overdriven

The power plan is on high performance.

Okay i try the A09 Bios later today.

thank you!

Update: A09 works perfectly! Updated 20mins ago and SLI works.

Hi svl7,

For my VBios check http://forum.techinferno.com/alienware-m18x/2377-m18xr2-gtx-680m-sli-60-fps-temp-brake.html

And Driver Version is 310.70 (also tested the 310.90)

With A08 SLI is not possible on my m18xr2.

On A03 it works perfectly.

The SLI Bridge is okay, i've checked it.

thank you!

I've got serious problems with the SLI connectivity on the A08 Bios (Dual GTX 680M).

Is that fixed in the A09 Version?

anyone tested it yet?

deadbydawn, did you recieved your m18x-r2?

If yes can you comfirm the the fps throttle at ~60 degrees?

Post a dump of your vbios and @svl7 can take a look.

Sent from my GT-N7000

Thank you Brian!

Here is the .rom

GTX680M-v80.04.33.00.32 (P2051-b503) Dell.rom

This is the Bios Version: v80.04.33.00.32 (P2051-b503)

thank you guys!

@ ht_addict

just follow follow this post http://forum.techinferno.com/alienware-m18x/1981-how-recover-bad-flash-alienware-m18x-r2.html its really easy to downgrade.

Hi brian,

60C is really low for graphiccards thats true.

the vbios of my graphiccards is really new can this cause this problem?

Hi deadbydawn,

I downgraded from A08 to A03 because the A08 Bios Version bricked the SLI function on the M18x R2

So i have A03 now.

Hi,

I've a problem with my Alienware M18xR2 GTX 680M SLI.

Example:

I start Borderlands 2 with MAX Graphics Settings in Fullscreen Mode on 1920x1080.

V-Synch is OFF (Turned off in the Nvidia Control Panel->Global 3D Settings)

The FPS are from 120 to 180FPS

When the GPU's going over >60°C the FPS dropping immediately down to locked 60FPS.

That happens everytime and in every Game.

Tested Games:

Borderlands 2

Battlefield 3

NFS Most Wanted (2012)

Dishonored

GPU-Z Screenshot:

Hardware Specs:

Core i7-3920XM @ 4,1GHz

32GB DDR-3 RAM

2xSamsung 830 256GB SSD

1xWD 500GB HDD

Dual GTX 680M SLI

Network Killer WLAN Card

Tested Drivers:

306.97 (Dell)

306.97 (Nvidia)

310.33 (Nvidia BETA)

EDIT: Also tested with the new 310.61 Beta Driver

Is there a way to turn this 60 FPS brake off?

Thank you!

Sorry for misunderstanding!

Yes i tried to set it back to defaults too but this doesn't helped.

i try that now with the coin cell battery.

What i can say svl7 you give way better support than dell itself

EDIT: I've solved it! I used it this guide http://forum.techinferno.com/alienware-m18x/1981-how-recover-bad-flash-alienware-m18x-r2.html

and flashed back from A08 to A03 and now SLI is there again so this is an bios issue

yes i tried that but i recieved an error 25 when flashing over USB Stick (DOS) / Error 0x25 (Windows) from A08 back to A03

hi svl7,

thx for you help.

i contacted dell and they told me that they need to change the mainboard, sli cable and both gtx 680m :/

i use a logitech g700. logitech now has some better drivers and the mouse itself feels very good in the hand.

for a remake the graphics are really bad :/ some polygons added to the characters + bonus level and yeah.. that's BFG Edition

Hi

after updating to the retail bios SLI doesn't work anymore on my m18x r2 (dual gtx 680m)

can this unlocked bios fix it?

thx