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    Low 3DMark05 score with MX6750?

    Discussion in 'Gateway and eMachines' started by 7endless, Jul 1, 2006.

  1. 7endless

    7endless Newbie

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    Just picked up a Platinum Edition MX6750 from Best Buy and so far I've been pretty happy with it. However, today I decided to try running 3DMark05 and it scored only 483 which seems extremely low for a Radeon X1400 (using the default drivers that came with the laptop).

    I checked the Core Clock and Memory Clock in the Catalyst Control Center and it is showing as 128Mhz and 135Mhz - respectively. I don't know what the clock speeds should be but I'm guessing that the speeds reported are not typical? :confused:
     
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    Nevermind - I forgot about the PowerPlay option in the Catalyst Control Center - once I plugged in directly using the AC Adapter the scores were as expected. :)
     
    7endless, Jul 1, 2006
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    Bamboo One Notebook Consultant

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    Out of curiosity what did you get?

    I've found that it helps sometimes to run right after a restart, putting power options to "always on", and closing everything else.
     
    Bamboo One, Jul 4, 2006
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