The Notebook Review forums were hosted by TechTarget, who shut down them down on January 31, 2022. This static read-only archive was pulled by NBR forum users between January 20 and January 31, 2022, in an effort to make sure that the valuable technical information that had been posted on the forums is preserved. For current discussions, many NBR forum users moved over to NotebookTalk.net after the shutdown.
Problems? See this thread at archive.org.

    Softmod GT 230M into a GT 330M?

    Discussion in 'HP' started by Matrinix, Jan 7, 2010.

  1. Matrinix

    Matrinix Notebook Consultant

    Reputations:
    16
    Messages:
    245
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    30
    Is it possible to softmod a GT 230M in a dv6 quad into a GT 330M? It would require overclocking the core by 75MHz and the shaders by 165MHz and then getting the drivers to recognize it as a GT 330M instead of a GT 230M. Reason I would want to do this is for the added performance and so that the graphics card is still the "latest generation". How hard do you think it would be to do this and how much more subjectable to overheating do you think it would be if done? Thanks!
     
    Matrinix, Jan 7, 2010
    #1
  2. moral hazard

    moral hazard Notebook Nobel Laureate

    Reputations:
    2,779
    Messages:
    7,957
    Likes Received:
    87
    Trophy Points:
    216
    I'm pretty sure the only performance boost would come from the overclock.

    Anyway, try using rivatuner to do the softmod.
     
    moral hazard, Jan 7, 2010
    #2
  3. khaledseif

    khaledseif Notebook Evangelist

    Reputations:
    48
    Messages:
    412
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    30
    Using the Nvidia system tools, no problem setting the CPU to 575, the shader to 1265, and memory clock to 948 without any problem. It can possibly set for better values. Reached a solid 700/948/1540 at a 5c increase in the furmark stability test.
     
    khaledseif, Jan 8, 2010
    #3
  4. Charles P. Jefferies

    Charles P. Jefferies Lead Moderator Super Moderator

    Reputations:
    22,339
    Messages:
    36,639
    Likes Received:
    5,075
    Trophy Points:
    931
    Agreed - the GT300 series cards from Nvidia appear to be simply more rebrands of the same cards as the last generation . . . and the generation before that . . . and the generation before that.
     
    Charles P. Jefferies, Jan 8, 2010
    #4