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    8800m GTX SLI Users must read! Great Force wear!

    Discussion in 'Alienware' started by D_Sage44, Oct 6, 2008.

  1. D_Sage44

    D_Sage44 Notebook Consultant

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    I feel like ive traveled across a border i should not have with my m1730 but for all you m17x SLI users out there check this out!!


    Ok i ran across these drivers on laptopvideo2go.com and i really just have to let all m1730 users know about this. Stock dell drivers and drivers underneath 177.41 have had lots of issues running SLI well, expecially in Non-SLI friendly games like crysis. 179.13 is a laptop version of 178.13 by alienware. This is great stuff. This really has brought the raw power of my SLI out and i can feel it in all my games. Not only that it has lowered my temps by a few degrees over 177.41+ drivers. I strongly recommend these to any 8800m GTX SLI users.

    It can be found at

    http://www.laptopvideo2go.com/drivers/vista/179.13 for VISTA 32 bit

    http://www.laptopvideo2go.com/drivers/xp/179.13 for XP 32 bit

    no 64 bit versions out of yet though =(

    For 64 bit users with an 8800m GTX SLI setup i would recommend using the 178.13 drivers from laptopvideo2go they benchmark just under 179.13 Install them using the same process you would for the 179.13, just look for them under the drivers tab on the main page.

    Just DL the Driver extract the folder out and then insert the custom INI file into the folder and replace the older one and then run the .exe in the folder.
     
    D_Sage44, Oct 6, 2008
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  2. Oceanus

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    When I first saw the words "great force wear," I had a mental image of the graphic cards melting under the intense heat of some desert. I don't know why. Might be because the first words I saw were "great force wear" and "i've traveled across a border."

    In any case, glad to hear these drivers improved your gaming experience!
     
    Oceanus, Oct 6, 2008
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  3. Stone825

    Stone825 Notebook Virtuoso

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    Lol its spelled "Forceware" :).

    Anyways, do you mind if I add this to my SLi Guide?
     
    Stone825, Oct 6, 2008
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  4. Oodle-Bear

    Oodle-Bear Alienware Mug, Testpilot

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    It's a good version, only problem is that it doesn't support Blu-Ray playback...

    Apart from that it's ok (",)

    OB
     
    Oodle-Bear, Oct 6, 2008
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  5. spradhan01

    spradhan01 Notebook Virtuoso

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    thanks for this info
     
    spradhan01, Oct 20, 2008
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  6. tyronne

    tyronne Notebook Evangelist

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    When i had my m15x i ran into problems with downloading drivers from places other than Alienware. The problems were always the same couldn't play BLURAY :(

    I really miss my m15x :(
     
    tyronne, Oct 20, 2008
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