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    I DID it! Finally changed CPU in the M17x

    Discussion in 'Alienware' started by Alien FlyBoy, Jan 11, 2010.

  1. Alien FlyBoy

    Alien FlyBoy Notebook Consultant

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    Much love for The Moo for the comprehensive (if a bit shaky) video on how to do it.

    Out went the Q9000 and in went the "QX9200" Had a few scary moments, i ripped the flat cable connected to the "plastic thingy" with the alien head and touch icons on it straight out, but no damages.

    Happy happy.
     
    Alien FlyBoy, Jan 11, 2010
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  2. Kevinmcg

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    lol grats bro get back with the benchmarks! and overclocks!
     
    Kevinmcg, Jan 11, 2010
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  3. Alien FlyBoy

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    Increased multiplier from 8 to 9. Ran @ 2.66 and 3Dmark06'ed at 12300.

    It's 15 minutes past midnight here, so i'll just go to bed now. :)

    Temps was peaking @:

    CPU: 61
    GPU's: 51
    9400: 79! :-(
     
    Alien FlyBoy, Jan 11, 2010
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  4. SillyHoney

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    It's time to change your sig huh ;)
     
    SillyHoney, Jan 11, 2010
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  5. Explosivpotato

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    What revision is your Q9200?
     
    Explosivpotato, Jan 11, 2010
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  6. moral hazard

    moral hazard Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    Your CPU temp is low. Overclock higher. until you get to 75C.
    People are running their Q9000 CPUs at 2.8ghz.
     
    moral hazard, Jan 11, 2010
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  7. Explosivpotato

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    Not everyone is temperature limited. Mine just isn't stable at 2.5.
     
    Explosivpotato, Jan 11, 2010
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  8. Kevinmcg

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    The Q9200/Q9000 are basically QX9300 that didnt yield the same results @ the same voltage thus they were sold as lower models.
     
    Kevinmcg, Jan 11, 2010
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  9. Explosivpotato

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    Except how the 9000 has half the cache.
     
    Explosivpotato, Jan 11, 2010
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  10. Kevinmcg

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    Yeah thanks for catching that for me.
     
    Kevinmcg, Jan 11, 2010
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  11. Explosivpotato

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    anytime buddy :D
     
    Explosivpotato, Jan 11, 2010
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  12. moral hazard

    moral hazard Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    Maybe it's your ram that is unstable?

    Did you try lowering the rams frequency with thaiphoon burner?
     
    moral hazard, Jan 11, 2010
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  13. Explosivpotato

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    I'm not overclocking the RAM. Only the FSB. I'm running them unlinked. RAM at 1066, FSB at 1315.
     
    Explosivpotato, Jan 11, 2010
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  14. moral hazard

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    Maybe give it more voltage?
     
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  15. Alien FlyBoy

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    Don't get it.

    3Dmark06 score with Q9000 OC to 2.52 was 12666

    3Dmark06 score with QX9200 OC to 2.67 was 12300

    Seems the QX is better at everything when i look at the details, except SM 3.0 where it's a lot worse than the Q. 6200 for the Q versus 5140 for the QX.

    What's this?
     
    Alien FlyBoy, Jan 12, 2010
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  16. moral hazard

    moral hazard Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    Overclocking the FSB VS multi?

    How are you overclocking the QX9200 (multiplier or FSB)?
     
    moral hazard, Jan 12, 2010
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    Lol. Grats mate.

    I bet your heart sank when you ripped the cable out :p
     
    Livett, Jan 12, 2010
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  18. Alien FlyBoy

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    yeah, i actually looked at the video and though " yeah, i got this thing" and just took the plastic strip of. a few seconds later in the video the Moo explained about the cable.. :)

    OC the Q9000 with FSB and the QX9200 with multiplier.
     
    Alien FlyBoy, Jan 12, 2010
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  19. moral hazard

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    You get better performance when you OC the FSB.

    That is why the 3dmark score is lower.
    Also you can use less voltage if you OC the FSB.
     
    moral hazard, Jan 12, 2010
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  20. DR650SE

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    When overclocking your FSB also OC your ram at a 1:2 ratio, which basically means if you OC your FSB to 1200, then OC your RAM to 1200 as well. It helps keep it stable and you should yeild better results and more stability. The stock 1066MHz RAM should be stable to at least 1333MHz. Try that and let us know how it works out for you. Maybe try overclocking higher as well. Also SM 3.0 is a graphics test. It may be lower due to instability. Did you update drivers or anything? I notice when I bench, GPU and CPU tests tend to fluctuate. Perhaps you had a background app running which had an effect on it. Lots of things can have an impact on synthetic benchmarks
     
    DR650SE, Jan 12, 2010
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  21. Alien FlyBoy

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    Right now i'm testing FSB @1220 and memory at default 1333.

    Only update to the system besides the CPU last night was the A03 BIOS this morning.

    EDIT:
    This is so strange. i got 12666 from the Q9000 @ 2.52GHz (CPU FSB 1333 and RAM 1333) But my best score with the QX9200 just now was 12659 @2,82GHZ (CPU FSB 1270 and RAM 1333)

    I don't get it!

    It's still the SM 3.0 that's a lot lower on the last runs. SM 2.0 and CPU are both around 10-15% higher on the QX than the Q.
     
    Alien FlyBoy, Jan 12, 2010
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  22. DR650SE

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    Overclocking too far can have a negative impact on benchmark CPU scores. I think for me anything above FSB 1300 I see a drop in score, although I can never get consistant scores
     
    DR650SE, Jan 12, 2010
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  23. got2bel82day

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    can i play with the m17x when i recieved it or do i have to install graphic card etc???
     
    got2bel82day, Jan 12, 2010
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  25. NiklasBrock

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    Why is it that the M17x doesn't have i7 when the M15x does? Isn't that at some point unfair? Or is this to come in the near future?
     
    NiklasBrock, Jan 12, 2010
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  26. Explosivpotato

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    Read up a little bit, the M17x with an i7 was already announced.

    The reason it hasn't been available until now is mostly political. Finding a chip that could run SLi/CrossfireX AND support the integrated memory architecture of the i7 required Intel and Nvidia to cooperate, and they were refusing to do so for a while there.
     
    Explosivpotato, Jan 12, 2010
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  27. NiklasBrock

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    oh ok :D Thank you for your help :D
     
    NiklasBrock, Jan 12, 2010
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