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    8400GS HL2 Results with and without Overclocking

    Discussion in 'HP' started by quasiinsomniac, Mar 27, 2008.

  1. quasiinsomniac

    quasiinsomniac Notebook Guru

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    Just wanted to post some results, maybe others can do the same. 169.01 drivers, I believe, from that laptopvideo2go website.

    HL2: Lost Coast Stress Test
    Stock - 8400GS 400/800/600
    2.5ghz Penryn
    48fps

    OC - 8400GS 550/1150/750
    64fps

    That is a 33% increase in speed with no artifacts. Maybe it will translate into real results for others as well. Keep in mind, this was at 1280x800, and while plugged in. As I heard it said on the Vostra 1400 forum, chances are good you'll only use your laptop to play games while plugged-in so the 3D Performance hit on battery life is a moot point. Overclocking just the 3D Performance within RivaTuner will not affect your day-to-day Vista usage, even with Aero.

    Commence discussion.....
     
    quasiinsomniac, Mar 27, 2008
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  2. flipfire

    flipfire Moderately Boss

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    nice.. what program are you using to OC?

    ive been trying to OC since yesterday with no luck. The rivatuner settings just keeps resetting for some reason. Ive tried 174.51 174.31 169.09
     
    flipfire, Mar 27, 2008
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  3. XCan

    XCan Notebook Guru

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    Try nTune or atitool (yes I know it says ati but it works).
     
    XCan, Mar 27, 2008
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  4. SmoothTofu

    SmoothTofu Inspiron 1420 Owner

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    I believe it's an issue with HP laptops where you can't overclock your GPU past the 169.04 drivers.
     
    SmoothTofu, Mar 27, 2008
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  5. Knivez

    Knivez Notebook Consultant

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    Check out my thread to overcome this, posted right outside of this one " a guide to BIOS OC an HP 8600..."

    It will work with your 8400 as well if all the steps are followed correctly.
     
    Knivez, Mar 27, 2008
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  6. radopod

    radopod Notebook Evangelist

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    what are the temperatures in both the cases quasiinsomniac?
     
    radopod, Mar 27, 2008
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