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Vostro 1400 overclocking, its crazy.

Discussion in 'Dell Latitude, Vostro, and Precision' started by Zer0N1nja, Aug 9, 2007.

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  1. ChaosKye

    ChaosKye Notebook Consultant

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    Wow, I really didn't think of that but that would make sense.

    If you look at the techspecs for the 1520 the 8400m GS card is labeled as DDR2.
     
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    Its labeled gddr2 on the all the laptop configs except the m1330 I believe
     
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    It is labeled as GDDR3 also on the 1420
     
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    Based on the overclocks, the 1420 has the GDDR3 version as well.

    It's curious that Dell would procure two different versions... Perhaps from different contract manufacturers?
     
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    Great work so far with this topic..
    I'm pretty new to the whole overclocking GPU business and really hope I can learn a little about how to overclock my video card. I've been browsing a few guides on the internet but would really appreciate if there was anywhere I could find a step by step tutorial for the 8400m. I've downloaded RivaTuner and have also recently installed the 163.44 drivers, and I've found myself stumped as to what to do next.

    I tried running nTune, but everytime I made any changes, nothing happened. I know I must be missing something pretty basic, but I just don't know what it is. Thanks in advance!
     
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    What program could be used to test the stability of the overclock. I can't get ATI tool to run properly. Will RIVA do it?
     
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    Just figured id share my 1500 clocks right now, its been stable for a bit at 630 core, 470 memory. its at 67C right now, but might go up a little more
     
  8. chuck232

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    Looping 3DMark 2006 would do the trick as well. Just watch for artifacts.
     
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    I use Burn-In Test Pro from Passmark. It includes a 30-day demo which is plenty of time to test, plus you can change your clocks on the fly with your OC software while the test runs. It also reports errors to you in real-time.

    http://www.passmark.com/products/bit.htm
     
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