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    Benchmark Scores for FX laptops

    Discussion in 'Gateway and eMachines' started by dodgehemi0, Mar 24, 2008.

  1. lewdvig

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    Also, many people forget thermal throttling. If you OC and the chips get too hot they will typical reduce clock speed until the heat diminishes. A lot of people OC only to find their results getting worse.

    And their really isn't much room to dissipate heat in an FX - it is small for a 17" gaming notebook.
     
    lewdvig, Mar 30, 2008
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    ..and they load down the power adapter, another popular upgrade :)
     
    hydra, Mar 30, 2008
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  3. dodgehemi0

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    Hey how do you use MEMSET? I downloaded it and change the cas but nothing happend I downloaded the BETA version. Can some one explaine how to use it.
     
    dodgehemi0, Mar 30, 2008
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  4. dodgehemi0

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    Hell ya finaly broke down and bought the 3dmarks06 and I got a score of 9920OC 620-930 at 1280-800 stock drivers. GOOD LUCK KEEPING UP WITH ME...
     
    dodgehemi0, Mar 30, 2008
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    the true test for 3dmark is 1280x1024 but thats still and awsome score nonetheless . see if you can hook it up to and external monitor thats higher then 1440x900 and see what you get or run 3dmark at 1440x900 which is pretty close pixel wise to 1280x1024.
     
    Quadzilla, Mar 30, 2008
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    I would like some insight on how to use Memset also, downloaded the eta, but none of the changes seemed to do anything, each WEP was exactly the same 4.9 for memory...
     
    mfox76, Mar 30, 2008
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  7. dodgehemi0

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    Well I have a FX 171X and my res goes to 1920-1200 the first benchmarks I did was set at 1280-1024 and I got 9242 oc at 620-930 stock was 7980 at that res now stock at 1280-800 is 8695 wich the 1280-800 is the res I use all the time on the 17in screen.
     
    dodgehemi0, Mar 30, 2008
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    Man just installed Crysis this is a awsome game I love it I can run it on medium just fine at 1900-1200 res looks amazing...
     
    dodgehemi0, Mar 31, 2008
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    I bought Crysis when I got this computer too and yeah, looks insane. Also like others have said, the 3Dmark score really doesn't seem to translate directly to how any given game is going to perform.

    I'm using my native resolution and have everything set on high and am extremely happy with how Crysis runs. (also using the latest beta driver and have tweaked the hell out of my computer). I almost don't want to see my fps as I'm happy with the gameplay and don't want to turn into a FPS whore.
     
    Narcissus, Apr 1, 2008
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    Off the top of my head, here are a couple games FPS readings with EVERYTHING turned on and all settings maxed out, at native resolution (1440x900)
    • Call of Duty 4 - constant 30-50fps (even on the largest of multiplayer servers, 50+ people)
    • World in Conflict - constant 25-40fps (rarely any stutter)
     
    93Akkord, Apr 1, 2008
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  11. gallopingsalmon

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    i was play COD4 the other night. Some guy was saying his FPS was up 120. which is just overkill.
     
    gallopingsalmon, Apr 1, 2008
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    all at native res:
    Oblivion - 40-50fps with everything maxed
    Gears of War - 40-45fps with everything maxed (DX10 AA)
    Biochock - 35-40fps max
    UTIII - 50fps max
    Neverwinter Nights 2 - 30 fps (almost maxed)
    HL2 (and Episodes, Portal and TF2) 40-60 fps (really maxed except for Ep 2 and TF2 where you have to turn the AA down slightly)

    Almost all games have a wee bit of audio stuttering on the FX do you folks experience it?

    A game or HD video stutters in just a certain way. I know from my days as a Product Manager at a PC Audio company that certain low end audio solutions choke on complex audio rendering. The combo of IDT/Sigmatel and Vista's new audio architecture exacerbate the problem.

    In XP the problem dispappears.
     
    lewdvig, Apr 2, 2008
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    P-6831FX laptop with upgrades (x9000, 4gb ram, 2x320 RAID 0)

    Today I upgraded to my cpu to a $550 (ebay) x9000. So far, I have spent just under 2k on my P-6831 laptop. I justified the cpu upgrade cause the stock laptop is just such a sweet bargain. She really deserved this little upgrade :) Here are my 3dMark06 benchmarks with 1280x800 lcd and stock drivers...


    Overclocked cpu to 3GHz
    9041 3DMarks
    http://service.futuremark.com/home.action?resultId=6065677&resultType=14

    Overclocked cpu to 3GHz
    Overclocked gpu to core bus 644Mhz, memory bus 942 Mhz.
    10749 3DMarks
    http://service.futuremark.com/home.action?resultId=6065816&resultType=14
    **gpu was running at a pretty cool max 71 celsius.
     
    dabomb, Apr 2, 2008
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    Dang man those are outstanding numbers now do you play games on it that way? keep them coming guys awsome results so far.
     
    dodgehemi0, Apr 2, 2008
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    Divine_Madcat, Apr 3, 2008
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    I duno if you could be that CPU limited? I have the SFX with the t7250, and when I oc qith 174.7 to 630/940 I go from around 7300 to 8500....
     
    mfox76, Apr 3, 2008
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    You got it from Emblaze, right? He would only go as low as $600 for me. He did not sell 5 so I might try again or go for a x7900.

