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looks worth it and I'll be doing it as soon as I get my 2960xm. Pretty straight forward and easy guide as well.
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HELP, need BIOS saved from PC not from Dell
bigtonyman replied to kav3man's topic in Alienware M17x / AW 17
What Revison M17x do you have? You could try a blind flash possibly if you have the r3 model. -
yup you can't just add pixels from no where though It would be nice if that were possible. As the other guy farther up said its 720p and up-scaling.
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Alienware M17x R4 Custom Cooling Stand
bigtonyman replied to jackgarcia7's topic in Alienware M17x / AW 17
I've heard the Coolermaster U3 is a great option as it has three adjustable fans. -
m17x r3 upgrade to 7970m HELP! plis
bigtonyman replied to antriach's topic in Alienware M17x / AW 17
I'm guessing you haven't really taken your machine apart so here is a guide on how to get down to the GPU. Not hard at all. [h=2]M17x-R3 CPU & GPU Re-Pasting Guide w/Pics![/h] -
Problems with intel igp and nvidia 660m gtx
bigtonyman replied to Jabin Wade's topic in Alienware M17x / AW 17
I don't think it is possible to do so, as the bios isn't set for a 660m? a lot of other cards have the same issue in the r3. -
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bigtonyman replied to Brian's topic in Alienware M17x / AW 17
have you tried turning enduro off? -
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bigtonyman replied to Brian's topic in Alienware M17x / AW 17
System is running perfect right now. Tempted to maybe get my hands on either a 2920xm or a 2860qm for my folding activities and such, but its hard to justify the upgrade as I'm seriously looking at buying an M17x r5 next year. To many options! -
[M17x R3] - BIOS A12 'unlocked' & 'SATA tweak'
bigtonyman replied to svl7's topic in Alienware M17x / AW 17
Are you still having your poor performance issues? I would update your drivers and make sure your fans and heatsinks are all cleaned out. If dust accumulates in there your temps will rise drastically and cause your GPU to throttle as I described in my previous post.- 122 replies
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Member Introduction Thread - Post Here!
bigtonyman replied to Xonar's topic in Site Announcements, Rules & New Member Intros
Been a member here for a few months now and I had found this Forum through NBR. There are some great people here and I'm glad to be a member of this community. -
I picked Alienware Because they had the best available components at the time (and still pretty much do). They also have the best warranty I available on gaming machines ( NBD In home repair... In alaska no less). They also blew away the competition (Asus & Sager) in battery life (last year) which is very nice for taking notes in class or for watching movies on a long airplane flight. Now I'm a die hard Fan and Can't dream of owning a lesser system. Here's to hoping the next gen systems will be just as amazing and innovative as their previous lineups.
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[M17x R3] - BIOS A12 'unlocked' & 'SATA tweak'
bigtonyman replied to svl7's topic in Alienware M17x / AW 17
sorry for the late reply, been rather busy these last few days. 1. What "blind flash" technique are you referring to? 2. If your having throttle issues your FPS, (or Frames Per Second) will drop and the game will visually stutter on the screen and basically become unplayable till the card cools down (usually takes a few seconds). This isn't a common occurance with the 560m though as it run's a lot cooler than the 580m. As to your FPS issues with wow, have you tried upgrading your drivers? that might help. You could also try Overclocking a bit and seeing if that helps out at all. 3. Well the 680m would more than double your GPU speed, but like you said the card is very expensive. This 6990m I got rather cheep has been running great other than the usual crappy AMD drivers. More than double the FPS of my old 460m. Hope some of this helps.- 122 replies
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[M17x R3] - BIOS A12 'unlocked' & 'SATA tweak'
bigtonyman replied to svl7's topic in Alienware M17x / AW 17
Glad you fixed it. Sent from my Samsung Galaxy S2 running Resurrection Remix- 122 replies
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bigtonyman replied to Brian's topic in Alienware M17x / AW 17
heard that there has been a decent improvement on single 7970m setups. Not sure about Crossfire setups though. -
[M17x R3] - BIOS A12 'unlocked' & 'SATA tweak'
bigtonyman replied to svl7's topic in Alienware M17x / AW 17
I've had the same issue with my drive as well. According to the crucial site, and it fixed my drive, you just need to leave the computer in the bios for like 20 mins and it should be detected again. So far A12 has been working great for me. Sent from my Samsung Galaxy S2 running Resurrection Remix- 122 replies
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[M17x R3] - BIOS A12 'unlocked' & 'SATA tweak'
bigtonyman replied to svl7's topic in Alienware M17x / AW 17
Thanks dude!!- 122 replies
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M17x (All revisions) OSD Icons by Nospheratu
bigtonyman replied to Nospheratu's topic in Alienware M17x / AW 17
Does it change the version though? If so, the newer version is similar to the older one minus the fact that the newer one was tweaked to work with windows 8 (I think). Just something to keep in mind. Sent from my Samsung Galaxy S2 running Resurrection Remix -
M17x (All revisions) OSD Icons by Nospheratu
bigtonyman replied to Nospheratu's topic in Alienware M17x / AW 17
I think they need to be updated to work with the new firmware, but km not sure Sent from my Samsung Galaxy S2 running Resurrection Remix -
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bigtonyman replied to Brian's topic in Alienware M17x / AW 17
So far my new killer card is working great!! Seems like ping times as well as download times have improved. Thanks to mw86 for the advice on drivers and such. -
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bigtonyman replied to Brian's topic in Alienware M17x / AW 17
Alright thanks for the advice!! Sent from my Samsung Galaxy S2 running Resurrection Remix -
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bigtonyman replied to Brian's topic in Alienware M17x / AW 17
So I should just need to install the drivers off the killer site and I'll be set to go right? Sent from my Samsung Galaxy S2 running Resurrection Remix -
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bigtonyman replied to Brian's topic in Alienware M17x / AW 17
Installing my killer card here in a few hours. Hope I see a difference over my stock card. Sent from my Samsung Galaxy S2 running Resurrection Remix