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    Official 8600m GS Screenshot Thread

    Discussion in 'Gaming (Software and Graphics Cards)' started by mD-, Jul 9, 2007.

  1. mD-

    mD- Notebook Evangelist

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    I know that the 8600m GT is going to be a very popular card so I figured that I'd make this thread (inspired by http://forum.notebookreview.com/showthread.php?t=131334) for the people are interested in a notebook with this graphics card. I would describe this as a great card for playing older system demanding games like f.e.a.r.

    I'll be posting more screenshots when I have the time.

    Setup
    Model: Asus S96S
    GPU: nVidia 8600m GS w/256MB (Up to 1 gig of turbo cache)
    CPU: T7100 (1.8 ghz) C2D Processor 2MB Cache
    RAM:2 Gigs of DDR2 667mhz (2 x 1 gig)
    OS: Windows XP Professional SP2

    The video card is clocked at 500 core/400 memory (I'm guessing it's gddr2 then?).

    In these screenshots I used the stock driver and the stock clockspeeds.

    Counter-Strike: Source

    These are the settings used for the stress test:
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    Results:
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    F.E.A.R. Multiplayer Demo

    All max settings except shadows are turned off and AA is at 2x.

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    Stress Test Results:

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    Here are a few gameplay screenshots. Sorry that the fraps FPS wasn't there (didn't realize like the FPS overlay screenshot option was off). I was getting abotu 40 fps and it was very playable and intense.


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  2. tangent

    tangent Notebook Evangelist

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    cool. whats X16q csaa Anti Ailiasing???
     
    tangent, Jul 10, 2007
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    mD- Notebook Evangelist

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    ok somehow this thread got doubled posted, could a forum mod please delete this thread? Thanks.

    anti ailiasing is smoothing out the lines to make the figures and images in the game more smooth. I don't know what the 16xQ CSAA means though.
     
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    That's pretty good for a GS! I'm surprised how well it handled CS:S at such high settings, I still think that game is fairly high end with graphics.
     
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    mD-, Jul 10, 2007
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