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    New Alienware 15 R3 / 17 R4 BIOS WITH NVIDIA Q-MAX SUPPORT

    Discussion in '2015+ Alienware 13 / 15 / 17' started by Darklesc, Jun 14, 2017.

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    It appears to add support for Dominator which will be your OCing app.
     
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    I've noticed that they increased the Processor Core IccMax to 110A from 100A on the 7820. I'm also able to undervolt my proc more. It would usually lock up at -0.140V, now it locks up at -0.180V.
     
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    is -0.180V with overclocking or just plain stock? and have you stress tested it to ensure stability
     
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    Stock multipliers and stress test with OCCT with small data set. I did play around with undervolt and overclocking. Went up 2 steps with an undervolt of -0.130 and the laptop stayed running. Moved up another step (38,39,40,42) and it locked. I did this in about 5 minutes, so not too scientific.

    I'm also running with stock paste. I see a 10+ difference between cores 0,2 and 1,3 and temps would hit high 90's. I'll repaste eventually.
     
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