*OFFICIAL* "All Powerful" M15x Benchmark Thread Part 2

it's hard to say, it could be either or both. i get that all the time when benching.

 

instability dude... its not a driver issue... it's the card giving out.

artifacts are only one way a card shows its limit.

If this happened at normal stock clocks, i'd say yea maybe a driver issue... but at over 300 mhz over stock... yea its the card lol

 

Strange thing though Jstar, 10.8 gave out at about 970/1170 if I remember right, 10.9 gave out just slightly higher, and 10.10 seems to be giving out anything past my last run of 1015/1200. That's why I'm wondering if it's a driver issue, why would different drivers allow the same card to go higher without bouncing if it was the card? I don't know, I may not be able to grab that record back, we'll see.

 

I agree with Inap, it can be either. Plus you get different interactions between particular apps and drivers. For example, I routinely get crashes in 3dMark06 at clock settings that work fine for Vantage -- same card, same clocks, same driver. Works for Vantage, crashes in 3d06.

 

^^^ I'm not saying you or inap is wrong rev... don't get me wrong. Drivers DO play a HUGE ROLE in benching... and in everything really...

i just think if your pushing 1000+ on the core clocks, i'm pretty sure i'd consider those solid drivers... heck anything over 950 is REALLY GOOD... They weren't exactly intended for those kind of clocks... and i think its more of a hardware limitation than a software limitation at that point... but wtv its just what i think... as i'm no computer hardware engineer ...

And Dane... Here's a tip. I got that score on 10.6.... 10.8 was the next best...10.10 allowed me to push clocks really high, but got lower scores than the other drivers at slightly lower clocks...

Drivers for sure influence benching capabilities and stability... but at 1015? like i said.. i'd think its more a hardware limitation... or okay fine... both loll

 

Nice sig Jstar! Thanks for the tip I'll have to try it out, for some reason I could never get 10.6 to work on my rig, the driver for some reason wouldn't fully install, 10.6 CCC installed just fine but the driver wouldn't take. 10.8 seemed solid, the 10.9 was ok at best, and 10.10 seemed to let me send the clocks through the roof. It's probably going to be the weekend before I get to bench again but I'll give it a shot. If I can't get anything to go a bit higher without too much effort though you're probably going to keep the record. I thought about it and roasting this good of a card isn't worth an extra 50 points when I've taken out so many other amazing cards along the way already. We'll see!

 

Yea dude... be careful .

Well it looks like this might be my last day with my M15x... M17x might come in some time tomorrow

 

Here are my results:
650/1600/1100

 

So what are some tips to getting a better Graphics score?
simply OC it more?

(learning all this stuff)

 

^^^^^^ get an A/C, mod the voltage to 1.15 on ati 5850 and crank away and learn to see crashes every few minutes lolz

 

hahaha faiz, he got a nvidia 260m but the same can apply to it. for better oc, you will need better cooling, but there will always be a limit to the card, finding that limit is fun and filled with bsods and crashes, so enjoy, hahahhah

 

lolz i have no idea i was thinking giving him tips on a ati card when right before he posted his benchmark on a nvidia....(turns around and goes back into the corner)

 

i've been in that corner many times my friend, hahahah

 

hahah too true!

well ive done the settings you said i should give a crack and they worked well...!
happy hunting i guess!
Cheers.

 

Well glad there is a new thread lol ive been gone for awhile

So i will test the new nvidia drivers for the 260m shortly and see if there is an improvement from prior drivers.

 

I wondered what happened to you tuenkamen, you just kinda disappeared on the bench thread. Let's see some new benches.

 

I7-720qm, hd5850@700/1000 (5870 stock clocks), 3dmark06 vanilla free version

13304 (my highest 3dmark score ever on a computer)



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Nice run StevenX, those are some awesome scores especially for such a modest overclock!

 

Thanks Dane. I have no idea what is considered good or normal or bad. I do know that so far, the 4core/8threads kicking into 1 turbo is next to impossible. Making me mad. At 60-70 percent utilization my cpu says it's at 49c, according to throttlestop. So i have no idea how to get it low enough to engage the 1 turbo. On the bright side, when compared to the I3-350 I got anywhere from 10-18 extra FPS on BFBC2. I compared my average fps to the old one at exact same settings and it was a big difference. So.. I am good with that. Best Wishes, StevenX

 

yike been awfully busy the last week, no chance to bench and sold off the hyperX for incredibly cheap, hahhahah

man i think all the previous benching has cause some glitchyiness to my windows install. looks like i'm gonna have to reformat again. hahaha

on a side note thinking of using another hdd or ssd just for benching, what do you guys think????

