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Thanks for the feedback. svl7 produced 3 overvolted vBIOSes in addition to the standard one I've been using; when I have time I will try them out and report back...
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Please help...
I am trying to give my trusty M17xR4 a new lease of life and have flashed the unlocked vBIOS from svl7 (thanks, btw!) 80.04.33.00.32__'OCedition'_revised_00.
Trouble is, I can only overclock by about +160MHz before the video drivers crash while running 3DMarkFS, and I lose video completely in FarCry4 - I can't get anywhere near the +405MHz NVidia Inspector now offers..!! (The temps are fine, so that is not the problem: getting 62-65C under load)
Forgive me, but I'm no expert with regards to overclocking... To get stability with higher frequencies do I need to increase voltage..? Strangely, the voltage tweaking options are greyed out for me in Nvidia Inspector. Or do I need to try one of those over-volted vBIOS images instead..?
Thanks.
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On 07/10/2016 at 1:03 AM, EMZimm said:
Can anyone help me out I have an alienware m17x r4 and just bought a 980m I do have the upgraded psu. I just need to know where I can get the drivers and flashed bios. right now im on windows 7 and i have a 660m, my bios is a12.
I don't have a 980m myself, but I read somewhere that the A13 BIOS recognises it. Failing that, you need the unlocked A11, but I'm not sure where to get that from...
Drivers can be obtained from: http://downloads.eurocom.com/support/drivers/upgradeyourlaptop/Alienware/
I believe the 9xx cards require Windows 8, 8.1 or 10; the drivers don't work in Windows 7.
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OK, I repasted the GPU and found there were already pads present, problem solved...
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OK, so I found out that the 980M card requires UEFI or is starts beeping at you, which means Windows 8 or 10 (again, not sure why this is, since my desktop doesn't require UEFI for my 980Ti; perhaps this is specific to Alienware hardware, or laptops in general)...
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On 07/10/2016 at 1:00 AM, EMZimm said:
So here is my current setup:
Bios A12
GPU: Nvidia 660M
CPU: Intel i7 3630QM
HHD - Samsung 840 EVO SSD 250GB and stock Toshiba 500GB
Ram - cardboard 8gb
OS- Windows 7
I did get the upgraded power supply BTW
So I just ordered a 980m and wanted to get some tips on how to install this bad boy. I know I probally have to flash my bios and install some modified drivers but I have no Idea where to start. I am kind of a noob with this. The physical install seems easy I just dont know about the software side. If someone could please help me out on how to install the bios and drivers I would greatly appreciate it.
Did you get this running..? On Windows 7..?
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On the Eurocom web site (where one can purchase a GTX980M upgrade kit), they state that their modded drivers require Win8+.
This seems strange to me, considering my desktop still runs Win7 with a 980Ti and the Nvidia drivers are fine...
Is anyone running the 980M in their R4 with Win7..? Is it possible to mod Win7 drivers for this card..?
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I've heard that the R3 and R4 are quite similar (never seen an R3), so is this guide valid for the R4 too..?
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When I get round to re-pasting my GPU, is it also worth fixing adhesive thermal pads to the memory chips too, would it help temps when overclocking the vRAM..?
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I gather from reading around that without a new vBIOS you can overclock the 680M from the stock 719MHz up to 854MHz (+135), is that true..?
So with a new vBIOS, how far have people ramped-up the clock..? Does it get anywhere near the 970, in terms of game performance..?
Stability Problems Overclocking GTX 680M
in Alienware M17x / AW 17
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I flashed the vBIOS that gives 1.025V and that improved stability at slightly higher clock speeds. Not massively higher though, so I'll keep experimenting...