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    M9750 Benchmarks

    Discussion in 'Alienware Area-51/Aurora and Legacy Systems' started by kevmanw4301, May 8, 2011.

  1. kevmanw4301

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    Anyone mind running some benches on their M9750? I have one that I just put a Radeon 3870 in, and, I'm very happy with the new performance. It reads as a Radeon 3870 X2. If anyone want to, they could post their specs and scores in different benchmarks.

    Kevmanw430-

    M9750
    T7200 OC'd to 2.31GHz
    2GB RAM
    Radeon 3870
    1440x900

    3DMark 06- 8666
    3DMark Vantage- ?
    MW2-avg 50FPS on extra details, all on but shadows, 4x Anti-Aliasing
     
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    Wow those are some pretty sweet numbers, did you plan on putting in a 2nd 3870?
     
    Thor316c, May 12, 2011
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    Not yet.. I need to fix the overheating problem with the 3870.
     
    kevmanw4301, May 12, 2011
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    Thor316c, May 14, 2011
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    I was looking at 105-110C. Ouch. I did a BIOS mod to lower voltages and it never tops 75C. The paste is some random Rosewill paste I had. I didn't get the good stuff, stupid me.
     
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    Try the good stuff: IC Diamond 7 Carat Diamond Thermal Compound - 1.5g at SVC.com free shipping too!
     
    Thor316c, May 14, 2011
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    I'll order some. That mesh mod looks very interesting. Could potentially cool very well.
     
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    HUGE temperature drops, my 4850s which are notorious hot are now idling at 45 and dont go higher than 75 under load. Again I have an NZXT cryo under it which helps alot as well.

    I think I may have some extra M9750 covers laying around somewhere that I'd be willing to part with for $10 (including shipping). I bought them for my project incase I messed up, but now I don't need them.
     
    Thor316c, May 15, 2011
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    That's great! I may buy one off of you, but I am going to fix somthing else first. I used the Radeon BIOS Editor to lower voltages on the card, like I said, but, I modded them again and I half bricked the card. AtiFlash on Dos won't flash it, and I can boot into safe mode and try to use winflash, but then it won't see the card to flash it. I don't know what to do.
     
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    So you can see them at all in atiflash?
     
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    I got it. I went into safe mode and uninstalled. Then got into normal windows and flashes it before the drivers could install. Back working great again.
     
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    Awesome glad to hear! Yea I've never flashed the clocks, just master to slave and vice versa.
     
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    I hop to get it running at slightly higher clocks now on the lower voltages. Do you know any good ATI OC'ing software? Overdrive won't work
     
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    Thanks! Will do. I've Oc'd the CPU before through ClockGen. What're you getting on 3DMark and what not with your system?
     
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    3dmark06? Im getting around 14.5K, I still have yet to do the vantage gpu scores since those are unbiased with the CPU....probably wont be able to do them till the end of the week due to finals :-/
     
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    Ahh, I have finals too. They suuck. I find that all 3DMark's are mostly CPU biased. Games usually work better. I play MW2 alot, and this handles it 1080p external with high details at 60FPS. I love it.
     
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    Nice! oh yea for sure!, I play mechwarrior living legends (crysis wars mod) so need a beefed up gpu and WoW during vacations haha.

    Well I do know in vantage you can "uncheck" the cpu tests and just do purely gpu tests and get a pretty good unbiased score there...but then again these are all synthetic tests and dont really show what real world performance is like. I just use them to make sure my system is working correctly both in score wise (like it should be around a certain score) and see if its not crashing with the benchmark on loop.

    I find the fact that you can do 3870x2 in M9750 insane haha, whats the best cpu that laptop can take?
     
    Thor316c, May 15, 2011
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    found it its the T7600, and its going for around 100-150 dollars, not bad.
     
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    Exactly. I find it insane too, 3870x2 is a smidge faster than a 5850, mainly due to the 256-bit bus. The best CPU is the T7600, I believe, and it can OC to around 2.6GHz. Mine can only go to 2.3GHz, even if I tell it to go higher.
     
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    Holy crap thats nuts! The fact that the laptop is from mid 07 and still able to hang on with some of the mid-higher end systems today is amazing! I'm all for tinkering haha
     
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    So going by 3dmark scores looks like my setup of the 4850 crossfire puts me between at around the 6870M range. Not bad.... although the 6970M is another beast altogether (one sexy beast i might add)
     
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    6970M.... Droooool.... I'd LOVE an M17x R3. I think it's the perfect system. Fast, good battery life, great looks and screen... Just amazing. Isn't the 6870M the same as a 5870, which itself is a GDDR5 4870? Your probobly just a little faster than that.
     
