*OFFICIAL* Alienware M18x Benchmark Thread - Part 2

[tecrp7]

So here is my latest benchmark.

Not sure why my combined scores are so low.

Spoiler :

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[long2905]

install MSI afterburner and/or GPU-Z and check the graph during the benchmark run.

[tecrp7]

It's strange. When I crank up my core by 300 my score increases from 11500 to 12250, but the graph does not show a core clock increase. I can push my memory to 605+base. Every card is different I guess. My 7970's could barely overclock at all without crashing but my 6970's would overclock very well,Till they melted

I have my core clocks max out on both at 324+

Primary memory - 850+ I get a lot of red on the videos this high and a little distortion
Secondary - 530+ - I think anything over this causes my driver to crash.

Even with those I can not get a score anywhere near what you are getting.

Processor is OC to 45 45 45 45 with 30 flex

[Postal Painmaker]

Spoiler :

Im soooo close to 40K i can taste it!

[pau1ow]

For 680M's SLI users, if you could post your 3dmark11 benchmark with either MSI AB or NVInspector Monitoring system, we could see that either your card does throttle when you overclock it highly or it simply doesn't reach your set core clocks.

I've tried the 2GB Dell 680M in my MSI and it was recognized as a MSI card - though turbo boost wasn't being used and couldn't clock the core at all so I used the SVL7 OC+OV vBIOS (850/1800) and although I could overclock memory to 2300 (2400 would crash @3dmark11 so actually way behind the 2575 I can get to with my 4GB), I suffered from heavy core clocks throttle/bouncing during 1st and 2st 3dmark11 tests! and overclocked score (850/2300 - P6225) was barely higher than the stock score (719/1800 - P5889). Vantage was also low to me (Graphics: 23200 with the 2GB vs 24700 with the 4gb at same clocks)..

To me, with your heavy overclocks (1000mhz+ on the core and mem 2300+), you should really get higher score - we'd need to wait for Mobiousblack to test his Clevo 680m's SLI in his M18xR1 and clock them accordingly to confirm what's the difference between Dell and Clevo gpus.

[SlimShady]

Got some screen shots. CPU-Z is only showing 3794Mhz, I thought 4Ghz was what doing the 3720 OC in the other thread was supposed give me.

Anyway, pretty satisfied with the scores, any advice on how to improve them without going crazy?

Top to bottom, 06, 11 and Vantage.

[5150Joker]

Those sli scores are on the low side with those overclocks. I have another 680m (belongs to svl7) coming in a few days that I'll be testing in sli. I'm pretty sure it will stomp the Dell numbers quite easily. My single Clevo card is hitting 30k gpu in vantage.

Unless svl7 can fix the Dell cards, the R2 with Dell 680m will remain gimped.


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[Aikimox]

Those sli scores are on the low side with those overclocks. I have another 680m (belongs to svl7) coming in a few days that I'll be testing in sli. I'm pretty sure it will stomp the Dell numbers quite easily. My single Clevo card is hitting 30k gpu in vantage.

Unless svl7 can fix the Dell cards, the R2 with Dell 680m will remain gimped.


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Are your scores on stock (same as Dell cards) voltage?

Also, I hope you will succeed in making Clevo cards work in SLI, I've only seen failures so far.

[pau1ow]

Those sli scores are on the low side with those overclocks. I have another 680m (belongs to svl7) coming in a few days that I'll be testing in sli. I'm pretty sure it will stomp the Dell numbers quite easily. My single Clevo card is hitting 30k gpu in vantage.

Unless svl7 can fix the Dell cards, the R2 with Dell 680m will remain gimped.


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Yep I agree - I hope your Clevo SLI will run OK !

[5150Joker]

Are your scores on stock (same as Dell cards) voltage?

Also, I hope you will succeed in making Clevo cards work in SLI, I've only seen failures so far.

Which cards did you see fail? Mobius said his works fine but I haven't seen any benchmarks from him yet.

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