zipper Posted December 14, 2007 Report Share Posted December 14, 2007 New toy, first hurried trials; HP Compaq 8710w: Core2Duo 2.4 GHz, Quadro FX 1600M 512 MB, 4 GB, Vista Business 32. A rugged workhorse, I hope - nothing flashy. For reference: 3DMark01: 28186 Aquamark: 108404 Driver|3DMark03|3DMark05|3DMark06|3DMarkVant default clock 625/800 101.63|.14100..|..9365..|..4587..|......... - the old default WHQL driver 156.31|.16117..|..9803..|..4690..|......... - the newer default WHQL driver 156.87|.16104..|..9646..|..4638..|........ - nothing to praise 169.04|.16414..|.10022..|..4787..|........ - and this overclocks - later more 171.16|.16506..|.10187..|..4816..|........ - overclocks, must be on Ac power 173.65|.16509..|.10257..|..4890..|........ - overclocks 173.80|.16450..|.10137..|..4894..|........ - overclocks 173.90|.16446..|.10178..|..4883..|........ - overclocks 174.12|.16472..|.10208..|..4875..|........ - overclocks 174.13|.16443..|.10214..|..4893..|........ - overclocks 174.20|.16480..|.10235..|..4893..|........ - overclocks 174.31|.16543..|.10296..|..4953..|........ - overclocks 174.53|.16478..|.10291..|..4947..|........ - overclocks 174.70|.16495..|.10292..|..4955..|........ - overclocks HDMI! 174.74|.16514..|.10307..|..4952..|........ - overclocks 174.85|.16459..|.10296..|..4951..|........ - overclocks 174.93|.16512..|.10302..|..4947..|..1504..| - overclocks 174.93|.16599..|.10352..|..4979..|........| - redone, Pieter's Inf 175.12|.16485..|.10304..|..4954..|..crash.| - overclocks 175.51|.16553..|.10299..|..4948..|..crash.| - overclocks 175.80|.16595..|.10366..|..5023..|..crash.| - overclocks No CP 177.26|.16590..|.10244..|..5065..|..crash.| - overclocks No CP 177.40|.16633..|.10233..|..5069..|..1730..| - overclocks CP works! ..27959.. on 3DMark2001SE 177.41|.16607..|.10241..|..5064..|..crash.| - overclocks No CP again 176.04|.16611..|.10261..|..5012..|..1722..| - overclocks CP works! 177.66|.16628..|.10214..|..5060..|..1732..| - overclocks CP works partially 177.72|.16616..|.10272..|..5091..|..xxxx..| - overclocks No CP. Lost DX10! 177.73|.16644..|.10317..|..5127..|..xxxx..| - overclocks Modded INF No CP. Lost DX10! 177.73|.16618..|.10316..|..5134..|..1734..| - overclocks orig. INF, CP+DX10 work! 177.73|.16631..|.10323..|..5132..|..1729..| - overclocks fixed modded INF, DX10 work! No CP 177.79|.16675..|.10321..|..5141..|..1743..| - overclocks fixed modded INF CP works 177.79|........|........|........|..1844..| - PhysX enabled 177.83|.16644..|.10272..|..5137..|..1844..| - overclocks modded INF no CP 177.89|.16603..|.10294..|..5130..|..1846..| - overclocks modded INF no CP 176.26|.16593..|.10286..|..5009..|..1704..| - no OC; CP works; F-S INF 177.85|.16762..|.10446..|..5204..|..1872..| - overclocks orig INF CP works 177.92|.16615..|.10302..|..5136..|..1842..| - overclocks modded INF no CP 177.98|.16755..|.10448..|..5208..|..1879..| - overclocks modded INF CP works 178.13|.16814..|.10561..|..5203..|..1875..| - overclocks have disk method CP works 179.13|.16782..|.10563..|..5209..|..1878..| - overclocks have disk method CP works 178.26|.16770..|.10563..|..5208..|..1920..| - overclocks orig inf CP works 180.20|.16816..|.10537..|..5223..|..crash.| - overclocks orig inf CP works 180.42|.16707..|.10563..|..5154..|..2045..| - overclocks modded inf CP works 180.43|.16661..|.10399..|..5115..|..2040..| - overclocks modded inf CP works 180.44|.16643..|.10375..|..5119..|..2021..| - overclocks have disk method CP works 178.46|.16660..|.10420..|..5112..|..1885..| - overclocks orig inf CP works 176.68|.16525..|.10288..|..5022..|..1711..| - overclocks orig INF CP works No PhysX HDMI works !! 180.44|.16660..|.10404..|..5121..|..2035..| - overclocks modded inf CP works 180.48|.16674..|.10396..|..5121..|..2019..| - overclocks modded inf CP works 180.70|.16711..|.10446..|..5126..|..2022..| - overclocks modded inf CP works 180.70|.16755..|.10542..|..5190..|..crash.| - overclocks Dox' version CP works 176.92|.16652..|.10368..|..5077..|..1744..| - overclocks orig INF no CP No PhysX HDMI works 180.84|.16596..|.10369..|..5078..|..2028..