M1530 - 8600 GT overclock - part 1

[hanrinch]

i had that card before (w/ 6pin pcie 75 + 2x 4 pin molex 75w mod which is 150w total external input and 225w if include pcie slot itself) and it's able to clock up to 1133(core)/3660(shader)/1500(r­am, 3000mhz ddr, with much higher cycle latency) with custom cooling and vcore of 1.8(pencil mod + bios flash). the performance was able compete with 8800gs and even 8800gt at that time.

[weenator]

how come your memoryclock can go up to 900? i have the same exact graphics card and it can only go from 400 to 600

[coccoborg]

@weenator Some of those cards have ddr2 memory at 400Mhz, some others have ddr3... (the lucky ones!) Unfortunately, I have the ddr2 one, but with 512Mb! =)

[hanrinch]

because the one you had might be the ddr2 version.

[godFATHERfrazer]

@weenator make sure you are on 3d performance and not 2d

[dimitrisjc4]

my 8600gt runs at 47C idle and 58+ gaming.......

[xxsexyxtacoxx]

things are giant pieces of shit though. ive had to replace a hard drive, battery, wifi card (the dell one made my comp overheat, oddly enough, fan wouldnt spin), and if it has bios revision a12 installed, my battery wont charge. at all. "plugged in, not charging". reverting to a09 fixed it. and im actually receiving a new motherboard today because even on stock clocks my gpu exceeds 96c in games. dell sucks, and these xps's ESPECIALLY suck.

[xxsexyxtacoxx]

nice, except they can go alot higher :P i have the same comp, t9300, 4gb ddr2, 1920x1200, and 8600m gt. 600 core, 1520 shader, 1000 memory is the max i've been able to safely hit

[FunkyZaldos]

@Talanov98765 Thats ok. My laptop stays around 60-70 while playing.

[gbatemper123]

Just gonna say overclocking anything in a Laptop is a bad idea -_-, ventilation and heat in a small case...

[southparkzoneguy]

when i change the setting and klikk OK they go back to default.

Im in charge of my computer, not some fukking BIOS shit. help me fix.

[Dilzabro]

i have 2 8600gt's in my desktop

[jantsi123]

i have 8600gt too, crysis runs medium/high on 1024x768 with 20-60fps

[xmodrock]

lol NP.... i just switched it out with a 250GTS with 1GB of DDR3 memory.. its a sweet card.. :-P never had such good graphics.. but i do miss my 8600GT.. it kicked major ass

[feilox]

@xmodrock you can do that to a m1530?

[xmodrock]

@feilox wait an alien ware? probably

[xmodrock]

512 DDR3 :-)

[haxbox7]

My 8600 GT has a built in cooler, it is nesscessary to get a new cooler?

[bajachicken]

uh, when i open Rivatuner it says that the display drivers need to be updated or else it wont work properly ??

and my rivatuner version doesnt look the same as yours even when i used your link

[xmodrock]

mine has 512MB of memory

[bajachicken]

just wondering can you actually break your GPU if you set your core and mem too high? if so how long would it take?

also is there a certain temp you need to keep it under??

[sheklerboi24]

even with no OC I get up to 95C in cod4 online with my EVGA 8600GTS SSC. So you can go pretty high with temperature, but the GTS has a better heatsink so idk

[supra10000]

Hi, Uh Mine Says "No Supported Drivers For This Display Adapter"?

[xy274]

does this work on intel pentuim dual core 1.6GHZ

[blankpaper66]

i find this really wired, is it because u have the 8600 m? because i just have the GeForce 8600GT and its a 512 MB card

[tyranus7]

nVidia has two versiones of the 8600M GT, one of them is the 8600M GT 256MB GDDR3 and the other one is the 8600M GT 512MB GDDR2

[blankpaper66]

i know, i have the DDR2, but it wont clock to as high settings as this, but i tried clocking it to 100 over the factory settings, overheated immediately, so im gonna play it safe from now :P

[tyranus7]

How did you knew the computer everheated? did you get a blue screen? did your computer auto restart?.. if you saw artifacts is a frecuency problems and not an overheating problem if ... if you are getting a temperature lower than 100°C while playing then thats fine =)

[blankpaper66]

ok lol i was just in short time, and didnt have enough time to explain, i clocked it to 100+ and as soon as i did it, the screen went fuzzy, and froze my pc (so i restarted), and i did it 3 times, the best was +50Hz and i didnt knotice much of a difference, then +100Hz, and it shat itself, any suggestions?

