Any new updates for the M15x? Or 8800x?

I havnt been on the forums for a long time and was wondering if theres any new major updates that will help the M15x performance... Please let me know...

I am currently running X32 bios and I forgot which video card drivers, if someone can tell me how to check I would appreciate it.

 

you don't want to upgrade your BIOS.

they release x34 which was riddled with it's own brand of problems, though fixing some of the x9000's issues, and the x36, which was supposed to fix the stuff they messed up in x34, but didn't do the whole job...

x32 is still the 'best' bios for a non-x9000 m15x.

for video drivers, there have been more than a few to say that the 179.14 drivers give the best synthetic benchmarks. some have reported smoother gameplay in newer versions... all I know is that when I installed the latest 180.43 (? I think) drivers, My graphics system would crash. So I installed the 179.14 drivers and it's been working significantly better since.

It's your call.

 

Hm, strange. I had good times with the 180.43 drivers. Never tried 179.14, myself yet. Dox's 180.44 drivers are working well. I intend on trying out he 180.48/180.60/180.70 drivers soon.

 

180.60? 180.70? when did that happen?

 

according to lv2go... four days ago.

 

any better than 180.48?

EDIT: interesting, 180.70 natively support mobile GPUs as well.

 

Haven't seen any updates for the M17X either recently. The 180.48 and the modded INF versions of 179.13 have worked best for me so far.

 

how do i check which drivers im running now? im in the device manager and clicked driver details and i got:

7.15.11.7792

 

that might be 177.92 then. to be sure, go to your control panel and open the nvidia control panel. you can check there.

 

yup its 177.92 anything confirmed better then this?

 

Dox' 180.43 is nice, 180.48 is apparently a gaming beast, 180.60 and .70 are the very newest. take your pick.

 

what do you recommened? i want the safest drivers possible something that wont burn the laptop... any recommendations? and what is the website to goto again? who makes 180.48?

 

Im on the page where is sais
GeForce Release 180 WHQL
Version: 180.48

it also sais This is a WHQL-certified driver for GeForce 200-series, 9-series, and 8800-series desktop GPUs.

does it matter that im installing it on a laptop?

 

well you obviously need to add the modded .inf before the install, as stated in the walkthrough.

 

right, whizzo thanks for the help again bro btw do you know any differences between 180.43, and 180.48 i see alot more downloads for the 180.43 so im assuming its better...

 

i've tried both, wasn't too impressed by .48, mainly because my 3dmark score dropped from 9.8k to 8.3k :O

beyond that, .48 greatly increases gaming performance (apparently).

 

and before i install it , is it true that its this simple :

1. Download driver, double click and select extract,
2. Download modded INF and replace original INF in extracted folder,
3. Install & reboot.

or you think i have to uninstall anything that sais nvidia in my uninstall programs list first before i install the new drivers?

 

1) download and mod the new driver (as you said)
2) uninstall the old driver from your control panel > programs
3) run driver sweeper and CCleaner
4) reboot
5) run driver sweeper and CCleaner again
6) install new driver
7) reboot
8) enjoy

 

shouldnt i uninstall the old driver first then insall the new 1?

 

Yeah, that's why he said.

 

as pointed out by steps 2) and 6), yes you should

 

ooops didnt see that and i think this is my last question should i switch to intergrated graphics before i uninstal the drivers? and also can i just use cc cleaner to cleanup without using the other program ...? thanks again

 

No. Stay on the dedicated graphics (In other words, do not switch to the integrated graphics before you uninstall the drivers).

..and you can use just CCleaner to cleanup if you want.

 

no, you can't install/uninstall Nvidia drivers when using the IGP.

regarding CCleaner, no you can't, because driver sweeper is especially optimized to remove remnants of drivers, CCleaner is only for cleaning up the registry.

 

It'll still work fine if you only clean up with CCleaner. People just use driver sweeper to make sure every single remnant of the driver is off their notebook. =P

 

gotcha, once again guys thank you for your help... how do you give rep points? like if someone helps you is there a points system i can give out or something>?