    Can you run some tests on strategy games like World in Conflict, Supreme Commander and Company of Heroes? Your system should really shine there.
     
    lewdvig, Apr 3, 2008
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  18. dodgehemi0

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    hey Divine Madcat what processor do you have? That could be the problem mine stock is 7900 with at t9300
     
    dodgehemi0, Apr 4, 2008
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    I have the stock T5450..
     
    Divine_Madcat, Apr 4, 2008
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    yep I would break down and get a faster CPU best bang for your buck is a T9300 you can get it for 350 or a T8300 for around 250.
     
    dodgehemi0, Apr 4, 2008
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    anyone load up Rivatuner 2.08 and check out the hardware monitoring during 3dmark? I believe the system is throttling itself down, thats why people are only getting a 200 mark increase while overclocking should be more.. CAn anyone confirm?
     
    vincey2kr1, Apr 4, 2008
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    Hi!
    I could buy a new Core2Duo T7700 meron CPU for $212 (also a -$60 discount for my T5450 so the end price would be $152)...does it worth it to buy for this price? How much performance increase would be that in games and in Windows Vista experience index and expesially in 3DMark06? Or it's better to wait for a T9300 Penryn or for an Extreme processor?
     
    DRevan, Apr 5, 2008
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    id hold on to your stock processor incase you have any issues with your NB so you can still use the warranty.
     
    Quadzilla, Apr 5, 2008
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  24. dodgehemi0

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    I second that I am holding on to my T8100 for that same reason I have extended warranty and accidental.
     
    dodgehemi0, Apr 5, 2008
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    Do you overclock the CPU through the bios or is there any other way? Because the max in the bios is 3GHz if I am not mistaken.
     
    micloi, Apr 6, 2008
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  26. dodgehemi0

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    I am pretty sure that is the only way you can do it.
     
    dodgehemi0, Apr 7, 2008
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    We could use SETFSB is someone knows the PLL number
     
    micloi, Apr 8, 2008
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  28. flynnaz

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    Derevan, where did you find the deal for the T7700 for $212.00? Also does anyone know if a T7500 will work in our laptops?
     
    flynnaz, Apr 8, 2008
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    I love my T9300 it is awsome. better than a t77
     
    dodgehemi0, Apr 8, 2008
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    Well I tried it i ran 3dmarks06 on 1920-1200 resoltion I recived a score of 6128 not to bad. Hey also how do you take a Pic of your screen?
     
    dodgehemi0, Apr 8, 2008
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    I just installed winXP 64 added RAM and Setup RAID 0.

    I'll run some benchies to see how performance has changed. It feels a lot more responsive.
     
    lewdvig, Apr 8, 2008
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    cool let us know how it turns out.
     
    dodgehemi0, Apr 10, 2008
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    Hey how do you tell on Crysis if you are in Direct x10 or x9 and how do yall see the FPS?
     
    dodgehemi0, Apr 11, 2008
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    press prntscrn to take a screen shot of current display on your monitor.then open ms paint and paste it on there for edit or save.
     
    mokylim, Apr 12, 2008
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    download FRAPS. run the application while running you game. a fps counter will appear once u start playing.
     
    mokylim, Apr 12, 2008
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    cool thanks.
     
    dodgehemi0, Apr 12, 2008
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    also, you can take in-game screenshots and videos.takes a lot to run the video capture though.
     
    mokylim, Apr 12, 2008
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    been doing some testing with crysis.... and it seems that if you run the game on medium, but with a res of 1920x1200 it looks better than running it on very high at res starting at 800x600 and going up to 1280x1024.... but i could be wrong, but love the responce and the graphics at medium with high res screen!
     
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    Has any ones computer been freezing up after a few hrs of playing CRYSIS on med at 1280 1024 res my computer has done this twice once instead of freezing up it started running slow so I shut down the game and restated the game and no problem the highest temp on my GPU has been is 47c and my CPU has been maybe 38 anybody have an idea what might be wrong?
     
    dodgehemi0, Apr 12, 2008
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    Well just beat Crysis but on the last boss I had to reduce the res to the lowest setting and keep everything on med to be able to play it without running real slow dont know why. Anybody else have this problem with Crysis?
     
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    At the end of the game on the ship it slows down for many people so i wouldnt worry about it. On my desktop 8800gtx0c 3.2ghz quadcore it did the same thing .
     
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    good to know makes me feel a little better. Cant wait for Crysis 2 to come out awsome game.
     
    dodgehemi0, Apr 13, 2008
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  43. dodgehemi0

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    Hey Johnksss you make a good point about the resolution it does look better.
     
    dodgehemi0, Apr 13, 2008
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    Assassin's Creed runs great.

    Autodetected settings were 1440*900 maxed except for AA (1 out of 3).

    The game runs much better than it did on PS3 - it looks better and runs much higher resolution too.

    This game is not for everyone, but I think the reviews were pretty harsh. Free running in ancient middles eastern cities does not get old for me.

    Controls are OK - I actually did a chapter with the touchpad.
     
    lewdvig, Apr 15, 2008
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    yes, i love how it looks and reacts! and another plus with this lappy is..... you can upgrade the gpu! whooohoooo!!
     
    Johnksss, Apr 15, 2008
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    Did I miss something...?
     
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    the gpu or the cpu? I thought it was soldered in...
     
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    cpu. sorry
     
    Johnksss, Apr 15, 2008
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    dang you got me all excited for a second there.
     
    dodgehemi0, Apr 15, 2008
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    Technically with mad soldering skills you could swap the GPU too as long as it is pin compatible - 8800m GTX and (maybe) 9800m.
     
    lewdvig, Apr 16, 2008
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