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    Guide: Flash your GTX 580M to GTX 675M in the R3!

    Discussion in 'Alienware 17 and M17x' started by GeoCake, Apr 12, 2012.

  1. GeoCake

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    Stock clocks (620/750) and voltage: Generic VGA video card benchmark result - Intel Core i7-2920XM Processor,Alienware M17xR3 score: P3593 3DMarks

    Overclocked at 750/900 and stock voltage:

    Generic VGA video card benchmark result - Intel Core i7-2920XM Processor,Alienware M17xR3 score: P4264 3DMarks



    CPU @ 40/39/37/37

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    I can confirm that it is 101% safe to flash a 580M to a 675M, so go ahead folks! :)

    One will need a modded .inf file since Nvidia does not support the 675M just yet. Also bear in mind that this does not fix the 78C throttle, as every single Nvidia card will throttle at that temp in the R3.

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    Drivers and modded .inf files: Drivers | drivers for mobile cards and laptops | laptopvideo2go.com
    I suggest the latest WHQL certified drivers.

    The following vbios are Dell in nature and have been dumped from a Dell GTX 675M from a M17x R4.

    0.87v vbios: 675m.rom

    0.92v overvolted vbios: 675m92v.rom
    Do NOT use Furmark or any other stress tool with this vbios, it will kill your card. Ensure you keep your card as cool as possible - this vbios is for benchers and extreme overclockers only.

    Use this guide by widezu69 to flash your card: [Guide] 580m GTX throtting fix. No need to modify system Bios.

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    Thanks to:

    Little Washu for the Dell GTX 675M vbios
    svl7 for overvolting the vbios
    pau1ow for the original Clevo GTX 675M vbios
    widezu69 for his flashing guide
    Me for testing all vbios and confirming that they work perfectly. :)
     
    GeoCake, Apr 12, 2012
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  2. widezu69

    widezu69 Goodbye Alienware

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    Not bad. I can actually spoof the card name using only an inf mod :)
     
    widezu69, Apr 12, 2012
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    You know what GEO, for your bravery, you deserve rep...as soon as i can lol :D

    And just incase anyone is wondering, throttle is still present
     
    SlickDude80, Apr 12, 2012
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    Well, Geo said that the power throttle is still there. Geo, wrap your laptop in some blankets or something and get it to 78C to see if it throttles :)
     
    blink_c, Apr 12, 2012
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  5. maxheap

    maxheap caparison horus :)

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    Geo, on my way to rep you bro, as soon as it lets me :)
     
    maxheap, Apr 12, 2012
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    GeoCake http://ted.ph

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    The 78C throttle is still present. :(
     
    GeoCake, Apr 12, 2012
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    widezu69 Goodbye Alienware

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    Wait wait wait whaaaa??!?!?!?!? Commendable effort buddy!
     
    widezu69, Apr 12, 2012
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  8. GeoCake

    GeoCake http://ted.ph

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    It wasn't under that much load though. Just turned off all fans and stuff lol.
     
    GeoCake, Apr 12, 2012
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    yes, i stand corrected :D

    hmmmm...interesting. GEO, i have a feeling that many many people are going to be IM'ing you now, asking how you updated the bios lol
     
    SlickDude80, Apr 12, 2012
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    widezu69 Goodbye Alienware

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    PM to me now please :)
     
    widezu69, Apr 12, 2012
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  11. maxheap

    maxheap caparison horus :)

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    GEO!!! WHAT?!!! I can envision every 580m user in this forum flashing their cards this weekend, and Geo your rep will grow exponentially :D
     
    maxheap, Apr 12, 2012
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    Ah ok sorry missed that thanks!

    Also @Geo, my question to you, in nvidia inspector, how may p-states are there?
     
    widezu69, Apr 12, 2012
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    GeoCake http://ted.ph

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    The P1 state has the lower voltage but the card didn't go to that state, so it didn't throttle on me. :eek:

    4 p-states. P0 is max performance, P1 lower voltage, P8 and P12 lowest voltage.
     
