TBoneSan Posted January 20, 2015 Share Posted January 20, 2015 Billy 344.91 gave me the best results too. @ Ghost. If you normally game with overclocks greater than +135 on the core, don't get these. If you love to bench, don't get these However, if you just want to game within stock vbios limits, i'd go for it. I've no throttling on my cards but am limited to +135 being on the stock vbios and a limited selection of drivers (for now). I want to go beyond these stock vbios limits - do I need to? No, but it's fun. So I will have a problem should I want to move onto the current unlocked vbios as this seems to be how throttling is occurring. Hopefully this will put things into perspective Previous Personal Best 780m SLI OC P16338 - GPU SCORE: 19550 CPU: SCORE: 11548 Current Personal Best 980m Stock Score P17608 - GPU SCORE: 24206 CPU: SCORE: 10074 Look at the GPU score of my 780m SLI OCed to the limit of my single PSU. Then look at that GPU score of my stock 980m SLI. Also note my weaker CPU scores having moved to Windows 8 to be able to use 980m SLI. If you compare these results to Clevo P377SM-A results with 980m SLI it's practically the same, give or take within margin or error. Where I image a Clevo P377SM-A would smoke my machine would be unlocking the vbios and going beyond the Nvidia limitations. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillyXq Posted January 20, 2015 Share Posted January 20, 2015 @Player2 you ordered your 980m via hidevolution right? make sure that your screws are in place first before installing. They tend to leave behind a thing or two there. @J95 well I can live with it for now Just making a 980m work in AW 17 is good enough for me i guess @thegh0sts I've checked the physics scores and apparently they are pretty much the same there. It is the graphic score that is being gimped and for some reason this does not apply to the R4. I've tested evolve closed beta on my 980m and I have to say it runs FLUIDLY on maxed setting with TXAA so you would definitely want to look forward to it 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Player2 Posted January 20, 2015 Share Posted January 20, 2015 @Player2 you ordered your 980m via hidevolution right? make sure that your screws are in place first before installing. They tend to leave behind a thing or two there. @J95 well I can live with it for now [emoji14] Just making a 980m work in AW 17 is good enough for me i guess @thegh0sts I've checked the physics scores and apparently they are pretty much the same there. It is the graphic score that is being gimped and for some reason this does not apply to the R4. I've tested evolve closed beta on my 980m and I have to say it runs FLUIDLY on maxed setting with TXAA so you would definitely want to look forward to it Yes I ordered from hidevolution and told them to make sure the screws for xbracket were in bag with my order. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thegh0sts Posted January 20, 2015 Share Posted January 20, 2015 So 344.75 and 344.91 are the most popular drivers? Ok.So the 347.09 drivers will gimp stock speed performance? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillyXq Posted January 20, 2015 Share Posted January 20, 2015 @thegh0sts as far as I know, 347.09 could not hold overclocks (automatically resets to stock).By the way guys, I've noticed ever since I got my AW 17 two years ago that I could not control my GPU's fan via hwinfo. Has this problem been remedied already? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
noctiswwy Posted January 20, 2015 Share Posted January 20, 2015 It seems to be the case...Updated all to v(1) due to v2 issues GeForce 344.91 OEM - INF MOD for Alienware GTX 980M & 970MI have read the the previous posts. I want to konw if I upgrade video card to gtx 9 series, is it possible that I could use both mod optimus & disable optimus according to the hot key （Fn+f5 ）on keyboard (my module is alienware 17 OS:windows 8.1 uefi boot ) Thx!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thegh0sts Posted January 20, 2015 Share Posted January 20, 2015 @thegh0sts as far as I know, 347.09 could not hold overclocks (automatically resets to stock).By the way guys, I've noticed ever since I got my AW 17 two years ago that I could not control my GPU's fan via hwinfo. Has this problem been remedied already?Ok, not looking to do any overclocking yet but would like to run it at stock in dedicated mode.I got an email from power notebooks about their 980m and they offer a 1 year warranty but can only ship to the billing address nor do you they take PayPal for international people. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
noctiswwy Posted January 20, 2015 Share Posted January 20, 2015 It seems to be the case...Updated all to v(1) due to v2 issues GeForce 344.91 OEM - INF MOD for Alienware GTX 980M & 970MI have read the the previous posts. I want to konw if I upgrade video card to gtx 9 series, is it possible that I could use both mod optimus & disable optimus according to the hot key （Fn+f5 ）on keyboard (my module is alienware 17 OS:windows 8.1 uefi boot ) Thx!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LVNeptune Posted January 20, 2015 Share Posted January 20, 2015 They also don't provide any discount on parts. Their discount is on laptops or upgrades only. =/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mickyd1234 Posted January 20, 2015 Share Posted January 20, 2015 So 344.75 and 344.91 are the most popular drivers? Ok.So the 347.09 drivers will gimp stock speed performance?For me the .09 driver lowers the OC I can use without a crash. I have to use +220mhz and not the +230mhz the earlier driver allows... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robbo Posted January 20, 2015 Share Posted January 20, 2015 For me the .09 driver lowers the OC I can use without a crash. I have to use +220mhz and not the +230mhz the earlier driver allows...(That's interesting, I've not noticed a difference in my OC stability with .09 driver, nor any drivers in my experience, although I know some people say the driver affects their max OC - maybe I'm not running borderline enough.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thegh0sts Posted January 20, 2015 Share Posted January 20, 2015 so long as i can reach the max stock speeds without throttling i am ok with that! @J95 so powernotebooks.com doesn't use Fedex or UPS etc? