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    3Dmark06 score went down after higher OC

    Discussion in 'Alienware M11x' started by deadboy90, Aug 30, 2011.

  1. deadboy90

    deadboy90 Notebook Evangelist

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    hey all, i managed a 6826 3Dmark06 score with gpu OC of 555/1355/900, so i decided to go even higher, i tried 560/1357/900. It was stable with Furmark so I did another benchmark and got 6781, what gives? Im sure the drivers are stable and not crashing, MSI Afterburner says that its running at those clocks and another Furmark test confirmed it. I have run it multiple times and i keep getting about 40+ points lower than my old OC
     
    deadboy90, Aug 30, 2011
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    going from 555mhz to 560mhz wont even be mesurable...

    seeing a 50 pt difference between runs is totally normal. running a lean install. (fresh install with only what programs you need installed) tends to lessen the gap but your score seems in line with ppl that are running the same clocks.
     
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    hmm ok thanks i guess thats the high water mark for my r1
     
    deadboy90, Aug 31, 2011
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    Yeah you can see that with the same settings.

    For instance i run my benchmarks 2-5 times if im looking for the best score because the numbers vary up too 100 points sometimes depending on background processes.
     
    DeeVu, Sep 1, 2011
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