Dear sifus,

I just ran 3DMark06 (version 1.2.0) and the final score seemed way lower (by arout 400 points) than that of Beowolf's. The specs are exactly the same
Will the marks differ due to different versions of 3DMark06 used? Or the score differences are due to background programs?

Thanks in advance for your input

Background services can affect...

Is the nVidia 310M clocks speed the same with Beouwulf ?

This post has been edited by lee_what2004: Dec 19 2010, 04:25 AM

This is mine

Alienware m17x | Core 2 Duo T9600 | 2x 2GB Elpida PC3-10700 DDR3 RAM | NVIDIA Geforce GTX 260M 1024MB GDDR3 SLi | ForceWare 257.38 | Windows 7 Ultimate 64bit @ 1280x800

Detailed breakdown:
3DMark Score 12154.0 3DMarks
SM2.0 Score 5623.0
HDR/SM3.0 Score 6118.0
CPU Score 2463.0

lousy cpu score, will take one with minimal services running in the background the next time =.=


Sorry about the lots of attachment, 3dmark06 doesn't exactly display it like i expected.

Thanks for the reply bro
A quick check shows that only the "Texture Filtrate" value is different from that of Beowulf (apart from driver versions).... others all the same
Err... how do I know how much background services/programs I'm supposed to disable before running 3DMark?
Thanks in advance!

Just try run after restart, and close any startup program....

If you have different texture fillrate, then you should have different clocks speed...

Err... maybe I'm not reading the info correctly haha
The comparison is below, I still don't see any different clock speed

Something weird....
even the lower clocks has higher fillrate..


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O____O wah....
Maybe that's the reason why all Satellite M500 units always experience the "driver has stopped working and recovered" issue
I don't think there's any way I can troubleshoot this right?

Anyway, thanks for your input bro, appreciate it!

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3DMark Score 1598.0 3DMarks
SM2.0 Score 634.0
HDR/SM3.0 Score 534.0
CPU Score 1392.0

should i upgrade my cpu or gpu?

Upgrade for ?
Most likely can only upgrade your CPU since higher possibility that your GPU is soldered...

guys, ever since my bad experience with nvidia mobile gpu 6150 when im using the compaq v3000 series, im bit phobia with laptop gpu issues.. however im thinking to buy this Compaq Presario CQ42-203AU, it has ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4250 Graphics.. is this gpu ok? not overheating issues? good for mild gaming like hon?

Why not get something with a better GPU?

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This post has been edited by mdnurman: Jan 2 2011, 01:04 PM

what do you recommend?

how to make vantage support on on full HD laptop ??

Upping your budget buy a few hundred and getting a HD5470 at the very least? Or wait for Sandy Bridge.

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