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@Prema

   Hello M8, how are you? It was brought to our attention that the voltage of our GPU on our AW 17 1080 model is not ideal and too low. 

I was told that the only way this could be fixed was by a custom vBIOS. Attached is a spreadsheet that showcases the difference between the Clevo and AW voltages and clocks. 

I know that you must be busy with Clevo BIOS(s) etc, however I figured since you had blessed us in the past, I would mention it so you knew about it and maybe could help us eventually. There are a lot of loyal Alienware users that are spending much time tweaking, repasting, and hoping. We are not far off but this is a hurdle for us. 

We will reach out to Dell to see if they can do something about it but we are not holding our breath. 

I appreciate you taking the time out to even read this message. 

I hope all is well. 

Best Regards. 

GPU-Z_Sensor_Log.zip

Curve Ball 

http://www.windowscentral.com/alien...ias-gtx-10-series-graphics-set-debut-pax-west

http://en.community.dell.com/dell-b...th-nvidia-pascal?dgc=SM&cid=544&lid=546661330

Is there a single 1080 option for the  P870DM3? I was under the impression that the P870DM2 was without SLI and the P870DM3 was with SLI.

Am I wrong? 

I am looking to upgrade the video card in my M15x. I was at first interested in a 660M, however I then saw a post where the installer of a 660M had troubles with the display port. That left me wondering however unofficial upgrades have a non-functional Display Port?

Which ones have a working Display Port?

Thanks for any feedback!

Well interesting, you got a Dell vbios, but the newer one has a different board ID, and also comes with a higher default voltage. I can't guarantee that it will work flawlessly, but I assume there won't be any issues.

So do I just use a -5 switch with nVFlash to flash this?

Dump and upload your current vbios, as well as the one you want to flash.

I wanted to flash the latest official one from Dell. I found the iso on Dell's site, is that the same as the one you posted earlier in this thread? Also, how did you get it? When I download the official iso I cannot seem to find any roms in it. I will upload my rom now.

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Here is the vBios currently on the card.

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Here is the vBios from the Dell site. I havent been able to get a rom file out of that iso though.

460MORIG.zip

GTX460M_vbios_A02.zip

Im 100% sure that this came from Dell. There is a remote possibility that this 460m came from a M17x but thats it.

Is there any way I can check?

EDIT: Added is a NVIDIA Inspector screenie.

Any idea why I would get an ID mismatch error when trying to flash the above file with a 460m in a M15x? I tried to do an override like the nVFlash thread stated to but it still failed with an error?

You're an elite member, you shouldn't have problem attaching anything or viewing attachements. If you are using an M15x, then use the vbios which I posted inthe 660m & M15x upgrade thread. Flash with nvflash -6 vbiosname.rom and ignore the warnings.

Detailed flashing instructions can be found in the Nvidia VBIOS flashing thread.

svl7, did you ever get a chance to try a 680m?

Yes, I too look forward to seeing some data regarding this. Nice work!

Trying to decide between a 660m and a 7970m. Do all 660m(s) require a shim?

Regarding the 7970m; Is there any throttling at stock speeds? Well maybe the CPU on max with TS.

Thanks in advance.

svl7 heeeelllllp!!! Displayport still not functioning on m15x nvidia 660m with Samsung S27A950D. Any more ideas?

I would be curious as to if anyone found a solution to this as well.

Also, are all the 660Ms the same? Is there a Dell one that fits better in to the M15x? Thanks in advance

Nope, there's much more in there... flash application and vbios for example

I extracted and attached the vbios. Flash per nvflash and you're fine. Here's a guide which describes how to flash a vbios per nvflash.

Is this the official vbios from Dell?