The Notebook Review forums were hosted by TechTarget, who shut down them down on January 31, 2022. This static read-only archive was pulled by NBR forum users between January 20 and January 31, 2022, in an effort to make sure that the valuable technical information that had been posted on the forums is preserved. For current discussions, many NBR forum users moved over to NotebookTalk.net after the shutdown.
Problems? See this thread at archive.org.

    So my 1520 scores 3875 on 3DMark06...

    Discussion in 'Gaming (Software and Graphics Cards)' started by kyle202, Aug 23, 2007.

  1. kyle202

    kyle202 Notebook Enthusiast

    Reputations:
    0
    Messages:
    13
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    5
    So i finally went through the hassle of getting windows xp on my inspiron 1520
    and decided to run 3Dmark06 to compare it to scores i have seen around the forums. Im using forceware 101.28 drivers and used rivatuner to up the clock slightly to 525/450 from the standard 475/400.
    This was my result:
    [​IMG]
    Im no expert but 3875 is about what my laptop should score yes?
    its definately nothing to brag about but im quite happy with its performance.
    Any comments?
    Many other people run this on their 1520/1720?

    My specs btw are:
    T7500 2.2 Core2duo
    3gig ram
    256mb 8600GT DDR2 :(
    Windows XP Pro
     
    kyle202, Aug 23, 2007
    #1
  2. toffee

    toffee Notebook Enthusiast

    Reputations:
    1
    Messages:
    27
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    5
    You scored higher than you should because you used 1280x800 resolution instead of the default 1280x1024.
     
    toffee, Aug 23, 2007
    #2
  3. KernalPanic

    KernalPanic White Knight

    Reputations:
    2,125
    Messages:
    1,934
    Likes Received:
    130
    Trophy Points:
    81
    If you only have a 1440x900 screen, you will need to use an external monitor to run a 1280x1024 run for comparison to the numbers listed on most sites.

    3dmark06 (free) defaults to 1280x1024 if available and then goes down the line to find a compatible resolution is you cannot run at 1280x1024. Since most people aren't buying it for a quick run, you will need a 1280x1024 result to get a fair comparison.
     
    KernalPanic, Aug 23, 2007
    #3