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    Drivers for M11x R1

    Discussion in 'Alienware M11x' started by xSDMx, Aug 10, 2010.

  1. xSDMx

    xSDMx Notebook Consultant

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    I'm about to get my M11x-R1, and was wondering what drivers I should use (after a fresh install). I am especially concerned about using a newer Nvidia driver (Dell only has the 197 listed).
     
    xSDMx, Aug 10, 2010
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  2. DaneGRClose

    DaneGRClose Notebook Virtuoso

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    I'm currently using the newest driver listed on Dell's website found here, which is 197.72 A01. I've spoken to a couple of R1 users who have used that one and the beta driver listed on there and most agree that of the two the beta driver gives better battery life but the newest driver gives a bit better performance. I haven't used anything directly from Nvidia as almost everything that is Dell or Alienware made has major problems with Nvidia/ATI direct drivers. Hope this helps!
     
    DaneGRClose, Aug 11, 2010
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  3. DrGoodvibes

    DrGoodvibes Notebook Deity

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    Just use Dell drivers.

    Your question doesn't imply you wish to leave the main stream and 'build' your own GPU driver.

    The M11xR1 has two components to the GPU driver. If you download a driver from nVidia and install it, you will cream your integrated GPU driver component and will loose the manual switching between integrated and discrete GPU.

    Others on this forum have supplied bespoke M11xR1 GPU drivers by combining Intel and nVidia components to recreate an M11xR1 GPU driver which is still manually switch-able.

    You can get a couple of extra FPS by over-clocking the GPU using the standard Dell supplied nVidia driver, if that's your thing.

    Dell/Alienware will probably update the nVidia driver for the M11xR1 every quarter or so for a while...probably.
     
    DrGoodvibes, Aug 11, 2010
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