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    8600M GS problems

    Discussion in 'Gaming (Software and Graphics Cards)' started by gizmic, Mar 8, 2008.

  1. gizmic

    gizmic Notebook Enthusiast

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    i've updated to 174.31 it gave me a huge performance hit and it seems that overclocking isnt working in both rivatune and ntune i can move the settings it even shows my oc in gpu-z but doesnt seem to have any effect

    even rolling back to my previous drivers wont help i wonder whats wrong

    now i barely get 2300points in 3dmark06 while in the previous drivers i get in the 3.3-3.4 range

    i dont know what to do is this a hardware problem or a software problem
     
    gizmic, Mar 8, 2008
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  2. JCMS

    JCMS Notebook Prophet

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    You used to gt 3.3k in 3dmark06 1280x1024 on a 8600M GS? That's impossible. 2.2k is what oyu shoul get
     
    JCMS, Mar 8, 2008
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    flipfire Moderately Boss

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    Use driversweeper on safemode to completely remove all traces of the old drivers before changing to newer drivers
     
    flipfire, Mar 8, 2008
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    DeadShot2k8 Notebook Guru

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    I wouldn't say that an 8600 GS couldn't get up into the low 3k's w/ 06. It depends on the overall system, clock speeds, temperature, etc. Suprising results happen often, as 3dmark is only a general benchmark in which can be very decietful.

    And GizMic, try Flipfire's advice. 1. Download new (previously used) drivers 2. uninstall old 3. restart in safemode 4. run driversweeper and ccleaner 5. restart in normal windows 6. Install new (previously used) drivers. After that quick process you should be all set. RivaTuner should be back online as well. Let us know how it turned out.
     
    DeadShot2k8, Mar 8, 2008
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    JCMS Notebook Prophet

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    At 1280x1024? The DDR2 8600M GT scores 3-3.3k and the GDDR3 3.6-4k
     
    JCMS, Mar 8, 2008
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    He was talking about the 8600M G S, which should get about 2.5 k.
     
    eleron911, Mar 9, 2008
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  7. gizmic

    gizmic Notebook Enthusiast

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    @DeadShot2k8 yeah i'll try it

    and yes i do 3.3-3.4k in 3dmark06 defaults

    here a old screenshot i cant find the shot with 3.4k and this is only 650/750

    [​IMG]
     
    gizmic, Mar 9, 2008
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    CheerCake Notebook Consultant

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    anyone know whats the latest/best driver for 8600GS atm?
     
    CheerCake, Mar 9, 2008
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    Try 169.09 and 174.31. They seem to be best performers
     
    flipfire, Mar 9, 2008
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    gizmic Notebook Enthusiast

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    hmm i did all the suggestions above im about getting the same scores with oc or not i think the oc is working fine

    so it could be something else hmm can the 8600MGS thrott down on high temps i'm getting in the 90C's during 3dmark. since its spring (20Cish) now could this be the problem? and should i invest on notebook cooling now
     
    gizmic, Mar 9, 2008
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    Oh, it's the GDDR3 one? I was completly unaware some OEM actually made them while equipping DDR2 on every 8600M GT
     
    JCMS, Mar 9, 2008
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  12. gizmic

    gizmic Notebook Enthusiast

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    nope its not the temps i pointed a house fan under the laptop no changes in score

    so i guess i fried something hmm i cant RMA since its basically running my stock scores
     
    gizmic, Mar 10, 2008
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    ya it's the ddr 3 version...look at his mem oced settings.
    I get 3000 oced 3dmark06 on my hp 9500t but its at the default demo version resolution which is lower(I can't remember off the top of my head what it is) but I think it makes an estimated 200-300 point difference.
     
    ryanpick, Mar 10, 2008
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  14. gizmic

    gizmic Notebook Enthusiast

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    solved i had a faulty fan i'm back in the 3k+ mark
     
    gizmic, Apr 7, 2008
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