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    please help me with my pavilion dv6500

    Discussion in 'Gaming (Software and Graphics Cards)' started by michaeloo87, Dec 30, 2007.

  1. michaeloo87

    michaeloo87 Notebook Enthusiast

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    hey...I have some questions for you :) my laptop pavilion dv6500 his configuration is core2duo1,5mhz , 1gb ram, 160gbhdd and geforce 8400m gs...I am thinking of buying some extra ram 2gb or 4gb please tell me if 4 is nesessary to play for example crysis and if ram works in dual channel if in every ram slot it must be the same ram with the same paremeters? what can I do to improve well my gaming? :) what video driver is the best etc and if zalman notebook cooler will improve the total effect to(probably it removes 10 digrees of celcius) PLEASE HELP :eek: MICHAEL

    sorry for my english :)
     
    michaeloo87, Dec 30, 2007
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    michaeloo87 Notebook Enthusiast

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    and I forgot - I have vista on board
     
    michaeloo87, Dec 30, 2007
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    benx009 Notebook Evangelist

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    hmmm... well, you have an 8400m gs, so the performance of that card is pretty much going to "bottleneck" your gaming experience. yes, more ram would help, i would recommend an extra gig if you have vista 32-bit, but if you have vista 64-bit try to see if you can swing for a total memory of 4 gigs. it won't help gaming performance much, but it will speed up your entire system. also, you can always go to http://www.laptopvideo2go.com/ to get the best video drivers for your system. ehhhh, about running crysis on your sys., i guess it's possible, but then it would mean running the game at a low resolution (like 800x600) on very low settings if you want decent framerates. you can do a lot of other things too to boost your system, but they won't really have much effect as far as gaming performance goes. hope this helped

    btw, your english is just fine bro :D
     
    benx009, Dec 30, 2007
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    2GB of RAM is more than enough.
    Like benx009 said, the graphics card is your bottleneck. And the processor a little bit too.
     
    AmazingGracePlayer, Dec 30, 2007
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    I have vista 32-bit...yeay yeay bottleneck :)
    and what about the dual ddr2
    in every ram slot it must be the same ram?

    greetings from Poland :)
     
    michaeloo87, Dec 30, 2007
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    and should I try to overclock? The effect is worth it?
     
    michaeloo87, Dec 30, 2007
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    Get that Zalam notebook cooler, I got it and love it. Keeps my notebook 5-10 degrees cooler :D

    (NC1000 or something)
     
    B2TheEYo, Dec 30, 2007
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    can you check if it is a difference in 3dmark06 score with and without zalman cooler?please I really think of buying
     
    michaeloo87, Dec 30, 2007
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    can you check if it is a difference in 3dmark06 score with and without zalman cooler?please I really think of buying :)
     
    michaeloo87, Dec 30, 2007
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    I think the GS will run Crysis pretty good at low settings.
     
    KGann, Dec 31, 2007
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    The cooler itself doesn't change your 3dmark score, what it does is it allows you to play at a higher temperature than you would have. I don't think OCing it will do much.

    And I do think you should get more than the 2gb of ram since Vista is pretty demanding of ram, so the 2gb you have allows vista to run optimally and gives you a bit left over for games.
     
    GlueEater, Dec 31, 2007
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