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    M17x R3 + 580M...but what about optimus?!

    Discussion in 'Alienware 17 and M17x' started by mrm2x, Jul 11, 2011.

  1. mrm2x

    mrm2x Notebook Consultant

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    Hey there,

    just realized... the available graphic-options in dells online-store (at least in europe) reads "460M with Optimus Technology" and "580M"...

    while in the us-store theres "460M" and "580M" (no sign of optimus at all).

    so whats going? just a typo or missing description?! i mean you´re not telling me dell forgot to enable optimus with the 580M...are you?!

    regards
     
    mrm2x, Jul 11, 2011
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  2. tl1203

    tl1203 Notebook Enthusiast

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    without optimus...that's a big plus to me...

    according to me, optimus = nightmare. it's always switch your Nvidia video card to integrated video card when you playing games...
     
    tl1203, Jul 11, 2011
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  3. ECKS

    ECKS Notebook Prophet

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    So will the 580m be manual switching or no switching at all?
     
    ECKS, Jul 12, 2011
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  4. NegLet

    NegLet Notebook Guru

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    I thought it did have Optimus? I seem to recall reading somewhere that it did... here in fact!
     
    NegLet, Jul 12, 2011
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  5. katalin_2003

    katalin_2003 NBR Spectre Super Moderator

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    It's all in the drivers guys ;)
     
    katalin_2003, Jul 12, 2011
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  6. mrm2x

    mrm2x Notebook Consultant

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    hm. lets hope dell remebers this chart where it says "M17 - Optimus - Yes" ^^

    isn´t it a chip on the mainboard?! which controls the switching between different gpu´s? i mean if it only were the drivers...why does no asus clevo or whatever-notebook with nivdia 460m or higher have optimus!?
     
    mrm2x, Jul 12, 2011
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  7. katalin_2003

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    BIOS restriction maybe, I don't know these models. But it's certainly not the 580m that doesn't support it.
     
    katalin_2003, Jul 12, 2011
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    So should be doable with the M17x R3 then since the actual laptop supports it?
     
    ewitte12, Jul 25, 2011
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  9. livid

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    I don't see what the deal is with Optimus anyways? Nearly every thread regarding Optimus has more complaints rather than positive feedback. I'm glad that I only have one GPU to work with.
     
    livid, Jul 25, 2011
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  10. vikingrinn

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    M17x R3 w/3D 120Hz WLED & 460M/580M = no optimus gpu switching...
    M17x R3 w/60Hz WLED & 460M/580M = optimus gpu switching -OR- manual gpu switching w/ modded bios...
     
    vikingrinn, Jul 25, 2011
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