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    Which video driver? (Dell XPS M1530 w/ 8600M GT for XP 32B)

    Discussion in 'Dell XPS and Studio XPS' started by JaggedOne, Feb 17, 2008.

  1. JaggedOne

    JaggedOne Notebook Enthusiast

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    I am looking for a driver on laptop video 2 go for my XPS M1530 running 32 bit windows XP with a 8600M GT. On the front page it says the most up to date driver is v156.83. However the link to download that is broken. I have heard people on these forums talk about higher version numbers of the video 2 go drivers. Needless to say I am lost. What version should I be using? More importantly where can I download it from (with a working link).

    Thanks.
     
    JaggedOne, Feb 17, 2008
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  2. Lithus

    Lithus NBR Janitor

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    Go to their forums instead of their download page.
     
    Lithus, Feb 17, 2008
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    vinumsv, Feb 17, 2008
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  4. JaggedOne

    JaggedOne Notebook Enthusiast

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    Ok, I get I am supposed to go the forums and not the downloads page now. My bad.

    I am still confused though. There are so many versions. Which should I use?
     
    JaggedOne, Feb 17, 2008
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    vinumsv MobileFreak™

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    thats a Tough Question Bro ;) Just download a version where there is good review from the users overs there bro

    i use 173.80 ...
     
    vinumsv, Feb 17, 2008
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    hooper1 Notebook Geek

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    So 173.8 works even though the 8600m GT is not listed there?
     
    hooper1, Feb 25, 2008
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    Yes You Need to use the Modded Inf bro
     
    vinumsv, Feb 26, 2008
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    Jakpro Notebook Evangelist

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    I tried the 169.28, but I had problems with it. I then tried the 169.09 and it has worked flawlessly.

    I have not tried any of the 170 series.
     
    Jakpro, Feb 26, 2008
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    using 174.16 bro no issues and got this bro with stock settings

    [​IMG]
     
    vinumsv, Feb 26, 2008
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  10. Jakpro

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    That is a great improvement!
     
    Jakpro, Feb 26, 2008
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    airmcnair06 Notebook Guru

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    hmm...might have to do this as well. seems like my pc moves slow to me since i installed this new vidoe driver...

    what is that program you used to get those charts?
     
    airmcnair06, Feb 27, 2008
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  12. crash

    crash NBR Assassin

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    3DMark06 10char
     
    crash, Feb 27, 2008
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    I downloaded the 8600 drivers for the inspiron 1520 which is forceware 174.31
    and my 3dmark 06 went from 3907 3d marks to 4181 3d marks up 274 3d marks with the inspiron driver? I'll use it a while and see how my games perform and if any issues come up.
     
    dmana1, Apr 6, 2008
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  14. Mars2003

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    Yeah, I got the same 174.31s from the dell support site for the inspiron 1520, and got a similar improvement in score.
     
    Mars2003, Apr 7, 2008
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