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    Alienware 17 R4 / Alienware 15 R3 BIOS 1.0.6

    Discussion in '2015+ Alienware 13 / 15 / 17' started by DeeX, Nov 8, 2016.

  1. DeeX

    DeeX THz

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    DeeX, Nov 8, 2016
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    iunlock 7980XE @ 5.4GHz

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    Didn't they also change the stock fan profile to kick it on sooner?
     
    iunlock, Nov 8, 2016
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    Not that I have noticed it
     
    raiden87, Nov 8, 2016
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    Not sure what that BIOS did but my temps got lower(not much but still...)
     
    stcv3, Nov 9, 2016
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    I also noticed around 5-10 degrees drop in temps
     
    Maxtro, Nov 9, 2016
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    Can anyone confirm that you're PL1 and PL2 isn't locked at 45w when OC'ed on the new 1.0.6 BIOS?

    It's acting funny on the new BIOS.....perhaps a band-aid punk move on Dell in putting limits to the OC limits?
     
    Last edited: Nov 14, 2016
    iunlock, Nov 14, 2016
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    I thought this is a bug in hwinfo... for me it is locked then
     
    raiden87, Nov 14, 2016
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    Marginally dropped the temperature..but it looks like a repaste is still needed.
     
    terry.c, Nov 16, 2016
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