| - overclocks modded inf CP works 179.04|.16572..|.10314..|..5085..|..1848..| - overclocks have disk method CP works no PhysX HP inf 181.00|.16534..|.10359..|..5063..|..2034..| - overclocks modded inf CP works 179.28|.16741..|.10507..|..5167..|..1935..| - overclocks have disk method CP works HDMI works! 185.20|.16743..|.10554..|..5191..|..2115..| - overclocks std inf CP works HDMI works! 185.20|.16568..|.10358..|..5058..|..2081..| - overclocks modified inf (performance drop!) 181.20|.16752..|.10539..|..5186..|..2054..| - overclocks have disk method 181.22|.16775..|.10548..|..5192..|..2074..| - overclocks have disk method 179.32|.16691..|.10509..|..5158..|..1916..| - overclocks orig inf CP works HDMI works best so far! 181.22|.16938..|.10667..|..5273..|..2059..| - overclocks Dox inf, Dox optimised 185.20|.16945..|.10656..|..5258..|..2109..| - overclocks Dox inf, Dox optimised 182.05|.17000..|.10767..|..5324..|..2061..| - overclocks Dox inf, Dox optimised 179.48|.16786..|.10523..|..5187..|..1882..| - overclocks modified inf CP works HDMI works 182.08|.16840..|.10623..|..5230..|..2028..| - overclocks modified inf CP works 182.47|.16875..|.10638..|..5235..|..2039..| - overclocks have disk CP works 182.46|.16756..|.10562..|..5185..|..2030..| - overclocks Dox version, have disk CP works 179.67|.16687..|.10462..|..5150..|..1882..| - overclocks have disk CP works HDMI works partially 179.67|.16698..|.10456..|..5132..|..1880..| - used WHQL inf, no apparent changes 182.50|.16737..|.10557..|..5182..|..2029..| - overclocks modified inf CP works 185.65|.16918..|.10702..|..5302..|..1963..| - overclocks have disk problems 185.66|.16772..|.10702..|..5302..|..1935..| - overclocks have disk problems 185.65|.16830..|.10704..|..5303..|..2107..| - overclocks modified inf HDMI works 185.68|.16810..|.10716..|..5304..|..2108..| - overclocks Dox version, modified inf HDMI works 185.81|.16824..|.10710..|..5301..|..2103..| - overclocks HP inf HDMI works 185.85|.16817..|.10717..|..5303..|..2105..| - overclocks orig Quadro inf HDMI works 185.85|.16876..|.10711..|..5300..|..2096..| - overclocks Dox version 186.08|.16666..|.10527..|..5193..|..2060..| - overclocks modified inf 186.03|.16811..|.10681..|..5296..|..2116..| - overclocks original inf HDMI works 190.15|.16658..|.10505..|..5181..|..2058..| - overclocks modified inf 186.18|.16731..|.10501..|..5183..|..2057..| - overclocks modified inf 186.24|.16804..|.10705..|..5280..|..2094..| - overclocks original (nvbl.inf) inf 186.30|.16828..|.10690..|..5279..|..2098..| - overclocks original inf 190.38|.16718..|.10605..|..5288..|..2104..| - overclocks orig inf with added card lines 190.40|.16721..|.10603..|..5292..|..2098..| - overclocks orig inf 190.56|.16747..|.10605..|..5277..|..2093..| - overclocks orig inf with added card lines 190.62|.16570..|.10472..|..5179..|..2055..| - overclocks modified inf 186.81|.16768..|.10654..|..5276..|..2085..| - overclocks original (nvbl.inf) inf 186.82|.16777..|.10651..|..5284..|..2097..| - overclocks original (nvbl.inf) inf ยจ 186.91|.16772..|.10652..|..5270..|..2094..| - overclocks original WHQL inf 190.89|.16516..|.10447..|..5173..|..2044..| - overclocks modified inf 191.00|.16716..|.10599..|..5275..|..2100..| - overclocks original WHQL inf 191.03|.16532..|.10455..|..5181..|..2073..| - overclocks modified inf 191.07|.16502..|.10438..|..5162..|..2047..| - overclocks modified inf 191.56|.16710..|.10609..|..5305..|..2111..| - orig inf, have disk method 191.56|.16191..|.10394..|..5153..|..2064..| - modified inf (!) 195.39|........|.10434..|........|..2003..| - modified inf, mostly crashes 195.39|.16716..|.10588..|..5277..|..2047..| - modified inf, new direcpll.dll, crashes gone 191.66|.16676..|.10624..|..5284..|..2083..| - original WHQL Quadro inf 195.50|.16609..|.10429..|..5166..|..2039..| - modified inf 195.55|.16747..|.10590..|..5283..|..2052..| - original inf 195.62|.16765..|.10593..|..5273..|..2009..| - overclocks modified inf 190.73|.16798..|.10612..|..5294..|..2096..| - overclocks WHQL inf 195.81|.16728..|.10591..|..5289..|..2046..| - overclocks original nvbl.inf 190.78|.16733..|.10593..|..5273..|..2084..