yes, we have to find a way of getting at that reference clock rate on the mobile platform.
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Did I miss something or are some of you able to overclock the GPU? If so (and I missed the post) could someone post up what software they're using to do so?
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Anyone want to test the new Linux driver that apparently enables full manual switching on the dv6z?
If you're running Ubuntu (install or LiveCD/LiveUSB)...
mkdir ~/amd
cd ~/amd
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I just checked on the website and it only seems to list one BIOS file but it's F.1D. Try downloading from the HP website and see how it goes?
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Wow, my laptop is in Memphis TN already. It went straight from Shanghai, CN to Memphis. I thought they usually went through Alaska. Hopefully it clears customs and possibly receive it on Monday! ?
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I picked up battlefield bc2 this evening and tried it on my dv6-6135. The graphics look good on medium and high. I can't tell the difference really. I think this laptop will handle most of the newer games just fine?
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Can somebody with the dv6z tell me if the graphics card uses an MXM slot?
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It doesn't and you'll only find one a dedicated gaming or workstation notebook
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It only works with MSI Afterburner 2.1 or Beta 2.2 (other tools like Sapphire Trixx oder EVGA Precision or ATI...Tools didn´t work), you have to enable OC for AMD/ATI in the .ini-File.
I installed BIOS F.1D as direct download from the HP-Supportpage.
I got it only to work with Catalyst 11.6 and the default HP driver, but it also works with crossfire enabled. Newer drivers->freeze+bluescreen. For OC I need to start GPU-Z and assign the 6750 / high performance. If there is no active application with high performance setting, OC doesn´t work. Then the clocksettings for the GPU and RAM are automatically set back to default. -
Lastly, does your version of MSI's utility allow for setting voltage on the 6750? or strictly limited to core/memory clocks?
Hope you're seeing some material gainsshouldn't be too hard to get to around 850-60 core and 950-75 mem. That speed in a dv6t would get you around 13,560 or so on 3dmark06. Allowing for the llano cpu score will drop you back tho, but still good gaming
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Ok, I thought about it and if you guys are going to run off overclocking the 9750, let me give you the good news. Not only can you clock it up past 6770 levels, you can also UNDERVOLT it at the same time and actually run cooler than stock. Now how sweet is that
For you guys that haven't done this before, the same card is in the Mac Pro and i'm going to refer you to a very good article on how to do it. For us its basically the same cept using the MSI utility (which HAS to have overclocking enabled in the config file as 7words has already pointed out. Anyway, here's the link:
http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=1142028
Now a couple of warnings. WATCH YOUR TEMPS!!! while i suspect our better ventilation will favor us over what the Mac Pro guys can do, I can't yet vouch for it myself so be careful. Note how they seem to find that you really don't need to go as high as you CAN go to get very good returns, i.e. from stock to a comfortable overclock got them a plus 9 fps, which based on the 32fps they started with, is what, about 28 percent increase in real world gaming fps? Not too shabbyAlso, if you try upping the voltage note that on their cards, 1.1 would make the card VERY unstable so try not to go over 1.05 or so, unless you go *very slowly and very carefully*.
Lastly, leave yourself some wiggle room on the temps, and if you get bad numbers, you might consider going in and reapplying some better thermal paste. These are mass produced boxes and every now and then some assembler is going to screw it up. You'll know it if your temps are immediately out of line with the numbers you see there.
So have fun and good luck.and remember, those numbers are strictly on the basis of the 6750 o'clock, THEY don't have 'dual graphics' and an overclocked apu to play with
"Go Thou and do Likewise"
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OH, got my shipping notice and tracking numbers on my box just a few minutes agoWon't be long now
can't wait to see what numbers I can wring out of one of these.
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UnXpectedError Notebook Consultant
just got my tracking numbers today as well and i only ordered it a few days ago. here are my stats
dv6z Quad Ed
dark umber
Genuine Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit
AMD Quad-Core A8-3510MX Accelerated Processor (2.5GHz/1.8GHz, 4MB L2 Cache)
1GB GDDR5 Radeon(TM) HD Dual Graphics [HDMI, VGA]
FREE Upgrade to 6GB DDR3 System Memory (2 Dimm)
640GB 7200RPM Hard Drive with HP ProtectSmart Hard Drive Protection
6-Cell Lithium-Ion Battery (standard) - Up to 5.5 hours of battery life +++
15.6" diagonal Full HD HP Anti-glare LED Display (1920 x 1080)
FREE Upgrade to Blu-ray player & SuperMulti DVD burner
all for $774.. thats with taxes and shipping... not a bad deal at all if you ask me. thats like getting a CPU, HD and 1080p Screen upgrade for only $20 over the price of the best buy version that i originally was going to get lol. how can you beat that!
