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    Is my 9800m GTX broken???

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by Macleod of the Clan, Apr 15, 2009.

  1. Macleod of the Clan

    Macleod of the Clan Notebook Geek

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    I am using Nvidia System Monitor for the first time and my longstanding doubts about the caliber of my GPU were confirmed today when it showed me these low low ratings.
    I'm on Windows 7 (RC 7077) but the sluggishness of my gpu has long been bothering me, for such a supposedly strong card.
    100 Mhz GPU Core,
    200 Mhz GPU Mem,
    400 Mhz GPU shdr
    47 C temp.

    The factory settings seem to be around this region too.

    I try to overclock it with the Control Panel and it goes up to standard levels, but regularly drops on the Monitor.
    Especially when I go full screen when streaming HD contents.

    Basically, is my 9800m GTX broken? How can I find out if it is?

    Clevo M570TU
    p9500 2.5 ghz dual core
     
    Macleod of the Clan, Apr 15, 2009
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  2. Tippey764

    Tippey764 Notebook Deity

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    It has nvidia power play? I cant remember what its called but it runs slower when it dosent have a demand on it. Go play a game and minimise the game and you can see it running higher. use gpu-z it has a little graph so you can see what it was running at before you minimised.
     
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    Dragunov-21 Notebook Evangelist

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    What is your actual performance like when gaming etc etc?

    As Tippey said, it downclocks when it's not required to save power. (Powermizer)

    You could use RivaTuner to monitor your clocks during gameplay if you want to see what it's using.

    And, an obvious point, but don't forget that when you game on battery, it cuts the clocks right down to save power, so your performance won't be worth sh*t.

    Make sure it's plugged in, on Max Performance Power Mode, and give RivaTuner a shot.
     
    Dragunov-21, Apr 15, 2009
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  4. Macleod of the Clan

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    Hey thanks guys! you're right, it was powermizer.
    Dawn Of War II does play awkward at 30 fps average on 1900x1200, max settings.
    But I do think I expeced bettr from the gtx.
    If I push antialiasing higher than 2x on the control panel the game becomes unplayable. And I regularly disable it entirely in order to get a comfortable rate like 45 fps average.
     
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  5. Dragunov-21

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    No probs ;)
     
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    Horrah i generally help with upgrade things but i tried a problem question and was right.
     
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    Looks like you're branching out XD
     
    Dragunov-21, Apr 15, 2009
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    Some games that require a 3d accelerator run better in lower resolutions too. I usually adjust between the resolution and the anti aliasing to get a refined texture look.
     
    stevezachtech, Apr 15, 2009
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