Ok first of all, lets get the software first, just click here to get one :

RIVATUNER


ok after we install everything.. just follow these steps below :

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Now what u really need to highlight is core temperature.. if u would like to display memory like mine.. then do it one by one.. highlight one of them then click 'Setup'

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Repeat Step 4 and 5 for Core Temperature also

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if u prefer the numbers then use text value (the one with red arrow) ; instead if u prefer bar chart (green arrow)

good luck and enjoy ! Hope this is helpful to u guys !!

This post has been edited by derred: May 10 2007, 10:36 AM

Hmm, I wonder if this is applicable to Vista... Nonetheless this sure is going frontpage!

This post has been edited by Eiraku: May 10 2007, 10:37 AM

Good point.. i dont know about that.. are you guys using Vista right now ? I pretty sure for gaming performance it isnt that stable yet.. I mean there are benchmarks and framerate for games like F.E.A.R etc for these facts.. i think its last month MaximumPC.. or prob the April 2007 that have face-to-face performance showdown.. SLi vs non-SLi, C2D vs AMDs , Vista vs XP.. u can check it out.. try 3Dmark and compare.. I bet u will lost some couple hundreds point for just using Vista..

just in case anyone need to know, u can see from the tutorial above me myself dont use Vista yet, but it depends on how u see things and preference.. IMO, why bother using Vista when we already know our laptops are not dx10-capable.. unless theres are performance gains in terms of FPS etc.. but im pretty sure Microsoft is working on it now.. hopefully there will be an increase from XP..

One more thing, sorry if u guys know this already, for Vista gaming profile or whatever it called (the one that shows ESRB thingy and stuff.. ) not all games are fully-supported by Vista.. the only great game i remember works like charm is Company of Heroes. Too bad for great other games like Steam-based is a joke on Vista.. or its not anymore now ?

This post has been edited by derred: May 10 2007, 10:51 AM

Sure lose a couple hundred of points already, lets say 600-700 for Vista, 800 for XP... Its the immature drivers I tell you... FEAR actually FEELS slower under Vista, but there's not much actual difference in practical gaming application for most other games... Although I haven't tried a straight comparison yet... Nor have I dloaded 3DMark06 yet...

Anybody here with XP and is a gamer (or at least have FEAR installed in their XPS)? Care to help me test?

Granted FEAR is more of a CPU oriented game then a GPU one... I guess I really have to download 3DMark06... Hmm...

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Added on May 10, 2007, 10:53 amDloading PCMark05 and 3DMark06 now... Need them for the XPS Review anyway...

This post has been edited by Eiraku: May 10 2007, 10:53 AM

There are actually alot lot of gamers out there still holding their breath for Vista.. those who are very picky about framerate stats,benchies, etc.. u know what i mean.. since ur using Vista, i think i have a question for u.. howz 3rd-party programs doing so far on Vista.. is it still full of licensing prob and such.. thats what i read and heard.. i think i dont switch to Vista yet not mainly about gaming, but also some cool inresistible softwares

doing comparison is a very good idea.. let me know how it goes..

ah suddenly everyone is using 3dmark06.. i think i shud download one now and see whats up with it.. i hate it when i know i wont get as much.. theres nothing wrong with my gpus but just it doesnt work perfectly as it shud..

FOR GC temperature & core memory MONITORING on system tray or dekstop, please scroll to my previous reply. Its somewhere up there..(right now its for Nvidia cards only tho,sorry i dont have ATi card so.. anyone with ATi card please post if already know-how)



This post has been edited by derred: Jun 14 2007, 02:00 AM

wah!...what you guys been discussing about?...
is it about the 3D and graphics thingy?mind to elaborate more...
those this kind of thing related to graphics and multimedia?

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Added on May 10, 2007, 2:24 am

are u sending it to depot? if u do it is always a good idea to format ur system before let anybody touches ur pc.. for security and privacy purposes.. unless all u have is nothing important. good luck to u..