[tyranus7]

I see, did you were monitoring the temperature of the GPU and CPU? maybe you can get an extra cooler to gain some extra MHz... and try to find in google how much is the avarage overclocking of the GDDR2 version of 8600M GT, me for example i am trapped under 900 MHz while other users can over 920MHz

[blankpaper66]

oh btw, its the NX8600GT, not the m, i have it in my pc, not a laptop:P but yes i dragged them both up and monitered them with rivatuner, no overheating, because as soon as i clocked it to 100, it froze, and went fuzzy, but when i did 50, it got about 3 extra frames, barely noticable :(

[tyranus7]

which software did you use to test the fps increment?? becauses generaly when you are overclocking you GPU and don't get any fps improvement the your bottleneck is the CPU.. games like GTA4, Silen Hill Homecoming.. and so other bad ported games from consoles, need at least core 2 duo @ 2.4 Ghz to run decently and well faster is better in that cases... other games like Crysis you can see a big improvement in fps overclocking the GPU

[chochini]

hi, i have a problem, i change the core clock 475 to 600 and memory clock from 702 to 900 , and the games run great... but the problem is when i change to the defaults settings, dont return as before.

please help!

[chochini]

details of the pc? ram? t7250 or better?? 8600 gt??

respond plz

[PixlFace]

4 gb ram

t9300

8600m gt

[aerocef123]

not bad but i would use nTune instead of riva tuner

[Marius141]

er du norsk?;d

[PixlFace]

OM norsk mener født og oppvokst i norge men 100% nordmannsk blod så ja, jeg er norsk.

er du ?

[Marius141]

skjønner jeg ikke :L

JA jeg er født og har norske foreldre ;D

[PixlFace]

var en spøk ^=/

[smartguy9765]

haha kult!

[aisles23]

where you guys from?? hehe

[smartguy9765]

1# country, Norway!

[quasar953]

Whats your processor?

[PixlFace]

whe this was recorded i had a t9300 2,5 ghz cpu

[aznbrakerx88]

aww, u sold ur xps m1530?? why =/. don't tell me u fried it....

[PixlFace]

didnt frie it.

just wantet a bit more power so now i have a desktop ;)

[crazycuong1]

@PixlFace hey man i was hoping if you can tell me what driver version you used for the 8600m gt card.

[aznbrakerx88]

okay thnx

[aznbrakerx88]

okay so I downloaded Riva tuner. *unsupported driver detected*. it says that "Rivatuner has not been tested with the currently installed display driver" and it recommends me to go upgrade to the newest rt version. should i be concerned or get the newest version? or can i just go ahead and use? =/

[PixlFace]

link to newest drivers now over there--->

[aznbrakerx88]

oic.

oh hey the rivatuner download link expired btw =/

[PixlFace]

tnx for letting me know, it's fix'd now.

[aznbrakerx88]

this was a great vid man thanx for the info, motivates me to try this

but just 2 questions:

1) would buying a laptop cooler be helpful?

and

2) you said in an earlier comment that you are going to upgrade to 2.5 ghz. can i get more info on how to do so or where to go?

thanx a lot i appreciate it

-jeff

[PixlFace]

1. a laptop cooler would help for the temp. BUT it fuck's up ur laptops fans, couse it blows air the other way than the laptop's fan.

2. i did yes. and it made my pc alot faster, think it was call'd T9300, worked like a charm.

but i'v sold tha laptop now. have a desktop instead.

[paddythetinker]

80 degrees of what man? c or f?

[PixlFace]

C, we dont use F where live

[quasar953]

80C or 176F ;D

[Ado555555]

thx

[noname180795]

im clock my 8600GT to

Core : 700

Link Clock : 1696

Memory Clock : 900

i can play crysis all on very high but shader and shadows, on high and 1024x864 resolution with 18 - 30 fps ;)

[Ado555555]

What does M1530 mean?

Where i can watch which one has mine pc?

I have a 8600GT too but mine has 512MB..

Can i overclock my Graphiccard like in your vid without that my pc exploses?

[paddythetinker]

m1530 is a dell computer model, yes u could do it without your pc exploses lol.

[thedefiant1]

When I slide the arrows over to overclock and then I hit apply...The arrows go back to the original spot when I click OK. Why is this happening?

[jumpstyler1]

hey nice vid but i have the same as you but if i overclock to 600 an 900 i only get 70c.

i think it's because i have the bigger battery and that lifts him up so he can lose his warmt but can i go higher than or wil i ruin my graphics card??

[PixlFace]

when i made this vid i didn't have the cooler :P

[PixlFace]

not at first but after a few weeks i used one :)

[Kaboose786]

hi i like ur browser bars in red. which browser u using and how do change the color to red ?

