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    A 'lil thing bout GMA 950

    Discussion in 'Gaming (Software and Graphics Cards)' started by GMA_950, Nov 21, 2009.

  1. GMA_950

    GMA_950 Notebook Enthusiast

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    hey guys i've heard a lot about gma 950 versing dedicated graphix and other integrated graphix card and it loses. basically some people are saying gma 950 sucks and it just cant handle ANY games. "gma 950 isnt a gaming card and u CAN play some games but that are like low graphix quality" that's wht i heard from some people.
    U GUYS ARE WRONG!!!!!!!!
    Ikno a gma 950 card is not meant for gaming since it is integrated and event tho it has 256mb shared graphix, it isnt meant for gaming. TRUE!
    but as i said be4 there are tweaks, overclocks and some clutches to perform ur graphix card to HIGH PERFORMANCE. when i first bought my laptop it came with a gma 950 and tested my game, crossfire, on windows 7 and my windows 7 crashed since the gameguard wasnt compatible with windows 7. i dualbooted with windows vista home premium and it turned out crossfire worked but ! i mean its average keeps on going up and down from 10fps-60fps.
    although it did have some problems i researched of how to get gma 950 to work better. there was a site for gma graphix cards Intel9xx which gave me ful info bout gma 950 and how to improve. i download the modded v1.2 driver where i can control the level of graphix and it was near low graphix and higher battery power. i switched it to near higher graphix and low battery power since i use electricity instead of my battery. GUESS WHAT, my game started working. i used a edited my registry for my graphix card and used a program called gma booster in which i overclocked to 400mhz max and i also got a cooling fan for my laptop so it would reduce overheating. My gma 950 can now play bf2, cod4 modern warfare and modern warfare 2, assassins creed, assassins creed 2, and more games that require 128mb graphix and more. including my game called crossfire works as well.
    SO GUESS WHAT IN YOUR FACE!!
    GMA 950 has hidden tweaks, overclocks and clutches u can pull up and make it at high performance!!
     
  2. dtwn

    dtwn C'thulhu fhtagn

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    I'll see your GMA 950, raise you a 6, and have a match up with my 9650M GT. How's that sound?
     
  3. GMA_950

    GMA_950 Notebook Enthusiast

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    sure!
    well tell me bout ur graphix card memory
    is it 256 or more?
    OR LESS?
     
  4. dtwn

    dtwn C'thulhu fhtagn

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    /facepalm.

    You do realize that graphic card memory should be one of the last things you look at for attempting to estimate a GPU's performance, right?

    Also, 512MB. Your point?

    I'm not arguing that you can overclock your IGP. In fact, more power to you. I'm trying to point out to you that the GMA950, no matter how much it is overclocked, is not a particularly shining example of high performing graphic cards.
     
  5. EchoShade

    EchoShade Notebook Evangelist

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    This seems like a troll. I won't doubt BF2 and Crossfire since that's a crappy Korean game but MW2 seems impossible. My GF7600 Go could barely play CoD4 and that's already levels above a GMA950.
     
  6. GMA_950

    GMA_950 Notebook Enthusiast

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    hA!
    my bad about the graphix memory (im so stupid)
    the 9650m gt is also integrated rite?
    i just looked it up and it was integrated
    one thing i forgot to add is that my point is GMA 950 doesnt suck
    u can upgrade its performance and overclock and tweak its gpu unit and bus speed.
    nvidia graphix just PWNS Intel's i mean even if integrated graphix is for geforce or nvidia is designed for gaming and is more powerful than a gma 950.
    i would do a benchmark with my gma 950 while u do a benchmark with urs.
     
  7. dtwn

    dtwn C'thulhu fhtagn

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    .........
    1. GMA 950 is an Intel integrated card.

    2. The 9650M GT is a discrete card.

    But if you want, sure.
     
  8. GMA_950

    GMA_950 Notebook Enthusiast

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    dude trust me cod4 runs at 20fps with no lagg
    but sometimes becuaz of my gay internet, my server is unstable sometimes
     
  9. GMA_950

    GMA_950 Notebook Enthusiast

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    what do you mean by "discrete"?
     
  10. Soviet779

    Soviet779 Notebook Consultant

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    God i cant believe you guys are falling for this obvious troll lol :D
     
  11. naticus

    naticus Notebook Deity

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    assassins creed 2 is not even out yet.

    /fail
     
  12. GMA_950

    GMA_950 Notebook Enthusiast

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    HA!
    believe me but i'm rite and so r u guys but in my opinion, gma 950 dooesnt suck
     
  13. GMA_950

    GMA_950 Notebook Enthusiast

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    assassins creed 2 for xbox 360 emulator!
    ok i cant lie but for assassins creed 2 its fps is bout 20-25fps
     
  14. moral hazard

    moral hazard Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    I thought you also had an X3100?

    So does the X3100 also not suck?
     
  15. GMA_950

    GMA_950 Notebook Enthusiast

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    thts my cousin's laptop
     
  16. moral hazard

    moral hazard Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    But does the x3100 suck?
     
  17. GMA_950

    GMA_950 Notebook Enthusiast

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    x3100 is more meant for gaming and its better than the gma 950 (without the overclocks, tweaks and clutches)
    the x3100 doesnt have much tweaks or overclocks
     
  18. GMA_950

    GMA_950 Notebook Enthusiast

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    i mean more meant for gaming than the gma 950
     
  19. moral hazard

    moral hazard Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    Do you have a 3dmark05 score?
     
  20. Bog

    Bog Losing it...

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    I'm reporting this thread because it is a) useless, b) misleading, and c) written by a 12-year-old troll.
     
  21. GMA_950

    GMA_950 Notebook Enthusiast

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    go ahead -)
     
  22. moral hazard

    moral hazard Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    I'm enjoying this thread.

    OP, Do you have a 3dmark05 score?
     
  23. EchoShade

    EchoShade Notebook Evangelist

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    Screenshots or it didn't happen. Also, 20 fps is laggy as hell.
     
  24. moral hazard

    moral hazard Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    20fps is playable IMO.
    But it cant drop below 20.

    I played L4D on my X3100 and it was ~20fps average, I finished the game.
     
  25. SeanDude05

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    3dmark score and Screenshots or it didn't happen!

    (Read as: Prove it.)
     
  26. EchoShade

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    Man, I couldn't tolerate playing l4d with an average of 30 fps, kudos to you.
     
  27. moral hazard

    moral hazard Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    I barely got through it, it was not fun at all. I think I will have to play it again with a different GPU.
     
  28. EchoShade

    EchoShade Notebook Evangelist

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    It's been 25 minutes, where mah screenshots?
     
  29. Amnesiac

    Amnesiac 404

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    Umm, old topic is old? I thought this got closed a long time ago?
     
  30. TehSuigi

    TehSuigi Notebook Virtuoso

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    Wish I could, but it's not my forum.
    GMA_950, screenshots or it never happened.
     
  31. darrickmartin

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    obviously a troll
    i mean just look at his name
     
  32. crash

    crash NBR Assassin

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    GMA_950, if you have proof to back up your sensational claims, then feel free to create a new thread with that proof. Until then, this thread is closed for trolling.