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    Vista vs XP overclockability

    Discussion in 'Gaming (Software and Graphics Cards)' started by cathy, Apr 24, 2008.

  1. cathy

    cathy Notebook Evangelist

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    I'm just wondering...is there supposed to be any difference in how much you can overclock in both OSs? I'm wondering because I can easily run my clocks at 600/900 in Windows XP for hours, but in Windows Vista it screws up like mad in less than a minute. Stuff like these happen: screen freezes; screen flickers like mad; white boxes fly all over my screen. I used both 169.04 & 174.74 drivers in both Vista & XP.
     
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  2. felixmo

    felixmo Newbie

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    Overclocking is probably better in Windows XP than Windows Vista, because the drivers are more mature in XP than in Vista.
     
    felixmo, Apr 24, 2008
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  3. jmundy1287

    jmundy1287 Notebook Enthusiast

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    There are known driver issues between Vista and Nvidia. Everyone experiences different problems, because everyone's system is the same...one of the many faults with drivers these days, they don't keep the customs in mind.
     
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