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    How can I get my 3dMark scores higher on my 7801u?

    Discussion in 'Gateway and eMachines' started by grunyon, Feb 18, 2009.

  1. grunyon

    grunyon Notebook Enthusiast

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    Can you folks give me tips on how I can get my 3dMark 06 / Vantage scores higher? I'm getting about 8600 in '06 out of the box, nothing done to it. I saw a lot of you get higher and I was curious how.

    Thanks!
     
    grunyon, Feb 18, 2009
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    flipfire Moderately Boss

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    finding the right drivers and overclocking.
     
    flipfire, Feb 18, 2009
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  3. grunyon

    grunyon Notebook Enthusiast

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    What are the "right" drivers?

    I will and know how to overclock for the GPU
     
    grunyon, Feb 18, 2009
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    You just have to experiment with different ones. I like the 180.70 drivers.
     
    idiotpilot, Feb 19, 2009
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    goodspeed(TPF), Feb 19, 2009
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