Alienware M18x R2 - 1 x Dell 7970M 1x Clevo 7970m :( Any solution?

Hi All,

I purchased a new card from Ali express supposedly for the M18X R2.

I have dome some trawling the forums on this but i haven't seen anything where it mentions if you have a Crossfire setup.
I removed all drivers fresh installation enabled Crossfire - and ran a 3D Benchmark, the results were VERY poor, so it led me to investigate the bios etc



I have a Dell 7970M on the latest video bios.
BIOS Version - 015.022.000.001 - BIOS Part Number = 113-C42904A1-119

The new second GPU appears to be a Clevo card from what i have seen on the Vbios.
BIOS Version = 015.021.000.002 BIOS Part Number = BR42768.008

My question is , is there a way i can flash the second GPU to match the Dell Vbios ? ATIflash is refusing to let me flash the dell bios "hardware mismatch".

Any help would be appreciated, before i send this damn this back. Why people list items that are not compatible ?

* Update i have managed to flash the Clevo bios to the same as the Dells but the FPS is really bad on 3D Mark 11 as a benchmark*
Any ideas?

 

Yes, take the vbios from whichever one you want, it will be fine. I recommend taking the Clevo vbios, its better.