Lex_Amorph

Thank you, friends. So, looks like, with this card I haven't chance on my M17x R3 to use DX12. But I was close, I even start this games, but very slow ) I also have M18x R1, try your method, ssj92, with GF 560m and something like rtx 2060, but I have dead battery, and not sure, if my bios is unlocked.

Thank you, mate, I try few other versions of drivers, still the same. And I see one strange thing, I check settings in nvidia control panel and see DX12 now used and card have 12.1 support too. But not in games. It's enough new card, 2019 year, and it's server version GP106 with 4gb memory instead 6gb, like normal 1060. I ask man, which make the same and sell similar M17x R3 with such card on ebay, he answer, my solution is the best possible way, and he also can't find, how to work this card with DX!2. But I'm not sure, it's enough new card for DX12, even server version.

Hello again, friends. I make this switch in register using the method described by ssj92. Anyway in nvidia control panel I choose "high performance nvidia processor" option, so DX11 games run perfectly, but DX12 games not. I delete driver with DDU and make another modded drivers based latest "561.09-notebook-win10-win11-64bit-international-nsd-dch-whql" drivers, and take NVIDIA GeForce 1060 GTX as donor for hardware support via NVCleanstall. After install card as usual, in nvidia control panel card name is "Nvidia Graphics Device" again, but games, which require DX12 and previously don't work now starts, but VERY slow, real real slow. So what's happend? This GP106 card support DX12, if use 1060 GTX base? But why so slow and bad? Maybe need other driver version? Or other card as donor in NVCleanstall, maybe? Now I return back previous version, but take quadro p3000 as donor, again DX11 games works, DX12 won't start. Maybe I missed something? Or need other version of drivers? Still need some help.

It sounds absolutely crazy, but looks like I solve question, very strange, very unreal, but fact, I check disco elysium, couple other games, games loading slow, but only till menu, I add all preferences to maximum and game run smooth and with good image. I mod this driver "425.31-desktop-win10-64bit-international-whql" via NVCleanstall, with hardware support, as donor take quadro 2000 with name Nvidia GP106 4GB. Driver installed well, in nvidia control panel card name is simple "Graphics Device", almost all options are gone, but added one, which give sense for all this dances, choose preferrable graphic processor, with "high performance nvidia processor" option. In previous geforce drivers this options was unavailable. Maybe exist more pretty solution, I'm sure, more skilled and experiences alienware owners now rofl from this frankenstein, but it's, at least, work ))))

Hello, friends, I now in battle with server/mining card GP106 4gb (analog GeForce GTX 1060 6gb, but cropped and without video outputs). Use unlocked A12 bios in my M17x r3, card is visible, but cannot run in PEG, return black screen and 6 beeps, after bios reset run only in SG. Also use last version of modded nvidia drivers with Nvcleaninstall, in Windows 10 pro and GPU-Z card displayed like NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060, but in NVIDIA Inspector, GeForce experience and Nvidia control panel card is visible like NVIDIA graphics device and games run under intel HD graphics 3000. Fn+F7 show me message about switching card, but not suggest reboot and anyway use intel 3000. After manual disabling this driver in windows until reboot this GP106 card is try to use, but VERY slow, nothing similar like must be and all options is blocked. AIDA64 pass GPGPU test and also see 3d accelerator like must be. Maybe somebody have experience with such card with this notebook and can help me to make this card working?

Hello, people. I have Alienware M18x R1 and a week ago my second 800m card died. I'm live in Ukraine, and now it's hard enough to buy something from ebay or amazon. But I find few nvidia quadro m3000m and m4000m in reasonable price with the same mxm 3.0b slot. But I'm not sure, if this cards fit to my R1. Maybe somebody have any positive (or negative) experience with such cards and exact 2011 m18x R1 notebook? Cause I know, to R2 fit almost any cards, but it's not my case.