I'll start a thread with some 3DMark scores. If you would like to add, please feel free to do so. This way we can compare what others are getting.

These are done with 3DMark 03 latest build set to default settings.

With Omega drivers 2504

(default clock 338 core / 243 mem)
Score: 2761


(371 core / 277 mem)
Score: 3082
http://service.futuremark.com/compare?2k3=1936432

That's a great score with overclocking! Have you played any games with those speeds? What happens with me is that as soon as i overclock, using POWERSTRIP, games start freezing after onl about 15 minutes of play. I keep i8kfangui settings on normal and i noticed that the DIMM temperatures get really high, about 90 degrees C plus. Have you noticed that too? And are you using POWERSTRIP?

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It would be helpful if you let the people in the forums know CLock settings for your Video adapters

So far no freezing for me. But the temps for the DIMM is high with and without overclocking. For me it peaks at about 80 C. This is with the laptop just flat on a desk.

Im overclocking using Radlinker.

Please forgive my naivete' on this, but what is the value of overclocking, aside from boosting benchmark scores by a small margin? Does overclocking really improve a system's performance?

I like to play all the games i do with some value of AA or FA turned on, mostly, 4AA 8FA, its great for battlefield 1942. If i overclock and keep AA and FA turned on, wouldn't that cause even more load on my GPU than if it were only just overclocked. The combination of overclocking and using AA and FA is not good for my GPU, right? Someone help me out here.

I dont promote overclocking since ive directly destroyed an older 8100 overclocking what seemed to be a golden chip of a Geforce 440 go. it overclocked to maximum settings no problem but the heat became such a problem it fried the northbridge which sits just next to the ram of the GPU. needless to say the system wasnt usable but the card lives on another healthy system waiting to take the internal punishment

People Overclock i guess for any free performance they can get without having to pay for it... or for those who just want to top out whats best available. of course at the risk of damaging components

im getting the 8600 laptop soon i was asking at dell forums about overclocking but i guess no one like to or they dont know.

where can i get programs that can overclock and underclock CPU and VPU.
Post a link. i havent got it yet, but is coming 2-4 of feb ( my Bday is the 4th me so happy)
thank you

Powerstrip will be on the software section of the site
be paitiant please im workign as fast as i can

My score on the 3Dmark03 was 2776.

ok i just got my system yesterday. i formated as soon has i got it. install win xp Pro .right now i just benched my computer with the free version 3dmark03.i put my AA4 and AF16. anyway i got a score of 2759 . what i dont get is how did u guys get alittle bit more then i did and ur have better systems then i do. i8600 1.3 256mb ram (getting 512 Next week,Question i can mix up two different kind of mem like if i get a Kingston i can mix it up with the dell ones?)40gb,4DVD+RW. i installed UT2K3 and it worked just fine but hard to control with out a moise.and where can i get something to overclock/underclock my computer and GPU/VPU. u know underclocking saves u battery. well thank and tell me what im doin wrong. i mean ur sys and my are like not even close.


P.S.what does this do i8kfangui

yes you can mix ram but for best performance and temperatures use 2 kingmax rams instead of mixing one with another brand fangui is a temperature monitoring software used to cool the laptop at will!

Finally got around to installing all those benchmark programs and so (all run on default settings and no overclocking)...

3dmark01: 9868
3dmark03: 2814
pcmark04: 3320

Specs:
Inspiron 8600
1.7 PM, WUXGA, 1 GB RAM, 60GB 7200rpm HD, ATI 128MB 9600 Pro, 4x DVD+R, WINXP Pro

Here are my results of the bech programs at default clocks:
inspiron 8600 1,5+raden 9600

3dmark01:9879
3dmark03:2790
aquamark3:21673
super-pi test 2mb:2m:24s