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    5 hours ago, Prema said:

    @str8_an94baller

    @Red Line

     

    Guys, I can't comment on the exact nature of the Mobile Pascal Chips, but you haven't seen them all, yet...

    Don't believe everything some half-baked 'leakers' feed those tech-sites!

    They tend to combine two 'rumors' into a single "article" which they then call a 'confirmed fact'. :D

    The complete line-up is smaller but at the high-end very similar to the Maxwell gen...so relax sit back and ENJOY, the new stuff is coming our way! :-)

    I skipped the entire DM range just for news like this. Set aside 4.5 grand already for the next P7xx to succeed my Batman :D

  2. How do I make the P750ZM recognise the nvme drive in PciE x4 slot please? Plugged in the 950 Pro today but could not see it anywhere in BIOS. All SATA slots are showing blank even though the drive is plugged in (I'm certain it is the right slot). I'm using the latest PremaMod, all default settings right after flashing. Just plan to install fresh Windows. Thank you.

  3. Please excuse me for creating a new thread but I just got more confused after scouring threads after threads. So I did smth stupid. Going in without proper research I know :'( but please help.

    So finally I decided to upgrade to 980m from my current 880m on the Alienware 17 R1 (aka R5 if you like) with 120Hz 3D screen after months of contemplating. After seeing successful attempts I jumped on board and popped the card in (bought from Hidevolution).

    Before installing the card I used Driver sweeper to clean all drivers. BIOS is latest A14 unmodified and in UEFI mode, everything else on default. And now the machine won't POST. I counted 4 beeps and the screen is black. Lights and fans are on. Putting the 880m back in, same result. Now I'm too chicken to strip down the machine to get to the CMOS battery based on the Owner's manual steps. Last night though I got to the point of removing the palm rest to get the last 2 RAM sticks out.

    Please help if you can. Specs are in sigs. Thanks frown.png.pagespeed.ce.k7JIVwiiFa.png

  4. Did smth stupid. Going in without proper research I know :'( but please help. So finally I decided to upgrade to 980m from my current 880m on the Alienware 17 R1 (aka R5 if you like) with 120Hz 3D screen after months of contemplating. After seeing successful attempts I jumped on board and popped the card in (bought from Hidevolution). Before installing the card I used Driver sweeper to clean all drivers. BIOS is latest A14 completely unmodified and in UEFI mode, everything else on default. And now the machine won't POST. I counted 4 beeps and the lcd wouldn't even turn on. Putting 880m back in, same result. Now I'm too chicken to strip down the machine to get to the CMOS battery based on the Owner's manual steps. Please help :(

  5. Need some expert help on this case please. It ruins a good game for me :(

    My specs are in the sigs below. The 880M is running svl7's modded vBIOS but I just flashed and forgot and never modified anything. Installed latest drivers from nVidia (344.75 WHQL). Settings in DA:I are under automatic. Installed Visual C++ 2012 Update 4 also. Now I have this abominable HARD SHUT DOWN in DA:I at this particular cutscene during the game *SPOILER ALERT"

     (the part where you wake up for the first time in The Threat Remains, you go in to see Cassandra, Leliana and the Chanchellor arguing)

    . After the conversation there's a loading screen and boom, PC shuts down :(. Now I'm aware of the DirectX error but by some miracles I managed to get rid of the CTD error, but instead I got into something worse :(. I'm pretty sure my laptop isn't overheating or anything since there's a Cooler Master X3 running full speed underneath. Neither PSU was the culprit since I've been able to crank up to the max and played for hours some very demanding games without a single hiccup :(

  6. Well that is very good news. Hope its the same fix for AW18 as it is for the older M18x/M17x notebooks since SVL probably have M17x?

    Last I checked he only had an M15x, and the man is serving military service in Switzerland. Might be a while though. Let's see what Alienware's next move is. Cause I'm hoping they would just skip Broadwell and give us a Skylake machine with 980M :D

  7. Two years ago, I failed to upgrade my m17x R3 with clevo 7970m.

    You maybe right but how the world can dell block maxwell when maxwell wasn't even released.

    I think there is something in vbios not bios.

    NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970M video card benchmark result - Intel Core i7-4710HQ,Alienware 0146Q8

    This is a recent 970m 3gb (board-type) Dell bench result.

    I think they are doing something :)

    Still that dreadful Intel iGPU is present :(. Seriously though has anyone tried 3D Vision on an 980M non-Alienware machine? The official nVIDIA site for 980M doesn't even list 3D Vision 2 as a feature :(. I'm only after 120Hz, no need for 3D to be honest. Headaches all too soon.

  8. Noob question. Don't laugh at me but what's the difference between optimus and non-optimus in a notebook? Is there a huge impact even if you got discreet gpu? Still the stronger GPU will play in 3d games right?

    Optimus (by nVidia, AMD equivalence is Enduro) activates the integrated (Intel) graphic card when the laptop runs on battery mode. It's one of the main selling points that manufacturers of ultrabooks and business laptops vigorously promote. But like I said, it's pointless on a gaming rig, considering how bulky and power-hungry the beast is.

    On a 3D 120Hz Alienware the Intel integrated graphic chip is hardware-disabled by default and it runs solely on dGPU due to hardware restriction (at the moment iGPU only supports up to 60Hz refresh rate, whether that will change is entirely up to Intel).

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  9. Gotta ask again please guys. Obviously with an upgrade I will have to repaste everything, the heatsink and the card. Now when I opened the 780M on my AW17 the copper plate was COVERED in CAKED grease like thin creme brulee (the copper was barely visible at all) and the GPU die was in a similar state (except the black square ring surrounding it). Took a while to clean everything off. Now with my new 880M and svl7 VBIOS should I do the same as the factory setup or just the standard 'grain of rice' glob right in the middle of the die? I have some AC MX-3 left from the good ol' PS3 YLOD day, will that make the cut? Thanks a lot :)

  10. The 3D 120hz screen is incredible, I love playing the games in 3D it looks absolutely awesome. One issues I did notice though. When you disabled the 3D function It sometime kicks it into 60hz or sometimes leaves it a 120hz. I know this isn't a screen issues it is just a little bug in nvidias driver. Nothing to serious I haven't had any issues.

    You have the option to permanently set the Refresh Rate at 120Hz at all times in the Nvidia Control Panel last time I check, at least with the latest driver anyway.

  11. I have the new Alienware 17. Reckon the same method could be applied on the GPU since a repaste results in 2-3 degrees lower temperature during gaming. Just a couple of questions though:

    1/ When I opened up the heatsink/GPU there was a noticeable amount of factory-applied thermal paste both on the heatsink AND the die, which is MUCH MORE than a grain of rice and the entire copper surface touching the die was completely in grey grease. Only by using isopropyl alchohol was I able to actually SEE the copper.

    2/ I have Artic Cooling MX-3 from couple of years back. Is it still good for repasting in terms of performance?

    Thanks a lot.

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