The NVIDIA GeForce FX Go5200 GPU Review - Page 11

lavi48 · 30th Dec 2004, 11:32 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Adrian Wong

Hello lavi48,

Like we mentioned on many occasions, the only way to find out the limits of your GPU is to test it yourself.

If you check the experiences of everyone in this thread as well as those in the thread for the Maxxing The Go5200 article, you will see that everyone's mileage with the Go5200 varies.

So, try overclocking your Go5200 step by step. Once you encounter artifacts, you know you have gone a little too far. Downclock the Go5200 a little and you're set!

[FONT=Arial]Cool, thanks. I've tried overclocking my card and the fan is on almost everytime, is that normal? Will that burn out my fan? Also, what are artifacts? I'm kind of new.

And also, I was thinking of buying a laptop cooler, is the Vantec LapCool 2 305 good enough? I was thinking I needed a cooler laptop if I'm going to overclock it. Thanks again and happy holidays![/FONT]

Adrian Wong · 30th Dec 2004, 01:29 PM

Hello lavi48,

Yes, it's normal for the fan to be running almost all the time. After all, you are overclocking the Go5200 which increases its thermal output.

Burn out the fan? Well, like all mechanical parts, wear and tear will eventually kill any fan.

Artifacts are abnormal visual elements. Like white/black dots or a checkerbox effect, etc. Anything that doesn't look normal.

The Vantec LapCool 2 is exactly the same as the Jetart Xcool NP5000. Vantec OEMed it from Jetart. You can check out our review of it.

However, a laptop cooler like that is unlikely to help cool your Go5200. After all, it's embedded deep within the notebook.

narc82 · 10th Jan 2005, 04:44 AM

Has anybody overclocked or is it even possible?
Just curious...
I got a p4 3.4Ghz
1 gig ram
ATI mobile 9700
4x DVD RW
60 gig HD 7200Rpm

peaz · 10th Jan 2005, 11:20 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by narc82

Has anybody overclocked or is it even possible?
Just curious...
I got a p4 3.4Ghz
1 gig ram
ATI mobile 9700
4x DVD RW
60 gig HD 7200Rpm

Yup.. it's definately possible to overclock it. BTW, which notebook are you using?

Adrian Wong · 11th Jan 2005, 12:17 AM

This is the wrong thread for it BTW.

This thread is for the NVIDIA GeForce FX Go5200.

We will be coming out with an overclocking guide for the Mobility Radeon 9700 soon though!

ps89 · 20th Jan 2005, 10:16 PM

I'm using GeForce FX5200 and I'm not a hardcore gamer. So all the games I'm playing using this card seem to be ok

Adrian Wong · 22nd Jan 2005, 02:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ps89

I'm using GeForce FX5200 and I'm not a hardcore gamer. So all the games I'm playing using this card seem to be ok

Yeah, it should be okay for games that don't require a great deal of processing power. But try Doom 3 and it will definitely choke.

Minsc · 24th Jan 2005, 11:03 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Adrian Wong

Yeah, it should be okay for games that don't require a great deal of processing power. But try Doom 3 and it will definitely choke.

ha, ha

My brother and I lowered settings to below what's normally allowed in the game. We managed to get it to a consistant playable framerate. The game looked ugly but it was playable in a sense.

Adrian Wong · 25th Jan 2005, 12:20 AM

LOL! NVIDIA would be ecstatic to hear that!

Minsc · 31st Jan 2005, 06:35 AM

Update time. : )

When looking around the forums here the other day I remembered there was a link posted here somewhere to a site that had a list of drivers for the Geforce Go GPU's. After I finally found the link I went to the site and noticed Forceware 66.10 for the Go5200 was available to download. (Here's the link for any who need.)

As with v57.64 driver, I had to do a bit of extra work since the driver wouldn't "take" when using the auto-installer. After getting windows to manually install them it worked. In the installer it said it's for Dell notebooks but appears to be compatable with my M30.

Now for the good stuff. I ran timedemo test in Doom 3 using the lowest settings without tweaking. With the v57.64 drivers I got a score of 12.6 fps. The same test with the 66.10 drivers gave me a score of 23.9 fps. Not too bad for the GeForce FX Go5200.

I have been playing around with Riva Tuner and pushing it up further. It may only give a few extra FPS but every little bit helps.

Atleast now Doom 3 is quite playable.

30th Dec 2004, 01:29 PM	#102 (permalink)
Adrian Wong Da Boss Join Date: 10 Oct 2002 Location: In front of my ASUS F8V notebook! Posts: 33,137 Reputation: 3730 Rep Power: 78	Hello lavi48, Yes, it's normal for the fan to be running almost all the time. After all, you are overclocking the Go5200 which increases its thermal output. Burn out the fan? Well, like all mechanical parts, wear and tear will eventually kill any fan. Artifacts are abnormal visual elements. Like white/black dots or a checkerbox effect, etc. Anything that doesn't look normal. The Vantec LapCool 2 is exactly the same as the Jetart Xcool NP5000. Vantec OEMed it from Jetart. You can check out our review of it. However, a laptop cooler like that is unlikely to help cool your Go5200. After all, it's embedded deep within the notebook. __________________ Dr. Adrian Wong Tech ARP \| Blog @ Tech ARP \| The Free Trade Zone DYKT : The only offshore account I have is at the sand bank? We need PROGRAMMERS and TECHNICAL WRITERS! Contact us if you are a hot shot programmer or technical writer! My items for sale : 50x SD Card \| Memory Stick PRO \| Cyclone Energy Saver \| Seiko SS watch \| Tiger/Carlsberg beer jugs \| Travel Speakers \| Motorola V600 \| Nokia N90 SOLD! \| New Lowepro Mini Trekker AW Other items for sale @ the FTZ : Zalman CNPS9500 LED @ $20 \| Zalman CNPS7700 Cu @ $20 \| Zalman CNPS7000 Cu @ $20 \| Swarovski bracelet watches \| Dell 17" LCD \| Hi-Fi speakers \| English DIVX movies \| HP LaserJet toners! \| Office chairs

