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    Workstation drivers on gamer's card?

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by angelicvoices, Jul 24, 2008.

  1. angelicvoices

    angelicvoices Notebook Deity

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    I know you can install modified gaming drivers to work on a Quadro card (ex 1600M -> 8700GT), but can you do the opposite?
     
    angelicvoices, Jul 24, 2008
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    powerpack Notebook Prophet

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    Yes, there is a thread about doing it with HD 2600 and getting very good results. One limitation at least on NVidia is some hardware functions disabled on gaming card. Drivers can't fix that.
     
    powerpack, Jul 24, 2008
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    K-TRON Hi, I'm Jimmy Diesel ^_^

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    I am pretty sure you can, but you need to be very careful, flashing your gpu's bios is dangerous and can destroy your graphics card if done wrong.

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    K-TRON, Jul 24, 2008
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