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    Nvidia Firmware Update

    Discussion in '2015+ Alienware 13 / 15 / 17' started by FrozenSolid, Jul 28, 2019.

  1. FrozenSolid

    FrozenSolid Notebook Evangelist

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    Alienware Support Assist tells me that Nvidia wants to apply a firmware update 90.04.3F.00.62/63 to my RTX 2080 and I was wondering if anyone has any experience with it? Does anyone know what is it supposed to do that is better than the previous version? Google has absolutely no information about it.
     
    FrozenSolid, Jul 28, 2019
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    DeeX THz

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    That is the 180w VBIOS. The lowest power limit vBIOS.
     
    DeeX, Jul 31, 2019
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    Thanks for the reply but what does that actually mean for me? Why would I want to install it?
     
    FrozenSolid, Jul 31, 2019
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    Less stress is put on the GPU itself I guess. But then you will also receive lower clockspeed in order to keep the temp under 75 C.
     
    Enkeixpress, Aug 2, 2019
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    Papusan Jokebook's Sucks! Dont waste your $$$ on Filthy

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    So Dell doesn’t need to spend more money on RMA and support than necessary. Lower stress on components will only gain Dell.
     
    Papusan, Aug 2, 2019
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    Understood. Thanks Enkeixpress and Papusan.
     
    FrozenSolid, Aug 3, 2019
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