Dell XPS 17 (L702x) Thread

[Sam_A_1992]

Hi,

I am looking to buy this machine with the following specs;

i7 2670qm
8gb ram
3gb graphics card
1tb 5400 harddrive

Can anybody post their windows experience index for this relivant model,


Kind Regards
Sam

Hey!

Last time i remembered it, it was

Cpu: 7.4
Ram:7.6??
Graphics:6.9
Hdd:5.9

I can find out exactly as i still have a screenshot of my wei on my desktop now, but im pretty sure thats right. Oh i did have the 2630qm so your score will prob be like 7.5 for cpu

[xxgokouxx]

o wow, i accidentally skipped over samJ's post!

i have a 2760QM(i dont know if thats what you meant) at 7.5
Ram's 7.6
Graphics 6.9/6.9
hdd howevers 7.9 (SSD Drive, sorry )

[Lenoat702]

o wow, i accidentally skipped over samJ's post!

i have a 2760QM(i dont know if thats what you meant) at 7.5
Ram's 7.6
Graphics 6.9/6.9
hdd howevers 7.9 (SSD Drive, sorry )

I have the same system score as you with the same system. Do you have the Crucial m4 SSD? I dont know but I think that Windows Experience Index is pretty useless. We need to see some 3D Mark and CINEBENCH scores.

[NeoMesal]

I don't know but I think that Windows Experience Index is pretty useless.

It is really best used for identifying bottlenecks in a system (ie a 5.9 HDD)

[madmattd]

I dont know but I think that Windows Experience Index is pretty useless.

It is. It doesn't even really tell you the bottleneck point sometimes, although usually it is decent at that (and that's about it!)

[24_bauer_24]

Hello again,

Thanks again for the reply

Have tried manually updating the driver within device manager - the only compatible driver listed is the "Hybrid Analog/ATSC". If I choose to over ride this with a DVB driver, it will show up as "Hybrid Analog/DVBT", but upon checking the hardware IDs, they always remain the same, no matter what driver I use:

PCI\VEN_1131&DEV_7231&SUBSYS_0B071461&REV_AA
PCI\VEN_1131&DEV_7231&SUBSYS_0B071461
PCI\VEN_1131&DEV_7231&CC_048000
PCI\VEN_1131&DEV_7231&CC_0480

Im guessing that means there is more than 1 version of this card with this part number, a DVB-T version and a ATSC version.

Do you know what the part number is for the card you are using?

Quick update on this for anyone who may need to know for future reference.

There are 2 versions of the TV tuner card - an ATSC version and DVB version - I had been sent the wrong version (ATSC) by the supplier. They have since sent me the DVB version and all is now well, so I can confirm part numbers are as follows:

ATSC: TW-04C72K
DVB: TW-0DRVW7

[xxgokouxx]

I have the same system score as you with the same system. Do you have the Crucial m4 SSD? I dont know but I think that Windows Experience Index is pretty useless. We need to see some 3D Mark and CINEBENCH scores.

yes, it is most definitely useless. I have one of the lucky OCZ solid 3 drives. It worked out of the box and has been working fine ever since with the sandforce drivers or whatever

It is really best used for identifying bottlenecks in a system (ie a 5.9 HDD)

Not really matix, they also base your score on HDD space also. That should be a factor, but not that big of a factor like WIE makes it (1TB HDD @ 5400rpm is faster than 500GB HDD @ 5400RPM due to the fact that there's less surface area the needle has to move over to reach data, not that significant of a difference however). It's better to just benchmark your score and see how it goes from there

P.S. The way i benchmark HDD for bottleneck is look for the little HDD light and see how long it loads when windows starts or how long it runs when loading software.

It is. It doesn't even really tell you the bottleneck point sometimes, although usually it is decent at that (and that's about it!)

Agreed

[RogerSC]

Agreed I don't understand what all the fuss is about with these AG coated screens.

Yeah, I don't get it, either. I guess that some must be worse than others, my 1900x1080 HD AG screen is just fine. No smearing, no noticeable effect on light colored scenes, etc. Since I have to work in brightly lit environments some of the time, the AG is actually helpful, also.

Of course, if I saw one of those beautiful glossy screens that I keep hearing about up close, I might feel differently, but at the moment there's no reason to care *smile*.

[pnosferatu]

Hi Guys,

This may have been covered before, but my webcam works fine but my microphone doesn't on my l702x, it doesnt even seem to be recognised on device manager... anything i can do?

[Lenoat702]

P.S. The way i benchmark HDD for bottleneck is look for the little HDD light and see how long it loads when windows starts or how long it runs when loading software.

I do that too! 14 Second boot time for me
I and never go back to a traditional HDD.