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    Best drivers for GO 6800 256mb in i9300?

    Discussion in 'Dell' started by HamTard, Sep 2, 2005.

  1. HamTard

    HamTard Notebook Enthusiast

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    What are the best drivers for the GeForce GO 6800 256mb in the Inspiron 9300? Take into account stability, any problems with games, and performance (real-life and synthetic).

    Also, some people claim that overclocking their video card from stock speeds can actually reduce game performance. Has anyone experienced this? Does overclocking actually increase the temperature and power use by a lot?
     
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  2. ccbr01

    ccbr01 Matlab powerhouse! NBR Reviewer

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    I run the xtreme-g drivers. They gave me a 150mp/s boost during the video test at pcpitstop.com. I didn't overclock because I would void warranty.
     
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  3. kornchild2002

    kornchild2002 Notebook Deity

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    I am running the latest Dell drivers, though I have a XPS Gen. 2. I did get a 3DMark05 score of 5119 with the following specs:
    2GHz Pentium M
    512MB Dual-channel DDR2 RAM
    and a 80GB 5400 RPM HD, the rest really doesn't matter.

    I just stuck with the Dell drivers because they were extremely easy to download and install.
     
    kornchild2002, Sep 2, 2005
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  4. Charles P. Jefferies

    Charles P. Jefferies Lead Moderator Super Moderator

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    Get the tweaked and modded NVIDIA drivers from www.omegadrivers.net. I have the modded ATi ones from their site for my X700, they do give a nice performance boost and I have never had any problems with them.

    Have fun! :cool:
     
    Charles P. Jefferies, Sep 3, 2005
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