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11k GPU score

I think 4090 will work out better. Also I have 3080 working and 4090 should have similar layout. Maybe it’s worth the gamble to see if 4090 works since 3080 works and the layout is 99% same. my biggest concern would be any bios issues but since your 4060 works maybe 4090 will work. I requested a GPu-Z screenshot for advanced PCIe rebar tab to see if bios has rebar disabled. https://www.3dmark.com/fs/32931172 https://www.3dmark.com/spy/53298114 which desktop PCIe to MXM adapter do you use? Worse case I drop it into my desktop

The 4060 didn’t work properly in M17xR4? You cannot run 3d applications?

Do you know if the ZRT 4090 will also work in M18xR2? Or tested it in M17xR4? I wonder if @Maks0098 knows as well. I have the opportunity to buy one but it’s very expensive.

You can get away with the 1866Mhz RAM. It won't make an insane amount of difference in performance. 2133Mhz was a lot more popular to find during 2011-2014 era. For CPU the 3920XM vs 3940XM is irrelevant. You are more likely to run into silicon lottery. There are some 3920XM that can overclock better than 3940XM. There are some 3940XM that can overclock better than 3920XM. Get whichever is cheaper.

I finally got all my laptops and GPUs back so I will also try different bios mods on my machine. Let me know if you make any progress @janepa

So every TOLUD setting results in “No” for GPU-z bios rebar status? we can try making another bios with nvstraps version instead to test

Look for MAX TOLUD in BIOS. try changing to dynamic, if that doesn't work, then try 1GB, 1.25GB, 3GB, 3.25GB etc. Try the different values and see if it helps. According to you rebarstate, it is on, so it is working. You can try a higher value, instead of 8 you can try 16 etc.

No idea, I'll test 3080 in M18xR1/R2 and AW 18 when I get my heatsink next month

We can try that one after. Once you test on your normal board, try doing the rebar enable through command prompt. Also, in the BIOS there's a setting called MAX TOLUD. I think default is 2.25GB or 2.5GB. After you have tried the command prompt enable (even if it works or not). Go to bios and change MAX TOLUD value to "Dynamic". Then see if it works. I don't think it's exactly the same as above 4g decode, but should help hopefully.

The laptop doesn't even post with 3080 in AW18 but works fine in M18xR2

I was told it does not... so if yours work then maybe we need your vBIOS.

If you purchased 2, you could have put one in M18xR1 as well lol RTX 5000 in M18xR1:[SG mode] Generic VGA video card benchmark result - Intel Core i7-2960XM Processor,Alienware M18xR1 (3dmark.com) RTX 5000 in M18xR1 [PEG mode 880M Primary, RTX 5000 Secondary]: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 880M video card benchmark result - Intel Core i7-2960XM Processor,Alienware M18xR1 (3dmark.com) Generic VGA video card benchmark result - Intel Core i7-2960XM Processor,Alienware M18xR1 (3dmark.com)

So 3060 works in AW18 but not 3080?

I think nVidia's 5000 series would have been much better if they were on 3nm, but being on the same exact node, it's quite hard to get more performance without skyrocketing power. If nVidia had released the 4090Ti or Titan (full ad102 die) then the 5090 would have probably been only 15-20% faster, making it look even worse. I'd still like a 5090 for it's multiple decode/encode engines or at least a 5080. That's actually one of the bigger upgrades for content creation or even something like a Plex server. Before they were limited to Quadro to have 3 video engines.

Titan V from 2017 says hi 😁 While it wasn't a "gaming" card. Many "high end gamers" also bought it. I actually have one, but I didn't buy it until 2020 I think. 3070 level performance in raster, it wasn't a bad investment at the time. can't say same thing about 5090 lol

Wow the rare RTX 5000 from Adlink. I can try out the vBIOS and see if it works

I also have an idea on above 4g decoding option after to test as well. But first let's see that BIOS if it works. BTW do you have RTX 3000 130w or 120w vBIOS? I'm using stock HP vBIOS which is 90W I think. I tried a few from techpowerup but they all caused weird issues. If you have working vBIOS on M18xR2 above 100w I would like to try it out too

upload your vBIOS here. Let's see. 150w vBIOS should get 11k+ score, so even with a older system like M18x, I'd expect 10k. I'll check later how much RTX 5000 gets. 9.4k still isn't too bad. Try firestrike and port royal as well.

Good luck. First step will be to flash and see if it boots LOL. https://drive.google.com/file/d/1nK4y6axXIB-VZp-b7p7mIIkG_v1-RgBA/view?usp=sharing if it boots, chances are it worked. BUT..after flashing, go to BIOS, make sure legacy rom is completely disabled (no csm mode). Boot to windows and download ReBarstate: https://github.com/xCuri0/ReBarUEFI/releases/download/0.3/ReBarState.exe Type 8 and press enter. Reboot and relaunch rebarstate to see what it says, also check GPU-Z. Since you have rtx 5000 series it should at least recognize if rebar is on in bios or not. If everything boots after typing 8 in rebarstate and rebooting, it technically should be working with 256MB bar size. After that we can try 32 value. The problem is, this bios does have not above 4g decoding option, so we are trying to make it work without it. You can always reset to normal by resetting cmos. I do have one other thing we can try to enable above 4g but first let's test this bios. ALSO NOTE TO ANYONE ELSE: This BIOS was made ysing @janepa BIOS dump. Please do not flash to your own M18x. I can make one for the general once we can figure out if this even works. As long as you have a programmer yes

Area-51m R1 2080 runs at 200w naturally from the factory. It's DGFF not MXM 😉 THIS is why your card probably is performing like that. 3080 at 115w ain't keeping up with a 200w 2080. You need a 150w vBIOS probably or even 130w would help. What was max temps and what are you cooling it with? You also want to OC your CPU. if it's an XM then at least 4.4Ghz. If it's 3840QM > 4.1Ghz 3820QM > 4.0Ghz 3740QM > 3.8 or 3.9Ghz (forgot how high it can go) etc.

try fire strike as well. Score seems low? But I am more familiar with fire strike scores. I haven't benched my 3080 yet because I need a custom heatsink After looking at my Area-51 R1 TS result, I guess it's not too bad.

I dont really game or anything so technically, I could just get nothing LOL But no fun in that. I may try to get another RTX Titan to do SLI if I can get one for cheap. RTX 4090 FE would be nice if prices come down after 5090/5080 release too.

If anyone can get a extra 5090 FE or 5080 FE I'd love one LOL 😅

Is this GPU-Z screenshot in M17xR4 or desktop? If you want to send me your current unlocked BIOS, I can try adding at least resizable bar support and you can test to see if it works. But you need to make sure you have a programmer and can backup your current bios in case flash doesn't work. If it works, I plan to make M17xR4, M18xR2, AW 18 and AW 17 rebar BIOS