M15x GPU Thread: General Discussion on Upgrades, GPU Troubleshooting & Repairs

M18x got nVIdia 580 gpu upgrade. Need 580 inside M15x. Calling iNap, svl7 ....

MOD NOTE: For discussion on a specific GPU upgrade in the M15x please see:

http://forum.notebookreview.com/alienware-m15x/621327-m15x-gtx580m.html

http://forum.notebookreview.com/ali...u-need-know-upgrading-problems-solutions.html

http://forum.notebookreview.com/alienware-m15x/602655-m15x-gtx-560m.html

http://forum.notebookreview.com/alienware-m15x/474717-m15x-ati-5870-mod.html

and

http://forum.notebookreview.com/ali...5x-owners-lounge-part-5-see-post-1-links.html

 

Well we pulled through with the 470M, I'm certain that there's a good chance for the 570M and 580M for they run cooler and draw less power while using the same architecture as the 4XXs.

 

I will paypal $50 to the first person who tries it.

 

^^Oh really? Bring it on! Maybe...

 

ha ha, yea it would be real nice to run that card with stability. I started to hate Dell because they abandoned m15x.

 

Paypal me $750 and I'll do it

Anyway... I haven't heard any confirmations about the used architecture, but the 580m has the same core count as the 485m as well as the same memory bus, seems to be a very similar architecture.

The 570m has more cores than the 470m, but my guess is that the architecture is similar as well.

The GTX 470m has a GF104 architecture, and it doesn't work flawlessly in the M15x... so I have my doubts about M15x getting these two new Nvidia working in the old faithful, but of course it needs to be tested to say anything reliable about the compatibility.

Since Dell uses the card I think chances are that it works... as far as the power consum is within 6970m levels, but I have some doubts because of the problems with the 470m.

The card's gonna cost a lot... I guess almost twice the price of a 6970m for a 580m.
Most interesting option imo is the 570m... would be great to get my hands on such a card and put it in the M15x... But it'll be similar priced to the 470m I guess, which was more expensive than a 6970m as well.

 

"The GTX 580M takes the place of the GTX 485M, and NVIDIA's bragging that it's the "fastest notebook GPU ever," capable, we're told, of besting the Radeon HD 6970M's tesselation performance by a factor of six." - Engadget
Hmm...if only...

 

No.

Don't want to sound defeatist, but the M15x will simply suffer if someone manages to get it to work. It's just not going to happen.

 

I'm serious. First person that tries to get a 570m or 580m in their machine gets $50 from me as long as they can prove it. Doesn't matter whether it works or not.

 

I may be getting a M17x R3 if my money all adds up correct and if I do, I'll get it with a 580m which I will try in the M15x for you guys.

 

There should be more than plug and play.

At least one should wait for the software support to editing 580m's vbios.

 

The M15x can take almost anything, you guys were blessed.
I'm pretty sure it's doable!

Good luck to whoever tries it.

 

Smart idea, I'm probably doing the same thing

 

How about a 560m GTX, anyone willing to donate a few bucks for me to try this?

 

I'm pretty sure it will work, apparently almost the same architecture, but they're calling it GF116 instead of GF106. Though the benchmarks I've seen so far show a stock vantage score below the GTX 470m... so it's not worth it imo.
570m would be really interesting, but I'm afraid there may be similar problems like with the 470m... maybe with the Dell version...?

 

So, we are finally here, I have a 580m inbound ready to try. Looking forward to that $50

 

go go widezu69!
while i'd love to see it work, i have serious doubts since it's such a power hog. the power limitations of the m15x will be too much i think.

maybe with an i3 or something? lol
or even better (if it were possible...) an intel atom rotfl.
now that would be a funny sight, intel atom + 580m.

 

Looking forward to you earning that $50.

 

Looking forward to the results widezu69.

 

is it the power consum of the 580m is 120w？

 

get it from eurocom for usd 869, -
a bit overpriced huh? I think I can wait a year

 

For what i have been reading the 580M performs up to 57% better than
560M !!!! I just checked the driver(280.26) and that supports it already.

GO GO GO

Looking forward to seeing your results soooooooon !

 

How power hungry is this thing exactly i wonder )

 

Should not be more than the 6990M at stock is my best guess. Should work well with non OCed CPUs.

 

the m15x would be beastin'; did anyone try the original 6990 with the m15x?

 

I have a GPU similar to the 6990m almost identical. I use it and it's fine if I have both CPU and GPU clocks stock. Great performance. I haven't got a better PSU so I run into shutdowns when benching with high clocks.
Will update when I have the 580m.

 

What timeframe is this? I might have one in 1-2 months from now

 

is it a dell version? really looking forward to this, since im planning to upgrade the video card on my rig before October.

fingers crossed

 

i too heard it was > 100w which is why i'm doubting it would work.
still, would be awesome though and we have seen some pretty amazing things with the m15x so far.

 

basic Question > Does bios A09 support the 580M. How do we know for sure?

 

By testing?

 

Anybody ever tried a 480M in the house ??
then I will have some idea at least

>>there is no return if i order the 580m so if like wasting about 800$$ I rather trow it in a dutch canal to see it float ) hehe

 

The 485m would be similar, the 480m was a very different card and there weren't any Dell versions.

 

So enlighthen me.. 485M is ok ? and 480M has not been ok ? Have someone ever modified a bios with success ?
I am on A09

 

Can anyone confirm whats on the table ? Many thanks.. learning

 

Right basically we are looking to see if the 580m is going to work in the M15x. It is similar to the 485m which is similar to the 470m which had problems in our laptops. The 480m is similar to the 460m which worked in the M15x but even if the 480m works, it is a really bad card anyways, huge die, high power consumption, lots of heat, not the best performance either.
Update, I'll have the 580m next week but it won't go into the M15x for a while. I'm quite busy at the moment.

 

what a pity, I look forward to your results about 580m

 

I'm adding a 14 day condition to my original offer.

 

Alright alright. Sure by the end of next week, I will have had the 580m inside my M15x but I will not attempt any forms of vbios tweaking. This card is worth way too much to brick. I will however do as much as I can on the driver and OS level.

 

Nice! I am here to help with any drivers
Cheers,

 

nice one widezu, looking forward for your feedback

 

I have plenty of time > LET ME KNOW

 

Thanks. I have had dealings with nvidia and driver modding for over 5 years. If I do run into these problems I'll ask. I'm not passing this GPU on as it is from my M17x due on Monday.

 

Hey widezu, when you come around to slap your new card in the M15x, can you take some pics of the back of the card (including heatsink and backplate)? Would be greatly appreciated!

 

Yeah sure, problem is that my M17x R3 came with a 6990m pack plate with the wider square. A bit annoying and I can't call Dell about it as removing it would void the warranty. I ordered another heatsink with the appropriate back plate from ebay. Should be around soon enough hopefully. When that comes, the wider backplate will go into my 6990m and I will test out the 580m in the M15x.

 

That's exactly why I wanted to see pictures... Very annoying, this issue seems to be spread all over Europe. Dell is now aware of this and should replace it for free, at least this seems to be the case in Germany from what I've read online.

 

Oh right, I though taking out the GPU and having a look voids the warranty? Oh well I wanted to buy a new thing anyway as I want to keep the wider square back plate for my other GPU

 

Hmmm, don't know exactly, but as long as your system comes with the wrong plate they can't blame you, it needs to be replaced. The backplate presses on some capacitors on the back of the card which isn't necessarily healthy and mustn't be on a new system.

 

Yeah I'm holding off doing anything torturous until my new parts arrive.

 

no news?