Poor m1710 7950GTX performance? Is this normal?

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Hey guys. I have a new m1710 with a 7950GTX go running under Vista Home Premium where I just did a fresh install. I installed all the Dell drivers and have been trying to benchmark the card under 3dmark05. I can only get around 8200 points. I was expecting at least 1000 points over this score. Is this normal performance under Vista or do I have a bum card? Thanks.

CReuss · Answer

I would also like to know the answer to this? I scored only 5K in 3Dmark06 and that seemed pretty low to me.

Groove75 · Answer

Ok, solved. I installed video drivers from laptopvideo2go.com 100.5x series and I installed 3dmark06 which updated a directx9 component. I'm assuming that the driver was the problem because everything scored normally after that. ~5200-5300 3dmark06 and ~9300 3dmark05 with my core clocked at 2.8ghz. Hope that helps you also. Apparently it's just a bad set of Dell drivers.

Ares with a vid · Answer

Laptop cards score lower than desktop cards. That card will most likely score around 8,9k in 05. My 7600GT scores 6400 in 05. Message Edited by Ares with a video card on 02-19-2007 02:41 PM

Zpec17 · Answer

Hey Groove, where did you say you found the 100.5x drivers at.. i cant seem to find them on laptopvideo2go.com.  Not only that but any software I try to install from nvidia says the hardware isn't detected even though i try to install the 7 series.

Groove75 · Answer

Keep in mind that it's a beta driver though... You might have issues in some games. I haven't run across any yet though.

Groove75 · Answer

These are the ones that I used:   http://www.laptopvideo2go.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=12728   You have to download and extract the driver package along with the modified nv_disp.inf file. Extract the driver package and overwrite the .inf with the new modified .inf. Then run setup and it should detect your card and install the drivers.

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