| - overclocks WHQL inf 195.62|.16277..|.10529..|..5258..|..2054..| - overclocks Dox driver 195.62|.16328..|.10534..|..5249..|..2056..| - overclocks Dox driver v1.1 196.21|.16288..|.10440..|..5175..|..2025..| - doesn't overclock, have disk method 196.34|.16666..|.10501..|..5179..|..2011..| - overclocks modified inf 191.87|.16785..|.10671..|..5291..|..2082..| - overclocks original WHQL Quadro inf 196.75|.16798..|.10671..|..5276..|........| - overclocks original inf with added card lines 196.75|.16660..|.10487..|..5167..|..2059..| - overclocks modified inf 197.13|.16748..|.10636..|..5284..|..2094..| - overclocks original inf, have disk method 197.15|.16638..|.10483..|..5170..|..2076..| - overclocks modified inf 197.03|.16797..|.10645..|..5278..|..2089..| - overclocks original WHQL Quadro inf 197.25|.16760..|.10653..|..5294..|..2093..| - overclocks modified inf (from 197.15) 197.16|.16751..|.10616..|..5279..|..2087..| - overclocks original WHQL inf overclocking (RivaTuner 2.06 - 2.20) 101.63 did overclock at last clocks 650/853 101.63|.xxxxx..|..9790..|..xxxx..| - just to see the difference; still slow clocks 671/881 169.04|.xxxxx..|.xxxxx..|..5179..| clocks 740/1000 (951 on 03, 05) 169.04|.18820..|.11620..|..5705..| - about the highest clocks it manages 169.04|..8300..|.xxxxx..|..xxxx..| 8x/8x (remarkable slowdown) as expected with 128bit bus clocks 778/982 169.04|.xxxxx..|.xxxxx..|..5798..| - begins to overheat 174.74|.xxxxx..|.xxxxx..|..5927..| 177.41|.20182..|.xxxxx..|..xxxx..| - crashes, too much OC for this 177.40|.xxxxx..|.xxxxx..|..xxxx..|..2160..| clocks 762/1584/972 177.73|.xxxxx..|.xxxxx..|..6060..|..xxxx..| clocks 762/1552/972 180.70|.xxxxx..|.xxxxx..|..6203..|..xxxx..| clocks 778/1556/982 Dox version 191.03|.xxxxx..|.xxxxx..|..6192..|..2660..| clocks 781/1562/980 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest FA22RaptorF22 Posted December 15, 2007 Report Share Posted December 15, 2007 Just got the same lappy! Most solidly built, cool and silent running laptop ive ever used. Im checking the bench on mine now too. With the quadro drivers in xp, in crysis i get 20ish fps full very high settings 1280x1024. Im now going to try with modded 8700m gt crysis drivers... Also, id like to use vista, but i hate it and the fps drops by like 10 frames...so i guess we will have to wait till drivers mature. Anyway, have fun with your new toy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zipper Posted December 15, 2007 Author Report Share Posted December 15, 2007 The original driver seems pretty slow, the newer HP driver is much faster in benchmarks. It gives 14% / 4,7% / 2,2% increase. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest FA22RaptorF22 Posted December 16, 2007 Report Share Posted December 16, 2007 My Results with Vista Business 64 bit, 2.2 GHz, Nvidia Quadro FX 1600M (default clock) 9277 - Default HP Quadro Drivers (101.63) 9800 - Newest Hp Quadro Drivers (156.31) 9599 - Newest 8700M GT Drivers (169.12) 9851 - Newest Quadro Drivers (169.12) The best so far are the newest set of drivers from Nvidia. Tests were all done on 3dmark05. Hope this helps. Loving the 8710w! Cheers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest FA22RaptorF22 Posted December 16, 2007 Report Share Posted December 16, 2007 Update to the above post. A score of 9901 was achieved using the same newest quadro drivers after a wipe of all nvidia related software and then a clean install of the driver. With a few tweaks this should break 10000 with an overclock. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zipper Posted January 7, 2008 Author Report Share Posted January 7, 2008 Force bounced back to 101.63 - and it did overclock with NTune: fast test 650/853 gave 9790 on 3DMark05 (and fan at full speed I think). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zipper Posted January 7, 2008 Author Report Share Posted January 7, 2008 After the system force installed that old driver I tried 156.87 (which claimed to be older!). And it didn't overclock. S#ยคt! