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    8700 driver

    Discussion in 'Alienware' started by otaku, Jun 27, 2008.

  1. otaku

    otaku Notebook Deity

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    Any idea when the 8700 will get a new driver? Its ben a year almost and now the 8800 has a new one. I feel left out :p haha.
     
    otaku, Jun 27, 2008
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  2. Nirvana

    Nirvana Notebook Prophet

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    you should try laptopvideo2go's driver, I don't think those would downclock 8700
     
    Nirvana, Jun 27, 2008
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  3. Dnl000

    Dnl000 Newbie

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    Have u found out which is the best driver for 8700m gt on the aw m15x?
     
    Dnl000, Jan 17, 2009
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  4. chr15g

    chr15g Notebook Enthusiast

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    I ran 180.70 for a while and fps seemed to go up, (only really used it for dx9 games though), havnt got any benchmarks anymore cos I've gone back to the stock driver to support dual display.
    180.70's worked well for me anyways, havnt tried many others though.
     
    chr15g, Jan 17, 2009
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