GeoCake

This is insane.

Can't svl7 edit the vbios to incorporate a throttle fix? Isn't that what had to be done for the Clevo one? Trust Dell to gimp Nvidia cards again, idiots

So... what's the highest stable core clock possible? Anyone taken it to 1075/1100 yet? Just wondering, been out of the loop for too long. Here is the best temp fix: http://forum.notebookreview.com/alienware-m17x/678968-7970m-dim-screen-fix-r3-sort.html#post8732198

Yeah, I was really busy at college the past few weeks, but I'm now done until September (will be starting my top-up year at Uni then). The main reason for my absense is that my 7970M died a while ago lol, same symptoms as graz'zt from NBR. Quite a big downer there, hence me being quiet and keeping my mouth shut. I did manage to make it work after loads of attempts, but whenever the gaming clocks kick in, it crashes to a black screen. After that the BIOS just didn't detect it. Luckily for me a replacement will be here in 2-3 days, and it will be a nice OEM card. I've also ordered an AMD heatsink for it... guess using the Nvidia one was a massive mistake, I was too stubborn to bother changing. What sucks even more is that after 100+ hours of pure Diablo 3 addiction, my 580M which I've been using in the meantime passed away, just black screens after 30 seconds (pretty sure the game killed it, because people have been complaining). But that didn't stop me, so I have been using my old laptop w/ a 5870M. I can tell you now, going from a 7970M to a 5870M is painful. Buttttttt, honestly no need for this thread.

All I know is that GPU-Z sometimes displays 0.92v incorrectly (when using 0.87v)... might be something to do with the beta drivers. Glitched/bugged GPU-Z as usual I've been happy on HyperX 1866Mhz RAM for very long time now, not a single issue. R3 doesn't support anything higher

Good luck man ^__^ I think I have set some targets for you already...

You should have bought it with the cheapest Ivy if you plan to go Ivy XM in the future. Chances are the 3920XM will not be overclockable for a long time. Even if the R4 does get an unlocked bios how can you adjust the multipliers? Only Intel XTU 2.1 can adjust them, and it probably won't even support Ivy since it is an old version. Maybe it will, I dunno. Here are some of my bench records with the 7970M (I don't need to push 'cause no competition yet hehehe). AMD Radeon HD 7970M video card benchmark result - Intel Core i7-2920XM Processor,Alienware M17xR3 score: P25806 3DMarks AMD Radeon HD 7970M video card benchmark result - Intel Core i7-2920XM Processor,Alienware M17xR3 score: P6847 3DMarks AMD Radeon HD 7970M video card benchmark result - Intel Core i7-2920XM Processor,Alienware M17xR3 score: P7658 3DMarks (Tessellation off, it's an AMD card, why not).

Haha, since then I flashed my HyperX 1600 PnP to HyperX 1866 PnP. Working flawlessly. Since you have an M18x you should be able to run at 2133, johnksss confirmed it somewhere on NBR. Have fun.

Someone please post a GTX 675M vbios? Would be cool if we could flash our GTX 580Ms.

You lose Optimus with the 3D screen. There's no way I would settle for 2 hours unplugged use! I can pull off 5 hours on battery power using integrated graphics (will not be able to power the 120hz screen). 6990M comes with switchable graphics which is just as good, especially when you have more control over switching.

@mw86 That's very interesting. Thanks for posting that! I just wonder why half the options are missing on the unlocked M17x R3 BIOS, I'd prefer if all the options were there. Also; My bad. I misunderstood you completely. Apologies. Yes, after enabling it the first time, and after enabling extreme edition... it can then be disabled, But then the Extreme edition option disappears and the Flex VID Override remains. After that, just set the multipliers on Intel XTU again... Having "non turbo flex support" enabled or disabled makes no difference whatsoever cause we are missing the rest! Gosh, it's confusing.

Yes, I understand perfectly well what you mean. But you're not understanding me! The "Non-Turbo Flex Support" has to be enabled to see the "Extreme Edition" option. The "Extreme Edition" option has to be enabled to see the "Flex VID Override" option. I should have stated this clearer, it's my fault. The only thing "Non-Turbo Flex Support" does when enabled is show is the extra options. If it is not enabled, the "Flex VID Override" option will not be visible. It's true function probably does not even work because the rest of the options are missing. It could actually be an error in the unlocked bios itself, e.g. the text entry could be something different. That's the only explanation that I can think of. I was only referring to the "Non-Turbo Flex Support" option as a way of actually getting to the "Flex VID Override" option, not to its true function. HAPPY!!! :nevreness:

Ok, some photos like I promised earlier; How to adjust PriPlane: 7th tab -> Advanced CPU Control -> Scroll all the way down. How to adjust Flex: 5th tab -> Performance Options Menu -> Top