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zipper Posted January 7, 2008 Author Report Share Posted January 7, 2008 Back in business: 169.04 remarkable results and it overclocks (missing CPL =>had to use RivaTuner) OK, had to make a brief OC test to break the 5k barrier on 3DMark06 :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zipper Posted January 8, 2008 Author Report Share Posted January 8, 2008 Tried overclocking - this is quite a monster clocker. Default 625/800, accepts at least 740/1000 - but GFX errors start to creep in, probably this is enough - at least for the memory I think. Got about 1000 points more in 3DMark06. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zipper Posted January 18, 2008 Author Report Share Posted January 18, 2008 171.16 tried - working CP and overclocks. The best benchmarker so far. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest MOmax Posted February 1, 2008 Report Share Posted February 1, 2008 Hey, this are some interesting results. We're do you use your laptop really for in daily life? (me Autodesk Inventor). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zipper Posted February 1, 2008 Author Report Share Posted February 1, 2008 Nothing constructive. Just browsing, trying drivers, organizing my photos and a little gaming. This was the only one laptop model available here with better than go8600 GFX (SLI excluded), so easy to choose. The only minus is that you need a big removable drive very soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zipper Posted February 10, 2008 Author Report Share Posted February 10, 2008 Now 173.65 tried - a little faster, overclocks on AC power. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zipper Posted February 13, 2008 Author Report Share Posted February 13, 2008 173.80 tried. One bluescreen so far; perhaps a little slower than the preceeding driver. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zipper Posted February 17, 2008 Author Report Share Posted February 17, 2008 173.90 tried. Performance about the same. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zipper Posted February 18, 2008 Author Report Share Posted February 18, 2008 Now 174.12 - perhaps a little faster on benchmarks. No problems. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zipper Posted February 21, 2008 Author Report Share Posted February 21, 2008 174.13 tried - quite similar; a little slower on .03, faster on .05 and .06. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zipper Posted February 28, 2008 Author Report Share Posted February 28, 2008 174.20 tried - almost as fast as 173.65 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zipper Posted March 2, 2008 Author Report Share Posted March 2, 2008 174.31 tried - the best benchmarker so far! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zipper Posted March 19, 2008 Author Report Share Posted March 19, 2008 174.53 tried - slower again, esp. on 3DMark03. Brief tests with 3DMark 2001 and Aquamark show big loss of performance with them compared to 2 years old drivers! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zipper Posted March 23, 2008 Author Report Share Posted March 23, 2008 174.70 tried - a little better again. No problems. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zipper Posted March 27, 2008 Author Report Share Posted March 27, 2008 174.74 tried now - one of the fastest drivers so far. Did also an OC test on '06 - the best result so far. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zipper Posted April 8, 2008 Author Report Share Posted April 8, 2008 174.82 now, about the same. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zipper Posted April 11, 2008 Author Report Share Posted April 11, 2008 174.85 - a little step back speedwise. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest timbiotic Posted April 16, 2008 Report Share Posted April 16, 2008 174.82 now, about the same. I love this thread, have the 8710w myself and always check this thread before upgrading drivers. Keep it up, at least 1 fan following it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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