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    Rivatune vs 8600GS

    Discussion in 'Gaming (Software and Graphics Cards)' started by morgan-X65, Oct 21, 2007.

  1. morgan-X65

    morgan-X65 Notebook Consultant

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    I've got a samsung X65 on its way and it has a 256MB 8600GS. How big a performance increase could i get by tweaking it with rivatune? could i for example get the same performance as say a stock 8600GT?

    Also is there a sweet spot when it comes to overclocking vs heat/battery life?
     
    morgan-X65, Oct 21, 2007
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  2. morgan-X65

    morgan-X65 Notebook Consultant

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    Is there something wrong with the question? Have i missed the point or something...?
     
    morgan-X65, Oct 21, 2007
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    Nocturnal310 Notebook Virtuoso

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    Your topic title is slightly ridiculous....Rivatune vs 8600 GS
     
    Nocturnal310, Oct 21, 2007
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  4. morgan-X65

    morgan-X65 Notebook Consultant

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    Well i have now chaged the thread title, maybe this will better enable people to answer the questions...? :rolleyes:
     
    morgan-X65, Oct 21, 2007
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    Nocturnal310 Notebook Virtuoso

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    haha...rite...actually i have also posted a question as reply regarding rivatune...i am using nTune currently and its not cool
     
    Nocturnal310, Oct 21, 2007
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    morgan-X65 Notebook Consultant

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    So anyway BUMP.... is it possible to OC using rivatune a 8600GS to perform as well as a stock 8600GT?
     
    morgan-X65, Oct 21, 2007
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    I don't personally have any experience with either card, but from the benchmarks I've seen, achieving performance comparable to a stock 8600m GT doesn't seem likely. Sure, you can make your 3dm06 score look great, but that doesn't equal a similar improvement in real-world performance.
     
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    You could reasonably get 25-30% performance increase by overclocking. If you have a GDDR3 8600M-GS, then with some overclocking you should be able to match or outperform a stock DDR2 8600M-GT at higher resolutions and lower settings.

    As for the sweet spot in OC'ing, that all depends on your particular card and laptop, you need to find it for yourself. It helps if you use a good notebook cooler while gaming overclocked as well. And you shouldn't be worried about battery life, as your card will still downclock when on battery (it's not recommended to game on battery anyhow).
     
    odin243, Oct 22, 2007
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