It's possible that you're not doing anything wrong. Different units may have different overclocking potentials. Drat. You are right, of course. :( I will take solace that with the changes I made I doubled my T60p Flash Graphics performance. It is now fast enough for my current purposes. Much thanks...

Quick update: I replaced my T7600 CPU with an overclockable T7600G. At first I got it to run stable at 17x clock multiplier vs the 14x standard for the T7600. Later that locked up and I had to fall back to 16x. Others claim to run stable at 18x so I need to figure out what I am doing wrong. Also upg...

hoax32 wrote:OK I get about 9-15FPS on my Dell Latitude C610 which has a "Pentium III" 1GHz, a 16MB ATI Radeon and 512MB of SD RAM.

Always good to have a point of comparison Although, seriously, it's not that bad considering the hardware.

An update: I tried ATI Tray Tools to accelerate the GPU. It made exactly no difference in results on this test. I still get 25/26 FPS in full screen mode at 1600x1200. CPU is running roughly 95%. whether or not GPU is accelerated. For Comparison I also tested at 1400x1050. The FPS bounces around a l...

But I'm curious now, what browser do you test it on? Have you tried different browsers to see whether they perform differently? Or even the proprietary Flash plugin in Linux? Tested in IE8 and IE9 and FF11 (which uses same plugin as Safari and Chrome). Also tried a couple versions of Flash 11.x and...

Uh, using a Flash animation for benchmarking?I wouldn't call that authoritative. Of course not. Except.... if you read the original post(s) you may see that my specific problem is this exact performance and the need to improve it. So it is authoritative for this sort of situation. Nonetheless, this...

Update : I did a clean install of Windows 7x64 then upgraded RAM from 2GB (2x1GB) to 4GB (2x2GB) and....Wow. Comparatives: WinXPx32, 2GB, 1600x1200: 19/20 FPS Win7x64, 2GB, 1600x1200: 23/24 FPS Win7x64, 4GB, 1600x1200: 24/25 FPS Curiously, my CPU was running around 80% under WinXPx32 while it runs ...

My T61 runs at 1400x1050. Thanks. I should have also asked which Nvidia GPU, which must also affect results. As mentioned earlier, screen resolution has a major impact on this test. The more pixels computed for each frame the lower the FPS. I saw that when testing my system at different screen reso...

I went to your T60 test page and I was able to get 32FPS on my T61 with Nvidia GPU and a T7500 on battery. I did not check under the "high performance" power option (i.e. cranking the system to max). Thanks for checking. What resolution screen do you have? When you say "high performance you are ref...

I get about 25-45FPS @ FULL 1280:800 in HD & FULL screen with my T7300 & NVS 140m Thanks. It seems the reported numbers bounce around more when you are moving at the target speed of 40FPS. I would guess that is what is happening for you. For comparison, at 1280x800 I get 30FPS. I'm surprised it isn...

My T60p has 2 matched 2GB DDR2 modules for 4GB total (3GB usable). Incidentally, I made a mistake in my earlier post. My external monitor is not UXGA (1600 X 1200) but WUXGA (1920 X 1200). That raises an interesting problem: why do we both report 20fps if your CPU is 16% faster than mine but my mon...

I also don't know if combining a 2GB + 1GB RAM is even possible on a T60. Yup, it's a good option. Hmmm. "Good" maybe in terms of valid but not "best" in terms of performance as I understand it. Isn't there something about interleaving or parallel access to memory that is possible with matched RAM ...

Simply upgrading to Windows 7 increased my score, the hardware is exactly the same. So it looks like the GPU has nothing to do with these results. I assume you run on Win7 also? I'm running WinXP32 using 2GB (2x1GB) RAM. Your results are curious. Thinkpadophile's results suggested that Windows 7x64...

With my T60 config (see signature) at 1600x1200, I get between 6-12 fps, cpu running at 85~100% cpu usage. Running the test again at 1024x768, performance increases to 12-20 fps. The only relevant difference between your and my system seems to be the GPU, which obviously still has a big impact even...

