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    Help Me Pls Guys

    Discussion in 'Gaming (Software and Graphics Cards)' started by smileysil, Jun 17, 2008.

  1. smileysil

    smileysil Notebook Enthusiast

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    Hi guys i hav ordered a new dell xps m1530 with a 8600m gt graphics card i hav read in this forum that the graphic cards of certain people has died bcoz o overheating how can i avoid this im a regular gamer altough would like to overclock to improve performance. Any help is apreciated.
     
    smileysil, Jun 17, 2008
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  2. boypogi

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    don't overclock and get a cooler. your laptop will run very cool :D
     
    boypogi, Jun 17, 2008
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  3. iggy097

    iggy097 Notebook Consultant

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    I have mine OC, and I don't really see any difference. I"m probably just gonna go back to stock speed.
     
    iggy097, Jun 17, 2008
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    Thibault Banned

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    Monitor your temperatures. I use Notebook Hardware Control (NHC). You should monitor your CPU, GPU and HDD temperatures that way you'll know if and when any of those components are getting too hot.
    Check out Gophn's Monitoring Notebook Temps: nVidia & ATI, CPU, HDD guide for more information.

    You also want to keep your notebook as cool as possible (cleaning it and possibly buying a notebook cooler). Have a look at Chaz's Guide to Cooling Down Your Notebook Computer.

    You might want to read about OCing your card to see if the extra heat is worth the performance increase. You might want to avoid taking the risk.
     
    Thibault, Jun 17, 2008
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  5. smileysil

    smileysil Notebook Enthusiast

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    thx guys im then not gonna overclock my system i hope it can play crysis and assasins creed as i luv those games.
     
    smileysil, Jun 17, 2008
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  6. iggy097

    iggy097 Notebook Consultant

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    What's the processor speed on the notebook? How much Ram?
     
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    smileysil Notebook Enthusiast

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    well its a t8300 core 2 duo 2.4ghz and 4gb ram(although i can use only 3 gb on my 32 bit vista home prem)........ so can i run crysis and assasins creed.
     
    smileysil, Jun 17, 2008
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    Crimson Roses Notebook Evangelist

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    You should be able to play Crysis and Assassins Creed with that system, but you'll have to turn down the graphics detail some.
     
    Crimson Roses, Jun 17, 2008
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    Read the link in my sig, I have some tips for cooling down the laptop and/or increasing performance.
     
    eleron911, Jun 17, 2008
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    iggy097 Notebook Consultant

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    Should run it okay. I'm not sure on exact settings for either game, but from any other game, Shadows and Bloom effect can kill your FPS. Turn em off if you can.
     
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    Darkfly Notebook Consultant

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    run it fine but no more than Medium settings at most & not all of the fancy effects need to be that high since they aren't that noticable, I'd recommend downloading the Crysis Tripe C Pack no matter which graphics card (unless you got that new GTX 280 :D) which replaces all the textures (look exactly the same) making them consistently refreshing to provide better fps.

    Crysis Triple C Pack:
    http://www.incrysis.com/forums/viewtopic.php?id=14544
     
    Darkfly, Jun 17, 2008
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