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not 100% sure about resistor mod though. I've got a 3060m in my AW18 and TDP is around 55W (instead of 80W) but performance is still pretty good. RTX3k on the other hand, has very low performance with 40W TDP as only memory throttles (core frq is unchanged)
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yes
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My bad, in your Clevo p570wm3 ๐
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@SuperMG3 already gave it a shot and ordered 4070 RTX. He's gonna test it in his M18X R2 and let us know Can't wait ๐
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Quadro P3000 & P4000 unlocked/OC vbios
sliderfra replied to TheQuentincc's topic in Components & Upgrades
The two p3000 modded bios donโt work on m17x r4 with edp 120hz screen. Got 8 beeps. 86.04.70.00.1B works nicely. But no overclocking possible -
Ensuring compatibility for display panel upgrade
sliderfra replied to igcfck's topic in Components & Upgrades
Hi, it should work flawlessly. As long as it's same type (EDP and same number of lanes & pinout), no worries. Go for it -
Ray Tracing on M18xR2 - RTX 3000 MXM Upgrade!
sliderfra replied to ssj92's topic in Alienware 18 and M18x
Hi. Do you still suffer from low TDP on the RTX in PEG mode or did you find a workaround? -
Dreaded 7 beeps are mostly pch / chipset failure. Usually BIOS corruption is 1 beep and can be resolved by blind flash (or ch341).
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hi, I got an LCD lid for M6700. It's the covet edition (RED color) if you are interested. I live in FRANCE but I can send in EU.
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s7100x does not have native LVDS/EDP outputs. But it works OK on R4 / R5. But on R3 you end up with blank screen and no POST. It's great news that wx7100 works. It's actually the fastest card available working with the venerable R3 ๐ Not sure about rx 6600 though. Someone tested it here and did not work on any alienware (was from xvision IIRC)
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GTX1070 MXM MOD FOR ALIENWARE 18
sliderfra replied to Sebastian Ramirez's topic in Alienware 18 and M18x
unfortunately you never know with GPU. Especially with lower quality chinese boards. MSI mxm (1060 / 1070) are much better (better power rails & many more VRMs) but if you cool the card nicely (RAM & VRM are prevailing) and don't overvolt (or increase TDP) it should last long With PASCAL cards, you can edit frequency/voltage curve with MSI Afterburner: you can reduce voltage to 0.85V and push 1800Mhz easily on Core. That way card stays super cool (<60ยฐ on full load) and lasts longer in the end. -
Hi, M14x pushes 5x more airflow than 17 CPU fan, so it's definitely a huge improvement over it. Old AW are a bit temperamental with RAM above 1600Mhz. Some 1866/2133Mhz RAM work, some others don't. Even from one R4 motherboard to another, there's a difference. Better stick with 1600Mhz and put 32GB.
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alienware m17 x r4 gpu upgrade from gtx 675m to gtx 1070
sliderfra replied to frank99's topic in Alienware 17 and M17x
how did you bypass the batt check? IIRC one of the unlocked bios has default settings to SG. Which one did you install? -
Wayyy too expensive mate! You can get a full blow gaming laptop with 4070 rtx for that price...
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m18x r2 is better than 18 viking... Motherboard has better voltage rails and lasts longer, MXM port also takes more power. Heatsink are the same between the 2, only CPU one is much better on 18 as it has vacuum chamber
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GTX1070 MXM MOD FOR ALIENWARE 18
sliderfra replied to Sebastian Ramirez's topic in Alienware 18 and M18x
hi, that's the plan yes! You don't necessarily need the AMD 100W. Nvidia HS will do just fine as the gecube 1070 has "low" TDP. Thermal pads are mandatory on RAM & VRMs. Be sure that proper contact is made with heatsink as VRM heat up A LOT! If you do everything by the books and don't overclock TDP (do not use MSI 150W vbios on this card, it will burn quickly), you should be ok for a few years. -
put a 4930mx in it, with the vacuum chamber it should overclock nicely
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M17xR2 Ray Tracing is here! RTX 3000 Upgrade
sliderfra replied to ssj92's topic in Alienware 17 and M17x
just a theory but IIRC there's an option in drivers to emulate SLI (or hybrid SLI as the cards are very different). Maybe this could solve the TDP issue. -
alienware m17 x r4 gpu upgrade from gtx 675m to gtx 1070
sliderfra replied to frank99's topic in Alienware 17 and M17x
you need a .bat file to flash it IIRC Dell bios won't install if you have a dead battery -
tech support Upgrade path for M17x R4?
sliderfra replied to Trozzul's topic in Alienware 17 and M17x
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mxm rtx 3080ti Mxm 3080Ti mobile - One last upgrade hope?
sliderfra replied to Clevo4Life91's topic in Components & Upgrades
hi, Most probably won't work unless you have optimus laptop. Problem is neither p870 nor x170sm do. -
well that's weird... Gotta be some LVDS converter of some sort. Did you try another LVDS ribbon? Chances are low but could be that also...
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with edp screen there's no way to trick the bios, IGP is purely deactivated.
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did you try with only one mxm card and in SG mode (optimus with intel HD)? Could be the converter chip sending signal from mxm to LVDS in PEG mode. If it works in SG mode, it's most probably this and AW will still be usable in SG mode with MXM card.