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    can't overclock my 9500M GS (acer 6920g)??

    Discussion in 'Gaming (Software and Graphics Cards)' started by Frega, Jul 31, 2008.

  1. Frega

    Frega Newbie

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    hello...
    i have a acer gemstone blue 6920G with a 9500M GS... i tried to overclock it with ATITools 0.27 / RivaTunner 2.09 / nVidia nTune, i can chance the 2d and 3d low power.. but 3d performance i can't push over 475mhz on core...

    im using forceware 174.93....


    if necessary i can flash the bios normally??




    ps: i know to overclock, im overclocker in desktop... Q6600 @ 4.4ghz // 7900GT 470/1370 @ 550/1800 ..

    but in this notebook its not easy :mad:
     
    Frega, Jul 31, 2008
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  2. 660hpv12

    660hpv12 Notebook Deity

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    why do you mean by cant? can you not keep the clock in place or is the card not stable at that clock. if its the later, than thats your over clock limit. And all you really want to overclock is the 3d performance setting not the other 2. as far as I know, the 9500m gs is the same as the ddr2 version of the 8600gt which doesnt overclock well
     
    660hpv12, Jul 31, 2008
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  3. valrond

    valrond Notebook Geek

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    Try 169.04. They worked for me. However, the Bluray player doesn't work with them.
     
    valrond, Jul 31, 2008
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  4. Feoras

    Feoras Notebook Consultant

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    I was about to suggest the same thing ^^
     
    Feoras, Jul 31, 2008
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  5. JuiceBox121

    JuiceBox121 Notebook Consultant

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    try 177.70s with modded inf...from the nvidia forums from laptopvideo2go
     
    JuiceBox121, Jul 31, 2008
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  6. Feoras

    Feoras Notebook Consultant

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    These drivers didn't work for me : I couldn't overclock. (I've got the same laptop as him it seems)
     
    Feoras, Aug 1, 2008
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  7. londondude707

    londondude707 Newbie

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    did you manage to overclock it.im eving the same problem...
     
    londondude707, Aug 2, 2008
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  8. mcurran

    mcurran Notebook Geek

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    It's not the driver, as I have been successfully overclocking with every Forceware release over the past couple months. Use RivaTuner and make sure you're doing it right.
     
    mcurran, Aug 4, 2008
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  9. Frega

    Frega Newbie

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    overclock works fine with 169.04, 9500m gs 475/400 @ 650/475 (core/mem) for benchs....

    but overclock works only with this driver
     
    Frega, Aug 5, 2008
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  10. flipfire

    flipfire Moderately Boss

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    If you wanna OC using higher drivers than 169.04, you will need to flash the vBIOS
     
    flipfire, Aug 6, 2008
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  11. asho

    asho Newbie

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    mcurran,

    could you type the process steps??

    I mean:

    1) Uninstall old drivers.
    2) Start windows in safe mode and run driver sweeper
    3) Reboot in normal mode and Install new driver
    .... and so on

    I'm missing something and I cannot OC at all.

    Thank you.
     
    asho, Aug 6, 2008
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  12. eleron911

    eleron911 HighSpeedFreak

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    Check the link in my sig, it explains just that, somewhere at the end of the guide.
     
    eleron911, Aug 6, 2008
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  13. asho

    asho Newbie

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    Thank you eleron911,

    I've follow the steps strictly with no luck.

    It seems that the problem is RivaTuner wich doesn't detect clocks correctly or maybe that this GPU has "too early" drivers.

    I'm waiting for some more advice.

    Thanks.
     
    asho, Aug 13, 2008
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  14. Focca

    Focca Notebook Geek

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    use the 169.04 drivers and purchase anydvd hd if you have a bluray player = Problem solved!!
     
    Focca, Aug 13, 2008
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  15. D3X

    D3X the robo know it all

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    I'm not having issues with RivaTuner on my F8Sn which has the same GPU. Mine clocks to 515/475.
     
    D3X, Aug 13, 2008
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  16. Dolnma

    Dolnma Newbie

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    Good afternoon.I would ask whether overclocked graphic card with drivers higher than 169.04.Thank you for answers.(Excuse for language)
     
    Dolnma, Aug 13, 2008
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  17. CQSTELUSH

    CQSTELUSH Notebook Consultant

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    The 185.20 works great and also have great 3D results (check my sig. for a comparison). I have managed to achieve 660 MHz on GPU and 480 MHz on memory, without heating it up too much.
     
    CQSTELUSH, Jan 15, 2009
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