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    8400 GT vs 8600 GS/GT

    Discussion in 'Gaming (Software and Graphics Cards)' started by jam12, Jul 24, 2007.

  1. sesshomaru

    sesshomaru Suspended Disbelief!

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    Not really.. That's what Nvidia has alwaysbeen doing.. Selling off defective 7600GTs as 7600, 6800 Ultra as 6800 GT, by disabling some pipelines... MAkes business sense, and pandrs to the geeks in us who try to unlock the cores. :p
     
    sesshomaru, Jul 27, 2007
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  2. minxshin

    minxshin Notebook Consultant NBR Reviewer

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    Just letting you know, the 8600m GS in the HP is GDDR2, which means it will be clocked at 500/400, which is significantly lower than my samsung which is clocked at 500/700.
     
    minxshin, Jul 27, 2007
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  3. Ultim4

    Ultim4 Notebook Evangelist

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    I spy a merged thread! (really confused me at first :S)
     
    Ultim4, Jul 27, 2007
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  4. fabarati

    fabarati Frorum Obfuscator

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    Oh! So sesshoumaru DID respond to me.

    Well, It's not quite the same thing. The 7600 and the 7600GT are both still G73. Having a certain GPU (G84) and writing as another in the drivers (G86) is not quite the same thing.
     
    fabarati, Jul 27, 2007
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  5. adr_vdr

    adr_vdr Notebook Consultant

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    TO jam12 :

    Hi, did you get the FZ11S in the end, if so could you please post your comments on it's performance in gaming (Oblivion , FEAR, or any other games)

    I'm looking at the same laptop and not sure if i should get it or not....


    Thanks a lot, any input on this issue would help me a lot in my decisions

    Cheers
     
    adr_vdr, Aug 10, 2007
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  6. jam12

    jam12 Notebook Deity

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    I should be getting it very soon. Although to your question, I don't really play those types of games. Heck, in a matter of fact, I pc will blow if I tried those games.(look at my current spec in sig)

    On a general note, I'll post a thread on the Sony forum on the laptop.
     
    jam12, Aug 12, 2007
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  7. adr_vdr

    adr_vdr Notebook Consultant

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    Cheers jam12
     
    adr_vdr, Aug 14, 2007
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  8. ozgur_atli

    ozgur_atli Newbie

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    i have sony vaio ar630e 8400 gt graphics card.how can i update it or download driver.i can't play fifa 07 and fifa 08,it is very slow on low details:S is this normal?thanks..
     
    ozgur_atli, Dec 29, 2007
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  9. benx009

    benx009 Notebook Evangelist

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    well, you do need to install an nvidia driver first, you can find the official ones at nvidia.com
     
    benx009, Dec 29, 2007
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  10. jam12

    jam12 Notebook Deity

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    Lol, I didn't get the FZ11s in the end, got the FZ21s :D
     
    jam12, Dec 29, 2007
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  11. ozgur_atli

    ozgur_atli Newbie

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    at nvidia.com for 8400 gt they say you can download this from sony :( there is a link for updates that support 8400 gt?
     
    ozgur_atli, Dec 30, 2007
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  12. ozgur_atli

    ozgur_atli Newbie

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    ozgur_atli, Dec 30, 2007
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  13. fabarati

    fabarati Frorum Obfuscator

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    That's the original INF. You need to download the MODIFIED one. The LV2G drivers supports ALL recent nVidia GPUs (except for 7150)
     
    fabarati, Dec 30, 2007
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  14. ahl395

    ahl395 Ahlball

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    a 8600 is better either way, but the GT is better than GS.
     
    ahl395, Dec 30, 2007
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  15. Tomassi

    Tomassi Notebook Consultant

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    After reading through this thread I understand that the 8600GS performs somewhat better than the 8400GT, but that difference isn't really big.

    However, I was wondering, is there a big difference concerning the heat the 8400GT and the 8600GS produce? I'm currently doubting between two laptops and want the one I can hold the most easily on my lap.

    Thanks for your insights!
     
    Tomassi, Apr 2, 2008
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