10th Jan 2005, 04:44 AM	#103 (permalink)
narc82 Newbie Join Date: 10 Jan 2005 Posts: 2 Reputation: 0 Rep Power: 0	overclock mobile 9700?? Has anybody overclocked or is it even possible? Just curious... I got a p4 3.4Ghz 1 gig ram ATI mobile 9700 4x DVD RW 60 gig HD 7200Rpm

11th Jan 2005, 12:17 AM	#105 (permalink)
Adrian Wong Da Boss Join Date: 10 Oct 2002 Location: In front of my ASUS F8V notebook! Posts: 33,137 Reputation: 3730 Rep Power: 78	This is the wrong thread for it BTW. This thread is for the NVIDIA GeForce FX Go5200. We will be coming out with an overclocking guide for the Mobility Radeon 9700 soon though! __________________ Dr. Adrian Wong Tech ARP \| Blog @ Tech ARP \| The Free Trade Zone DYKT : The only offshore account I have is at the sand bank? We need PROGRAMMERS and TECHNICAL WRITERS! Contact us if you are a hot shot programmer or technical writer! My items for sale : 50x SD Card \| Memory Stick PRO \| Cyclone Energy Saver \| Seiko SS watch \| Tiger/Carlsberg beer jugs \| Travel Speakers \| Motorola V600 \| Nokia N90 SOLD! \| New Lowepro Mini Trekker AW Other items for sale @ the FTZ : Zalman CNPS9500 LED @ $20 \| Zalman CNPS7700 Cu @ $20 \| Zalman CNPS7000 Cu @ $20 \| Swarovski bracelet watches \| Dell 17" LCD \| Hi-Fi speakers \| English DIVX movies \| HP LaserJet toners! \| Office chairs

25th Jan 2005, 12:20 AM	#109 (permalink)
Adrian Wong Da Boss Join Date: 10 Oct 2002 Location: In front of my ASUS F8V notebook! Posts: 33,137 Reputation: 3730 Rep Power: 78	LOL! NVIDIA would be ecstatic to hear that! __________________ Dr. Adrian Wong Tech ARP \| Blog @ Tech ARP \| The Free Trade Zone DYKT : The only offshore account I have is at the sand bank? We need PROGRAMMERS and TECHNICAL WRITERS! Contact us if you are a hot shot programmer or technical writer! My items for sale : 50x SD Card \| Memory Stick PRO \| Cyclone Energy Saver \| Seiko SS watch \| Tiger/Carlsberg beer jugs \| Travel Speakers \| Motorola V600 \| Nokia N90 SOLD! \| New Lowepro Mini Trekker AW Other items for sale @ the FTZ : Zalman CNPS9500 LED @ $20 \| Zalman CNPS7700 Cu @ $20 \| Zalman CNPS7000 Cu @ $20 \| Swarovski bracelet watches \| Dell 17" LCD \| Hi-Fi speakers \| English DIVX movies \| HP LaserJet toners! \| Office chairs

31st Jan 2005, 06:35 AM	#110 (permalink)
Minsc Just Started Join Date: 11 Aug 2004 Location: PEI, Canada Posts: 46 Reputation: 31 Rep Power: 0	Update time. : ) When looking around the forums here the other day I remembered there was a link posted here somewhere to a site that had a list of drivers for the Geforce Go GPU's. After I finally found the link I went to the site and noticed Forceware 66.10 for the Go5200 was available to download. (Here's the link for any who need.) As with v57.64 driver, I had to do a bit of extra work since the driver wouldn't "take" when using the auto-installer. After getting windows to manually install them it worked. In the installer it said it's for Dell notebooks but appears to be compatable with my M30. Now for the good stuff. I ran timedemo test in Doom 3 using the lowest settings without tweaking. With the v57.64 drivers I got a score of 12.6 fps. The same test with the 66.10 drivers gave me a score of 23.9 fps. Not too bad for the GeForce FX Go5200. I have been playing around with Riva Tuner and pushing it up further. It may only give a few extra FPS but every little bit helps. Atleast now Doom 3 is quite playable. __________________

20th Jan 2005, 10:16 PM	#106 (permalink)
ps89 Newbie Join Date: 12 Jan 2005 Location: Subang Jaya Posts: 9 Reputation: 0 Rep Power: 0	I'm using GeForce FX5200 and I'm not a hardcore gamer. So all the games I'm playing using this card seem to be ok