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    Must read for 8800m GTX SLI Laptop owners! Forceware 179.13 saves the day!

    Discussion in 'Dell XPS and Studio XPS' started by D_Sage44, Oct 6, 2008.

  1. D_Sage44

    D_Sage44 Notebook Consultant

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    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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    Renegade0721 Notebook Consultant

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    Ive already heard about these drivers if i ever get my M1730 these are what i will use
     
    Renegade0721, Oct 6, 2008
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    tropic thunder Notebook Enthusiast

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    hmmm when i get my beasty ill have 2 try these out. i got the same specs as you except mine is gray and i got 2x 200gb 7200 rpm
     
    tropic thunder, Oct 6, 2008
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    gary_hendricks Notebook Evangelist

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    This is interesting, thanks for the post - will want to get my hands on a M1730 to try it out.
     
    gary_hendricks, Oct 6, 2008
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  5. D_Sage44

    D_Sage44 Notebook Consultant

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    Its for any computer with 8800m GTX SLI remember, should prolly put these on a more general forum since they apply to some alienware and sager models aswell
     
    D_Sage44, Oct 6, 2008
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  6. 72hundred

    72hundred Revolutions-Per-Millennia

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    Is this a double post?
     
    72hundred, Oct 10, 2008
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    I'll be trying them out shortly, maybe they`ll improve my framerates, **** XP is acting up...
     
    eleron911, Oct 10, 2008
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    72hundred Revolutions-Per-Millennia

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    You tried 183.13 yet?
     
    72hundred, Oct 10, 2008
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    JellyBeans Notebook Evangelist

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    will these drivers work with blu rays?
     
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    72hundred Revolutions-Per-Millennia

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    Is that to say are they WHQL cert'd - I don't know. Check LV2G. I think the 177.83 are cert'd though, and they've very good performance.


    72oo
     
    72hundred, Oct 10, 2008
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  11. fonduekid

    fonduekid JSUTAONHTERBIRCKINTEHWLAL

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    If they still have the WHQL signing, yes, they will work with blurays..

    But if its the modded .inf, the whql signing must be gone and bluray playback wouldn't be possible. the modded .inf render the whql signing useless.
     
    fonduekid, Oct 10, 2008
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