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    HD 3450 > 8600m GT

    Discussion in 'Dell' started by PJ@y-Z, Jul 30, 2009.

  1. PJ@y-Z

    PJ@y-Z Notebook Evangelist

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    Have you ever noticed that HD 3450 on Studio 1537 works much better than 8600M GT DDR2 on Vostro 1500?
    It plays AVCHD Blu-Ray m2ts smoother and performs Vista Aero great even in power saver mode w/ battery :eek:
     
    PJ@y-Z, Jul 30, 2009
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  2. Mastershroom

    Mastershroom wat

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    That doesn't mean that the ATi 3450 is a superior card; in fact, it's weak as crap. It can barely run TF2 at 1280x800, and CoD4? Fuhgettaboutit!
     
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  3. PJ@y-Z

    PJ@y-Z Notebook Evangelist

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    So why can't 8600M GT play AVCHD blu-ray without stutter problem if it's powerful than HD3450 ?
    So annoying :(
     
    PJ@y-Z, Jul 31, 2009
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  4. Mastershroom

    Mastershroom wat

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    Sounds to me like a codec issue or something. What program are you trying to play these videos in?
     
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  5. PJ@y-Z

    PJ@y-Z Notebook Evangelist

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    PowerDVD Ultra 9.0.1719a for both. I've no problem with HD3450.
     
    PJ@y-Z, Aug 1, 2009
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  6. Mastershroom

    Mastershroom wat

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    Try VLC or Windows Media Center.
     
    Mastershroom, Aug 1, 2009
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    This sounds like an obvious question to ask, but what are the specs of the two laptops? You may not have taken the Vostro's processor and/or ram into consideration.
     
    RGM, Aug 1, 2009
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  8. Fragilexx

    Fragilexx Get'cha head in the game

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    It could simply be down to the on chip video decoding being better on the 3450 than the 8600. I mean, I'm not saying that's the case, but if the same spec machine with the 3450 is not stuttering when playing HD video when the 8600 does, well then if everything else is up to date (drivers, media player) then the only thing that is left is the difference in decoding.

    You might want to make sure the 8600 you are comparing it to does not have any of the power saving features activated though.
     
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    Fragilexx Get'cha head in the game

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    This shouldn't particularly matter to be honest, as both of these GPUs have HD video decoding within the GPU - so the CPU probably doesn't do much of the work anyway.
     
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  10. PJ@y-Z

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    I tried everything. ATI is much better. HD3450 performs Aero 3D Flip even in Power Saver battery mode & Low 2D Clock very well :eek:
     
    PJ@y-Z, Aug 2, 2009
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  11. SomeFormOFhuman

    SomeFormOFhuman has the dumbest username.

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    Hm, I never had that problem with my 8600M GT on my 1720.

    What about other videos? Do they exhibit the same problem? Also, check your task manager; make sure not too many processes are running at the background.

    If all else is done, try and disable powermizer.

    Oh and, just to ask - what kind of temperatures are you getting with your 8600M GT?
     
    SomeFormOFhuman, Aug 2, 2009
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  12. PJ@y-Z

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    Everything is ok. It plays regular AVCHD files and performs aero 3D flip @ 475/400 without problem, but can't play AVCHD blu-rays and and can't perform 3D flip @ 170/100 or 275/200 smoothly. ATI Powerplay has no problem unlike powermizer in 3D flip.
     
    PJ@y-Z, Aug 2, 2009
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