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    PowerPlay and PCI-Express: how to force the 8x way.

    Discussion in 'Alienware 18 and M18x' started by sev7en, Aug 15, 2011.

  1. sev7en

    sev7en Notebook Consultant

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    Dear Aliens,
    I would like know if there's any way to force always the 8x transfer mode for the PCI-Express bus also working with the PowerPlay battery setting.

    I am asking that because as far as I see performance are very poor by using this configuration.


    Regards,
     
    sev7en, Aug 15, 2011
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    koelle Notebook Consultant

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    good question, as far as i know, the mainboard chip, cant handle with a cfx at 16x.
     
    koelle, Aug 17, 2011
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    sev7en Notebook Consultant

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    Hi koelle,
    thanks for your reply. It would be good to keep it always at its best set instead of to get it down for the power management feature.
     
    sev7en, Aug 17, 2011
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    koelle Notebook Consultant

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    -Amen to this, jjeje, for this reason Im looking for dd3 2133mhz
     
    koelle, Aug 17, 2011
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