hal9000ht

9 hours ago, Prema said:

 

Flash a P170HM BIOS and use XTU v2.1.



Depends on the MXM board revision.
Just try it, the wrong version won't flash either way.

 

There is no brick risk if I choose the bad one is it?

8 hours ago, Prema said:

 

Flash a P170HM BIOS and use XTU v2.1.



Depends on the MXM board revision.
Just try it, the wrong version won't flash either way.

 

GM204?

@Prema What version shall I flash in a MSI GT683DXR with a 6GB g-sync 970m?

GTX970M-G_6GB_MXM_ZM_OC_PM or GTX970M-G_6GB_MXM_DM_OC_PM?

Thanks

Hi,

I tried to upgrade my 16f2 with a 970m Clevo card using my old 7970m heatsink but apparently is does not fit.

Anyone knows how to fix that or where to buy a new heatsink?

Many thanks

Thanks,

I assume that the card will arrive with the Clevo vBios and it might need modded drivers or even more unlikely a vBios reflashing.

Can the Clevo heatsink be used with the 16f2?

Because I already replaced the 570m by a 7970m and I lost the 570m heatsink.

Thanks

Hi guys,

I'm wondering if this card http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/New-Nvidia-GeForce-GTX-970M-6GB-DDR5-MXM-3-0-Type-B-for-Clevo-Alienware-MSI-/282018741611?hash=item41a9a07d6b:g:W6gAAOSwvFZW7Ntl

would post straight away in my 16f2.

If not, would I need to upgrade the vbios? How? Or a modded driver?

Would the 2670qm be a perceptible bottleneck or is the upgrade still worth it?

Thanks

Not sure if 8970M (4Gb vRam) would post.

Neither Battlefiled 4 and CoD Ghosts reach 2Gb vRam from a 7970M maxed out at 1080p, so it may not worth it if you don't use higher resolutions

Finally I received and installed the 7970M this week and is working perfectly fine in a GT683DXR (16F2). Just for recap:

- Dell cards with vBios 015.022 are plug and play when booting from legacy mode using the msi unlocked bios

- CPU throttle problems (Far Cry 3 for example) are solved using Throttlestop 4.0 and turning it on

- It may be obvious but a proper 7970M heatsink is needed (or a modded one)

- No x-bracket needed

- Scored P6337 in 3dmark11 using default clocks (AMD Radeon HD 7970M video card benchmark result - Intel Core i7-2670QM Processor,Micro-Star International Co., Ltd. MS-16F2) with latest beta drivers

Thanks all

Just ordered a Dell 7970m (vbios unknown) + msi heatsink.

I am booting from unlocked BIOS in legacy mode.

May I need to flash the vbios to disable enduro? Or just the 16f2 will ignore it since it doesn't support it?

When bios in efi-compatible,

can't you enter into bios options neither boot from usb?

Fantastic,

Legacy ROM is the right bios option to boot a card with uefi vBios.

Can anybody explain why?

Thanks

I'm sorry if i misunderstood (English is not my mother language)

So to make the 7970M works, you need to set "PCI ROM Priority" option to "Legacy ROM"(instead of "EFI Compatible") ?

Because I remember if NBR some people mention about UEFI BOOT thing set to available to make 7970M works (the UEFI BOOT will appear in BOOT OPTION)

The "Legacy ROM" doesn't have the UEFI BOOT appear in BOOT OPTION

I'm just curious which one is the right option.

EDIT : ah nevermind.

I understand now.

Cheers!

Sorry

I explained really bad in my previous post (I had lot of fever ).

For getting to work a Dell 7970m card with .022 vBios (uefi) we should boot in the unlocked bios from efi-compatible (not legacy)? Was the quoted post below wrong?

Thanks!

I have a 7970m .22 vbios working on my gt683. And the card has uefi.

I just had to change one setting in the bios. One that lets you choose the priority between efi-compatible and legacy rom.

I use xonar's unlocked bios, and it is in advanced, then the first option in the menu, and then is the first setting. You just have to change from "efi-compatible" to "legacy rom". If you have the option.

So the unlocked BIOS boots from UEFI by default?

If you want UEFI choose UEFI, if not choose LEGACY.

Is not efi-compatible the uefi one?

Thanks

I have a 7970m .22 vbios working on my gt683. And the card has uefi.

I just had to change one setting in the bios. One that lets you choose the priority between efi-compatible and legacy rom.

I use xonar's unlocked bios, and it is in advanced, then the first option in the menu, and then is the first setting. You just have to change from "efi-compatible" to "legacy rom". If you have the option.

BIOS updated successfully

For booting Win7 into UEFI mode, do I have to change to Legacy ROM?

Thanks

Has anyone installed it into the 683DRX sucessfully?

Just curious about why the bios is shared between 683R and 683DXR (as far as I know their motherboards are different, aren't they?)

Do I need the x-bracket to install the 7970m into a 16f2?

Thanks

Is not any 7970m msi heatsink out there that I can use without dremel?

Otherwise I might go for the 770m cause all would be easier and there would not be a huge performance impact I think.

Once installed the unlocked bios and changed to boot from uefi, would I be able to start the OS (Win7) without further modifications?

Thanks,

what models does the 16f2 bios apply to?

Yes it works.

Fantastic!

So it should be as easy as:

1) Install the unlocked bios (16f2 or 693?)

2) change to boot from uefi

3) Buy the Dell 7970m 015.021 and the 7970m msi heatsink

Thanks again

For the 683dxr, the right one is the 16f2 one instead of the 683, isn't it?

Thanks

Hi all.

I am commited to replace my 570m by a 7970m in a 683dxr,

I have seen a Dell card with vBIOS 015.021 (uefi)

As I have read I think it should work as long as my computer bios has uefi enabled also.

In my current BIOS i have the option:

Legacy USB Support: [Enabled]

Is this the right option? Or shall I flash my computer with an unlocked bios and enable uefi with another option?

Thanks.