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mickyd1234 Posted January 20, 2015 Share Posted January 20, 2015 (That's interesting, I've not noticed a difference in my OC stability with .09 driver, nor any drivers in my experience, although I know some people say the driver affects their max OC - maybe I'm not running borderline enough.) Yeah I think this will be a card specific event. I'm only using the 1.025v vbios so I could see if bumping it up helps but ATM I am happy with temps and performance .I'm seeing a few reports of people not even being able to OC at all on the .09 driver - it resets immediately. It's all working good for me and I can live with the small OC drop to see if the next release is any better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted January 20, 2015 Share Posted January 20, 2015 (That's interesting, I've not noticed a difference in my OC stability with .09 driver, nor any drivers in my experience, although I know some people say the driver affects their max OC - maybe I'm not running borderline enough.)With Maxwell it is NO OVERCLOCK with that driver. Clocks are fixed and Inspector, Precision X and Afterburner don't work at all. In fact, they crash if you try to launch them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J95 Posted January 20, 2015 Share Posted January 20, 2015 I have read the the previous posts. I want to konw if I upgrade video card to gtx 9 series, is it possible that I could use both mod optimus & disable optimus according to the hot key （Fn+f5 ）on keyboard (my module is alienware 17 OS:windows 8.1 uefi boot ) Thx!!Yep, both will work fine.so long as i can reach the max stock speeds without throttling i am ok with that! @J95 so powernotebooks.com doesn't use Fedex or UPS etc?UPS mainly, I asked for USPS >CIF<. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thegh0sts Posted January 20, 2015 Share Posted January 20, 2015 Yep, both will work fine.UPS mainly, I asked for USPS >CIF<.I emailed them asking for a quote so I could see if I could pay via western union. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J95 Posted January 20, 2015 Share Posted January 20, 2015 I emailed them asking for a quote so I could see if I could pay via western union.Ask them to include the x-bracket screws. Clevo heat sink w/back plate (remove it) thermal pads included, I used both 780M & 680M to mod my heat sinks even PCH. Still, better get Fujipoly thermal pads and Gelid Extreme.0.5mm, cut and stick 1mm & 2mm http://www.frozencpu.com/products/16878/thr-164/Fujipoly_Extreme_System_Builder_Thermal_Pad_-_14_Sheet_-_150_x_100_x_05_-_Thermal_Conductivity_110_WmK.htmlhttp://www.frozencpu.com/products/13313/thr-108/Gelid_Solutions_GC-3_Extreme_Thermal_Compound_-_35_Grams_TC-GC-03-A.html 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillyXq Posted January 20, 2015 Share Posted January 20, 2015 @J95 I found it!! NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980M video card benchmark result - Intel Core i7-4700MQ,Alienware 041W46 After using Perma's 980m vbios mod, my score on stock clock bumped back up to 12.4k graphic score! Take note that this is on 344.91 drivers/dedicated mode . 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thegh0sts Posted January 20, 2015 Share Posted January 20, 2015 So the prema chips mod fixed it eh? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Player2 Posted January 20, 2015 Share Posted January 20, 2015 My 980m is sitting at my house. 25 hours from time of order to delivery. I'm stuck out of town working in the mud. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thegh0sts Posted January 21, 2015 Share Posted January 21, 2015 My 980m is sitting at my house. 25 hours from time of order to delivery. I'm stuck out of town working in the mud. urgh! you not being with the GPU is making me anxious LOL EDIT: If i went with powernotebooks I would be only saving $100 with the current (and crappy) CAD-USD exchange rate. since they take Western Union as a payment method it means that i need to... 1) pay for the item ($707.13 USD) 2) pay the shipping ($59.10 USD) 3) pay for the conversion and service fee (approx. $18 CAD) 4) pay for a brokerage fee from Fedex ($53 CAD) 5) pay the Ontario HST of 13% and that ends up being around $1160 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Player2 Posted January 21, 2015 Share Posted January 21, 2015 urgh! you not being with the GPU is making me anxious LOLEDIT: If i went with powernotebooks I would be only saving $100 with the current (and crappy) CAD-USD exchange rate. since they take Western Union as a payment method it means that i need to... 1) pay for the item ($707.13 USD) 2) pay the shipping ($59.10 USD) 3) pay for the conversion and service fee (approx. $18 CAD) 4) pay for a brokerage fee from Fedex ($53 CAD) 5) pay the Ontario HST of 13% and that ends up being around $1160 Mine set me back $926 with tax. I hope it works ok. That's the most I ever spent on one electronic part ever. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thegh0sts Posted January 21, 2015 Share Posted January 21, 2015 Mine set me back $926 with tax.I hope it works ok. That's the most I ever spent on one electronic part ever.what's the sales tax for california? if i had bought it from the US i think it would be more than difficult in the long run for support.$1270 CAD will be $125 USD more than what you paid for it and most if it is just the sales tax! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Player2 Posted January 21, 2015 Share Posted January 21, 2015 what's the sales tax for california? if i had bought it from the US i think it would be more than difficult in the long run for support.The card was $850 before tax . $926 afterThat comes out to .089 cents per dollar. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thegh0sts Posted January 21, 2015 Share Posted January 21, 2015 The card was $850 before tax . $926 afterThat comes out to .089 cents per dollar.so kinda wondering if i should still bother with the 980M or just hold off and get a clevo? though it is a waste of a good (not great) AW17!maybe i'll jump into the deep end and get one...will see. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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