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    Haha, well once school is over I will find out for sure if indeed it is (but thank you for making me feel better)

    I've been eyeing the Sager NP8170 with the 6970m, over at xoticpc it can be configured as low as 1584 out the door :eek:
     
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    1584, huh? Thats pretty awesome. The M17x can be had for $1520 if you call with the Farmers 20% off,w/6970, 1080p and 2630QM. :) Do the deal where you buy a $300 gift card get $50 free, you get one for $1220. Pretty good?
     
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    Yea that is extremely good! I'll be sure to let anyone looking for one of these beasts know about this.
     
    Thor316c, May 15, 2011
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    Yeah. I wish I had the money, but school costs a bit. I'm sadly selling this to get an m11x since I need somthing for school that dosen't weigh 10lbs and has more than 10 minutes of battery life... hah.
     
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    How much is the M11x going for?

    I think my next netbook is the MSI u270, I'm pretty satisfied with my hanspree (which i use exactly for what you want, school, work etc...infact I'm typing from it now), especially for under 400 last year (kills most other netbooks out there in this price range). The u270 (or if MSI decides not to release it in the US, the ASUS 1215B) has amazing battery life, better graphics than the ion+atom and still is dirt cheap.

    I have seen the M11x go for really cheap before, but I believe that was the one with the su7300 cpu.
     
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    I've got one lined up, i5, for $650. I REALLY want it, and since I have a beasty desktop for when I'm home, I think it'll work great. A single 3870 and a 335M are pretty equal, anyway.
     
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    Oh wow very nice, is that an online deal?
     
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    Naah, forum member. I find the members on here usually sell at better prices, and ebay is full of scammers. This is the best place to buy.
     
    kevmanw4301, May 15, 2011
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    haha I live off of ebay...
     
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    Actually, R2 WITH 6 970m is the best ou there, if we manage to fix the small heat issue.
     
    @tomX, May 16, 2011
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    Actually, I really prefer the R3 case. Lol.
     
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    That has to do with the fan control right?
     
    Thor316c, May 16, 2011
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    I would guess that too.
     
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    whitrzac The orange end is cold...

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    looks like I will be getting ^^^^ his m9750...


    I just won an auction for 2 3870s +cf cable for $230 :eek: :cool:


    hopefully I can source a t7600 for cheap...
     
    whitrzac, May 20, 2011
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    :) And thank you. You can OC this CPU to T7600 levels, fairly easily. When you recieve this, I'll explain.
     
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    Yea i saw that auction, congrats!
     
    Thor316c, May 21, 2011
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    whitrzac The orange end is cold...

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    yea, the 10% off code I had made it worth it...


    do you know anyone looking for a 3870? :rolleyes: I have 3 of them now...
     
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    whitrzac The orange end is cold...

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    looks like I will be getting a 1200x1950 screen to... $50 for the complete screen+bezel+hinges+etc


    now to find a T7600 g and try the unlocked multiplier... :eek:
     
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    The t7600g has an unlocked.... dude... That baby's gonna sing!
     
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    whitrzac The orange end is cold...

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    finding one is a **** though... there are NON on fleebay, and the other places want $250+ :(




    sing, no... scream, yes...
     
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    :) Supposedly people got those CPU's up to 2.8GHz. You'd have to use ThrottleStop though, since there's no BIOS oc'ing on the m9750. Your going to too 12k 3Dmark, I bet, if I was getting 8666 on one 3879 at 2.3GHz.
     
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    whitrzac The orange end is cold...

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    no, they were getting 3.16+ but the fans on the xps 1710 would stay on full bore....
     
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    The m9750 fans are pretty good, so 3GHz might be possible if the fans fun full all the time.
     
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    whitrzac The orange end is cold...

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    I'll worry about speed after I find one.... :(
     
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    Exactly. No one has them, it seems, and normal t7600 is pretty expensive too. If you sell on of the 3870's though..
     
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    whitrzac The orange end is cold...

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    $130ish isn't bad... I should be able to find it cheaper locally...
     
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    Very true. Ya never know!
     
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