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    Awful PCMark05 Score wtf?

    Discussion in 'HP' started by qsimpson, Aug 21, 2006.

  1. qsimpson

    qsimpson Notebook Evangelist

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    i remember when i firs ran pcmark05 before i formatted and had 512mb of ram and the 5400rpm hdd i got like 4000+ now that i reformatted i have 2gb of ram, 100gb 7200rpm hdd and i just ran pcmark and i got 3312 wtf? why is it so low and how do i find out why its so terribly low?
     
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  2. krazyboy_8

    krazyboy_8 Notebook Enthusiast

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    are u sure u didnt upgrade to the PCMark06?
     
    krazyboy_8, Aug 21, 2006
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  3. qsimpson

    qsimpson Notebook Evangelist

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    No im using PCMark05 my computer specs are in the signature.
     
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  4. adinu

    adinu I pwn teh n00bs.

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    What does it matter what ur score is? Do u feel ur computer running slower and more sluggish than before the hd and ram upgrade?
     
    adinu, Aug 21, 2006
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    miner Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    4000!!! :eek: The highest I got with my dv2000T was around 2700. Ofcourse this with a T2500, 5400rpm HDD and 1GB RAM
     
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  6. qsimpson

    qsimpson Notebook Evangelist

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    Well its all mental adinu :p if you have programs tell you bad things it starts to feel bad :D. Miner: I think i might have found the problem when i first ran it i think i changed windows appearance to best performance and when i just ran test a bit ago i had it on best appearance so im re-running the tests.
     
    qsimpson, Aug 21, 2006
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