tomhalls2rallye Posted December 9, 2016 Share Posted December 9, 2016 Hi I have a alienware m17x r4 with i7 3840qm processor 32gb of ram and the 970m 6gb gpu was wondering how to get the best out of the gpu have done prema bios for it but wanted to know how far I can push it with nvidia inspector getting scores of 6000 on firestrike if anyone could help would he much appreciated thanks in advance Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomhalls2rallye Posted July 9, 2017 Author Share Posted July 9, 2017 anyone got any advice for me? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b1naryx Posted July 13, 2017 Share Posted July 13, 2017 It's a 970m man, I'd be careful pushing it. Mobile GPU's aren't always the most receptive to being messed around with. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AleksR17x Posted July 27, 2017 Share Posted July 27, 2017 Its all about finding a balance between speed and quality in nvidia control panel. 970 is running pretty hot, can't do alot about OC without temps going thru the roof. Also modding the cooler could help, i take it you have the 3 pipe cooler for it ? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomhalls2rallye Posted July 27, 2017 Author Share Posted July 27, 2017 hi, yeah has the 3 pipe cooler installed on it. Have kept a eye on the temps using Nvidia inspector and after gaming for a bit never any higher then 58 degrees 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AleksR17x Posted July 27, 2017 Share Posted July 27, 2017 58 degrees ? my 880m idles at 54 with a squeaky clean fan 3 pipe and new paste. Sounds like a major undervolt/underclock going on. 970m should be 70-80 under load, TDP is 100 watts. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomhalls2rallye Posted July 28, 2017 Author Share Posted July 28, 2017 how can I check if it's underperforming and how can I sort it out? thanks 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AleksR17x Posted July 28, 2017 Share Posted July 28, 2017 Download MSI afterburner, watch the clocks there. Also powerlimit should be 100pct / +100 in Afterburner Stock: 924mhz Gpu Memory: 2500mhz You can also check Power plan to see if its set to High Performance and that the AC adapter works as it should. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomhalls2rallye Posted July 28, 2017 Author Share Posted July 28, 2017 Hi have downloaded it, power is at 100+ stock is 1037 memory is 2505 is this good? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AleksR17x Posted July 28, 2017 Share Posted July 28, 2017 Alright, looks good to me. And then when gaming they stay around that same clock? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomhalls2rallye Posted July 28, 2017 Author Share Posted July 28, 2017 yeah just constantly on that and temp is at 58 just left it on for past half a hour and kept checking it 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomhalls2rallye Posted July 29, 2017 Author Share Posted July 29, 2017 so would I be able to push it some more by overclocking? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AleksR17x Posted July 29, 2017 Share Posted July 29, 2017 Its pretty amazing that its sitting at 58 degrees under load, do you have a massive laptop cooler with dry ice under it ? If the Fps is good then you can push it pretty far yep. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomhalls2rallye Posted July 29, 2017 Author Share Posted July 29, 2017 got a cooler master one with 3 fans under it. running wow on it ultra settings and yeah still sub 60 60 fps solid on it 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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