HP DV5T 9600M GT Overclocking Guide

run the rivatuner system monitor while you play and see if the clocks are sticking

 

Is anyone else curious as to why Nbitor hasnt supported editing the 9600GT ddr2 bios yet. Afterall it seams that the F05 bios does not lock the overclocking feauture

 

You can't just flash a mobile graphics card's BIOS like a normal graphics card. The BIOS is integrated into the motherboards BIOS.

 

@dannyres
Thanks for clarifying

 

No matter what graphics driver or clock applciation I'm using, the default clocks are ALWAYS 400/800/400 when I know for a fact the default clocks should be 500/1250/800.

Anyone know why?

 

Hi all, I realize that this might not be the appropriate thread for this question, but I have a question that is similar to what you guys encounter when overclocking, so your knowledge and experience and suggestions would be most welcome.

My brother has a dv5t running the F.16A BIOS with a 9600M GT. I think he has the P7350 processor. During normal use, the machine works great. However, GPU-intensive applications crash between 30 seconds and 30 minutes of starting them up, giving an nvlddmkm.sys driver error. Sometimes the application recovers, but usually it crashes to the desktop or simply hangs the entire system and requires a hard restart.

I have read extensively about the nvlddmkm error which has been around for years and seems like it can be caused by any number of problems. I have tried a number of different things (complete OS reinstall, memtest check, etc.) and think that it is actually a thermal/heat issue as the computer gets very hot to the touch immediately before crashing.

The weird thing is that GPU-Z only reports a max temperature of 70C before my applications (specifically COD4:WaW, a video card stability test run, or testing with rthdribl) start crashing. And from reading all your experience overclocking this chip (yes, I read all 36 pages of fun!), that is way lower than you guys get and your rigs are still stable.

He is running the F.16A BIOS which has the same GPU BIOS as F.11 (which is supposedly OCable) and is running the 186.03 NVIDIA drivers.

Any help or suggestions you all might have would be greatly appreciated. Things I'm wondering about after reading this thread: would installing DOX 182.46 drivers make a difference? Is there something in the newer BIOS that sets a lower limit on GPU temps? Is it possible that this is just a bad chip and I should RMA it before the warranty is out? And lastly, what is the thermal protection limit for this GPU? I think I read 127C in one post, but think that was in rivatuner.

Again, any help from you guys would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance.

 

Bios version doesn't matter . Just do the right settings for RivaTuner .Also new official drivers does not work with Rivatuner ,i am using 185.81 and no problems with it .

 

Do a clean uninstall your Nvidia drivers and install 185.81 or dox's 185.85 for overclocking with Rivatuner. Your problem is not about hardware ,i think it's all about drivers.

 

So guys, anyone got any better results with new drivers, I use 186.03 and they work good, 5990 3DMark06 points with 650.1600.570, wat are others getting??

 

I've tried a bunch of different sets of drivers and none of them seem to work, I always start getting major artifacts and then freezing/crashing when I hit ~70C. Again, what is the upper limit temp-wise on this card?

 

I've been reading throughout this guide and have found a lot of helpful information in assisting me with OCing. However, using the OPs guide, I was able to do everything fine, but ran into pretty bad artifact (correct term?) problems during the 3DMark06 tests. I lowered the MC to 500 and that corrected it, but even still avg FPS was 15-20 on 1200x800 Res and once it got to the CPU test, it slowed to a halt and obviously something was wrong.

I'm by no means a guru on any of this. Even with standard clock, the CPU test is at 1 fps with obvious graphical problems.
I have a 2.4 c2d. I read through the first 10 or so pages but didn't find anyone with the same problem, any ideas of what I should change to get through 3DMark with a good score?

Edit: After some more searching, I see that 1fps seems to be the norm since it stresses the system so much, so thats ok. My other question still remains though, why can I not successfully reach the clocks that the OP reached? I have mine down to 630/1260/500 in order to complete the first two graphics tests without a hitch, meaning no noticeable artifacts and another thing I saw a few instances of was the video skipping. At the aforementioned settings, there was no skipping. My 3DMark resulted in ~5100 marks.

 

Every memory chip has a maximum clock speed it can reach... the rule of the "weakest link" applies very well here.

If I recall correctly there are 8 memory chips on the dv5 systemboard, but I could be wrong. Each one of these chips is manufactured to fit within a certain speed "bin". In this case it is 400MHz. Since each chip is unique each chip will have a max clock speed it can operate at until it overheats and dies.

Lets say 7 of these memory chips can max out to 700MHz (if you could test them) but one chip could only go to 500Mhz before producing artifacts. The max overclock that you will get is 500Mhz, even though all the other chips could go to 700Mhz.

I hope this helps....

Lastly, make sure you test your clock speeds over an extended period of time to make sure that increased temps don't start causing artifacts.

Oh, and don't forget that overclocking you GPU comes with risks. You can fry your GPU if you don't watch your temps.

 

Hey fellas, I had great success using the guide here. However, I recently updated to Windows 7 Pro x64 and was wondering if there is a new CFW for it? The 180.70 one is only for XP and Vista.

 

Hiya folks Enjoying your DV5T's!! no one had any issues so far with overclocking? anyhow I'm curious as to whether or not you can OC the dv5t gpu with f.21 bios? That and I gotta grab a decent driver, however I'll scrounge one of them up from reading this thread.

I know the f.16 bios allowed OC'ing as well as the f.05 but what about f.21?

 

hey, i am from India, and the only model in india that had 9600m GT was dv5 1016tx. Although even i am disappointed that it isn't ddr3. Well getting to point, even i am going to over clock my DV5. I am not sure how far to go, this is my first overclocking. I am not sure if i have to use F.11 or F.16, i have F.07 now. Also i don't have a laptop cooler, nor is India equiped with a decent one. I'm trying to import a Zalman NC 2000. I'll keep you guys posted on my status.

Just taking this little out of topic, I am just curious if any of you have an idea, if my gaming performance would be better if i got 64 bit windows 7 and 6gb ram (currently i have 32 bit vista and 3 gb ram)

 

how much of your ram is addressable, control panel - system, is all 3GB there?

 

LeetPix I was wondering how did you change your UI like that? I love the slim bar on top! Oh please do tell! Thanks for the overclock guide comes in really handy.

PS Guys I bought this cool pad from Genius that's pretty darn cool. It lifts the back of my laptop an inch high.

 

is there anyway to overclock permenantly by flashing the VBIOS in DV5t?

 

Well .. as far as I know, OCinf on a dv5 is possible usinf a F.05. This should help permanantly chancge clock speeds

 

i'm able to overclock my gpu with evga percision and the latest drivers for laptops from nVidia 260.89, no driver inf required, on my DV7-1023CL.

 

I'm probably digging out a dead topic, but meh
I can go up to 720/1800/480. Anything higher than 480 results in artifacts for me
Temperature usually well under 80*C