadah88

    dondadah88 Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    well console games are cpu dependant because there gpu's are garbage right now.
     
    dondadah88, Jun 16, 2009
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  7. Quadzilla

    Quadzilla The eye is watching you

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    GTA4 and i7 are best friends truly :) .

    Wonder why the panel brightness got rated so low ? it is supposed to be a Dual bulb config like the Asus in that graph .
     
    Quadzilla, Jun 16, 2009
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  8. houstoned

    houstoned Yoga Pants Connoisseur.

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    is the t9900 faster/better than the qx9300?
     
    houstoned, Jun 16, 2009
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  9. dondadah88

    dondadah88 Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    oh no. the qx9300 will crush the little t9900. i don't why they didn't get a better cpu in it.
     
    dondadah88, Jun 16, 2009
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  10. houstoned

    houstoned Yoga Pants Connoisseur.

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    thats what i was tryin to figure out too. i'm not sure if the link was translated correctly, but it said something like "the t9900 was the biggest mobile processor."

    shrugs. anyway i'm gettin a 280m SLI-equipped beast in the near future. :D :D :D
     
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  11. mtness

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    yeap id agree the article definately seemed to have some translation errors...but it was still very informative....
    Your getting the sli 280's id be interested to see what benchmarks you get, i also feel mid 14000's was alittle low for that setup....
     
    mtness, Jun 17, 2009
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  12. Rob41

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    I'm not surprised by the 14,xxx score on 3DMark06.

    I was happy to see the really nice frame rates during gaming even at high resolutions.

    I thought this is where the 280's would shine.
     
    Rob41, Jun 17, 2009
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  13. The_Moo™

    The_Moo™ Here we go again.....

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    keep in mind guys Nvidia is better for games.... the 3870's in Xfire can score over 17 k in 3dmarks so thatr is not a true judge for power any more.....

    they did not optimize or tweak the system so that is what was to be expected if you put this in the proper hands like john or alot of other people they will hit 16-17k ....


    Nvidia likes games not synthetic benchmarks
     
    The_Moo™, Jun 17, 2009
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  14. Han Bao Quan

    Han Bao Quan The Assassin

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    hm...Seems like the HD mobility 4870 CrossFire has the edge right now.
     
    Han Bao Quan, Jun 17, 2009
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  15. bigspin

    bigspin My Kind Of Place

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    Too early to write conclusion :)
     
    bigspin, Jun 17, 2009
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  16. The_Moo™

    The_Moo™ Here we go again.....

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    no no no


    true 4870's are not out , i have been saying it forever ATI always wanted ddr5 4870's and hinted @ it ...... we should see them out this summer....


    then the conclusion will be 4870's ftw :cool:
     
    The_Moo™, Jun 17, 2009
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    I like how its coping with full HD res basically the same frames as it is with low res, i actually didnt expect that, but the 280 are looking nice, and this unoptimised system makes this review kind of, useless really. Its going to be so capable.
     
    catacylsm, Jun 17, 2009
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  19. wHo0p3r

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    your welcome everybody :)
     
    wHo0p3r, Jun 17, 2009
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  20. Citizen86

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    Very nice laptop, I look forward to a full review in English ;)
     
    Citizen86, Jun 17, 2009
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  21. houstoned

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    yup, that is the ONLY thing i'm worried about. 1920 x 1200 resolution FPS. period. i've never really cared too much about all those synthetic benchmarks and scores. they're just like guys that "paper race cars". they compare cars by magazine numbers and crap like that. totally useless.
     
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  22. Magnus72

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    Yeah and 3D Mark 06 is still too old and too CPU limited. The faster CPU you have the higher you score.

    Better to judge by in game perfomance, that´s where it counts no synthetic benchmarks.
     
    Magnus72, Jun 17, 2009
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  23. The_Moo™

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    vantage is the true benchmark
     
    The_Moo™, Jun 17, 2009
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  24. mtness

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    Benchmarks are there to give one a general idea of how a machine may perform....of course ingame experience is the best benchmark but i have found the benchmark tests to be quite helpful in giving me a general idea how a machine i am looking to buy runs.
    So i dont think they are "totally useless".
     
    mtness, Jun 17, 2009
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  25. The_Moo™

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    we have m17x's landed check out the AW section
     
    The_Moo™, Jun 17, 2009
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