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    Does confusing the 6900M card to 7900 really work?

    Discussion in 'Alienware 17 and M17x' started by nayilalien, Apr 10, 2012.

  1. nayilalien

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    not yet, but +rep for the find.
    will try this later when i get home.
     
    xeroxide, Apr 10, 2012
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    Please read the notes and comments, just to be sure if it will work on X-fire.

    Actually,
    BenchmarK3D April 9, 2012 at 4:16 PM - Reply
    I’m not really sure how CF will perform with these drivers but you can give them a try, if you decide to do so, please report back with your findings.

    In theory CF should work fine but there’s always that chance that it won’t. I haven’t tested yet so I really don’t know. What I need is a lab rat…if you know what I mean.
     
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    i didn't get the extended options in the CCC
    but it seems as though 5min after i installed, he made a V2

    vantage score gained around 250 - 300 points. will install v2 once it's downloaded
    oh and crossfire worked after reboot.
     
    xeroxide, Apr 11, 2012
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    +rep for the nice find. Might have to try it out when I find the time. :)
     
    bigtonyman, Apr 11, 2012
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    I only installed the driver off the page, was too lazy to do any file modding, but I have the SSAA option in the drivers.

    xeroxide, make sure you have the Advanced View turned on in CCC or you won't get the extended options.

    Oh yeah, I should add that I couldn't get 12.3 WHQLs installed, but this driver installed totally painlessly. Go figure. 12.4 now.
     
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    this definitely is a nice find. +

    I can't be bothered to do it, but its interesting none the less
     
    SlickDude80, Apr 11, 2012
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    i've gained some scores here as well...infact 13 400 on Vantage graphics. I've never got that kind of score before.

    BTW, version 3 is out
     
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    Interesting. Thanks.
     
    Brither, Apr 11, 2012
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    The version 3 allows you to use overclocking tools with third party apps again, for those of you missing that with 12.3 WHQLs.
     
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