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    Gtx 460m A02 Bios

    Discussion in 'Alienware 17 and M17x' started by livid, Oct 24, 2011.

  1. livid

    livid Notebook Consultant

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    I was looking through the downloads for some updates and I noticed that the nVidia video cards got some BIOS updates on the 12th. Dell supposedly marks them as urgent.

    Any feedback on these so far?

    Link: Drivers and Downloads
     
    livid, Oct 24, 2011
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  2. Roykirk

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    It's been discussed in this sticky for a while now.
     
    Roykirk, Oct 24, 2011
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    Works great alowed me to use the lates drivers from Nvidia with out moding the inf. file
     
    Ammo7, Oct 24, 2011
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  4. livid

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    Gotcha, thanks. For some reason the search turned up nothing.
     
    livid, Oct 24, 2011
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  5. widezu69

    widezu69 Goodbye Alienware

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    Guess you don't check the sticky's in this forum :D
     
    widezu69, Oct 24, 2011
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    These new Vbios's cut back on the throttling occurring on the nvidia cards. So it still throttles, but much less

    you should definitely update your card
     
    SlickDude80, Oct 24, 2011
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    hey i got a question, about this driver. i did the exact things at the sticky thread, and asked.. but everyone ignore. haha gpu-z still mentions it as A01. shouldnt it be A02? or where can i check if its installed correctly?
     
    Litoid, Oct 24, 2011
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    it could be an error on gpu-z
     
    SlickDude80, Oct 24, 2011
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  9. livid

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    The upgrade would cost 2/3 of what the notebook was worth originally (Eurocom quoted $790 CAD for the 580M). The only option is to sell my current M17xR3 and buy a new one. I guess going with a notebook versus a new desktop was a bad decision after all.
     
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    i meant update your vbios...not get a new card lol

    Yeah, there is a high price to pay for being mobile. i think before even considering getting a 580m, you definitely need to overclock your 460 to at least 560m speeds (assuming you haven't OC'ed). You'll stretch the 460m's life out a little
     
    SlickDude80, Oct 24, 2011
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  11. livid

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    I haven't OC'd yet, but I'll give it a shot.
     
    livid, Oct 24, 2011
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    I easily overclocked the 460m in my Asus g73 to 800mhz core/1600mhz shaders/1480mhz DDR5

    The temps hardly got any hotter. I think the general consensus is that all 460m's will at least do those speeds...and at those speeds, you've a card that is faster than a 560m (a completely free upgrade)

    Download MSI Afterburner, set your sliders. That's it. Enjoy your game :D
     
    SlickDude80, Oct 24, 2011
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  13. livid

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    Thanks for the tip. I'm hoping that the configuration I have will be good for BF3 when it hits the shelves.
     
    livid, Oct 24, 2011
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    BatBoy, Oct 24, 2011
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