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    GatewayP-6831FX 3dmark06

    Discussion in 'Gateway and eMachines' started by EtownsFinest, Jan 26, 2008.

  1. EtownsFinest

    EtownsFinest Notebook Deity

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    Can anyone tell me how many points you lose when your laptop is not plugged in I lose a 1000 points is that normal ;) sorry for spelling
     
    EtownsFinest, Jan 26, 2008
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  2. Rorschach

    Rorschach Notebook Virtuoso NBR Reviewer

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    Yes thats normal. You should expect to lose up around 30-40% of your score.
     
    Rorschach, Jan 26, 2008
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  3. Tokay

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    That's really odd. I gained about 200-300 points when running on battery power...
     
    Tokay, Jan 26, 2008
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  4. EtownsFinest

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    Can everyone please post 3dmark06 scores plugged in and not plugged in.I got 7000 of plugged and 6000 not plugged in to the wall ;) Sorry for spelling
     
    EtownsFinest, Jan 27, 2008
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    diablito Newbie

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    I've only got 5697 the very most plugged or unplugged. I've been working on how to fix it and even returned it to BB but couldn't because of the 15% restocking fee. I've tweaked and upgraded my drivers already, did some hotfixes but still nothing. I'm so frustrated with this already. Am I missing something? Thanks.
     
    diablito, Jan 27, 2008
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  6. Snowsurfer

    Snowsurfer Rocky Mtn High

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    This sounds stupid but had to ask is your battery set to High performance?
     
    Snowsurfer, Jan 27, 2008
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    I just scored 3950 on "POWER SAVER" with "BATTERY".

    Make sure you guys double check above settings.

    On "High Performance" on "A/C", you should get 6800~7000.
     
    peteryorkuca, Jan 27, 2008
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    jerster Newbie

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    Just bought this laptop today. Geeks at BB "optimized" per the advertised special. Just ran 3dMark06 -- achieved 6972 (plugged in). Got 6966 unplugged.
     
    jerster, Jan 27, 2008
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    BB geek optimized = same 3dMarks Out of box..

    I hope they did clean up the machine a bit for you for the price.

    Im getting 7010 Plugged

    I got 7004 Unplugged But running in High Performance mode
     
    binro01, Jan 27, 2008
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  10. diablito

    diablito Newbie

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    Yes, I've set it to High performance. I also made a fresh install just now and got worst to 5100.
     
    diablito, Jan 27, 2008
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    jerster Newbie

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    "BB geek optimized = same 3dMarks Out of box.."

    That's what I figured too. No cost really, wanted to buy Crysis anyway so whatever little cleanup they did was free. They loaded the game too so their time wasted, not mine.
     
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  12. EtownsFinest

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    Man i lose a thousand points unplugged can anyone tell me how to keep it at (im in performance mode) 7000 unplugged ;) Thanks in advance
     
    EtownsFinest, Jan 27, 2008
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    You are supposed to be on a/c power anytime you are gaming, the battery will not supply enough power to run a game smoothly, Sometimes I forget to plug in and the game is running slow and stuttering on battery power.
     
    Snowsurfer, Jan 28, 2008
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  14. ridgeburner

    ridgeburner Notebook Enthusiast

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    Just ran 3dmark06 and hit 8294. T7500 and Raid 0 with two 320gb HD's, Vista Home Premium.
     
    ridgeburner, Jan 29, 2008
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    That score is sick can you try it unplugged and give results thanks ;)
     
    EtownsFinest, Jan 29, 2008
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  16. Snowsurfer

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    Great score! This thing rocks, my new CPU should be here today.
     
    Snowsurfer, Jan 29, 2008
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    Canix Notebook Enthusiast

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    I'm curious, why give so much importance to battery power scores? Gaming on a laptop like this on battery power will 1.) give you 25-35% worse performance and 2.) only allow for a half hour to 45 minutes of battery life, if you're lucky.
     
    Canix, Jan 29, 2008
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  18. ridgeburner

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    The 9300? If so, can you let me know where to get it?
     
    ridgeburner, Jan 29, 2008
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    ridgeburner Notebook Enthusiast

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    I have the same power settings on battery that I do on AC. I am more of a performance over life kind of guy. I very rarely if ever go mobile with my personal machines.
     
    ridgeburner, Jan 29, 2008
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  20. qui

    qui Notebook Enthusiast

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    Some of these scores you guys are getting seem a little low, I get 9k plus on an unoptimized vista install with a t7500 and 320gb scorpio as my only upgrades.
    http://service.futuremark.com/compare?3dm06=4870084

    Also I know I have asked this a million times but could someone please send me the hotbutton drivers (the media button). commi(at)bulldoghome(dot)com thanks.
     
    qui, Jan 30, 2008
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  21. peteryorkuca

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    Driver on your way. :)

    *EDIT : QUI, I notice you are using 1280x800 as your resolution. Default is 1280x1024. Reset your 3DMark06 to default and try again? If you still get that score, you probably have fastest 8800m GTS here :)
     
    peteryorkuca, Jan 30, 2008
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  22. qui

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    I don't have access to my monitor at home so it was run on the laptops screen, so it wont support higher than 900 vertical res. Thanks for the drivers by the way.
     
    qui, Jan 30, 2008
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    Hey Snowsurfer, I see that you scored a 9810 on 3dmark06 with almost the same specs I have. I ran it today and got 8897 with 64bit vista (not bad) that I just installed. HERE's THE WEIRD THING: I ran 3dmark06 a few days ago with the 32bit ultimate and got 9994??? Is 64 bit slower or did I do something wrong installing the drivers??? I'm currently using the windows update drivers. I wouldn't have installed 64bit having known it was going to be slower... I'm a newb on this forum but I've been reading so any help would be much appreciated. Thanks in advance...
     
    sdsampila, Apr 29, 2008
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    t9300 7894 stock no oc res 1280x1024
    x9000 8172 stock no oc res 1280x1024
     
    Johnksss, Apr 29, 2008
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