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    Updating GTX580M driver and other noob questions.

    Discussion in 'Alienware 17 and M17x' started by thebarraster, Aug 19, 2011.

  1. thebarraster

    thebarraster Newbie

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    Hi all.
    Just received my R3 2720qm, gtx580m laptop and I'm needing a bit of advice.
    I have just tried to update to the latest drivers but after failure and reading I notice that this needs a modded inf file to complete if I'm correct? If so how do I go about doing this?
    Also how can I roll back to the A04 driver and were can i find the old A04 download as I could not find it on the website?
    And just a last questions, is it worth upgrading from 4GB ram to some better 8GB ram if I am only gaming? I'm aware that ram speeds wont make much of a dereference but I'm not sure of the effects on size gaming wise.
    Cheers for any help!
     
    thebarraster, Aug 19, 2011
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  2. DarkXeRoX

    DarkXeRoX Notebook Consultant

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    8 gb of ram is a fair bit nicer

    even tho not alot of games realy require alot of ram or even use all of it, 4gb is well just about the minimum for 64bit or and newer games these days

    6gb is starting to become the minimum for gaming rigs these days.

    8gb is nice as u never have to worry about lacking ram for a while unless u do after fx stuff or things along those lines.
     
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  3. The Revelator

    The Revelator Notebook Prophet

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    You can find the A04 BIOS here: Drivers & Downloads. M17xR3A04-W64.exe is the easiest one.
     
    The Revelator, Aug 19, 2011
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