*OFFICIAL* Alienware M17x Benchmark Thread - Part 4

[mre215]

I update them whenever I see there is something new on the Dell site. Apart from the Killer ones and the nvidia ones where I use the ones from their respective websites.

Sorry I should've specifically designated. I meant the 580m drivers. Which ones do you use currently or where is the best place to find the latest drivers other than the derelict Dell site?

[SlickDude80]

Sorry I should've specifically designated. I meant the 580m drivers. Which ones do you use currently or where is the best place to find the latest drivers other than the derelict Dell site?

Bro, the best place is Nvidia...get the verde mobile drivers. If for whatever reason, it doesn't install, you'll probably need a modded inf...go here:

NVIDIA & Laptop News | Latest NVIDIA drivers and related news | laptopvideo2go.com

[widezu69]

Sorry I should've specifically designated. I meant the 580m drivers. Which ones do you use currently or where is the best place to find the latest drivers other than the derelict Dell site?

Ah of course here you go:
Graphics Driver - Verde 290.36 Driver - GeForce

Problems with these is that you lose HDMI in, and sleep doesn't function properly for 3D users. Other than that they perform well and have the latest BF3 optimizations.

[bigtonyman]

Ah of course here you go:
Graphics Driver - Verde 290.36 Driver - GeForce

Problems with these is that you lose HDMI in, and sleep doesn't function properly for 3D users. Other than that they perform well and have the latest BF3 optimizations.

you done any benching on these drivers? they have seemed to lower my scores

[widezu69]

I don't bench @stock so I can't say but yeah they may lower the score a bit. They do provide better gaming etc especially for 3D although MW3 3D is broken for some reason, no biggy finished that in one sitting all about BF3 now.

Best scores I've had are with 285.38 although I don't really recommend using older drivers for everyday gaming.

[bigtonyman]

I don't bench @stock so I can't say but yeah they may lower the score a bit. They do provide better gaming etc especially for 3D although MW3 3D is broken for some reason, no biggy finished that in one sitting all about BF3 now.

Best scores I've had are with 285.38 although I don't really recommend using older drivers for everyday gaming.

alright thanks, was just kinda curious why my gfx scores suddenly dropped.

[VanVan]

Finally got my stock results looking normal again:
3D Mark '06: http://3dmark.com/3dm06/16300859?res...ultId=16300859
3D Mark Vantage: AMD Radeon HD 6970M / 6990M video card benchmark result - Intel Core i7-2630QM Processor,Alienware M17xR3 score: P12593 3DMarks

Specs are: Absolutely stock Alienware M17x R3 i7 2630qm / HD6970M 2GB DDR5 / 8GB DDR3 1333 / 750 GB 7200 rpm Seagate
Running on Win 7 64-bit Home Premium with 11.11a AMD graphics driver.

[mre215]

Thank you guys again! Alienware customer service should be paying you in gift cards or something.

[bigtonyman]

Finally got my stock results looking normal again:
3D Mark '06: http://3dmark.com/3dm06/16300859?res...ultId=16300859
3D Mark Vantage: AMD Radeon HD 6970M / 6990M video card benchmark result - Intel Core i7-2630QM Processor,Alienware M17xR3 score: P12593 3DMarks

Specs are: Absolutely stock Alienware M17x R3 i7 2630qm / HD6970M 2GB DDR5 / 8GB DDR3 1333 / 750 GB 7200 rpm Seagate
Running on Win 7 64-bit Home Premium with 11.11a AMD graphics driver.

glad to see you got that fixed, now go play some games

[Morgor]

alright thanks, was just kinda curious why my gfx scores suddenly dropped.

Maybe because they are not WHQL one ?
Personaly, the best score I had was with 280.26 drivers.