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    Gaming performance for C2D 2.2 MBP

    Discussion in 'Apple and Mac OS X' started by easyeye, Sep 12, 2007.

  1. easyeye

    easyeye Notebook Consultant

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    I havn't check back on this issue for awhile and all discussion about this topic seemed to cease. I just want to know if gaming performance has increased with new drivers. Also, from the other thread i read on the comparison between 128vram and 256vram, the turbocache ability on windows vista seemed promising, is this true? I never used windows vista for games before, just XP.

    Thanks
     
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    vipergts2207 Notebook Consultant

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    Well from my experience if I remember right I get 50-60 fps on WoW at max settings. On FEAR at max settings with screen res at 1440x900 the game runs ok. It just gets a little bit jumpy at times so I usually play at 1280x800.
     
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  3. HitMaker

    HitMaker Notebook Enthusiast

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    The 128vram 8600M GT can handle the 8600M GT 256vram clocks (350/500 vs 475/635 or something like this), i managed to overclocked it over 500/700 without a problem and the temperatures were almost the same, a few degrees more at all. So at the same frecuency the performance is almost the same depending on the game's vram consumption.

    "Saludos"
     
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    zepharus Notebook Enthusiast

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    What did you use to overclock? I have the newest laptop2go drivers , Vista 32, and Riva Tuner 2.1 or something like that. I cannot get it to overclock...

    Thanks in advance
     
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  5. easyeye

    easyeye Notebook Consultant

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    350/500? it's that slow on the new mbp?? dang
    I've been overclocking my 1st gen mbp to 410/470, hopefully this new chip is better than the 1st gen underperforming x1600.
     
    easyeye, Sep 12, 2007
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    HitMaker Notebook Enthusiast

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    Actually is really weird, i tried several times but the clocks were going back to default (using ntune, rivatuner or atitool), then after several attemps the clocks were up to 475/635 if i remember correct, then again, for some reason i don´t know they were up after several attemps to 500/650 I think.

    REALLY wierd, but at list the 8600M GT clocks are possible for sure.

    I hope they released a driver or some fix that it could let us to overclock the card without these weird things.

    easyeye, those clocks are for the 128vram, the 256 vram works at 475/635 or so (i don't remember the clocks for sure, maybe they are 450/635...)

    The temperature doesn't rise to much after overclocking ;)
     
    HitMaker, Sep 13, 2007
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    sheldon77 Notebook Evangelist

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    i thought they were clocked the same. why are they clocked at different when they're the same card, only difference is the amount of vram?
     
    sheldon77, Sep 13, 2007
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    easyeye Notebook Consultant

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    so Hitmaker do you use the stock driver from bootcamp or modified?
     
    easyeye, Sep 13, 2007
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    I tried several drivers, first the stock driver, then the 163.44 and the last one i tried was the 165.01 one i think.

    I read the 158.XX one allows overclocking without these weird things... altough i didn't try it.

    "Saludos"
     
    HitMaker, Sep 13, 2007
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