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    9500M/9600M GS & Some Games (Performance)

    Discussion in 'Asus' started by ARom, Jul 30, 2008.

  1. ARom

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    Just need some more info before I make a purchase (might be Asus M50-B1, 2.5ghz, 9500M GS).

    (1) Your specs
    a. Company of Heroes DX.9/10 (just tell what DX code is running, resolution, AA, AF)
    b. The Orange Box -resolution, AA, AF (I haven't even started EP.1 yet, EP2 (never played it, too busy :mad: ), TF2) I've almost beat portal though :)
    c. Call of Duty 4 -resolution, AA, AF
    d. Oblivion (own it, haven't played it much)

    I've played Crysis on my desktop (X1950GT-256bit 4300 3dmarks, 4900 OC'D) @ all high, couple mediums in dx.9, I didn't like the gameplay that much, so its not a selling point for me.

    I should be leaving for College in less than a month, leaving the Desktop behind.
     
    ARom, Jul 30, 2008
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  2. JCMS

    JCMS Notebook Prophet

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    For the 9500M GS, you just check at the 8600M GTs benchmarks, they are the same cards, the GPU is a bit smaller, but it's the exact same chip.
     
    JCMS, Jul 30, 2008
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  3. wywern209

    wywern209 NBR Dark Knight

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    u will get more answers if u post in the how will it run topic in the gaming section
     
    wywern209, Jul 30, 2008
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  4. ARom

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    Yeah, not many benchmarks of these specific games. Every benchmark I come across on the 8600M Gt has to do with how poorly it does in Crysis, lol.

    That 2.5ghz processor should make a difference over the initial 8600M Gt users (slower cpu's), correct?

    good idea :)
     
    ARom, Jul 30, 2008
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  5. JCMS

    JCMS Notebook Prophet

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    CPUs don't make much of a difference. Lower CPUs, such as the T7500 were already bottlenecked by the 8600M GT
     
    JCMS, Jul 30, 2008
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  6. spherific

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    I have the M50VM-A1 and with vertical sync on it pretty much gets 60 fps constant in TF2 and CSS at 1440 with 2x AA and 4x AF, everything else is at high.
     
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  7. Dire NTropy

    Dire NTropy Notebook Deity

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    On a 9500m GS (580/1200/460)
    Half Life 2/Portal
    Max Details 1600x900, 2x or 4x AA (I forget), 4x AF, VSync On
    60 FPS (briefly drops to 45 sometimes)

    TF2
    Max Details 1600x900, 2x or 4x AA (I forget), 4x AF, VSync On
    45-60 FPS
     
    Dire NTropy, Jul 30, 2008
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  8. JuiceBox121

    JuiceBox121 Notebook Consultant

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    I get framerates as smooth as my buddies ps3 on GRID, at 1440x900 with 2xaa and vsync on...with current overclock...this really isn't a bad card at all...and it does better on benchmarks then the 8600gt by like 1-200 points...check notebookcheck.com
     
    JuiceBox121, Jul 31, 2008
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  9. desir3

    desir3 Notebook Enthusiast

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    Have anyone of you had any luck on overclocking the 9600M GS? Rivatuner doesn't seem to overclock it.
     
    desir3, Jul 31, 2008
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  10. JuiceBox121

    JuiceBox121 Notebook Consultant

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    have you updated your drivers...because thats what i needed to do in order to overclock my 9500...just google 175.95 or 177.70 and go to the guru3d website and download your OS version...
     
    JuiceBox121, Jul 31, 2008
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  11. desir3

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    The drivers are already updated, still no luck. 177.79.
     
    desir3, Jul 31, 2008
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  12. xxERIKxx

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    are you plugged in?
     
    xxERIKxx, Aug 1, 2008
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  13. lewdvig

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    what does your card get in 3dm06 without OC?
     
    lewdvig, Sep 12, 2008
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