[xdslay3rx]

after u set rivatuner to 600/900/700 and restart the computer the card goes back to default. and i`m not pretty sure that after u change those values and just close the program they remain. if someone else know a fix for this pls let me know.waiting for an answer

[fresno93703]

you suppose to load up rivatuner all the time if you want your overclock settings. thats just stupid, but it does still makes a difference. btw watch my videos.

[doomroe3]

is it possible to overclock a gateway M-series laptop

[bloodcell7]

your not overclocking the laptop, youre over clocking the graphics card. just make sure u know wat ur doing

[mango7884]

Hi guys!! I have an Inspiron 1720...And when i open riva tuner my geforce 8600m gt can't go till 900 memory clock because the max is 600mhz..

[mango7884]

also the maximum core clock is 715mhz..

[smoothguy009]

Hey dude, nice vid! I use it to oc my xps 1530. I use Rivatuner aswell and i noticed before i oc'd it the core temp was sitting at 81^c.....i just oc'd it and its now sitting at 83^c!!! All im doing is writing this and listening to Stevie Wonder (Your the man Stevie lol) on windows media player! I oc'd it the other day to the exact same and it rose up to 98^c playing crysis....should i be worried lol? Can anyone tell me. I read somewhere this card can go safely above 100^c!!

[tobearockstar0706]

I wouldn't try to push a laptop card that much. Usually for PCs I stop when it goes over 80...just to play it safe.

[ARIELSHTERN]

lol holy shit 72c!

[AntiRussia81]

Very helpful video mate. Thanks a lot.

BTW, I hope that the fire at the beginning of the video is not your laptop burning from overheating?? ;)

[mrbartuzzi]

Hey i've got:

4gb mem 667MHz

350hdd

2.5Ghz/800MHz with 6mb cache

full high def (1920*1200) screen

will I be able to push the card any harder than you did or will my temp be over 80

[fjayrockst]

no you cannot

[sebbomm]

nice vid man, lol jeg la merke til at du var norsk når du sa "på" the sidebar :D LoooL

[mephistophales1990]

i wonna ask u one question,if i installed program such as ntune,,,and overclocked my graphic card,,,if i unstalled this program,,,my graphic card will back to normal????

[AlexOnFire424]

Ok try lowering the resolution or lower the settings.

[Thecomputergamer2008]

Yeah download fraps then leave it running

[gx0099]

what was the temperature when u play crysis after overclocked?

[hockeyrules517]

hey pixlface. i just wanted to know every single spec u now that u havbe on ur M1530. can u plz tell me that would be great thanks a lot.

[PixlFace]

first i had 2 gb ram and 2,0 ghz.

now i have 4 gb ram and 2,5 ghz.

also runnin` XP 64 bit

[bengaliblaze]

soo its possible to chnage teh cpu?....cuz i have intel core 2 duo 2ghz...i want like a 2.4or more

[Resbang]

Hey, im getting an Acer 7730 which has 9600m GT 512Mt GDDR3. How mutch do you think i could oc it and keep the heat just fine? Ive read that its a good card even with stock speeds.

[xBLINDF1R3xKIDx]

and wat happens when it crashes it that bad

[PixlFace]

nah, its a sign that tells u that u clocked it to much, u need to set it down a bit and find a good spot. :D

[xBLINDF1R3xKIDx]

ok but i heard it invalidates the warranty?? is this true??

[xBLINDF1R3xKIDx]

i did it and when i was playing gears of war it froze and the screen was flashing so i turned it off what do u think happend it was at 73 degrees

[Zimps]

Also, I can't change the core and memory clock, when I've changed it to 600/900 and press apply everything looks normal, but when I press OK, it goes back to stock?! :S Plz help!

[Zimps]

I have the same computer with almost the same specs, 4gb RAM, 8600m gt, 2,5 ghz and so on and when I try to start the game from start -> games -> Crysis I get a blackscreen and it takes about 5-10 minutes too start the game... =( any idea on what 2 do?? (A)

[Xenitic]

btw 80° is really cool. most notebooks go over 90° (not overclocked), so u could go even further. ( and even further with a cooling pad).

might just be that dell has got quite good cooling systems.

[Xenitic]

uhm btw i would mention that uve got a ddr2 model.

[xBLINDF1R3xKIDx]

whats is overclocking? is it like pushing everything to the absolute limit?

[Xenitic]

it is what it is. you overclock the componant. that means increasing the "clock frequency" of the unit. ( which increases heat output, but also the performance)

[LeadingInnovations]

Hey PixlFace,

Are u sure u dont do any long-term damage to your notebook? Ill get my notebook next week, so i would like to know if everything is ok with your notebook.

