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    Which Driver for best ?

    Discussion in 'Alienware 17 and M17x' started by benmutlu, Aug 31, 2010.

  1. benmutlu

    benmutlu Newbie

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    Hello,

    I have alienware m17x with 280m SLI card. Its always crashing when playing games. What I have to do ?

    Which drivers are best for 280M ?

    What I have to do on BIOS ? Should I disable integrated card ?

    Thnx.
     
    benmutlu, Aug 31, 2010
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    dave-p Notebook Deity

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    what are your GPU / CPU temps ?

    seems more likely you are over heating
     
    dave-p, Aug 31, 2010
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  3. benmutlu

    benmutlu Newbie

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    Geforce GTX 280 M

    Driver Version : 258.96

    I dont think its because of overheating. Its new and I m using laptop cooler
     
    benmutlu, Aug 31, 2010
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    I suggest using latest Dell beta drivers, P06. Those are by far the most stable for the majority of us.
     
    myx, Aug 31, 2010
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