HP Pavilion dv6-6135dx drivers?

Anyone know where I can find updated drivers that came with this laptop?I would like to able to use the Dual Graphics option.Also when I look in Speedfan I see that one GPU is way hotter then the other one is that a sign that one of my gpus aren't being used even while ingame?

 

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you have dual switchable graphics but not 2 dedicated cards. only 1 will work at a time.
intel graphics for everyday use and then dedicated graphics for demanding stuff like gaming.

also might be better to post in the HP sub forum thread http://forum.notebookreview.com/hp-compaq/

 

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SHORT ANSWER: Try the older Catalyst 11.x series graphics drivers and always make sure the previous ones are fully removed with Revo Uninstaller or similar ilk. There will be an option in the Desktop context menu: Configure Switchable Graphics. Or you can select deeper options in the Control Center.

A difference of more than three degrees between CPU, GPU1 and GPU2 may indicate either that one GPU is not running or that one chip's thermal paste is breaking down. CPU and I believe GPU1 should always be within ONE degree of each other because they are on the SAME chip. The other, faster GPU will either be MUCH cooler if not running or a LITTLE hotter if it is the only GPU doing any work.

LONG ANSWER:

Your 6135DX is fully capable of using both GPUs at the same time, with best results to be had in DirectX 10 and 11 based games. Not all games will benefit, some will run choppier even though your frame rate will be higher.

As I recall, people were getting their best results with graphics switching and Dual graphics somewhere around Catalyst 11.4...? By fully removing and cleaning out the other video drivers before installing that version. But it has been a while since I tampered with drivers, I may be wrong.


It is likely that most games are only using one GPU. There should be a menu that allows you to select which GPU performance mode you want a game to run in. The notable exception is Minecraft, to make it use the faster GPU performance you need to force Java itself to use the faster chip. Dual graphics for OpenGL games works better on Trinity chips but overall is not suggested.

Given the age of the machine in question, you may also be soon experiencing issues with a dirty heatsink and degraded thermal paste. I still have a 6135DX myself and was planning to clean and repaste it, blow out the heatsink fins with an air compressor, and possibly do a CPU upgrade and put copper shims on the graphics memory.

These computers with A8-3500M/HD 6620G and HD 6750M share cooling design with the T series that had i7/HD 3000 and HD 6770M. It is a very sturdy and long lasting cooling design with two conductors from the CPU and one from the GPU. A healthy system with clean heatsink and repasted chips can very easily overclock both CPU and GPU into the sky....I am OC'ed 45% on the CPU from 1.5 to 2.2 GHz unboosted with original old cooling, and 10% on the GPU but Dual Graphics now creates too much heat. With cleaning and paste the limit for a 3500M is nearly double CPU at 2.7-3.1GHz and the GPU can be pushed 15-30% faster. With care. The 3510MX? Or maybe the 3530MX could reach 1.3 volts and that was enough to hit up to 3.3GHz or so with work on the cooling system. Very sturdy package.

One of the GPUs is on the same package as the CPU. It is efficient in battery usage but maybe about half as fast as the dedicated chip. This is part of why Dual graphics only works well in some games but not all. For OpenCL accelerated programs, the 6620G integrated is often faster than the 6750M and sometimes even as fast as a 6970M because it has faster communication with the CPU...which matters more than raw chip speed in OpenCL.

The 6135DX has an AMD A8-3500M, integrated HD 6620G, dedicated HD 6750M. YES the two chips can be used together in the same game at the same time. OR they can be used to drive two different 3D games simultaneously. Such as Borderlands on the 6750M and GMod on the 6620G. If anyone was crazy enough to bother.

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