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    3610 qm question.

    Discussion in 'Alienware 17 and M17x' started by dandan112988, May 14, 2012.

  1. SlickDude80

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    that's a decent score. Try lowering your vram to say 1450 and try bumping up the core a tad more
     
    SlickDude80, May 25, 2012
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    does vram have an effect on the core speed? if so id rather have stock vram and like a 975 core.

    update: tried 950/1200....crashes 3dmark11 to desktop...do i have a bad overclocker?
     
    HaloGod2012, May 25, 2012
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    your card just probably needs a little more juice to be stable

    try 940
     
    SlickDude80, May 25, 2012
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    925 is the max for 3dmark11, and for crysis 2, even 900 crashes after a while, wish i could add some voltage!
     
    HaloGod2012, May 25, 2012
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    you can:

    AMD 7970m - modified VBIOS
     
    SlickDude80, May 25, 2012
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    just flashed to 1075v. Now im 3dmark11 stable at 950/1500, scored p6400 only, must be cpu bottlenecked? going to try 975 core

    thanks for the help, im stable at 990/1500, just scored p6714
     
    HaloGod2012, May 25, 2012
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    awesome! :D 6700 is a great score
     
    SlickDude80, May 25, 2012
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    I was in another thread and someone told me that the 3610 wouldn't be good for using a PS2 emulator and that I should downgrade to an i5 or upgrade to the 3720. Is that really necessary?
     
    gamerish, May 25, 2012
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    why? the 3610 is a very fast processor. Definitely faster than any i5
     
    SlickDude80, May 25, 2012
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    Something about the cores I think. Here's the thread, it starts around the middle of the page.
     
    gamerish, May 25, 2012
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    any ivy bridge is more than adequate to run an emulator, i wouldn't put much stock in that
     
    SlickDude80, May 25, 2012
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    Hi slick,

    i just received the M17x R4 today. was planning to OC the processor, i tried to read the pages back and it seems not possible right? is it for the meantime? hehe.. also the link on your sig with OC 7970. will that work with my machine?
     
    kris187, Jul 3, 2012
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    How high can the 3720 be over clocked? (new to over clocking)
     
    rommel1942, Jul 3, 2012
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    Hey Kris, you have a 3610? Only the 3720 and 3820 can be overclocked in the bios via raising the multiplier. THe only thing you can do with the 3610 is raise the BCLK a few percentage points. it isn't really worth doing that. THe 3610 is actually quite powerful as it is, but you will see the biggest gains by overclocking your 7970m...and yes, section 10 in my guide (i.e., Overclocking in MSI Afterburner) will work in your R4...but don't update the unlocked bios as that is for a R3...NOT your R4

    via the bios, a 3720 will do:

    40, 39, 38, 38 (i.e., 4ghz single core, 3.9 ghz dual core, 3.8ghz with 3-4cores in use)
     
    SlickDude80, Jul 3, 2012
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    Well that's quite good. I suppose there is a guide around here somewhere on how to over clock a 3720 on a Alienware m17xR4 right?
     
    rommel1942, Jul 3, 2012
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    a guide? sure 3 steps:

    Go to advanced tab in the bios
    Enable Overclocking
    Enable Overriding turbo settings
    Enable Extreme mode and set the your multipliers to 40,39,38,38

    Then save, exit...and enjoy smoking fast computer ;)
     
    SlickDude80, Jul 3, 2012
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    Wow sounds easy?
    I don't have my m17x yet, how would I go by accessing the bios?(mega noob, is it possible to give rep on a mobile app ?)
     
    rommel1942, Jul 3, 2012
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    Thanks slick. anyway. do you have any idea what to put on the 7970M? like, what would be the best?
     
    kris187, Jul 3, 2012
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    How does the 3610 handle video compression and HD video editing? Does it do it well or is the 3720 a large boost to performance in this situation?
     
    Tachyonic, Jul 3, 2012
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    i had 3610QM and now a 3720QM and the difference is minimal at best.
     
    Xenn0X, Jul 4, 2012
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