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    M17x-R2: Finally arrived! (some question)

    Discussion in 'Alienware 17 and M17x' started by CptXabaras, Dec 13, 2010.

  1. CptXabaras

    CptXabaras Overclocked, Overvolted, Liquid Cooled

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    so guys! finally my AW it's here!

    It is huge, heavy and... beautifull!!!!

    It comes with A08 bios and 8.763 Dell driver, how can i tell if the Vbios is updated also?

    Out of the box run of 3dmark Vantage gave me >P13500 it is ok?

    oh God! i'm so exited!!!!
     
    CptXabaras, Dec 13, 2010
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  2. Necrotopsy

    Necrotopsy Notebook Consultant

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    A09 is the latest bios, but you probably already knew that.
    the ATI drivers are better then dell's according to Vantage by about 300 points (on my rig anyway).
     
    Necrotopsy, Dec 13, 2010
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  3. 5150Joker

    5150Joker Tech|Inferno

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    Actually his system already has the correct vbios. No need for bios A09 unless he is running an extreme CPU. Congrats on the purchase.
     
    5150Joker, Dec 13, 2010
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  4. steviejones133

    steviejones133 Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    Vantage scores seem in the ball-park to me....ive got similar spec and my vantage with AMD 10.11 is 14k.......CCC will tell you the vbios you have under graphics hardware tab. You should see the follwing for the latest vbios (in red) oh, and my drivers are AMD 10.11 not Dell 8.763 fwiw. May as well check BOTH cards while your at it....you should see something like this:

    Primary Adapter
    Graphics Card Manufacturer Powered by ATI
    Graphics Chipset ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5800 Series
    Device ID 68A0
    Vendor 1002

    Subsystem ID 043A
    Subsystem Vendor ID 1028

    Graphics Bus Capability PCI Express 2.0
    Maximum Bus Setting PCI Express 2.0 x8

    BIOS Version 012.020.000.027
    BIOS Part Number 113-B96101-104
    BIOS Date 2010/05/13

    Memory Size 1024 MB
    Memory Type GDDR5

    Core Clock in MHz 700 MHz
    Memory Clock in MHz 1000 MHz
    Total Memory Bandwidth in GByte/s 64.0 GByte/s


    Linked Adapter
    Graphics Card Manufacturer Powered by ATI
    Graphics Chipset ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5800 Series
    Device ID 68A0
    Vendor 1002

    Subsystem ID 043A
    Subsystem Vendor ID 1028

    Graphics Bus Capability PCI Express 2.0
    Maximum Bus Setting PCI Express 2.0 x8

    BIOS Version 012.020.000.027
    BIOS Part Number 113-B96101-104
    BIOS Date 2010/05/13

    Memory Size 1024 MB
    Memory Type GDDR5

    Core Clock in MHz 700 MHz
    Memory Clock in MHz 1000 MHz
    Total Memory Bandwidth in GByte/s 64.0 GByte/s
     
    steviejones133, Dec 13, 2010
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  5. CptXabaras

    CptXabaras Overclocked, Overvolted, Liquid Cooled

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    Thanks Stevie,

    Yes both card are under A01 bios out from factory. That's something that i like actually.

    The AW has no issues so far (refering to all issues related to drivers/vbios etc...)

    Can stay on battery, can go on stand by etc... no problem at all
     
    CptXabaras, Dec 13, 2010
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  6. steviejones133

    steviejones133 Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    Excellent - enjoy your new system!
     
    steviejones133, Dec 14, 2010
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  7. GoodToGo

    GoodToGo Notebook Consultant

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    If it is the system in your sig, then you are in for some serious gaming fun :D
     
    GoodToGo, Dec 14, 2010
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  8. CptXabaras

    CptXabaras Overclocked, Overvolted, Liquid Cooled

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    So my first run of 3Dmark 2006 is 15994 3dmark. Looks good to me.

    is it ok? everything stock and 10.11 with caps2
     
    CptXabaras, Dec 14, 2010
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  9. FXi

    FXi Notebook Deity

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    Congrats on a lovely system. We'll understand if we hear from you less because you are off having so much fun :) Enjoy!
     
    FXi, Dec 15, 2010
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  10. steviejones133

    steviejones133 Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    Sounds bang on to me....more or less...06 varies from run to run and i notice it can be by a few hundred points either way sometimes.

    My best run of this was 16500 and average run is around 16250....maybe i get a 'lil bit more due to 2gb extra ram.....
     
    steviejones133, Dec 15, 2010
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