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    9500 m GS Problems Heat, Drivers or Lemon Product?

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by $immond$, Dec 23, 2009.

  1. $immond$

    $immond$ Notebook Consultant

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    I noticed while gaming my games drop to barely playable fps in games like COD and Red Alert 3, this usually happens after about 40-60 mins of play. I am using driver version 195.162 and windows 7 64. I notice in my action center I get the error message telling me my drivers have failed and the resolution is to update (no other updates at this point) I know my card runs hot but its really irritating while in the middle of game having to save and restart just to play the game at decent fps.

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    60-63 Idle
    80-85 Load

    Now I heard of problems with this card downclocking 50% while in the middle of a game but with all the problems I have encountered with my laptop I am not sure if I will ever purchase an ASUS laptop ever again. This problem being one of the many...


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    $immond$, Dec 23, 2009
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    sean473 Notebook Prophet

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    use 186.81 drivers... they run cooler than the 195 series drivers...
     
    sean473, Dec 23, 2009
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    Has nvidia implemented something in the 195 drivers thats not in the 186 drivers?
     
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    i have no idea about that but it seems like these drivers run hotter... the 186.81 drivers run way cooler...
     
    sean473, Dec 24, 2009
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    Thanks I noticed my laptop dropped 1-2 degrees using the 186.81 drivers.
    The 195 drivers are complete "poop", can cause more problems then there worth.
     
    $immond$, Dec 24, 2009
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