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    overclocking 2920 in an m17 r3

    Discussion in 'Alienware 17 and M17x' started by usmc362, Aug 22, 2011.

  1. usmc362

    usmc362 Notebook Consultant

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    Is getting a 2920XM in an M17X r3 a waste of money or do you think some time in the future there will be a way to get the full potential from this cpu?
     
    usmc362, Aug 22, 2011
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    There's a modified BIOS which should allow you to fully control the 2920xm, though so far it has only been tested with non-extreme CPUs (for which the overclocking menu isn't available)
    See here.
     
    svl7, Aug 22, 2011
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    So who's gonna be the first guinea pig? :D
     
    usmc362, Aug 22, 2011
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    DaneGRClose tested the BIOS, it's not corrupted, you can't loose anything by flashing it. Just test it once you have it, and in case everything works as described you'll have the fastest M17x r3 on the whole planet.
     
    svl7, Aug 22, 2011
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    svl7 are you getting an M17X r3?
     
    usmc362, Aug 22, 2011
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    No, I'm happy with the performance of my M15x, I don't have money for a new system at the moment. Though a M17x r3 with 2920xm is really tempting... :D
     
    svl7, Aug 22, 2011
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    Yeah, you can only get an M17X r3 with a 2920XM from HIDevolution. Or eBay I guess. Wouldn't you need a different heatsink though? Dual pipe?
     
    usmc362, Aug 22, 2011
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    No, the M17x r3 comes with dual piped heatsink, there's only one model in the r3. Check out the pics of Dane's repasting guide. But repasting will help if you start overclocking the 2920xm.
     
    svl7, Aug 22, 2011
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    Would you need a 3 pipe heatsink with the 2920? I see the GPU comes with one
     
    usmc362, Aug 22, 2011
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    The 2920xm heatsink of the M18x has only 2 heatpipes as well, there's no 3 heatpipe heatsink available anyway. The 2920xm has the same TDP as the 940xm, and the M15x has only two heatpipes as well, so the heat-management is probably similar.
     
    svl7, Aug 22, 2011
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    There's a M17x R3 with a ES 2920xm owner around here but i never heard anything from him.
     
    katalin_2003, Aug 22, 2011
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    Yeah, he said he'll flash the BIOS as soon as someone else with a 2920xm has done it... LOL.
     
    svl7, Aug 22, 2011
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    About how i feel b4 i order lol. But may just do it :). Just wish it were newer an not based on m18x.
     
    ewitte12, Aug 22, 2011
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    Count me as the guinea pig.. Not saying I'm going to run it 24/7 though one person mentioned it glitches a lot though they did not have a 2920xm. Should have some kind of results next week. If it works I may try to mod a newer m18x BIOS.
     
    ewitte12, Aug 25, 2011
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    Installed the ES 2920xm. Tried the m18x BIOS and there were no multi settings in the BIOS. Also ran throttlestop and it did nothing.
     
    ewitte12, Aug 27, 2011
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    Thanks for trying. +Rep.
     
    The Revelator, Aug 27, 2011
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    BTW I checked the pics in that thread and there was an option "Non-Turbo Flex Support" that was disabled for them but enabled for me. It even lets me set it to extreme CPU there when enabled. I tried that and it didn't give me any other menu options.
     
    ewitte12, Aug 28, 2011
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