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    Hi guys just got my M17x but need some elp with SLI

    Discussion in 'Alienware' started by adrian890, Jul 16, 2009.

  1. adrian890

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    first i must say this machine is a beuty! Im pleased to say i have VERY VERY little bleed, and man this keyboard is beutiful to type with!

    ok i need a quick question, i was just checking they put everything that i asked for in this machine i went to the system device manage and under display adapters i only see 'nvida geforce 9400 g' and in the nvida control pannel idont see anything about SLI or that, can any1 tell me how to enable the 2 280's? i did close the lid after i turned it on etc to go for a quick shower. thnx again guys =)
     
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    FN+f7

    when told to reboot, do it.
     
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    Mandrake Notebook Nobel Laureate NBR Reviewer

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    See my avatar? Use it! lol!
     
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    thnx guys! love yas! + rep to both! im a noob with alienware stuff bn using an old dell xps for 6 years, and this was a gift for graduating with honours this year! pure happy lol <3
     
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    I missed the free rep.... damn ;) lol just remeber the glowing image of Madrakes sig.... FN+F7 for switching back to stealth mode as well
     
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    It's actually one of the most asked questions about the M17x. I guess I'm not posting enough for people to remember my avatar. Maybe I'll change it tonight.
     
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    thnx guys it work! also i was just woundering how can i see all 4 cores? as i got the intel core 2 extreme q9300, where can i see all 4 cores processing? windows task manager wont show each core? im rly unsurehow to monitor multiple cores, as i had a single core all these years, up untill today that is =) *evil face*
     
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    Are you talking monitoring the heat... or load on each processing core?
     
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    just the load, but wouldnt mind checking heat coz i know moo had 1 of his gpu fans wasnt working. i think hwmontitor does the heat? but is there a built in thing for the core processing? or do i need to set it to use all 4 or will the computer decide ( talking about while gaming, multi-tasking etc)
     
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    Us HW monitor for you heat.... it will tell you everything... heat, fan speeds etc... as far as the load on each core... I think you'll have to google that
     
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    thnx biscuit, but do u know if the comp will always have 4 cores availble or u need to specifY?
     
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    No for general usage you will use all 4 cores... for multi-tasking... becuase it distributes the load equally to each core
     
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    don't know why you say taskmon is not showing all 4 cores for you, it shows them for me under the performance tab.







    Quick run


    The leprechaun is coming.
     
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    Task manager will show you each core's performance on the Performance tab. You'll see four blocks each one is a different core and how much its being utilized.

    Ideally yes, however if the program/game you're running isn't optimized for four cores, you will see this in task manager as two cores being utilized more then the other two. This isn't necessarily bad, as most programs today run fine on only two cores anyway, and the QX9300 has enough clock speed on two cores to handle just about anything.
     
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    to late ;)
     
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    oo so the 4 squares under cpu usage history is each core? if thats the case mines does show ;P

    also can anyone please link me a download for the new hw monitor pls? thnx
     
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    check out moo's thread.

    http://forum.notebookreview.com/showthread.php?t=392377
     
    Kcissem, Jul 16, 2009
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