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    M11x-R1 best driver? help optimize

    Discussion in 'Alienware M11x' started by theweioflife, Feb 16, 2011.

  1. theweioflife

    theweioflife Newbie

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    I'm new here =)

    As of now, what the best video driver for my m11x-r1?
    My 335M driver is currently 197.72 .
    I know 266.58 is the latest release from the nVidia website, but I read most people are seeing no difference or even a decrease in gaming performance.

    I play StarCraft 2 and can only get by on low settings...I just bought Just Cause 2 and hope to optimize my m11x's performance.

    Also, do I need to do anything to the BIOS to improve my machine??
    I'm very new to all this :eek: . I'll appreciate any help!
     
    theweioflife, Feb 16, 2011
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  2. EvolvA

    EvolvA Notebook Enthusiast

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    don't just install the new nvidia driver in your R1 the normal way because you will lose the gpu switching hability, there's a way to install 260.99 drivers, but I would not bother to do it (there's not much of an improvement).

    as for improving the performance in the BIOS, there's an option to increase the cpu from 1.3GHz to 1.7GHz, simply search for the option "overclock" in your BIOS, this way your cpu will bottleneck the gpu a bit less
     
    EvolvA, Feb 16, 2011
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    theweioflife Newbie

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    So then which driver would be best for gaming performance? My current version seems dated doesn't it?

    My cpu is overclocked, but I noticed there are threads on updating the BIOS software. What is the purpose of doing so?
     
    theweioflife, Feb 16, 2011
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    MasivB Guest

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    I see people using the 187 driver for PB, 258 for SC2 and the 266 for all around, so I'd say the newest is possibly the best?
     
    MasivB, Feb 16, 2011
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