Thanks

[PixlFace]

its all good here. .

just watch the heat and u'll be fine. .

[tlqwkrnsdnjswjd]

I OC'ed my core clock, but the ROP domain remains the same and the shader domain rises...

is this normal??

[Zimps]

Ok, tusen takk för hjälpen! :D riktigt bra videos du har lagt upp! (Y)

[Zimps]

BTW så kan du svara på norsk om det underlättar för dej, är halvnorsk/halvsvensk så det blir inga problem ;) "Tusen Takk" ;D

[Zimps]

1. Do u really need to overclock this PC with your "stuff" in it to be able to play crysis on medium-settings?

2. Is this dangerous for the PC or the graffic-card, might the computer get overheated and dead or will the graffic-card get burned out?

3. Does overclocking make the battery worse?

4. Which Nvida-forceware do u use? Have u downloaded an update? Is it free and worth it to download forceware-updates as forexample: version 175,19??

Sry for all questions but u seem 2 know a lot!;)

Thx Man

[PixlFace]

med mine specs trenger men og clocke for at det ikke skal lagge på mid ja.

om du clocker den så tempen går over 80c* kan det være farlig ja, men ellers nei.

og overclocke skader ikke batteriet men om du clocker bli batteritiden kortere om du ikke har strøm tilkoblet.

alltid bruk de nyeste driverene, jeg er på xå så bruker xp-drivere. 165.5 eller noe.

[laBEEm]

y i also get a m1530 with t9300, 4gb ddr2 ram, 320gb harddisk, 256gt geforce. looking forward ;)

[aschulz90]

I have the same laptop same background! haha sick!.

[ponchis44]

this video helped a lot

[lovetosploosh]

Hey man i'm getting a dell xps m1530 with these specs:

Intel® Core™ 2 Duo Processor T9300 2.5GHz

3GB RAM

250GB 7200rpm SATA Hard Drive

256MB NVIDIA® GeForce® 8600M GT

High Resolution, glossy widescreen 15.4 inch LED LCD (1440x900) & 2.0 M

are these enough to play cs source?

[PixlFace]

YES!

more than enough.

i have 2 gb ram, an a 2.0 ghxprocessor and play css easy.

[DutchManticore]

Yeah they're enough but don't get a dell.

You can get the same specs for like $300-400 less.

Dell makes you pay for 'service' on every part which adds up to a lot. And my Dell 8400 broke 5 times in 6 months.

I'm never doing Dell again.

[twistedrc1]

i am also getting a m1530

the specs are

2.4 ghz processor

4g ram

8600 gt nvidia

how good can it run games that use the source engine and COD4

[jaboyle]

great video !! 5 stars amigo

[jaszee]

hey man pix help me out im soon recievin am machine 1530 config like

::

2.5 ghz

4 gb ram

so do i need to oc my grafix card plzz........

tel me cuz i lov my laptop an ur help will be appreciated thnx

[PixlFace]

well, what are u aming for?

crysis on mid?

what fps in what games?

[jaszee]

ya tat wiil be fine i think`` wat do u say

[PixlFace]

you will be able toplay crysis on mid with not too bad lag-g-g.

[jaszee]

if i do oc it so wat do i get 3dmark .. an tel me sum thing abt 3d mark

[PixlFace]

i dont know couse u have less HW than U.

[jaszee]

yo sapp send me man so i can take gami help in future ......peace

[jaszee]

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[jaszee]

aaa in btw 25 ~ 40z an 4 games which r abt to come may req higher graphix

[nbafan101]

Does over clocking the card in the m1530 void ur warranty from dell?

[PixlFace]

if u break it by doing it and they finds it out then yes, and they wond give u a new one ..

[grahamw280]

great thanks

[grahamw280]

you can change the resolution down can u??

[PixlFace]

yesu can . .

if ur game laggggson high RES. just turn it down a bit and it'llrun smoooht.

[grahamw280]

ok thanks

[grahamw280]

wiil a higher resolution of the screen change the fps??

[PixlFace]

lowere fps i think yes. .

Just try.

use fraps - good app

[grahamw280]

can u fit a 8600gts in the dell xps m1530? or will it over heat

[PixlFace]

dunno

[zepman13579]

im getting this computer in july...do you think vista would reduce the fps of games a noticable amount?

[rut1212]

When I went to change the speeds of my hardware, I noticed they had been set to 169 for the core clock, and 100 for the memory clock, the lowest possible settings for both. Is this right, or is the program not accurate in my case?

Btw, thanks for the video!

[stuartg89]

Hey, I should be getting an M1530 soon, so this video was really useful and interesting, thanks alot :) but I had a thought...

