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    Poor 3dmark06 results and 8600m GT overclocking

    Discussion in 'Gaming (Software and Graphics Cards)' started by dpajur, Nov 23, 2008.

  1. dpajur

    dpajur Notebook Enthusiast

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    Hi folks,

    I'm using Vista x64 ultimate SP1 and I use my laptop for some light gaming.

    Since Warhammer online gets to stutter in a few places I figured I'd try overclocking. I have my card running at 650/430 with riva tuner (3d performance option) up from default 475/400.

    I wanted to see exactly how much of a difference this makes, so I got 3dmark06 and ran it. I'm getting around 1660 3dmarks (+-5) and the same again when the card is overclocked! So riva tuner is doing absolutely nothing at all!

    Not to mention that this card should be getting about 3500 or something, not 1600.

    I'm using nvidia drivers version 177.98.

    What am I doing wrong?
     
    dpajur, Nov 23, 2008
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  2. SmoothTofu

    SmoothTofu Inspiron 1420 Owner

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    That's a very low, 8400M GS-esque 3DMark06 score. Are you sure no processes are taking up large CPU resources in your task manager?
     
    SmoothTofu, Nov 23, 2008
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  3. James

    James Notebook Evangelist NBR Reviewer

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    The card is probably downclocking because of high heat.
     
    James, Nov 23, 2008
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  4. Dire NTropy

    Dire NTropy Notebook Deity

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    650 core clock is a pretty massive overclock. You want to check your temperatures.
     
    Dire NTropy, Nov 23, 2008
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  5. Tenspeed33

    Tenspeed33 Notebook Evangelist

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    Set it back to stock clocks, run 3dmark and find your average. Then try increasing by a few Mhz each, then running 3dmark to see if its increased of decreased. When you get to a point where it decreases, set it to the previous clock settings you had.
    report back please!
     
    Tenspeed33, Nov 23, 2008
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  6. Akuma

    Akuma Notebook Evangelist

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    Sure you're on High Performance mode not Power Saver?
     
    Akuma, Nov 23, 2008
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    650 is an incredibly high core for that card, I couldn't get over 615 on mine.
     
    Jlbrightbill, Nov 23, 2008
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    dseo80 Notebook Consultant

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    try different drivers, 180.xx or 169.xx.
     
    dseo80, Nov 23, 2008
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    3dmark06 is a good benchmark, but it's not a great stress test. Try playing a taxing game, if it's crashing within 5 minutes or there's artifacts (which I'm sure you'll experience), turn the clocks down. I would assume your card is enforcing mobile clock speeds, probably because you pushed clocks to high.
     
    anothergeek, Nov 23, 2008
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