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    ***NEW*** Prema Mod Alienware 15. 15 R2 / 17 R2 and R3 Performance vBIOS

    Discussion in '2015+ Alienware 13 / 15 / 17' started by Mr. Fox, Aug 17, 2015.

  1. Prema

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    With the Mod you can simply raise the voltage by using nvidia Inspector or EVGA Precision X.

    The AC Adapter will probably dictate the limit in these systems.
    The Maxwell cards in general can actually reach up to 1500Mhz...
     
    Last edited: Sep 13, 2015
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    GTX 980M
    Total score: 9360
    Graphics score:11254
    Physics score:8787

    Core+216
    Mem+160
    +12mv

    dont wanna push any harder than that...........im actually above the oculus rift line lol
    http://www.3dmark.com/3dm/8561952?
     
    cyberlando, Sep 13, 2015
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    started out at a total score of 8280 or something like that
     
    cyberlando, Sep 13, 2015
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    Hey !

    Thx mate ! Indeed, it's working since I did your manipulation.

    Thx a lot for the advice bro ;)
     
    cloudpm, Sep 15, 2015
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    No worries, I'm glad it worked!
     
    kgh00007, Sep 15, 2015
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    Hi,

    Can neone please provide me a link to the stock vBIOS for AW15 with Gtx 980. the prema vbios seems to crash the video driver.
     
    Jay_M, Sep 18, 2015
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    Have you tried going back to the previous driver? I was getting crazy stuff happening on 355.82 and I'm on the stock vBIOS:

    PSX_20150918_143720.jpg

    I went back to 355.60 and I have no issues!
     
    kgh00007, Sep 18, 2015
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    So I am going to be picking up my 17r2 and bringing it over to my new place soon, for someone who hasn't read the thread how is the bios working out for people?
     
    Splintah, Sep 18, 2015
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    Hey Everyone,

    First, Prema, thank you for putting this out. Seeing the community support out there is awesome.

    Secondly, when the description says that this vBios reduces throttling, are we talking about throttling on the GPU or CPU? I've been having a great deal of throttle issues on my 17r2 clocking back to 800mhz while gaming. It will sit there for about a minute and then click back up. It will run stably between 2.5 and 3.3 and then clock back again. Weird thing is that the temps aren't that high. CPU never goes above 75 degrees and the throttling appears to happen at random outside of any obvious temperature spikes. Now, is that a totally different issue (ie my system is lemon) or would this vBIOS correct throttling on the CPU?

    Cheers!
     
    Circaida, Sep 22, 2015
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  10. cyberlando

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    you literally just answered your own question.......... V bios
    video.........bios..........videocard

    would be sweet if it fixed my cpu power limit throttling too....
     
    cyberlando, Sep 23, 2015
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    Not necessarily. CPU throttling on these machines has been observed to be dependent on GPU load. That might be a heat issue, but nVIDIA drivers do manage threads on CPU load and both share the same power and heat pool. My question is if these are managed independently or not. So it's not entirely out of the realm of possibility that changing the vBIOS can have a direct effect on CPU throttling.
     
    Circaida, Sep 23, 2015
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    Hi, I downloaded the vBIOS but it got stuck and i got a BSOD, also when i tried to back up my vBIOS with GPU-Z i couldn't and it froze my computer multiple times, what should I do?
    Thanks!
     
    Macutin, Sep 23, 2015
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    Thankfully VBIOS is safer than the main PC BIOS ergo the HD4600 will still work allowing you to reflash multiple times to the 980m GPU.

    Does your 980m still work?

    I have a backup I can post should it not contain personal details bespoke to my pc?
     
    thepharcyde, Sep 24, 2015
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    I never knew the GPU downclocks ergo throttling?
     
    thepharcyde, Sep 24, 2015
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    It still works, but I don't know if I can use your backup vbios, I mean is it possible?
     
    Macutin, Sep 24, 2015
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    BIOS A06 and gpu OC BaseClock+300mhz, MemoryClock+540mhz, GPU temp dont pass 72°C and CPU temp dont reach more than 75°C. I use hw info to increase the fan speed
    http://www.3dmark.com/3dm/8730681
    [​IMG]
     
    judal57, Sep 28, 2015
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    someone can please give a VBIOS backup... I didn't make it... :( i have a i7 4710hq and gtx 970m
     
    judal57, Sep 30, 2015
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  18. Prema

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    I have just added a Prema Mod version for GTX965M user!

    ENJOY! :)

    EDIT: If you guys also want to see Prema Mod vBIOS for the AW13 or new 13 R2, 17 R3 and 15 R2 models just PM me your vBIOS dumps. ;)
     
    Last edited: Oct 3, 2015
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    i dont say it before, but a lot of thanks to care about us, i enjoy a lot your Vbios and my notebook too. My pc is cooler with a medium OC because the gpu fan spin a little bit more and the cpu benefict about this. I want to ask if you know how to unlock the Bios? and if you know it, can you unlock the A06? i want to see raid option and advanced options, thanks.
     
    judal57, Oct 3, 2015
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    using latest GPU-Z 0.8.5
    cant save stock vbios
    BIOS reading not supported on this device
    hjelp i realy want to break 135 wall
     
    Penjahat_Kelamin, Oct 4, 2015
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  21. Prema

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    You can not use GPU-Z...PM me!
     
    Prema, Oct 4, 2015
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    omg i dont know how to do private messages
     
    Penjahat_Kelamin, Oct 4, 2015
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  23. Nyceis

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    PM sent with AW17 R3 dump :)
     
    Nyceis, Oct 4, 2015
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    Sweet, it worked. Thanks. Can you add the solution to "No NVIDIA display adapters found" (disabling 970m or so driver) in the first post so others like myself don't have to search for it.