When you're measuring the temperature, that's for the core of the card, and not for the memory. Was thinking maybe the RAM chips on your card will be super hot? :S Just a thought, haha :) Thanks again for the videos :D

[vetle12]

i have been gaming for a long time and none of my friends an i have found out wtf FPS IS

[PixlFace]

frames per second . .

Its how fast the image on ur screen refreshes itself. .

Use fraps to see what fps u have when gaming(google it)

Low fps = lag-g-g-g-g-g

[vetle12]

okey

[Arabman666]

You must have a badley equipt M1530. Those frames seem waaay to low for lowest quality settings.

[PixlFace]

might be. .

But i'll upgrade to 2,5 ghz and 4 gb ram as soon as i can. .

Just need some money first. and then it will be a beast :)

[Arabman666]

I hear that pal, you wont need to overclock once you have it set up that way :)

And if so, you'll be running crysis on very nice settings.

Good luck

[abecker1028]

also, what specs does your m1530 have?

[PixlFace]

2,0 ghz and 2 gb ram. .

[abecker1028]

can you screw up your pc doing this? im thinking about doing it with my m1530

[Arabman666]

Of course. Overclocking can be risky, and shorten the lifespan of your computer, especially if you don't get some kinda cooler.

I'd never do it to get 10 more frames per second. lol. Net to know how though.

[lSolidSnakel]

omfg this is on a laptop!?!?!? NICE

[PixlFace]

no. .

will be to laggy

[grahamw280]

thanks

[grahamw280]

how do you get the fps meter on the computer screen?

[PixlFace]

program called fraps. .

[grahamw280]

thanks ill probably get 1440x900

cheers

[grahamw280]

Great video- Iam buying a m1530 soon and i was just woundering what screen you have? -WXGA(1280x800)- WXGA+(1440x900)or WUXGA(1920x1200) Thanks grahamw280

[PixlFace]

1280x800. . .

but if i could now, i would take 1680x1050 or 1920x1200 . .

[Leonzee]

Well i updated the Drivers to 171.xx and it still didn't work i geuss i'll have to stick with my Ntune instead of Rivatuner just heard that RT is much better but Ntune works fine :)

[PixlFace]

169.09 man. . .

[Leonzee]

Ha ha opps did i update too high?

[PixlFace]

yes u did. .

and remeber INF file.

[alex217c]

is it safe as long the temp is well below 80? i dun wanna fry my new laptop..

[PixlFace]

as loong as it stays under 80 it should be safe . .

if u want u can set ur limit to 75 or something if u want. .no problem.

[PixlFace]

No Problem ^^,

[Jabander]

Hi PixFace.

Thank you for posting the videos. i have dongraded my XPS M1530 from vista to XP. and would to overclock mine too. downloaded the rivatuver in ur links and when i trie dto install it it says. the nvedia programe could not locate any drivers that are compatible with your hardrive?

my specs are.

intel 2.0GHZ

Nvidia 8600 GT 256MB graphics card

250 GB hard drive

and so on any idea what am doing wrong please?

[Leonzee]

So how do i get the settings to stay?

[PixlFace]

u need new driver, see othercomments. and remember to use the IFN file, instructions on the download site,.

[Leonzee]

Yo Pixlface. I have a Dell XPS 2.4 ghz 2 gb ram and a 8600m gt. I have Riva tuner installed butit can't detect my forceware. So i'm trying to find some drivers but the only ones i can find don't install where did you get yours?

[glacowski]

I'm running vista.Specs: 2,2ghz,4gb ram,8600gt, 200gb hdd 7.2k rpm.I finally overclocked it to 675/900. 3dmark 06- before 4556, and 5998 after.30% performance increase.Runs stabil.

[glacowski]

I don't know why but my xps m1530 shows 169 core clock,338 shader clock and 100 memory clock.I installed forceware 174.74.Any suggestions?

[PixlFace]

u need to go to the 3D thing in rivatuner, ur now on 2D

[Leonzee]

Ok cheers now the setting won't stay :S I jack them up then i go back in to the system tweaks and it's back to stock?

[xerohero79]

Hey man, great information, thanks for posting this! I'm about to try this out, hopefully I can get similar results to yours!

[PixlFace]

stays under 80.

but if u have lots of other programs and ot stays on or over 80 u turn the clock down a bit.

[Talbot6832]

So it is easy as that? Just flick those two sliders across? Hangon, are you running them in SLI? Looks like you have 3 sliders there.

[PixlFace]

sli? no, there is one for the clock, one for the memory and one to adjust power(what amount of power the G-card should get.)

u also need the newest drive.

[Talbot6832]

The latest are 156.69 according to the dell website. These ok?