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    how far have you oc'd your 8400gs?

    Discussion in 'Dell XPS and Studio XPS' started by d94, Aug 27, 2008.

  1. d94

    d94 Notebook Evangelist

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    just felt to urge to game..so i dl'd the 169.01 drivers
    got ntune in my hands and im upto 550/800 rock stable w/out any cooling mods
    i was able to get the ram higher, but didnt see performance gains meaning it was lacking volts

    aquamark3 score = 63k
     
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    MexicanSnake I'm back!

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    I might overclock my gpu, how many 3dmarks do you get?(3dmark06), what are your temps?
     
    MexicanSnake, Aug 27, 2008
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    I get 63C peak when running 3Dmark 05 so I suppose I should OC the GPU :p
     
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    Woooha 2032 3dmarks06 :D :D :D :D :D. Used the same program as you did, gpu clock 545mzh, memory 788mzh, shader 1092mzh. MAX gpu temp at full load was 67C :p. Was fine and stable, Ill be messing around with this for a little more.
     
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    Lmao 40 fps at COD4 1200 X 800 high settings settings, Gpu clock 569mzh, memory 810mzh, shaders 1138mzh. Stable, max gpu temp 65C.

    Awesome this IS GOLD :D.
    [​IMG]

    Btw here are the vista scores with this oc:

    Component Details Subscore Base score
    Processor Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Duo CPU T9300 @ 2.50GHz 5.4
    Memory (RAM) 4.00 GB 5.1
    Graphics NVIDIA GeForce 8400M GS 4.7
    Gaming graphics 1663 MB Total available graphics memory 5.2
    Primary hard disk 221GB Free (286GB Total) 5.3
    Windows Vista (TM) Home Premium
     
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    Why the 169.01 driver?
     
    Kreeeee, Aug 27, 2008
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