Alienware 17 R2 970M 4720HQ 180W vs 240W Test Results with A00 Bios

I just got an Alienware 17 R2 with the 970M and 4720HQ. Although there are many post regarding the 180W power supply being inadequate when the laptop had the 980M, I noticed mixed comments for laptops with the 970M. I was able to borrow a 240W PSU from another Dell laptop, so I benchmarked using both the 180W PSU that the laptop came with and the 240W PSU using 3DMark06 and also 3DMark Fire Strike.

The benchmark results were virtually identical with either the 180W or 240W PSU.

The...

Alienware 17 R2 970M 4720HQ 180W vs 240W Test Results with A00 Bios

Alienware 17 R2 970M 4720HQ 180W vs 240W Test Results with A00 Bios