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    New Alienware Drivers 179.13 Out!

    Discussion in 'Alienware' started by Oodle-Bear, Sep 30, 2008.

  1. tanamerra

    tanamerra Notebook Consultant

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    Tried the 180.42 drivers on myM17X with 8800 gtx cards. Noticed a slight improvement in Crysis and Crysis Warhead game play. No freezing or stuttering. Using native resolution and maxed out game specs. GPU temps were about 2 degrees lower than the 179 drivers.
     
    tanamerra, Oct 23, 2008
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  2. Oodle-Bear

    Oodle-Bear Alienware Mug, Testpilot

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    Nice one Tan', don't suppose you've got Blu-Ray...

    To be honest i was going to wait for the finished version to be released but, if what you've said it true I might try them sooner (",)

    Thanks for the heads up

    OB
     
    Oodle-Bear, Oct 24, 2008
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  3. tanamerra

    tanamerra Notebook Consultant

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    No Blue ray. Some other games i tried did not play as well as with the 179 drivers. Next going to try the 179 drivers without the modded inf file so computer is fooled into thinking it is a 9800 driver. Blue ray might work.
     
    tanamerra, Oct 24, 2008
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  4. dexxe

    dexxe Notebook Guru

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    so should i say x64 users are away from this discussion ?
     
    dexxe, Oct 24, 2008
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  5. falcon2claw

    falcon2claw Notebook Consultant

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    mmmm I only just read about this. Will this driver (especially the trick to make the computer think theres a 9800m GT instead of a 8800m GTX) work on Clevo systems?
    thanks
     
    falcon2claw, Oct 25, 2008
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  6. whizzo

    whizzo Notebook Prophet

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    very probably, yes.
     
    whizzo, Oct 25, 2008
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  7. Napbree

    Napbree Notebook Evangelist

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    Yes it will, it's the same chip and same driver we're taking into considertion. Yep.
     
    Napbree, Oct 25, 2008
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