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    Color Distortion/Artifacts, Driver Issue or Initiation of Defects

    Discussion in 'Dell XPS and Studio XPS' started by thyggerhyne, Dec 14, 2008.

  1. thyggerhyne

    thyggerhyne Notebook Enthusiast

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    im using dox optimized driver 180.84, soon after i install that driver, im getting artifacts and color distortion, not only in game, but oso in desktop, especially when im using IE, however, as i scroll up and down to refresh the page, the artifacts is gone.

    i just replaced the thermal paste of my GPU, peak temperature stays at 76 degree celcius.

    is this driver issue or the defects of the card?

    opinions?
     
    thyggerhyne, Dec 14, 2008
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  2. X2P

    X2P COOLING | NBR Super Mod

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    just try other drivers...and u wud know
     
    X2P, Dec 14, 2008
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  3. Koer

    Koer Notebook Deity

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    im getting strange green vertical lines for a second when loading games, and i suppose that's my gpu saying bye bye.... or could also be the 180.84 driver i just installed :D
    try getting another driver Thyg, its worth the try, because its not mere coincidence that 2 gpus get the same problems with the same driver, must be some problems when dumping data from its RAM, witch causes a tiny crash... if changing the driver doesnt fix it then its your GPU, in that case chat with a dell tech to have your mainboard replaced.

    best of luck! and il be looking out for more strange artifacts.
     
    Koer, Dec 14, 2008
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  4. terrapirata

    terrapirata Notebook Consultant

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    180.84 didn't work at all on my 8600GT.

    Also I had similar problems with some 180.XX drivers, now i'm using Dell driver in vista 64X, my GPU temp is 65C at the peak

    Which one do you guys recommend for vista 64X ??

    Thanks in advance
     
    terrapirata, Dec 14, 2008
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  5. bogdi1988

    bogdi1988 Notebook Guru

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    same problem with dox optimised!
    gpu is fine... get a different driver. 18*.** series does not have full mobile support, so no wake up from sleep :|
     
    bogdi1988, Dec 14, 2008
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    temagic Notebook Consultant

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    the dell 176.44 works very well for me. It prevents my card from downlocking, keeping full performance 3d speeds in games, and as such, the most stable FPS experience. the 180.x drivers don't work with standby or hibernate on my computer. 179.13 gave good performance, but higher temps.
     
    temagic, Dec 15, 2008
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  7. thyggerhyne

    thyggerhyne Notebook Enthusiast

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    thanks for the recommendation of other drivers, but what i can say about dox optimised 180.84 is very good driver, for COD5, im able to get much much better frame rate than 174.31, it's like at least 10+ more fps than 174.31, too bad we cant use it.

    doing research for other acclaimed drivers to find the most suitalbe one.

    thx all.
     
    thyggerhyne, Dec 15, 2008
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