 

Do a stripped install on the ssd, there's a link on here in the AW forum somewhere on how to get better scores with a stripped win7 install

 

yeah gotta look into it, thinking of picking up a 80gb intel, just for benching. found an awesome deal on one. or use my 500gb hdd that came with the system, i don't think i've even booted from that drive yet, hahaha

 

get DaneGRClose intel ssd for cheapz ....and use that for your benching ssd...INTEL FTW

EDIT: Looks like he sold it

no worries faiz always got dealz

FRYS.com | CORSAIR

 

have a buddy selling his 80gb g2 for me for $80, so i'm prolly gonna get that. but thinking for selling everything atm. since everyone is going M17x atm hahaha

 

What?!?!?!?! Don't do it! M15x is the way to go, don't follow the crowd! Everyone is going m17x because of the coupon which expires today.

 

HOOLY JEEZZ $1 per gig no matter what drive is insane and intel g2 jump on it.....go go go!!!!!

As for m17x....no comment

 

Oh be quiet faiz you stole BOTH of your m17x's lol

 

hahaha yeah i love the M15x, but i just want an rgb screen. i don't really need 2 hdd or cf power at all. hmmmm this is hard.

 

R G B

 

Benchmark only folks. Discuss other topics in the OL. Thanks.

 

official ati 10.10 driver is released, so bench away

ATI Catalyst? Mobility Display Driver

 

I won't be benching my M15x anymore! Ohwell so sad! I read from the M17x thread though, that VANTAGE LOVES 10.10 and scores like 100 minimum higher over 10.8 SO i think Dane should beat my score then...since i won't be benching it anymore

 

So does that mean you've decided to keep the m17x and send the m15x back then Jstar?

I got my 10451 run with 10.10 modded beta drivers so we'll see if there is a difference between the two when I get a chance to run to run some benchies this weekend.

 

oh ok ! Actually i still haven't decided... LOLLL ... Both have their pros/cons...

Things i don't like about the M17x? Well for the amount of noise the fans make (one fan mind you), i wasn't impressed with the cooling, as the temps are higher than on my M15x.... Now i've read that the retention mod n repasting can lower temps by 10-20*C... so i guess this is less of an issue than i thought... but initially...was very disappointing.

Also, like i said, yes its true what they say, the fans get VERY loud when gaming compared to the M15x... and hey im half deaf lol!!

But besides those two things... theres nothing i don't like... But portability and size is something still holding me back... as i always found 17' laptops too big in general... and the M17x...well.. is a monster lol. I don't know i guess i'll spend a couple more days with it

 

sooo i did some testing guys, my card cant go past 1050 memory however it can operate in very low voltage

View attachment GPU-Z Sensor Log1.0v.txt

this is all done at 1.0 volt, which i believe is good since i dont want heat in my system. the core clock i might go up a little more just to bench but i think 825 is a good stop.

the test was done with furmark, and maxing out at 85C will do some real testing with starcraft 2 and battlefield to see how much improvement

 

My 3DMark 06 Run:

Intel i7 840QM @ Stock
4GB RAM 1333
ATi 5850 @ 775/1000/1.00v
Aprox. a difference of 300 points with 10.08 / 10.10 Drivers


With ATi Catalyst Official 10.10 Drivers:



With Dell Catalyst Official 10.08 Drivers:

 

nice number i been too lazy to do that, just updated running 1.05v is stable for 825/1050 sc2 playing 4v4 marine defense is 73 max temp

 

What is the main purpose of your OC xlawx? Increased game performance or benchmarking?

 

haya every one i've just got my new m15x and i've just done a benchmark test with 3dmarks vantage and i got 7200 with 10.10 drivers and no overclocking is this ok. here is my set up

I7 620m
ati 5050m

 

Yup! That sound just about right at stock

 

http://i1037.photobucket.com/albums/a458/miahsoul/8701030gpu.png

Just did a 870/1030 with 10.10 to see how well my 5850 compared to the MSi Gx660R's 5870. Approx. 200 more, but then again, it could be the drivers. The MSI benchie I'm comparing it to was w/ 10.8.

 

10.10 loves vantage,,, and reportedly gives higher scores vs all other drivers

 

does anyone no what a stable overclock is for the ati 5050m in the m15x

 

Depends somewhat on the card of course, but 750/1050 is a popular compromise between performance and heat/power requirements and has worked well for me. Some prefer 800/1075, which also works well, but is probably the ceiling for sustained, all-around use. Obviously, anything below those settings should work fine.

 

A part 2 was created? Anyone beat this score yet? If so I will get back into it.

 

Not yet on 06, inap is getting close though. Your Vantage GPU score has been beaten by a few people though.

 

Mandrake! Where the heck have you been! And don't worry, you still lead in 3dmark06... can't wait to get my hands on a 920xm ...

 

So you made your decision yet Jstar? You staying? Or going to the darkside I'm sure Dell is already wanting one back lol.

 

what software are people using to overclock the ati 5050m

 

amd gpu clock tool