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    8600M GT/m1530/vista64 powermizer?

    Discussion in 'Dell XPS and Studio XPS' started by loudog3114, Jun 22, 2008.

  1. loudog3114

    loudog3114 Notebook Guru

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    whats up with this powermizer stuff? has nvidia implemented any kind of power saving features for the 8600m in vista 64? my clocks dont change at all and my GPU COOKS at 59-64c even while on battery.
     
    loudog3114, Jun 22, 2008
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    Bauer418 Notebook Evangelist

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    59-64c is not cooking...that's not a bad temp. Yes, it can run cooler, but those temps are perfectly stable.
     
    Bauer418, Jun 23, 2008
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