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    A BUCNH of question about my new 8920g

    Discussion in 'Acer' started by ganjaman, Sep 22, 2008.

  1. ganjaman

    ganjaman Newbie

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    hey guys
    i got the 8920g, the big model, and i was wondering if someone could answer some of my questions? :)

    first question is:

    how can i OC? what tools do i need...

    how do i change the dedicated memory for the GFX?

    should i update the bios?

    im currently runing Vista 64, and when i play, the max resoluion i can use, before it runs like sh*t is 1154*864.. even in BF2, i was hopping that this beast would be better than that for gaming...

    is it possible to install XP on the machine?

    thats it, hope u can help.. :)
     
    ganjaman, Sep 22, 2008
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  2. Ayle

    Ayle Trailblazer

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    What gpu do you have?
     
    Ayle, Sep 22, 2008
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  3. AndrewM

    AndrewM Notebook Guru

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    Not sure of the general consensus here but my personal opinion is don't. The main problem with overclocking is dissipating heat, and most laptops are near thier limits anyway.

    You can't. The 512Mb is fixed and Vista decides on the amount of RAM to use

    Again my opinion but I wouldn't unless you see problems

    Something is wrong there. I can run WoW and Eve in 1920x1080 maxxed, Warhammer in 1600x900 maxxed, and that's as low as I go. BF2 is fairly old in the grand scheme of things, and so should fly on this machine at 1920x1080.

    It'll be a 9500m GS or a 9650m GS if it's the top model
     
    AndrewM, Sep 22, 2008
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