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    Driver for 8600m gt, low temperature

    Discussion in 'Dell XPS and Studio XPS' started by newtr0n, Oct 21, 2009.

  1. newtr0n

    newtr0n Notebook Guru

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    When i changed to 185.85 i noticed that the temperature of my video card lowered. Now im moving to 186.81. Do you think its a good decision, or know a better driver?
     
    newtr0n, Oct 21, 2009
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  2. Zlog

    Zlog Notebook Deity

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    I have the same card in my Asus G2S-A1. I think newer drivers are more aggressive at down-clocking your GPU when its not running at full load. I never looked to see if there was a performance hit from this but that is what they did to prevent their still-functioning 8-series GPUs from failing like so many have.
     
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    Chrysaor Notebook Consultant

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    191.x are the best drivers, especially for temperatures. Aero will run at 2D clocks on desktop.
     
    Chrysaor, Oct 21, 2009
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    newtr0n Notebook Guru

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    Could you please give me the link to that driver Chrysaor
     
    newtr0n, Oct 22, 2009
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