RT-XD

hello everyone

would anyone be kind enough to update me on status regarding 980m on 120hz m17x r4?currently on 680m and unlocked bios and vbios both(all thanks to svl7!)

last i heard it didnt go quite right and laptops were not booting

I got mine working on the 60Hz version, but heard the 120Hz screen shouldn't have a problem either.

You need to booting with UEFI and not Legacy though - which (I think) also means you need to be running windows 8. Someone correct me if I'm wrong though.

I'm currently using my M17xR4 with my newly installed GTX 980m

Using the drivers from the Eurocom guys, there doesn't seem to be any throttling whatsoever. (Here's where I got it from: Index of /support/drivers/upgradeyourlaptop/Alienware )

Though I would like to know how they go about modding the drivers to make them work for the laptop and prevent the throttling issue? Does anyone know?

What? Flashing the GPU and drivers are separate things.

I thought the reason people were doing flashes, was to prevent this throttling issue? Or is there another reason?

it's safe if you know what you're doing and have experience. if you're not comfortable in flashing the card then don't do it.

if you really want to flash the card then you better read up.

Seems I won't have to any more - I downloaded the drivers from here: Index of /support/drivers/upgradeyourlaptop/Alienware

Fairly new drivers for my GPU, and no throttling.

Though I would like to know how the mod the drivers to work?

Used to. Got too competitive for me though. Prefer casual play - and games that don't restrict you eating at the correct times XD

Sorry to bump this, but I've just followed those instructions - got it working. But now I've got the throttling issues.

Hi,

You can call me RT. I'm a university student in the UK, studying electronics engineering!

Oh - I also love game

Thanks all.

I modded my Coolermaster U3 and added a couple big fans (with fairly high flow and air pressure). I then also put some insulation round the fans so that the air goes through to the laptop rather than escape round the edges. It brought down the temperatures quite a bit - quite worthwhile.

This might be a noob thing to ask - but is it safe to flash the card?

I've heard (and I'm not sure if these are rumors) that doing a flash can render your card a brick..

I'm in a bit of a conundrum here - as I have the throttle issues with my new GTX 980m, but I don't really want to risk anything breaking XD

Alienware M17xr4

Intel i7 3740QM 2.7GHz (3.2GHz Tubo)

GTX 680m with 2GB

8GB 1600Mhz RAM

Sandisk Ultra+ 256GB SSD

1TB HDD 7200rpm + 32GB SSD Cached

Killer wireless network adapter N-1103