Posts by avx17

For me, the only way I have found for it to stay at top speed is to set the power settings to always on. If you have them on anything else, I've found that it automatically downclocks no matter what because Dothan has SpeedStep.

Set it to always on. It works for my XPS Gen 2.

Still the same 76.44 drivers not the extreme 76.44 drivers. My score is now 5359.

Here it is. My 4th place score of 5,352. I used the same exact drivers as my most recent test. Those drivers are the 76.44 ones.

I second that motion 5150 Joker.

bump Come on lets see those scores!

Well, my earlier suspisions were correct. My score for plugged is in my sig and the bottom screenshot. On battery, check out my screenshot. It's 2,692. The CPU score was actually higher when running on battery. Therefore, because...

I've got the Kensington Pro 17" Notebook Carrying Case. I've now been using it for about two weeks to haul my XPS Gen 2 around. I've been very impressed. I can carry the laptop, power brick, mouse and papers in the same bag and...

I have a good idea. Check out your CPU tests. If they are the same with A/C and battery then your CPU isn't downclocking. However, if they are the same it's the graphics card. In addition, 3D Mark is a very graphics intensive...

Congrats. Of the recorded scores on the first page that's the highest yet. What drivers are you using?