****READ BEFORE POSTING**** Gaming General Info Sticky*****PLEASE READ*****

This thread is an index of all the major threads that should answer most user's basic questions. Instead of having four or five stickies, it is simpler to have them all in one.

General Overviews/Knowledge Articles

The Mobile Graphics Card Info Page
Covers mobile GPUs A to Z. Ranks cards in order of performance and has a basic Frequently Asked Questions section.

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The Official CAN MY NOTEBOOK RUN [insert game here] THREAD
Please ask all questions like the thread title in here and DO NOT create a new thread.

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**Recommend Me a Game** Ask About Game Recommendations Here
This thread will be used to ask the users of NBR to recommend you some games to play depending on the kind of games you like. You can also post about any games that should be added to the list, whether they be old, or up and coming.

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Mobile Professional GPUs Performance Chart
Information about the Nvidia QuadroFX/ATI FireGL cards that are not discussed in the GPU guide. A great resource.

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Updating Video Card Drivers in_Windows_XP and_Vista
A step-by-step guide for installing video drivers for ATI and Nvidia graphics cards in Windows XP and Vista.

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Monitoring Notebook Temps: nVidia & ATI, CPU, HDD - Do your temps worry you?
Learn how to monitor your temps.

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Upgrading Video Cards
YOU CAN'T UPGRADE YOUR GRAPHICS CARD!
There may be exceptions, but it is unlikely. See FAQ question #10 in the Mobile GPU Guide.

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Offical NBR Game Servers & Clans/Groups
This is a resource thread to place all of our gaming groups and dedicated servers in one easy to find place.

Minor threads of interest are listed below. If you have a link to a thread you would like to see added, just post it and I'll take a look.

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Minor Threads

NBR Gamers Thread
Post what games you play and what aliases you use to connect with other NBR members!

Steam Games Deals
A summary of the deals on Steam games.

The Alternative Free Games Thread
A comprehensive list of free games.

The Complete List of Free (Quality, Family Friendly) Games
A list of free single player games.

To those having PunkBuster issues
Having problems with PunkBuster? Post here with your questions.

X3100 Drivers Thread
Post your questions about X3100 drivers and performance here.

Gaming with a Netbook
Discussion on gaming with a netbook.

Nvidia 8400M performance, general discussion
As titled. Please post all 8400M questions in this thread.

Nvidia 8600M GT Benchmark Review
Interested in the 8600M-GT graphics card? Look no further than this thread to find out what sort of performance to expect.

Overclocking and Stability Testing Guide
This is a great guide to learn how to overclock your GPU and check for stability.

Resolution in Relation to GPU's and Gaming
Bent on a new laptop but not sure what resolution to choose? Read on.

Counter-Strike: Source PROBLEMS!
Having CS:S issues? Please visit this link. NOTE: Goes to external site support.steampowered.com. NotebookReview.com isn't responsible for content of site.

How Games are "Rendered" - a "Few" Words on Comparing Performance
An excellent article by Jalf that details what goes on behind the scenes of a game, how it all affects performance, what parts of your computer are a performance bottleneck, and what parts of your computer should be upgraded to improve performance.

Overclocking ATI and undervolting Core 2 Duo in Vista
An excellent thread by ikovac; detailed explanations on overclocking ATI GPUs and undervolting the Core 2 Duo processor under Windows Vista.

 

I opened the forums and couldnt find the stickies!

 

caught me out aswell ^^

 

Well, the number of the posts eligible to become stickies finally passed 4 which was supposed to be the limit.So keeping the first 4 as stickies and not making the fifth a sticky was not justice.
Plus browsing the forums with a single sticky is much easier.
I have no objection whatsoever
I hope someone does this for the ASUS forum because the 7 stickies are driving me mad.

 

I think it's easier to find the relevant threads now. No one ever really looks at stickies, especially not if there are more than 3 of them. This way, you have one place to look if you need information about graphics/games/performance

(Ok, so I'm biased cos I suggested making this change... But I still think it's a good idea )

 

Having a centralised information page is a great idea to save time on browsing in a related topic. I haven't thougth about this idea though.

 

You can thank Jalf for this idea, he's the one who suggested it.

I'd be willing to take any suggestions for minor links to go into this sticky. I'll be adding a few I have in mind later on today.

 

Good luck getting people to read them *Looks at latest new thread*

Maybe you should add repetitive questions will be deleted. That'll scare them

Maybe the X1600vs7600 thread? Or Go7400 pictures thread?

 

Nice Sticky will all the essential info!

 

I added a few, if you guys can think of any more good ones post links here and I'll see what I can do.

 

Thanks Chaz!

Ivan

 

Why isn't Pulp's guide in here?

 

That's a good point, I'll get one of his later guides in here because they really are good.

 

http://forum.notebookreview.com/showthread.php?t=125246

A comparison of the 8600GT and the 8600GS with reliable benchmarks. Might be worth adding.

 

Thanks for the link odin, I'll add that.

 

Im looking for a laptop that can handle games to an ok standard. Im not looking to be bale to play the top end modern games that are being released but im looking to play games like Battlefield 2 to a good standard of gameplay. A laptop i have looked at has this graphics card in: nVidia® GeForce™ Go 8400M GS with 128MB DDR2 dedicated graphic memory. Will this be able to handle the games i mentioned. The laptop also has 1gb RAM, Intel core 2 duo processor.

