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    AMD/ATI laptops owners check this!

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by exercise, Sep 16, 2009.

  1. exercise

    exercise Notebook Consultant

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    Hi!

    I originaly posted this topic in the HP section, but everybody that owns a recent AMD-based laptop should have a quick look at this.
    I found this and it's worth your consideration if you're an AMD/ATI laptop owner. At least, most recent notebooks should be supported.

    http://sites.amd.com/us/vision/tips-tools/cool-apps/Pages/fusion-utility-mobility.aspx

    I got good results with this app. It definately brings down the temperature.
    I guess it's good to increase battery life also.
     
    exercise, Sep 16, 2009
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  2. Amnesiac

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    What if you own an Intel/ATI laptop?
     
    Amnesiac, Sep 16, 2009
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  3. exercise

    exercise Notebook Consultant

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    Well,

    Really hard to say. As you know, VISION is provided by AMD. Not too sure how it would behave in presence of an Intel CPU. I t seems to interact mostly with the OS and the CPU...
     
    exercise, Sep 17, 2009
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  4. notyou

    notyou Notebook Deity

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    I just tried it, it installs fine but when you try to run it it says it couldn't find any AMD based products. But as I'm Intel/ATI, it does appear it works only on the CPU.
     
    notyou, Sep 17, 2009
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  5. joeyrb

    joeyrb Notebook Evangelist

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    My Toshiba AMD/ATI is scheduled to be delivered on Monday....When shipping is "free" they use a camel.
     
    joeyrb, Sep 18, 2009
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    __-_-_-__ God

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    if at least they could make good drivers for their graphic cards...
     
    __-_-_-__, Sep 18, 2009
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  7. its me mario

    its me mario Notebook Enthusiast

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    too late for me :) I'm selling mine anyway for a mobility 4850. screw nvidia
     
    its me mario, Sep 18, 2009
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  8. its me mario

    its me mario Notebook Enthusiast

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    sorry for the double post guys. But my dv5t wins :p. I get 5996 3dmarks. I don't even care but just thought its funny
     
    its me mario, Sep 18, 2009
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