169.04 released!

Hi! Which program do you use for oc´ing? I use Rivatuner (i have the 169.04 XP x86 drivers installed)...it reads my non-oc´ed temps right, but when i oc my 8700m gt, the temps read are different (higher) from those i set (e.g. 725 core clock but in the temps monitor it reads about 780)...

Also, i´ve read that it´s possible to oc the 8700gt to 800core/1000mem, with it never getting past 60c...but mine reaches 62/63 with not so high oc´s, so....is rivatuner a reliable means of reading temps (my hdd has the same reading as in HDTune and the cpu as in RMClock but the gpu temp is different using ATITool..) ?

 

Rivatuner has a known problem of reading the clocks in the hardware monitor incorrectly. Basically whatever clock you set it to is the clock its on. The core is off by 40 and becomes off by more and more over time. The memory is usually correct but off by a few sometimes.

 

is there any other programs to overcocl 8600 because i've heard nothing but criticism's about rivatuner

 

ntune, nvidias program and atitool.

 

i have vista

 

omg I just installed thr 169.04 from the 158.48 and holy crap, every one of my games fps increased drastically! eg.

UT3 (MAX 1280x800) :
158.45- 30 fps average
169.04 - 40-50 fps

Crysis (HIgh, 1280x800)
158.45- 15-25 fps
169.04- 20-40 fps

Bioshock (MAX 1280x800)
158.45- 20-35fps
169.04- 30-50 fps

as u can see these drivers kick ass!

 

you have any overclocking done...coz if love to know what youve done to get crysis and bioshock running at those fps and settings

cheers

 

yeah ive got it at 675/450. Ive also got really good cooling so the temps never ge higher that 70 celcius. its also a ddr2 card so its not as good as the ddr3 ones.

 

kewl thx.


im going back to 169.02 drivers, 169.04 dont seem to cut it for me

 

what cooling pad are you using? cause i'm using one right now..and it idles at 70C :S

 

idling temp is the temp of your gpu when your doing nothing or lightweight stuff such as browsing the net.

my idle temp as recorded by rivatuner is 58 C.

during gaming (OC'ed) its 85 C


your temp of 70 C seems right if your gaming, but I dont think idle temp should be that at all

 

no..i really do mean it idles at 70C..literally..when doing nothing (no oc either)..not even browser suring..i'll put some screens up tonight when i get home
when i tried to oc to the near 8700m as directed of adolfotregosa (600/848), it goes to 100 and up

 

maybe rivatuner isnt measuring your temp correctly or your notebooks heat dissipation system isn't properly put together (heat sinks blocked or not fitted properly, dust,...you get the idea)

have you tried installing ntune and using its built in monitor?

 

i dont know..but i have heard about a tape blocking the cooling vent..and i see it on mine..i'mma bring it in to the dealer to see if i can remove it..i dont wanna void any warranties..but i'm using nTune

 

Could this be the case? Is your powermizer working? if not your GPU is always clocked at full clock and it's hotter that way, when my 8600m gt in my vostro without powermizer it gets way up to 65 when idling as well.

 

naw..i've lefted my gpu stock clocked for a while :S maybe there's a temp diff between GDDR2 and GDDR3?

 

Stock clock as in you are not OCing?, I am talking about Powermizer can lower the clock for 2D uses and reduce temperature in return, so instead of at 475/400 (DDR2) , my runs at 290/180, during 2D use, because rivertuner has problem reading the values correctly sometimes, it might be a little off than what it actually is, but it still proves my point that powermizer lows the clock.

I have hear that Asus's G1s runs hotter than the Vostro with DDR2 but I am definitely not expect it to go 100 and up, that insane, you can cook egg/boil water on that beast.

 

nope no oc..down clocking isnt really an option since i play games at random times..and is too lazy to change settings everytime i start :S

LOL 100+ when it's oc'ed to the near specs of 8700m..never trying that again

 

Hehe you better not, I hate the smell of burned silicons.

It is not manual down clocking, Powermizer automatically switch the frequency when a game is launched, or an application that need GPU power is launched. It does it fast enough that I don't think you can even noticed the change, that's why I had spent sometime trying to get the Nvidia driver to work again with powermizer enabled, so I can reduce heat when I don't need it, but still have my power when running 3D games.

 

Are these over-clockable? I'm asking because I just tried to over-clock them with nTune, and it allowed me to, but I've heard here that the 16*.** drivers are not over-clockable.

 

I played Crysis with this clock speed and it's stable on my Asus G1S:

Nvidia Geforce 8600M GT DDR3 (256MB dedicated) 512MB Turbocache

 

Guys RivaTuner 2.06 released ....Anyone try it?

 

whats improved?

 

Here you go.....Full Change log (RivaTuner V 2.06)
http://forums.guru3d.com/showthread.php?t=242470

 

Any answers?

 

can't seem to be able to dnload it...it just throws me back to the home page...

 

169.XX Series ARE overclockable

Try this

 

that's what i was talking about....can't dnload them neither with mozilla, nor with ie... anyone else knows of any other links. i tried google, but it seems like this version has been pulled off for some reason...

 

Odd, just downloaded it right now using those links

Anyway uploaded it to sendspace, here is a link

http://www.sendspace.com/file/bujpe2

 

bb, man, u're a life saving-ninja! lol how come i never bothered to rep u b4?! lol

 

lol thx...i bet it was coz you couldnt find me...too stealthy of a ninja

 

LOL i stopped a while back
naw i use nTune to oc..but too lazy to change it everytime xD

LOL Thanks! i'll try it later

Edit: Here are the screens..
1. Classic w/ No Cooling Pad
2. Classic w/ Cooling Pad
3. Aero w/ No Cooling Pad
4. Aero w/ Cooling Pad

and it seems that Aero aren't eating my rams as long as i have next to nothing running