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    185.85 Dox drivers and no OC

    Discussion in 'Gaming (Software and Graphics Cards)' started by smogg9, Jan 15, 2010.

  1. smogg9

    smogg9 Newbie

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    Hi,
    I recently installed 185.85 dox drivers on my Dell Vostro 1500 for 8600M GT DDR2 and I can't oc the 8600m gt anymore... riva tuner does say it can recognize the card, other software I dowloaded also can't see the card.
    Before I used dox 174.49 and it was ok, I installed the new one becouse I read it's good and allow you to oc card even more and more efficient - but I can't do this at all...
    anyone can help me?

    cheers
     
    smogg9, Jan 15, 2010
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  2. junglebungle

    junglebungle Notebook Evangelist

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    Have you tried nvidia nTune?

    That always works for me, i only ever use that to overclock, when i used to overclock, i'v tried it with many different dox drivers, including 185.85, works fine, i don't overclock it no more though.

    i wouldn't do it to 8600M GT either, they are prone to failure as it is.
     
    junglebungle, Jan 15, 2010
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  3. Bronsky

    Bronsky Wait and Hope.

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    The last Dox driver I used on my Vostro 1500/Geforce 8600M GT was 185.68 and it overclocked just fine. Put everything back to stock when I gave the notebook to someone else to use. I was using XP 64.
     
    Bronsky, Jan 15, 2010
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  4. Lanaya

    Lanaya Templar Assassin

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    185.85 has been known to have issues with rivatuner, nTune itself can cause BSODs when installed so its recommended to install it via Nvidia System Tools.
     
    Lanaya, Jan 15, 2010
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  5. Deks

    Deks Notebook Prophet

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    May I first recommend you undervolt that gpu of yours, and THEN mess around with the overclocks?
    I keep my 9600m GT at 0.89V (as opposed to the stock 1.2V - I think) and I've overclocked it to 9700m GT levels (well, essentially, now I DO have a 9700m GT - the 128bit bus one).

    My temps don't go over 61 degrees when under heavy load.

    I agree that the 8600m GT will likely be hotter either way, but you have nothing to lose by undervolting. In fact, you will reduce your temperatures by a good margin, and increase the life expectancy of the card.
     
    Deks, Jan 15, 2010
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  6. epictwiglet

    epictwiglet Notebook Enthusiast

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    gah, ive been looking for guides on how to undervolt gpu, i have undervolted cpu with no problems but everyone says undervolting gpu is a bad idea, and if anything it should be overvolted to handle increased clock speeds. can you pm with a link to a guide or something? greatly appreciated
     
    epictwiglet, Mar 26, 2010
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  7. epictwiglet

    epictwiglet Notebook Enthusiast

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    sorry to bump an old thread
     
    epictwiglet, Mar 26, 2010
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