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    Can't Overclock -- Lossing my mind!!!

    Discussion in 'Gaming (Software and Graphics Cards)' started by Saber007, Aug 26, 2007.

  1. Saber007

    Saber007 Notebook Guru

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    I have been trying to overclock my 8600m GS on WIN XP for ages now.

    I was able to get it to work once with 101.19 drivers, but since updating to newer ones it has not worked.
    I tried going back to the 101.19 drivers but they now don't let me overclock.

    It has to be some kind of software problem that isn't allowing the card to overclock.

    I have tried putting on coolbits i have tried unintalling the drivers and then running driverclearner.

    just nothing seems to work.

    I don't really want to mess around at the bios level.

    Can anyone shed some light as to why these drivers have stoped letting me O/C.
     
    Saber007, Aug 26, 2007
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  2. chipang

    chipang Notebook Enthusiast

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    What is your core and mem clock @ right now?

    I'm using the 158.45 drivers and I can overclock fine with riva tuner/ntune (I'm running vista 32-bit tho)
     
    chipang, Aug 26, 2007
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  3. Saber007

    Saber007 Notebook Guru

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    Core is 500/400.

    It seems that ppl don't have to many problems oc'ing in Vista.

    It seems to be a problem with XP drivers.
    Surely there has to me some kind of solution out there for this.
     
    Saber007, Aug 26, 2007
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  4. bigspin

    bigspin My Kind Of Place

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    BIOS level Oc is really easy task try it.you'll love it
     
    bigspin, Aug 26, 2007
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    fabarati Frorum Obfuscator

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    Problem is, usually laptop GPU's VBIOS is part of the Bios.
     
    fabarati, Aug 27, 2007
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    hamodi Notebook Guru

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    Hey Bigspin,what do u mean by BIOS level Oc ? Thanks
     
    hamodi, Aug 27, 2007
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    fabarati Frorum Obfuscator

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    It's (mostly) for desktop GPU's. What you do is you change the bios so that the default clocks are changed.
     
    fabarati, Aug 27, 2007
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  8. Saber007

    Saber007 Notebook Guru

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    Do you konw if it will work with the 8600m GS video card.

    Cheers
     
    Saber007, Aug 27, 2007
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  9. fabarati

    fabarati Frorum Obfuscator

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    Not For Laptop Gpu's! Their Bios Is Not Separate! Not Touchable! I Love Writing In All Caps!
     
    fabarati, Aug 27, 2007
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  10. SymphonyX

    SymphonyX Notebook Evangelist

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    Can't overclock either ever since I updated to forceware 162.18. I tried using Driver Cleaner Pro and reinstalling my old 92.91 drivers and I still couldn't overclock.

    Bah... I miss using my 92.91 drivers and overclocking. So now I just decided to reinstall again the 162.18 since I couldn't overclock anymore with 92.91.

    I also miss the classic control panel. Apparently, I can't use the classic control panel with the 162.18 drivers. NTune is useless too.

    BTW, does anybody know how to detect if a game uses OpenGL or Direct3D?
     
    SymphonyX, Aug 27, 2007
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  11. Ichigo

    Ichigo Notebook Evangelist

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    Ichigo, Aug 27, 2007
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    fabarati Frorum Obfuscator

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    Except for MXM laptops, yes. Which is why i said USUALLY.
     
    fabarati, Aug 27, 2007
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    Ah, good call.
     
    Ichigo, Aug 27, 2007
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    bigspin My Kind Of Place

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    I know ,but MXM type can OC using BIOS VGA Flash :D

    I Try it with my Aspire 5920G.It have MXM2 type GF 8600M GT & it works well :D
     
    bigspin, Aug 29, 2007
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    bigspin My Kind Of Place

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    Make sure your card support mxm.If it's mxm type GF 8600M GS you'll fine :D
     
    bigspin, Aug 29, 2007
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    hamodi Notebook Guru

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    how I can tell that my Grphix card is MXM support? and what app u guys used to OC ur card? I tried rivatuner but I couldn't find the OC menu ? Plz advice
     
    hamodi, Aug 29, 2007
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  17. maksin01

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    I answered it in your thread a few minutes ago... ;)
     
    maksin01, Aug 29, 2007
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    hamodi Notebook Guru

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    Oh yes...Thanks man :)
     
    hamodi, Aug 29, 2007
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    KachimiGaNai Newbie

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    I have the same issue. I was able to overclock just fine using 158.10 from laptopvideo2go. I stupidly uninstalled them, then installed newer drivers. Once I realized I couldn't overclock, I switched back to 158.10 and it never worked again.

    I am wondering if it's just drivers, since it seems really inconsistent. I am sticking with 163.44 XTreme-G drivers for now, since they give me a consistent 3-5 FPS speed over 158.10 did without overclocking.
     
    KachimiGaNai, Aug 29, 2007
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