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post #1 of 58
5/9/04 at 1:05pm
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With omega drivers, updated GPU and CHIPSET bios, everything updated.

3dmark = 2962

Going to switch back to dell GPU drivers and run test again to see what the difference will be.

nothing overclocked.. everything at factory settings.

http://service.futuremark.com/servle...projectType=10
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post #2 of 58
5/9/04 at 1:40pm
murt, i wouldn't worry about it, there have been numerous posts here from 9100/xps owners who used the omega drivers and had their 3dmark03 scores knocked down quite a bit. rerun with the default dell drivers and you should break 3000, probably get you a little over 3300 on 3dmark03 if you have the ati 9700 video card
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post #3 of 58
5/9/04 at 4:06pm
with my iXPS 3.4ghz I was getting 3368 so your scores sound just about right for a non overclocked system.
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post #4 of 58
5/9/04 at 7:13pm
With my default settings , drivers..etc my first 3DMark was like 3150. Thought that was really good for only 256 ram and a 64mb vid card.
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post #5 of 58
5/9/04 at 7:56pm
Straight out of the box mine ran 3358, each time I run it now, it comes within a few points of that figure
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post #6 of 58
5/16/04 at 1:04am

My Score

With omega driver ,re-install OS,new 60gig 7200rpm HD


3DMark Score 3360

CPU Score 600.0

With the Orginal Drivers score was 3352,

I guess this is good eh
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post #7 of 58
5/17/04 at 2:44pm
With Omega Drivers I get 4072
LL
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post #8 of 58
5/19/04 at 2:08pm
So are the Omega drivers right now flat out the best ones for the XPS/9100?
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post #9 of 58
5/19/04 at 11:22pm
My system:

Inspiron 9100
2.8ghz P4 Prescott
15" WXGA
512mb PC3200
60gb 5400 RPM
Radeon 9700 64mb

3Dmark03 = 3261

Just got it and the only thing I did was install the latest omega drivers.
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post #10 of 58
5/20/04 at 6:26am
The Omegas are the best. They may not always get the best benchmark scores but in actual gaming they kill the Dell release.
stu
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post #11 of 58
5/20/04 at 1:53pm
I found the perfect sweet spot for my system at least =0)
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post #12 of 58
5/20/04 at 7:11pm
Stu, just one question.. Do the Omega drivers in any way overclock the video card? Sorry for my ignorance. But your last post has tempted me to try them.
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post #13 of 58
5/20/04 at 9:00pm
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Originally Posted by rob2160
Stu, just one question.. Do the Omega drivers in any way overclock the video card? Sorry for my ignorance. But your last post has tempted me to try them.
No, they don't overclock the card..... unless you want them too. They come packaged with a program called RadLinker, which allows you to overclock the card should you want to. This program is incredibly useful, it allows you to have custom video settings and custom overclocking should you wish on a per-game basis, that changes automatically.

So say for example you have a game like Jedi Academy you want to run with full AA and AF and another like Battlefield Vietnam where you want to have no AA or AF. Instead of changing the settings mannually ever time you play, by using a radlink it will be done automatically. It's great

stu
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post #14 of 58
5/21/04 at 12:06am
where can i get the omega drivers from and how do i install?? I know, STUPID QUESTION LOL

alan
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post #15 of 58
5/21/04 at 12:32am
First site hit on google
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&i...=Omega+Drivers

http://www.omegacorner.com
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post #16 of 58
5/21/04 at 12:46am
which link did you choose?? i tried chaos but it wont work? Also, is there anything i have to uninstall first? I never added anything since getting the 9100 except getting bios A02, but nothing else. Is there anything i need to do before installing these omega drivers?

alan
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post #17 of 58
5/21/04 at 1:11am
Thanks Stu, downoading now...... damned dial up!!
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post #18 of 58
5/21/04 at 2:19am
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Originally Posted by Ownerofa9100
which link did you choose?? i tried chaos but it wont work? Also, is there anything i have to uninstall first? I never added anything since getting the 9100 except getting bios A02, but nothing else. Is there anything i need to do before installing these omega drivers?

alan
If one link won't work, move onto the next, theres about 10 there! Now all you have to do before installing the Omegas is delete you existing drivers.

Firstly delete the source files, since you are using Dell release they will be located at C:\DELL\DRIVERS. If you want you can delete everything in this directory as once all your drivers are installed they are no longer needed.

Next, uninstalling the drivers themselves, go into add/ remove programs and uninstall the ATI control panel and the drivers themselves, and reboot.

Once it starts up it will try to install new ones, quit out of all that and one of those annoying bubbles will pop up saying it isn't installed and may not work properly, blah, blah, blah.

Just ignore this and now go to the downloaded Omega EXE file and run it, it will install like any other driver, and after a reset you'll be flying in no time.

stu
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post #19 of 58
5/21/04 at 2:56am
thanks stu, one thing, i already downloaded the omegas before deleting the other drivers, what do i do now?? Did i hurt anything by doing it this way??? Also, should i delete powerstrip now that i have catalyst control panel?? I will wait for your response before i delete any dell drivers, THANK YOU!!!

ALAN
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post #20 of 58
5/21/04 at 4:08am
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Originally Posted by Ownerofa9100
thanks stu, one thing, i already downloaded the omegas before deleting the other drivers, what do i do now?? Did i hurt anything by doing it this way??? Also, should i delete powerstrip now that i have catalyst control panel?? I will wait for your response before i delete any dell drivers, THANK YOU!!!

ALAN
No it doesn't matter if you downloaded it fist, so long as you didn't run the exectutable and extract the files. If you downloaded it and left it then thats fine, you just run that file after you have uninstalled previous drivers and rebooted.

And yes, delete powerstrip if you want, the included radlinker will float your boat.

stu
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