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    dell with gddr3?

    Discussion in 'Gaming (Software and Graphics Cards)' started by saunders73, Aug 23, 2007.

  1. saunders73

    saunders73 Notebook Guru

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    ok now i know this is impossible, but in riva tuner in the main page under target adapter it says 128 bit g84 (a2,32sp) with 256mb ddr3, then when i go to a graphic subsystem diagnostic report i get this...

    $0100000000 Graphics core : G84 revision A2 (32sp)
    $0100000001 Hardwired ID : 0407 (ROM strapped to 0407)
    $0100000002 Memory bus : 128-bit
    $0100000003 Memory type : DDR3 (RAM configuration 00)
    $0100000004 Memory amount : 262144KB
    $0100000100 Core clock domain 0 : 182.250MHz
    $0100000101 Core clock domain 1 : 364.500MHz
    $0100000006 Memory clock : 799.200MHz (1598.400MHz effective)
    $0100000007 Reference clock : 27.000MHz

    i am on a vostro 1500, 8600m gt and i have the newest drivers (bioshock) and rivatuner 2.02

    most likely a rivatuner bug but...
     
    saunders73, Aug 23, 2007
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  2. meh_cd

    meh_cd Notebook Evangelist

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    If you knew it was a RivaTuner bug, why did bother to make a topic?
     
    meh_cd, Aug 23, 2007
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  3. Lithus

    Lithus NBR Janitor

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    Rivatuner is made for desktop cards. It incorrectly identifies 8600m GTs as GDDR3. Only the Macbook Pro and some Asus laptops have GDDR3 8600m GTs.

    I know, I know...We're all tired of people asking the DDR2/GDDR3 question and especially the "Can I upgrade my GFX card" question, but people just don't like to search.
     
    Lithus, Aug 23, 2007
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  4. saunders73

    saunders73 Notebook Guru

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    i didnt know, im a noob with rivatuner i cant even figure out how to find out the gpu temp...i thought it might be but didnt know
     
    saunders73, Aug 23, 2007
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  5. Stewie Griffin

    Stewie Griffin Notebook Consultant

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    always good to be sure mate
     
    Stewie Griffin, Aug 23, 2007
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