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doesnt get what you mean,why do i need to format my system after downloading a huge size of drama?i'll actually transfer it into my desktop & burn it to DVD.

will post my 3Dmark06 result ASAP,you guys can download it from the 3dmark website..i got the ahem thingy..then post your result too..curious to know what you guys score

oh sorry i somehow thot ur lappy defects and u were planning to send it to dell centre.. the way u describe the download drama made me confuse sorry about that.. yeah good luck on the score

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Added on May 10, 2007, 12:13 pmhmm.. unknowndevices, its mainly about our graphic card performance.. we will basically know what is our GC + CPU performance range based on the software result. i think u need to read more urself for this. Better if u know point out what you dont understand. Try to read the previous posts to understand better. Give it a try.


FOR GC temperature & core memory MONITORING on system tray or dekstop, please scroll to my previous reply. Its somewhere up there..(right now its for Nvidia cards only tho,sorry i dont have ATi card so.. anyone with ATi card please post if already know-how)



This post has been edited by derred: May 10 2007, 12:27 PM

here you go..today i score 200..where yesterday is 204..


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Can you teach me how to optimize the 3d settings? Or point me to some site?

Thanks!

how u actually see the points ? im using the free one and this is how i always obtain the points(3dmark05). It seems different than NewbieBetta's ones. Im sorry if im not qualify as im not in the same league. but this is my first test with 3dmark06 so.. theres actually something surprising about my points.. for the comparisons tab, i rank #1 for the same configuration that others have.. probably im just lucky.. see picture 2

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FOR GC temperature & core memory MONITORING on system tray or dekstop, please scroll to my previous reply. Its somewhere up there..(right now its for Nvidia cards only tho,sorry i dont have ATi card so.. anyone with ATi card please post if already know-how)

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Added on May 10, 2007, 1:54 pmhmm.. is it on Vista ? it seems like it isnt.. the points seems unfair to me.. what is ur temp reading during/after the test ? I saw u have some programs open in system tray. Try to off everything unnecessary before running 3dmark. I assume u know-how. Ask if u have anything in mind. Oh and please make sure ur temp isnt going more than 85 to 90 Celcius tops. If it does stop running 3dmark from now on. You might not want an overheat GC. I suggest to call dell and see if they can help with anything. If its GC problem, they must switch u for a new one. Let us know if u have news.

If anyone here using XP I could help with some performance boost on OS tweaking but NO OC.I dont have the guts to risk my warranty "investment".Voided warranty is a nightmare especially when u pay for more than a year-warranty..

This post has been edited by derred: May 10 2007, 02:02 PM

5000score..are you using a desktop for that? 5000score are very high for just a Go7400,its imposibble...

weird..u will sure get a panel like mine for the result before sending it online..

do you download the latest 3dmark06 v1.1.0 do u have the cd-key?cause i do..mine are professional edition 1.1.0

and do select all for the test.

derred:yeah..im on xp..& my GC temp will reach 101C when running 3dmark on the bottom tray those are the temp reading..even im in idle no games..my temp min is 81C..normally it will be 85~88..i will call them as soon I finish transfering my important stuff to another pc..lol..3years warranty roxx

This post has been edited by NewbieBetta: May 10 2007, 02:05 PM

I dont have the cd-key.. i do mention mine is the free one

its not a desktop but like i said im sorry if im not qualify as im not in the league. If u watch the tutorial closely u will see "7900 GO GS".. so.. erm..and its not likely to get 5000 with just 7900 gs too.. i hope u get my hint..

damn...i just have a new problem...u guys know the dreamscene wallpaper on vista? its like using a short animated video wallpaper...it uses the graphics acceleration...
it was running smoothly lasnite but i encountered problems this morning when i start up...it starts become lagging n the HDD icon keeps flashing like hell!!! the whole XPS lags n i was forced to turn it off...i notice some evident buzzing sound when i was using it in quiet environment...
shit...could it be mobo or graphics module failure?
i duno how to report this to dell technical staff...doubt they have the solution to it though...

