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    Alienware Graphics Amplifier - Card Identication

    Discussion in '2015+ Alienware 13 / 15 / 17' started by scottdrmyers, Jul 14, 2016.

  1. scottdrmyers

    scottdrmyers Notebook Consultant

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    Hi all, any insight on this would be appreciated.

    I put in a Gigabyte G1 Gaming 1070 card into the GA. It works perfectly fine, however, the Gigabyte software will not recognize the card. Simple things like fan control work, but the image of the card is for a different card and I have no way to change the LEDs on the card either.

    I see that when the card is inserted in the GA, it is identified as a "DELL Nvidia GTA 1070" instead of the actual card manufacturer.

    Does anyone else have a similar experience? What is your experience with for example the Asus Strix or the other Gigabyte offerings?

    This also poses an issue with overclocking. NVInspector, MSI Afterburner and EVGA all can see the car, but any adjustments cause issues. I'm using the latest drivers from Nvidia as well. Tried both Mobile and Desktop.

    Thanks!
     
    scottdrmyers, Jul 14, 2016
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