    GeoCake, Apr 12, 2012
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    Alright sweet, I'll ask the guys over at mvktech to do a bit of digging then I'll make a thread about it. Possible merging it with my current throttling fix one.
     
    widezu69, Apr 12, 2012
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    SICK! i take my hat off to you, oh GEO of the R3 clan
     
    SlickDude80, Apr 12, 2012
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    Geo, the god of Geforce. I bow to you master :D
     
    widezu69, Apr 12, 2012
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    I got a 7970 in my m15x but I need some drivers to test it. If anyone has a 7970m driver let me know. I want to see how it does against the green team :)
     
    Table21, Apr 12, 2012
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    widezu69 Goodbye Alienware

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    Hey Table, stick it in an R3, I know you got one lying around :)
     
    widezu69, Apr 12, 2012
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  20. maxheap

    maxheap caparison horus :)

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    And Geo fixed the throttling issue before Dell did :D

    where did you get it?? :err:

    BTW talking about trying to steal the thunder :D
     
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    if you want to test it in a m17x R3, i'm near by ;)

    well, like i said many times previously, the members on here know their stuff. BUt lets do some testing first and see if there is any longevity to the throttle fix and that there are no issues before we raise our hands completely :D

    This is a great day for 580m owners though...finally a ray of hope
     
    SlickDude80, Apr 12, 2012
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  22. widezu69

    widezu69 Goodbye Alienware

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    Once I get some response from the guys over at mvktech, I'll get it all set up easy for everyone to do. Credit will be given where appropriate,. Lets not forget pau1ow for the bios :)
     
    widezu69, Apr 12, 2012
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    Lmao, I'm just a guinea pig more than anything. But... bad news!

    Tested it in a game and it throttled at 78C. It seems like anything identified as an Nivida card in the bios, will throttle at that temperature.

    Oh well.
     
    GeoCake, Apr 12, 2012
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    this means the throttle is being applied at a device ID level. Is there a way to spoof that?
     
    SlickDude80, Apr 12, 2012
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    Lol. Gotta give Dell credit for a flawless throttle mechanic!
     
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    Now if we can spoof it and make the bios think it is a AMD card... :D
     
    widezu69, Apr 12, 2012
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    ya bro...i wasn't kidding about that. how can we spoof the device id on the card?
     
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    Awesome job, any performance boost by any chance?
     
    littleone562, Apr 12, 2012
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    GeoCake http://ted.ph

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    Well I have posted benches for stock clocks and overclocked clocks so you decide based on the GPU scores!
     
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    If you can post a screenshot of the device manager with the opened "display adapter" window showing the "details" tab and the "hardware ids" in the dropdown menu I might be able to mod you a driver.
     
    svl7, Apr 12, 2012
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  32. littleone562

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    Does this one still push into P1 state during high load like the 580M?
     
    littleone562, Apr 12, 2012
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    It didn't for me, but the 78C throttle was still there. :(
     
    GeoCake, Apr 12, 2012
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    Very awesome and interesting.
     
    littleone562, Apr 12, 2012
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    Just for laughs. See attached image. All hacks were done on a driver level. I'm still using the 580m vbios, not a single bios flash was used, driver mod only.
     

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    My funny picture post disappeared :( And the rep tied to it, lol
     
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    The 675m vbios is quite a bit different to the 580m VBIOS (Dell and Clevo). There are still huge parts which are identical, but they changed more than I expected.


    Lol, that's NBR... what did you expect :D
     
    svl7, Apr 12, 2012
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    That's because
    Exactly, this is not a chat board.
     
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    Can you elaborate on this?

    Interesting to know what has changed, etc.
     
    GeoCake, Apr 12, 2012
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    Nice... rep added!

    I'm hoping I could upgrade 6970M -> 680m if it is kepler on my R3 . Sounds like good news to me.
     
    pp_ph, Apr 12, 2012
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    Thanks babe! :D

    Defo going overvolted. :)
     
    GeoCake, Apr 12, 2012
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    @widezu: Just wondering... is this the one I just created and put on MVKtech?



    Hard to say, I only took a quick look at it. Lots of differences there. What you might notice at sometime is that they made some very slight changes to the clock domains.
     
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    Yep. Credit goes to svl7.
     
    widezu69, Apr 12, 2012
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    hows it working?
     
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    This is awesome. Subscribed and +rep to Geo and widezu for being such daredevils!
     
    tetsussaiga, Apr 12, 2012
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    Hahaha you're welcome LUVR. Gotta love British ban'a!

    Edit: For those who want to, there is a much easier way of soft modding your 580m into a 675m. I have attached an inf file. You must go into C:\NVIDIA\DisplayDriver\301.24\WinVista_Win7_64\International\Display.Driver and replace it with this new one, if you aren't overwriting something, you're going it wrong. Reinstall the driver This doesn't affect performance or throttling or anything. It just changes the device name in GPUz :D
    http://www.mediafire.com/?kegelc6k2rq98d3
     
    widezu69, Apr 12, 2012
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    Any good Geo with the o/v vbios ?
     
    pau1ow, Apr 13, 2012
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    What command did you use to flash it in nvflash Geo?
     
    littleone562, Apr 13, 2012
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    Use the guide in my throttling fix. It is the same principle, but use the 67m.bin instead of the 580m.rom.
     
    widezu69, Apr 13, 2012
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