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    M17x and ATI4870 Questions

    Discussion in 'Alienware 17 and M17x' started by pmassey31545, Sep 21, 2010.

  1. pmassey31545

    pmassey31545 Whats the mission sir?

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    Two things here, Was wondering with all the talk, if anyone has found the 'best' drivers for this machine. And 2, is there a program that will display GPU temps and usage in game like EVGA Precision does for nVidia? I've done some looking-tried ATI Tools, Everest, Riva Tuner. Can't seem to figure it out. Any help(I'm sure someone knows). Thanks.......
     
    pmassey31545, Sep 21, 2010
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    ttnuagmada Notebook Evangelist

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    So far, 10.5/10.5a give me the least problems. The main issue i have with any driver after that (including the AW driver released today) is that BFBC2 does not play smoothly like it should, its full of stutters and hiccups that do not exist in 10.5a. I also am not able to overclock using software in any driver post 10.5a

    That being said, the games you play might be the biggest factor in which driver you use. If you plan on overclocking, flashing the vbios is the best way to do it anyhow.
     
    ttnuagmada, Sep 22, 2010
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    pmassey31545 Whats the mission sir?

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    Good grief!!! 100 views and only 1 response. Is there not a program to display in game temos and GPU usage?
     
    pmassey31545, Sep 24, 2010
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    jeremyshaw Big time Idiot

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    eVGA precision and MSI Afterburner are both based on RivaTuner.

    eVGA precision will work with ATi cards, too.
     
    jeremyshaw, Sep 24, 2010
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    pmassey31545 Whats the mission sir?

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    Ahhhhh! I was not aware of this. I will check. If so, thanks be to you with rep!!!
     
    pmassey31545, Sep 24, 2010
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    pmassey31545 Whats the mission sir?

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    Uh, evga locked up my computer when I tried to start it. Afterburner looks the same, but can't seem to find temps and only shows some features of each gpu. Doesn't look like it'll work either. Though it does show FPS in Game-but Fraps does that. I want temps and usage.
     
    pmassey31545, Sep 25, 2010
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