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    How do i improve my m17x?

    Discussion in 'Alienware 17 and M17x' started by mirito, Jun 9, 2010.

  1. mirito

    mirito Notebook Consultant

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    Hey guys was wondering how to improve performance on m17x right out of the box for overallvantage bench and gaming? I got a i7 720qm 6gm ram and cf5870
     
    mirito, Jun 9, 2010
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    deltaone45 Notebook Deity

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    update the video driver? what else would you want to do? maybe try a fresh reinstall go to dells support site and make sure all your drivers are up to date thats about it tho man.
     
    deltaone45, Jun 9, 2010
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    kenichols29 Notebook Evangelist

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    Where should I get a video drover, dells site or do I download the Catalyst control center 10.5 from ATIs website?
     
    kenichols29, Jun 10, 2010
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    joelhr Notebook Consultant

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    fresh reinstall worked for me. Dell installed 4870 CF drivers for my 5870 CF system. It was unstable. Crysis was running 20-25 on High before the reinstall.... after I got 50-60 on High and able to get very high 22-34
     
    joelhr, Jun 10, 2010
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    fishnbanjo Notebook Consultant

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    Always get your video driver for that laptop at DELL since their interface is different than the original mobil video card ATi makes, OEM specified interfaces have OEM specific drivers and are specific to those cards.
     
    fishnbanjo, Jun 10, 2010
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