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What is a few days ago, error?
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I'm thinking of buying the dv6z A8-3510MX later today, can someone please tell me how it runs crysis 2 (dx 11 fps high med and low, and dx 10) also has anyone updated to catalyst 11.7 or tried 11.8 beta (which is supposed to boost crysis 2 10% in dx 11)
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i feel bad for some of you guys that have been waiting like a month to get yours
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Mine is on the truck and out for delivery
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Dang. HP is really pushing notebooks out quickly. Someone in the order status thread got theirs shipped after 4 days. Hopefully the A8-3510mx/base one I ordered for my brother gets out just as quickly
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Crysis 2 test with the A83500M did 17 FPS High DX 11, which is pretty bad, anyone know how much more to expect from the A8-3530mx? At this point im considering waiting till trinity since crysis 2 is pretty cpu heavy and llano is pretty shabby from what I have being reading.
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17fps on the iGPU? That's pretty good actually.
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One thing SOLO all of those official tests have the llano running at 1.5, 1.6, 1.8 etc. Pretty big difference from that to 2.6. Easy to tell, what are the dv6t guys with the i7's and the 6770 getting?
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well, something is definitely wrong. a stock 6750 can pull 38fps and a 6770 40 something, but we can overclock our 6750's to substantially higher than 6770 speeds. Since we can also "turbo' all four cores to at least 2.6ghz, increase our igp speeds by 12-14 percent by using faster memory, plus whatever we can get out of crossfire...we *should* be able to hammer the dv6t's score once the drivers get sorted out. I for one, am not too worried.
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AND, once I figure out how to bump the base clock...it should really be a *no contest*. Forget *high* settings, we'll see what we can get on *Ultra*.
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My computer got here about an hour ago, busy making the recovery discs (it came with recovery discs even though I didn't order them but I still want to make my own just to be safe). I also have the LG display to anyone who is wondering. After my discs are done and I do a minimal restore I will start with overclocking/undervolting.
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Benchmark Results: Crysis 2 : The AMD A8-3500M APU Review: Llano Is Unleashed
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Anyone willing to take the plunge for testing that Linux driver I posted?
All you'll need is a blank CD or USB, an Ubuntu ISO, and about 15 minutes of your time. -
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Just noticed this on the Graphics option in Dv6z quad edition at HP online store. It seems they have already updated their site regarding the specifics of the GPU:
1GB GDDR5 Radeon(TM) HD Dual Graphics [HDMI, VGA]
Select A6 or A8 processor for AMD Radeon HD 6755G2 Dual Graphics
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I don't know how HP does it, but they managed to further obfuscate the GPU.
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OK, near as I can tell, regardless of what the tester's labels show, that 17fps was running on the igp. The current mobile driver defaults to igp and NOT the dedicated, when trying to run dual graphics but the target app isn't dx10 or 11.
so there.
The Tom's guys had the same problem with their desktop LLano, until they did the install dance that AMD gave them. End result being that they got it to default to the Dedicated, which did pretty well.
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When the Tom's guys informed them the default behavior was azz backwards, they were surprised, but clearly stated their intention was that it default first to the dedicated card if dual graph wasn't supported as to that application...so at least someone in amd has given the matter some thought. We'll just have to wait and see. You might want to hold off on your purchase decision until the matter clears up a little more if dx9 performance is critical.
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Seeratlas, I personally don't care for dx9, I thought you said that Crysis 2 was a dx 9 app, when they just released dx 11 support last month. I was just confused by the toms article because the 6755g lowered performance in Crysis 2, I guess they were running dx 9, why didn't they just run it in 10 or 11?
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Well got my DV6 today! That was fast. So far so good, just getting things up to date, eliminating some crapware. I messed with K10Stat and it gave me BSOD even running at 2.6GHz. Maybe I need a refresher course.
*HP dv6z AMD Llano (6XXX series) Owners Lounge*
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