Ok what i will suggest stop running the 3dmark for now. As soon we discover whats up with the high temp than we will go on test ur GC. For such heat problems, it can be from the environment temps to the tiniest dust that "wrap" ur fans. First thing struck my mind is how long since ur last shut down ? sorry in advance i dont want u to think im saying its ur fault but i prefer not to assume it has sumthing problem with the hardware. Bcoz we cant fix the hardware instead if its our probs, we could fix it rite away.

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Added on May 10, 2007, 2:16 pmim sorry to hear that from u.. i would suggest call dell right now.. from my experience, its best to keep our patience high for these hard situations..
or u could try again one last time and see the workload on Task Manager. See whats bugging ur cpu and memory. I heard such problems when u update wrong GC drivers. Idk as i couldnt reach any further about ur prob. Try Dell tech support."solutions only come when we as customers willing to co-operate; even if hes the best techie in the world, he will fixes nothing not until us willing to listen,follow and co-operate"

i bet they have.. even if they dont sort it out.. they need to fix/replace you with the usable one if u still didn't void anything..

This post has been edited by derred: May 10 2007, 02:30 PM

i guess you probably have a toshiba panel....
do you have the integrated webcam? look between the gap of it and the lcd, do you see some yellow light when the power is on?
that's what i observed from the toshiba panel i got in the replacement unit. requested to swap the samsung screen from the old one to the replacement unit.
coz feel a bit unhappy with it's slightly lower contrast (hardly noticable, but still, dont feel nice that the old one appear nicer)
and also there's some irregular leakage over the upper right corner.....

ic..sorry..i tought u are using xps..yeah i notice you are on 7900GS the score are ok..im not a nvidia 7 series user..not sure about how a 7900GS will score..

well im actually not complaining my high temp GC,cause i will call definitely call dell on this problem..I had PM you regarding the 3Dmark06

i think i've found the problem...so far im not sure whether its vista prob or my hardware problem...but i believe the main issue should be software based i suppose...
i jus found out that evrytime i boot up vista ultimate, my HDD light will keep blinking for around 5-10 minutes maybe...not too sure...all i noe is it will take some time...if im loading the dreamscene wallpaper when the HDD is still running initially, i will experience problems i've stated jusnow...driver stop responding, lagging...blabla

so off i set, i patiently wait for the HDD to stop blinking in the end, n i load the dreamscene after that, evrything went smoothly without hassle no frequent blinking in HDD icon anymore...

so any dreamscene users out thr, beware...
i think its advisable not to set ur dreamscene wallpaper whenever u reboot, only set it after u finish booting up, so its better to turn it off evrytime u wanna shut down...
im still experimenting this..

any vista ultimate users out thr plz note this problem...i suppose 5400rpm HDD is not enuf for vista

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Added on May 10, 2007, 4:25 pmu mean if got yellow light on the gap of webcam n lcd over thr means is toshiba lcd unit?
i think my white contrast oso abit yellow....but dunno...i think jus the colors abit warmer....its ok for me though...the last replacement unit i have was a pure white one, perhaps its samsung im not sure, n doesnt have the yellow light above the webcam thr like my old unit...but the colors seems unreal to me, lighter contrast, less saturation and abit of light leakage, so i reswap the lcd...

wad i did is i tweaked the color n contrast settings in nvidia panel...i managed to get good colors after that...but be warn u need to spend some time fixing that...colors r v sensitive
but for my vista now, cant tweak it anymore...no such settings on vista driver

i think ur just too sensitive with it...overall its nothing much...jus bear with it...some LCDs are worst off out thr

This post has been edited by kwws: May 10 2007, 04:28 PM

i'm using the full version also.....
I got fps 0~1 also....
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the whole thing is like so..... lag!
i din let the test go to completion....
maybe will try to let it go to completion later....
but not expecting much also.....

the full version comes with a stupid small game in it.... tried playing it, it's so darn laggy unless i set the settings to the lowest......

Dell's D630 is out...i just configured with almost similar spec with my XPS for around 5.4k only...santa rosa man!!!
but anyway its heavier though...heard that intel's base media graphics should be way better than Go7400