A list of games this setup could handle would be appreciated.

 

oops didnt mean to post here

 

Hello guys, I have attached a quick guide for those who cannot get BF2 to work on their system, for the most part it also applies to BF2142, hope this helps some of you.

Also available here:

http://docs.google.com/Doc?id=dcxcrtwn_1xz7t3h

-usapatriot

 

Ok, I am making it official, Chaz kicks some serious booty! lul

 

hmm maybe i should have posted here first.

In any case, thanks for putting my topic here Chaz! Its awesome to have my topic become #2.

 

people might actually look at this thread if its in dark blue, which makes it more visible, rather than light blue, which makes it impossible to see, I couldn't even see it.

 

And, if possible, Larger text. So that it jumps out. If you can change the text colour to Red.

 

yes i agree....its quite hard to see

 

when you click, "new thread," this thread should pop up and ask if you have read it or not.

 

i have a philips freeline x 40 laptop with nvidia geforce go 6600 graphics card, driver date:10/3/05 Ver: 7.25.0 and have used it up `till now to play World of Warcraft (WoW) but since Blizzard`s latest patch my graphics keep hanging up can anybody help me find a download for a better working driver pluss any settings info useing the nvida control pannel for playing WoW would be great.. I have tryed getting on to www.laptopvideo2go.com but its not working , please note im not the best person at useing computers, any help would be great thank you.
Im running windows xp, Intel Pentium 1.7GHz , 1BG of ram

 

You need to use the modified .inf file. There are simple instructions on the website.

 

the website is not working are there any others ? or poss a link that works
thanks

 

If the laptopvideo2go site is not working, give it a few hours. It goes down occasionally.

 

I think it's more severe than that. Everyone can get the Modded INF files HERE.

 

Thank you Xander for your post and link, we need to know exacly where to download a working driver for my geforce go 6600 card, as i have tryed to install 1 from the nvidia site and 1 from Tweakforce.com and even after replasing the 6600 inf file they will not install. i cant seem to find a driver that says its compatable with GO for a laptop, sorry ive never done this b4 , thanks for all your help.

 

yeah, they're moving everything to the new server. it's more expensive and any donation would be appreciated.

 

This would probably be best posted in the drivers thread, however, you can try the following driver:
http://us.download.nvidia.com/Windows/169.09/169.09_forceware_winxp_32bit_english_beta.exe

Open the .exe, and have it extract the files to some folder on your desktop. The setup will fail, but that's okay. After it's exited, go into the folder with the extracted files, delete the file called "nv4_disp.inf." Then, download and extract the attached file, and cut and paste the INF file into your extracted driver folder (where you deleted the old INF file).

After that, you should be good to go.

 

This was a pretty helpful read. Thanks!

 

If there's anything you think I should add or remove from this sticky, please let me know and I will be happy to take your recommendations into consideration. :smile: That applies to everybody.

 

Now that you mention it, Pulp's 6150 guide is getting a bit dated, I'm not sure new computers are offered anymore with that GPU. Several of the other threads regarding DX9.0c cards could be considered being removed in the near future as well.

 

Why not put Pulp's 7150 review in place of the current 6150 thread?

 

Thanks guys, I made that change with the 7150M article. I will also be getting rid of some of the older articles.

 

Hi
Im in the market for a new laptop. I came across a dilema. Im debating about either the sony fz or the dell m1530. the sony has a 8400m GT graphics card and the dell has a 8600M GT graphics card. Which one is better?
I will be playing games like crysis and COD4

Thank you all of you answers will be appreciated

 

For cyrsis and COD4 8600Gt will be the best but I do not think that the 8600GT will even run Cyrsis.

 

8600gt can run crysis on medium settings from what i have read

 

Nah, both can run crysis even if it has to be on low for the 8400M GT. My 8400M GS can go all medium at 852x480.

 

Still you want to play while it is going 7 fps?

 

I think you underestimate these cards... I can get a solid 20 FPS and 30 if I go to low.

 

Not true. Both cards can run Crysis. 8600MGT DDR2 256MB can run Crysis (DX10) on 1280x800 with everything on VERY HIGH except shadow and shader on low, and the average frames is 15.

 

You have to take into consideration what people's definition of playable is. To me 15fps is not playable. For to make Crysis "playable" that is a no dips below 30 and hovering around 45fps most of the time, I have to play at the lowest resolution and everything on medium.

The 8400GT could probably get decent fps in Crysis at the lowest resolution with the lowest settings. I may be wrong, but playing a game anywhere below 20 isn't playable in my book

 

Slightly O/C'd 8600m GT here - runs Crysis with all on high, shadows on medium, shaders on low. Avg 32 FPS. Game is very playable in every respect so far.

 

1280x720, 30+ FPS most of the game except the end at medium settings (with performance tweaks and O/C). Realize that the game is still playable(20-30 FPS) at stock speeds and all medium settings at 1024x768. Go with the 8600m gt. as for COD4, I max it out and run it at 1280x800. it has no problem running at above 30 FPS nearly the entire game.

 

billydakid118, I merged your thread with the general index sticky so you can see how much information is in it. Please look for stickies before you post . . . most general questions can be answered by looking in them and doing a bit of searching.

 

lol i got so used to the integrated that i can even play with 15 fps XD

 

Is there an Nvidia overclocking tutorial sticky somewhere?

To be more specific, I thought I saw one that showed how to configure your fans as well, but I can't find it.