[GPU overclock] - Latitude E6400 Quadro NVS 160 - (optimize: gaming)

Refurbished laptop has a warranty on it. Call Dell for more info, and see for possible upgrades on that warranty which may fit your needs better (for example, accidental damage portection and/or next buissness day onsite service)

 

Yeah I know... but damn your a nice guy! Thanks for your help you have given until now! But actually I just found out that my CPU ain't throtteling, because i get a score of about 2300 on my CPU alone, which is normal when you get about 2000 out of yours its just that SM3 that bothers me have you tried playing Crysis Warhead with your overclock?

 

Well your CPU is faster than mine. I have the P8400, you probably have the P8600. Right? If not, then it could be a driver thing... it's been a long time since I did not execute a benchmark.

No, I have not tried Crysis Warhead, but I did try Crysis the original game.

For SM3... try this: Open Nvidia control Panel, then go under "Manage 3D setting", set the settings for performance (description is mentioned when you click on each item tells you which is best for performance versus image quality), and set the "multi-display/mixed GPU acceleration" to "single display performance mode". It should help big time (this is what I have done).

 

I've done that too :O My CPU is the P8700

 

Hmm...When I try the drivers found at laptopvideo2go.com I receive an error telling me there are no drivers compatible with my current hardware configuration near the beginning of installation. Anyone have any ideas?

My specs include - Latitude E6400, Windows 7 x64, 320 GB 7200RPM WD Scorpio Black, 4 GB PC2 6400 DDR2 ram, nvs 160m, P9500 core2 duo Intel processor (2.53GHz x 2) undervolted.

I have tried the latest 19x driver, the most recent 2 WHQL approved, as well as the one the mentioned in Goodbytes first post, 185.20.

 

You have to put the custom .inf file into the driver install directory with those "beta" GPU drivers. Otherwise, just use the official ones from the Nvidia.

 

Forget them, go at Nvidia web site and get the Geforce 9000M series (any), and they will work like a charm with no tweaks.

 

Again, thanks for a great howto, I have finally pulled my finger out and got this working, yaay! But I see that no quicker than I enable my overclocked profile, under the slightest bit of stress the gpu downclocks itself, am I missing something?

 

Heat?

What temps do you have?

 

At idle CPU is 44oC and GPU is 55oC under stress, eg playing Crysis (Well MechWarrior: Living Legends a Mod for Crysis), with everything set to low and 800x600 resolution, the cpu sits on ~80oC and gpu about 80oC too. These are the temps out of the nVidia Performance monitor. I apply my profile, whic the performance monitor shows as correctly been applied, and then the second i get into Crysis about 5-10secs after the performance monitor shows the clock being lowered dramatically, along with memory and shader clocks.

EDIT: This is not on an edock, with only a usb keyboard and mouse connected to it, and of course a PSU.