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    Asus G1S Card... (8600M GT)

    Discussion in 'Asus' started by Kael1, May 22, 2007.

  1. Kael1

    Kael1 Notebook Enthusiast

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    Look at this:
    Two models make up the initial introduction with multiple speed grades each, the company says. The 8400M is geared towards thinner, lighter, or less expensive notebooks with more modest demands; it starts with the most basic 8400M G with 8 stream (shader) processors and a 400MHz core, and finishes with the 8400M GT using 16 stream processors with a 450MHz core. The 8600M is bulit for gamers and other demanding users and starts more aggressively, beginning with the 16 stream units and 600MHz core of the 8600M GS and ending with the 8600M GT that drops the core to 475MHz in exchange for 32 stream processors.

    So what is better? a 600MHz clocked core or 32 stream processors? (wtf is 32 stream processors? That the pipeline or what?)
     
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    Kael1, May 22, 2007
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    mujtaba ZzzZzz Super Moderator

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    The 32 stream processors are more powerful.The stream processors work in parallel.
     
    mujtaba, May 22, 2007
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  3. sesshomaru

    sesshomaru Suspended Disbelief!

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    And the lower clocks leave much more room for overclocking, so it's the much better deal. Also, wherever I've seen, the GS comes with DDR2, and the GT with GDDR3. Unless you are constrained by budget or availability, the GT is the one to go for.
     
    sesshomaru, May 22, 2007
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  4. fore

    fore Notebook Consultant

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    fore, May 22, 2007
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  5. wuzertheloser

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    the 8600m gt uses gddr3 right? i've been hearing some using gddr2
     
    wuzertheloser, Jun 18, 2007
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  6. Strom

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    The ASUS G1S && G2S have the 256MB GDDR3 version.
     
    Strom, Jun 19, 2007
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    does anyone tried to overclock a g1s yet?
     
    donuthole, Jun 19, 2007
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    I've overclocked the video card to ~624 mhz core and 771 mhz memory (as reported by RivaTuner anyway). So far it's been completely stable and the performance boost in games is nice.
     
    DarkJC, Jun 19, 2007
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    Really? Cool - would you please go on and tell us about it...? :D
     
    MrWhereItsAt, Jun 19, 2007
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