Eldaren

Is there an unlocked bios for the 3GB 970m Alienware 17 2015?

Or do I need to get with someone for a custom bios?

^ What he said. I've also noticed heavy throttling with anything above 900 core in games as well. Most heavily in Metro 2033.

I came back with some results to let you check them and if you see something wrong I'll apreciate to know it.

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680M video card benchmark result - Intel Core i7-3920XM Processor Extreme Edition,Alienware M18xR2 score: P11311 3DMarks

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680M video card benchmark result - Intel Core i7-3920XM Processor Extreme Edition,Alienware M18xR2 score: P37512 3DMarks

3920XM @ 4.2

SLI GTX 680M with OC-OV vbios

Could you attach a GPUZ log file when you run the benchmark? It's the best way of determining if anything went wrong.

svl7 here is the gpu-z log file for the Dell 680m.

Dell 680m 850-889 3dmark11.txt

I'm starting to notice the throttling in games much more now. For example in Crysis 2, the card will throttle when I stand near some smoke or stand near barrels when the blow up....

The same as everyone else, 200 something...

I have the M17x R4.

I think it has more to do with GPU utilization than anything else. Certain 3DMark tests probably push the GPU hard enough to where it throttles. Try a heavy DX 11 title and see if you get any throttling with the card overclocked. If not then who really cares about a synthetic test.

I've noticed my 680m throttling in the Metro 2033 benchmark and under certain intense situations playing Crysis 2.

That is disappointing and depressing. You're the man for testing that for us widezu69!

Hey guys,

New to this forum. I'm pretty active on the NBR forums. I'm also trying to figure out if the MSI Vbios would work safely on the Dell 680m. I can't get my 680m not to fluctuate during high overclocks.