Apparently, it is not efficient enough to load the CPU to 100%. Hardware can be very strong, but if software is not smart enough to utilize it, you will have bottlenecks. Maybe. I'll try to see what my Flash experts think as well. I get between 30 and 33 FPS on my T61 with a T7300 and Nvidia graphi...

ScottWitte wrote:The bottleneck is the flash.

How so?

My machine fits the bill: T7200, V5200 GPU, 3GB RAM, Windows 7-64, Catalyst 10.2. I averaged 19-20 FPS Thanks! I was wondering what if any difference being docked might make, using an extra GB of RAM or Windows 7. Now I have my answer. I just installed a T7600 in my T60p. 3DMark06 saw no change whi...

RealBlackStuff wrote:To stay with 4:3 15" IPS: Frankenpad T60/T60p with mobo from T61 in 14.1" 4:3 format.

This is looking more attractive. Guess I'll be reading some "Frankenpad" threads to learn more.

Get Advanced Dock with external video card? Thanks for the suggestion, Moltar. In this case I don't think it would help. The intent is to carry the laptop with me to client meetings so I can demo my 360VR services to them. A dock and external monitor gets unwieldy. The eventual solution will be a W...

Thanks for testing! T60 (T5600 @ 1.83 Ghz, 2 GB RAM, Intel 950, Win 7 Ultimate SP1 32-bit + all updates, Flash 11.2.202, 15.4" WXGA): FPS mostly at 26-27. CPU Usage: Up to 85% Promising. The WXGA screen has about half the pixels as the UXGA, so only half the work needs to be done. That said the Inte...

Thanks for testing! Apparent conclusions based on circumstantial evidence: * It seems GPU is not involved at all. Not sure how you conclude that. For instance, left click and hold on the image thereby stopping rotation. CPU drops to <10% for me but jumps to 85% while moving. So CPU must be involved ...

CRASH! (Sound of head banging on desk as the obvious becomes apparent.) There is a stupid simple way to know exactly what difference various hardware and/or software configurations can make with a simple test. Go to this: T60p Test Page . When it loads: Click the "Full Screen" button at lower right...

I don't think that the ATI GPU generation on the T60 supports or will support flash acceleration. Maybe. Maybe not. Here is what Adobe's plans are: Flash Player "Dolores" Adobe is planning an additional Flash Player release in the second half of 2012. Code-named "Dolores", this release focuses on e...

Here is my take. Please let me know if it makes sense: As I read the Anantech review I should see roughly a 10% performance boost overall going from T2500 to T7200. Based on pure CPU power, going from T7200 (2Ghz) to T7600 (2.33Ghz) should result in a 15% bump. Total bump would be a good 25%.... dep...

Like many, I love the image quality on my T60p 15" Flexview screen, but I could really use a performance boost in display speed. Specifically I want better Flash animation speed, especially in full screen mode. (As an example of the work I want to show, check out my site, Tour de Force 360VR . Go to...

I'm sure you've tried this, but have you pressed Fn <F7> to make sure you aren't in some presentation mode?

If you are running in dual monitor mode have you checked (via display properties) that the external isn't primary and the laptop screen disabled?

I've upgraded my A31p to a Atheros AR5212A based Mini PCI card and applied the patch. It works but not at 108Mbs. The card is a AR5002 type using the AR5212A chipset. The label says Nextel but I think they are all the same and only the label changes. It is suppose to be capable of 108Mbs. The Access...

Do these comps work ok plugged into AC without a battery? One sure-fire way of telling the adapter is working ok. I don't think my concern would be with the adapter (which works fine), but rather the charging circuit for the battery (on the MB). Are the after-market batteries not working for me bec...

Just a week ago my genuine IBM battery did the same. ...And now it is pretty much dead and my A31p will not even power on on battery. If I understand the tech manual correctly the flashing light means either a bad battery or a bad charging circuit. So flashing in this case might be expected. In my ...

ramcelroy wrote:I have the same behavior on the after market replacements I purchased but this did not occur on the OEM replacement I purchased.

Uh-Oh. Is this a known issue with after market replacements? I'm curious why?