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    8600M GT DDR2 & 3DMark06 !

    Discussion in 'Dell' started by PJ@y-Z, Jan 25, 2008.

  1. PJ@y-Z

    PJ@y-Z Notebook Evangelist

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    Here's my first benchmark :

    HW: (Vostro 1500) Vista HP x86|T7500|2GB|120GB 7200RPM|LG WSXGA+

    SW: 3DMark06 1.1.0 @ Default Setttings (1280x1024)|Vista Basic Interface|Windows Search & DWM are Disabled

    3001 @ ForceWare 156.69 (from Windows Update)
    3167 @ ForceWare 169.28 :eek:

    WEI: 5.1|4.8|4.6|5.2|5.2

    Is it good ? :rolleyes:
     

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  2. Tommo53

    Tommo53 Notebook Guru

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    Well 3D Mark 06 is a synthetic bechmark, but 3167 is a nice score on a DDR2 8600M GT. Still not quite the performance of the GDDR3...
     
    Tommo53, Jan 25, 2008
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  3. PJ@y-Z

    PJ@y-Z Notebook Evangelist

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    Wow !!!

    169.28 boosts my Min. FPS in NFS MW/PS. It's very STABLE compared to 156.69 !
     
    PJ@y-Z, Jan 25, 2008
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  4. STR

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    169.09 is fine too. It's what I've been running for a while. Some people have reported issues with 169.28, so I figure one of the two will work out for everyone. I should probably run 3DMark, but I'm downloading a game from Steam at the moment. Though my overclock will probably skew the results.
     
    STR, Jan 25, 2008
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  5. mia4l

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    Nice work .
     
    mia4l, Jan 25, 2008
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  6. PJ@y-Z

    PJ@y-Z Notebook Evangelist

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    What's the 8600M GT GDDR3's score ? :confused:
     
    PJ@y-Z, Jan 25, 2008
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    i got 5000 or so at default clocks. My best overclocked was 5750
     
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  8. PJ@y-Z

    PJ@y-Z Notebook Evangelist

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    At default setting 1280x1024 ?
     
    PJ@y-Z, Jan 25, 2008
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  9. heyaldrin

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    I scored a 3700 (rounding down, I can't remember exact) when I ran the free version of 3DMark 06 lastnight...@ default
     
    heyaldrin, Jan 25, 2008
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  10. _GMAN_

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    Ho do you indentify if your computer is running the GDDR3????
     
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  11. Solidus

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    yours is, it's a 1530
     
    Solidus, Jan 25, 2008
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  12. bmp41083

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    the XPS 1530 runs gddr3. the inspirons and vostros run gddr2.

    to PJ@Y-z:

    yes thats at the default 1280x1024 on an external monitor. I overclocked my core from 475mhz to 700mhz and the ram from 625mhz to 900mhz.
     
    bmp41083, Jan 25, 2008
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  13. PJ@y-Z

    PJ@y-Z Notebook Evangelist

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    DDR2 or GDDR3 ? :confused:
     
    PJ@y-Z, Jan 26, 2008
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  14. hwaforumtk

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    DDR2 but at 1280x800 probably. I don't think you can change resolution in free version.
     
    hwaforumtk, Jan 26, 2008
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  15. alexnvidia

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    how do you guys manage to get the core all the way up to 700MHz from the default factory 475MHz? is that speed stable? i got my core all the way up to 650MHz, no issues so far, but i dont dare to take it higher. regardless of M1530 and inspiron 1520, the same 8600M GT core is used, the only difference is memory, so if you guys (M1530) can hit 700MHz with ease, 1520 and vostro 1500 should be able to do the same or even better, since the cooling system in inspiron and vostro is much better.
     
    alexnvidia, Jan 26, 2008
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  16. Smoothieboy

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    I've never used 3DMark06 before. I just downloaded it. The installation program says it will install DirectX 9.0c with it. Since Vista comes with DirectX 10 and DirectX 9.0EX, does this create a problem? Do you have the option of not installing DirectX 9.0c with 3DMark06?
     
    Smoothieboy, Jan 26, 2008
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  17. thecommish16

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    good score!
     
    thecommish16, Jan 26, 2008
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  18. hwaforumtk

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    I only took it up to 700 for the 3dmark06 score, meaning its not a permanent OC. I didn't worry about it because I tested fine in ATItool + the temp only deviated about 2-3C from stock speeds. You'll never OC high enough to damage anything severely(assuming you ac at 15-25mhz at a time) because you will either a) start seeing artifacts or b) your PC will shut down because of High temps and restart with default clocks.
     
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  19. PJ@y-Z

    PJ@y-Z Notebook Evangelist

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    I've the pro version.
     
    PJ@y-Z, Jan 27, 2008
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