 

click the scale icon below my username/avatar (on the left side), choose "i approve", and then write "because you are the man " in the text window. and then hit "add to reputation". make sure to choose my post to test this

doing this will add a few points to my rep counter, which in turn influences the number and the green boxes below my username. these two are influenced by helpful a user has been in the past (how many reps he's gotten), how many posts he has, as well as how long he has been member at NBR.

 

can i give out unlimited rep points??

 

nope, the amount is your own rep power. thus, if i add to your rep, you get 12 rep points (because my rep power is 12, as indicated below my username). if you add to my rep, i'll get 1 rep point, because that's your rep power. you can rep a maximum if five people per day, and no one twice (per day).

 

haha... i see pretty cool, whizzo im running cc cleaner now and i have a choice to click Cleaner or Registry which would do i press?

 

like i clicked on the registry and did scan for issues, should i click on fix selected issues or is this something completly differnt?

 

registry, the cleaner is for stuff like cookies.

in the registry, select what you want to clean. me personally, i unselected the box for fonts, because i want to make sure the AW font doesn't get deleted

 

shoot, do u know which ones i should click? and what alienware font....lol

 

i've got the AW font (used for the nameplate and the inscriptions) in Word 07

no clue why, it was just there.

regarding what to choose, i chose everything except the fonts and the unused file endings, and i've yet to experience problems.

 

perfect i will hook u up with a rep point everytime i go on here i owe u alot lol

 

why thank you. i'm just trying to be helpful.

EDIT: on a side note, your reps won't actually count until you've got a rep power of 1. right now, your rep power is 0 because the box is still grey (the alt-text being "shakenbakenyc is an unknown quantity at this point"). so you'll have to get a few rep points first

 

You're welcome to ask any questions here on the Alienware forums shaknbake. We're all family here and we try and help each other out.

 

so true.

btw, you can check your rep points in the user CP (button at the top of the site in the dark blue bar).

 

sounds good guys, i updated to the new drivers but didnt notice any difference at all in gaming. o well.

 

It was worth a shot though. =)

 

whats the best drivers for games? i want my games to run like butter...

 

180.48. i quote Nvidia (via ltv2go):

 

Apparently 180.70 is even better, but no factual evidence for 8800M GTX. Still worth testing out, if anyone is up for it. Finals draw near so I'll be busy for the next couple of weeks. Still on Dox's 180.44.

 

I am testing all the new ones, 180.48, 180.60 and 180.70. will post results later.

 

can anyone tell me how to check which bios i have?? i read in this thread the x36 is the best for an x9000 m15x?

 

Click start

Type system information in the search field

Click System Information

You should see your BIOS version on the right side

 

thanks cha
edit: i have bios x34 and was wondering do you think i should go to x36???

 

Well the main problem with x34 is the high latency issue, whereas with x36 it's the temperature bug causing the fans to go all out.

Here's a link on the step by step guide for updating your bios:

http://4help.alienware.com/cgi-bin/...XJjaF90ZXh0PW0xNXggYmlvcw**&p_li=&p_topview=1

If you don't notice the problem with x34, no need to update

 

high latency slows your computer down or something like that right?or am i completely wrong lol? i definitly dont want any tempature issues on my m15x but would x32 be a better option?

 

The high DPC latency does not mean that your computer is slowed down. It just means that the computer is not able to properly handle real time video/audio streams and/or real time data transfers--- interruptions or drop-outs may occur when you're doing any of these activities.

Keep X34 (or upgrade to X36). I would not recommend downgrading to X32 if you have the extreme processor since X34 and X36 resolves the downclocking issues associated with the extreme processors.

Things to note about X36:
- Fans may run a lot more often and at higher speeds.
- There is a temperature reading bug (sensors report CPU temperatures at 80c when it really isn't.)
- DPC Latency is a lot lower in X36, but at the cost of two points listed above.