M15x and GTX 560M

[dutchess63]

I'm using A09 for my bios. I thought that was the latest.

EDIT: Re-redaing your post on the nvdm.inf you also said this:



When I checked on my card originlly it had the number. what report are you talking about? is there another file I need to modify to get the 560M working right? It was seeing it in device manager but the only file I modified was the nvdm.inf.

thanks for helping

Hola A09 = M15x system bios. Thats OK.

The bios im hinting at is another = Vbios = bios of 560m = ur gpu's bios. (read out with GPU-z)
Only when severe throttling I suggest to upgrade ur Vbios. I did the upgrade.
Its available from dell and works fine with the eurocom card. (read a few posts up talks about it)

So to make the driver WORK you just edit the .inf simple

To find the best driver run benches on them.. 3dmarkvantage etc.. and roll back to that
Newer drivers are not automatically faster, see my highscores... they are all with (plain old) 280.26.. yes sir its possible

[dkocak94]

pads ok. but what about pasting? A good paste is the nr1 area you wanna look at when overheating.. pads are like bumpers on ur car but not lifesaving. Do a repaste. Breath how to do this. Its real easy and fun to practise. if you dont know shoot me an email O_Gerry@msn.com and I will forward you the guide

E-mailed you just now!

ALSO, will new VBIOS help overheating at all?

[ekmek]

I did the dell vbios update with 560m. Mine reads now 70.26.36.00.09. See attached

I'll I found was this but no link.A lot of posts asking for the link but didn't see it anywhere.


I did fine this:

As far as I know, the XM series CPUs are known to cause throttling because they pull 10W more than the QM models. People like Dutchess can elaborate on this. I run my GTX 560m together with the 740QM and I don't experience throttling in SWTOR.

Dont forget with the XM CPU's yo ucan downclock them with throttlestop and not have to worry about the 10W tdp

I have the XM (my computer properties says 920X) and this sounds like the same problem - throttling. So how do I downcock with throttlestop? and to what level? and does down clocking impact performance where the 560M isn't better than the 260M?

[dutchess63]

ALSO, will new VBIOS help overheating at all?

the new vbios adds some intermediate P stages..
to the existing ones (3) ..
so if the card throttles it will be less noticable..
indirect result it also takes longer to reach higher temps..

look at it as ur car, with only 3 gears, and now you have 6 gears after the update. everything goes a lot smoother..

I'll I found was this but no link.A lot of posts asking for the link but didn't see it anywhere.

Google: 560m vbios

not sure in ur location but here it shows @ 1st hit..
now promise you dont get lazy on me hehe..

[dkocak94]

hey dutchess, I emailed you from dkocak@carolina.rr.com. did you get it? ha

[dutchess63]

hey dutchess, I emailed you from dkocak@carolina.rr.com. did you get it? ha

hey kojak, yes forwarded it. let me have ur results? ja

[ekmek]

Google: 560m vbios

not sure in ur location but here it shows @ 1st hit..
now promise you dont get lazy on me hehe..

thanks I googled vbios 70.26.36.00.09 560M and got the dell iso. I was asking for a link to make I get the right stuff

on another site they powered down the power management to 85%. I did that and got a lot less throttling. I have since updated vbios and so far so good! Can we update the openning post to include all the steps for the next person?

[dkocak94]

everything is installed. testing to see if my heats stay down RIGHT NOW. idle temps went down about 3-5 degrees C on my GPU.

BY THE WAY, What are the 560m's factory clock settings?

IC Diamond 7 is so much better than AS5. SO. MUCH. BETTER. My GPU was getting to 85C yesterday while playing League of Legends (and anything more demanding). Immediately after cleaning and applying IC Diamond 7, my max temperature in League of Legends was 50C.

35 degrees drop. Holy. FREAKIN. Balls.

I cleaned my vents finally, but barely anything came out. I blew out the fans too, barely anything once again. The brand new thermal pads probably helped a good bit, but i'm thinking that the IC Diamond did most of the job. It is INSANE.

[dutchess63]

on another site they powered down the power management to 85%. I did that and got a lot less throttling. I have since updated vbios and so far so good! Can we update the openning post to include all the steps for the next person?

I understand you have xm cpu. Thats a bit frustrating maybe. Did it done it been there - 150W - all the way. Well you could sell it like i did

Bottemline is that you only need to mod 1 inf to get 560m working in M15x.

All other advices are not necessary.. Thats why I like to keep things simple - peace of mind really

IC Diamond 7 is so much better than AS5. SO. MUCH. BETTER. My GPU was getting to 85C yesterday while playing League of Legends (and anything more demanding). Immediately after cleaning and applying IC Diamond 7, my max temperature in League of Legends was 50C.

35 degrees drop. Holy. FREAKIN. Balls.

I cleaned my vents finally, but barely anything came out. I blew out the fans too, barely anything once again. The brand new thermal pads probably helped a good bit, but i'm thinking that the IC Diamond did most of the job. It is INSANE.

Good to hear ur progressing You may shoot me as many mails as you like but dont ask me to reply fast he heheh

everything is installed. testing to see if my heats stay down RIGHT NOW. idle temps went down about 3-5 degrees C on my GPU.

BY THE WAY, What are the 560m's factory clock settings?

clock settings :: download nvdia inspector, or gpu-z - all free google
getting lazy? Ah well

[dkocak94]

well, I have NVIDIA Performance and my factory settings are 775/1250/1550. I just played Skyrim on those clocks. Everything set to high, on 1600x900 resolution 4 samples of AA, 8 samples of Anisotropic Filtering. Played at stable 60 FPS, and my max GPU temperature was 60C. Good eh? ;D There isn't even any need to overclock it haha