    Update: Donation added, Thank you again.
     
    Last edited: Oct 4, 2015
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    creationsh Notebook Guru

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    How do i give it to you?
     
    creationsh, Oct 4, 2015
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  26. DeeX

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    What should one use to dump a vBIOS then?
     
    DeeX, Oct 5, 2015
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    nvflash. I also have a one click version for people...

    You can PM now since you have reached 5 posts

    I've just posted the GTX980M Prema Mod for AW 15 R2 & 17 R3 on the blog (click my signature).
    Still waiting for GTX970M & GTX965M dumps for those systems as well as the ones for AW 13 & AW 13 R2.


    ENJOY! :)
     
    Last edited: Oct 6, 2015
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    You are amazing! Thank you so much for all you do for our systems.

    Where do I get the "on click" version?
     
    DeeX, Oct 5, 2015
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    I going to flash mine today!
     
    bumbo2, Oct 6, 2015
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    I have the same computer as you.

    here is the vbios
     
    creationsh, Oct 6, 2015
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    DeeX, Oct 6, 2015
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    [​IMG]

    i cant overclock my card cause i couldnt save my orifinal vbois :(
     
    Penjahat_Kelamin, Oct 7, 2015
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    Did you disable the nVidia card in device manager?
     
    DeeX, Oct 7, 2015
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    is it safe?
    i am currently under windows 10 preview
     
    Penjahat_Kelamin, Oct 8, 2015
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    @Prema This quote should serve some use for the 13 R1. It's for the GTX 860m, though. Couldn't find the GTX 960m vBIOS in this forum.
    Worse, I'm not sure which GTX 860m it is as there are two GTX 860m vBIOSes for the 13 R1. I think it's the one for Broadwell 13 R1 (Haswell 13 R1 is different).
    In total, I think there are 3 vBIOSes for the 13 R1.
    Haswell R1 + GTX 860m
    Broadwell R1 + GTX 860m
    Broadwell R1 + GTX 960m
     
    Game7a1, Oct 8, 2015
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    OK, THX!
    If the AW 13 vBIOS is hosted in sBIOS I probably won't touch it until its EOL, otherwise it has to be redone for every new BIOS update.
     
    Prema, Oct 8, 2015
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    The A03 and A04 BIOS revisions did say,
    "Update Nvidia vBIOS".
    Not sure how that user extracted the vBIOS, and it does explain why I could never extract the vBIOS. And there haven't been any new BIOS revisions, so... great.
     
    Game7a1, Oct 8, 2015
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    OK, get me a AW13 "A04" sBIOS dump (that other one is an old test BIOS from back in March).

    EDIT: Check your inbox. :)

    EDIT: Oh well, that even was an A04 dump, just took them months to publish it...LOL

    EDIT: Game7a1 is now testing the AW 13 Mod.
     
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    Uhh... how do I do that? Rather, who should I get to do that? I mean, here's the link to the A04 BIOS on Dell's site.
     
    Game7a1, Oct 8, 2015
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    Hi guys, I installed the mod and my Firestrike score went up from 5764 to 6795. Thank you Prema.
    http://www.3dmark.com/fs/6174165
    But I thought It should have been higher so what can I do to improve the benchmark? I am using a 17R2 with a 980m, bios A01 and a 180w psu.
     
    Basketboy96, Oct 8, 2015
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    You need a 240w adapter and also use A06. If you change those two things you should see scores above 8K in Firestrike.
    I have both a 240w and a 180w. If I play a game with Fraps running and run on battery I get one low frame rate say 15 FPS. If I then plug in the 180w I then get a higher frame rate say 35/40 FPS. If I then plug in my 240w I then get 60+ FPS. Clearly the adapter matters, not just for throttle spikes either.
     
    DeeX, Oct 8, 2015
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    Thanks for the reply DeeX. Do you think I can get the 240w psu from dell in finland?
     
    Basketboy96, Oct 9, 2015
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    score seems low
    mine stock with 180 watt paired with a01 and using newest drivers
    testtnd.png

    with 240w i can make it pass 9k scores
     
    Penjahat_Kelamin, Oct 9, 2015
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    Do you use any additional software or OC ? I tested 3 times and never made it pass 6k8
     
    Basketboy96, Oct 9, 2015
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    no just using newest drivers
    yeah i do oc it to just 135 mhz on cores and stock cpu
    for pure stock both cpu and gpu
    tesstndstck.png

    try windows 10 or
    ask dell for refund with new i7 6700hq
    seriously that's just unacceptable scores for 17 inch
    mine is 15 inch
    we have same config i7 4710hq/980m
     
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    Can you tell me which software you use to oc? I haven't done this before...
     
    Basketboy96, Oct 9, 2015
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    i am using nvidia inspector
    cause msi afterburner suddenly give me +32k boost on cores lol
    software error due to windows 10 i guess
     
    Penjahat_Kelamin, Oct 9, 2015
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    you need the 240W adapter or you are not going to see a difference overclocking. your normal score is supposed to be 8200

    i have a 970m with 240W adapter and my socre is 8180 making OC. without increasing voltage and a normal OC my score is 7400-7500.
     
    judal57, Oct 11, 2015
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    how can I flash back to the original nvidia bios? cos I'm trying to do so with the one I saved but it don't work.
     
    bumbo2, Oct 11, 2015
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    Here is the stock 980M vBIOS and a batch file to flash back to stock.
    https://mega.nz/#!fEUCGJpL!xUELlOj_KJ-ajsER_E-JchWfnFp09hxqhPL7klgdh6E

    *WARNING. This is for systems with the 980M only.

    Creating a batch to flash other cards is simple. Just look at the batch and place your original vBIOS in the folder.
     
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