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    3DMark 06 HELP!...

    Discussion in 'Dell' started by Jeff Coleman, Feb 10, 2006.

  1. Jeff Coleman

    Jeff Coleman Notebook Evangelist

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    I downloaded the new 3DMark 06 to test my laptop and see what it gets. Since i was using the trial basic version, i was unable to change any of the pre-set configurations, so i just ran the test. As the test was running and it was going through battles of Quake 3 and stuff, i was getting like 3-6FPS... is there something wrong with the 3DMark or something? Do you need to purchase the full version in order for it to work properly? I can run F.E.A.R. and BF2 on almost full settings but im getting 3-6FPS in their crappy videos? Didn't make sense to me, maybe someone on here knows whats wrong.

    3DMark RESULTS:
    SM2.0 = 732
    HDR/SM3.0 = 653
    CPU Score = 801

    COMPUTER SPECS:
    17" Widescreen
    1.86ghz Pentium M(Centrino)
    1.25GB Kingston PC4200 RAM
    60GB 5400RPM HD
    GeForce Go 6800 256mb (Xtreme-G tweaked graphics drivers)
     
  2. Zondaro.net

    Zondaro.net Newbie

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    3DMark, any version, pushes your system to the edge. You cannot run it and run a game at the same time. In fact the best results, ie most useful, will happen when only 3DMark is running.
     
  3. Charles P. Jefferies

    Charles P. Jefferies Lead Moderator Super Moderator

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    3-6 FPS is pretty good. The graphics are extremely complex.

    Not even a 7800GTX could run that smoothly.

    As posted, it's supposed to stress your hardware to the max.
     
  4. Jeff Coleman

    Jeff Coleman Notebook Evangelist

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    Ok so i guess it was doing everything right, so what do i do with these numbers? How do i compare and see if my laptop is running good compared to others etc., i just got new drivers also and wanted to see if it helped.
     
  5. Jeff Coleman

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    3DMark was the only thing running, all background programs were closed and i ran it after a fresh reboot.
     
  6. CyBorG

    CyBorG Notebook Enthusiast

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    before you think its a problem, you should go compare your scores with others ( www.tomshardware.com graphics section). They benchmark every card, but they are desktop speeds. Laptop speed is underclocked somewhat in dell drivers, so yours should be a little less than theirs (also, they are using 4ghz comps so maybe a little more lower, hah)