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    FX 770M to a 9600M GT ?

    Discussion in 'Gaming (Software and Graphics Cards)' started by CKT66, Dec 9, 2008.

  1. CKT66

    CKT66 Notebook Enthusiast

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    A comment was made on another thread that implied you could install Geforce drives on the FX770m to turn it into a 9600MGT. This would give the Dell Precision more appeal to workstation guys who like to game.

    Any comments on this? Is this possible? Is it simple?
     
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    Clutch cute and cuddly boys

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    No can do, and if it does run it wont be that quick.
     
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    lewdvig,

    What games do you play on the NVS 160? How does the Dox driver perform differently than the original?
     
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    There was another thread floating around basically stating that the only major thing keeping you from gaming on a precision workstation GPU is that the drivers are certified (for issues of stability and consistency in professional applications) and thus don't utilize features like shaders, etc. If you use comparable consumer drivers then you should be able to game comfortably, maybe with a slight performance hit. I'll look for the thread and post it in a bit.

    Here's the chart for equivalent cards and the thread I was talking about.
     
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