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chowdm
post Jul 5 2012, 03:29 PM

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Just get myself a new Alienware M14xR2 with the below customization:

3rd generation Intel® Core™ i7-3720QM Processor (2.6GHz with Turbo Boost 2.0 up to 3.6GHz, 6MB Cache)
Nebula Red with Soft Touch Finish
750GB 7200RPM Hard Drive
32GB mSATA SSD MiniCard (Caching)
2 GB GDDR5 NVIDIA® GeForce®GT 650M using NVIDIA Optimus™ technology
Killer™ Wireless-N 1202 a/g/n 2x2 MIMO for Gaming & Video and Bluetooth(MY)
McAfee® Security Center - 36 Months Version
Alienware TactX Mouse

The rest remain unchanged as stock. All in only cost me RM4469. biggrin.gif biggrin.gif biggrin.gif
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post Jul 5 2012, 04:36 PM

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QUOTE(Saint_Kawa @ Jul 5 2012, 04:09 PM)
Good luck getting your laptop in 2 weeks time.

I ordered mine 2 weeks ago & still one "In Progress" when I check the order status website.

Emailed them this morning & was told the factory is short of supply.

When pursue them when will I get my laptop now, they could not give me an answer.

Really piss about it at the moment.
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Gosh, the sales rep said it can be delivered within 2 weeks time.....worst is i need it urgently hmm.gif hmm.gif hmm.gif what is your estimated date of delivery in the first place? mine is on 18 July 2012.

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post Jul 6 2012, 10:59 AM

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QUOTE(RattleSnaKe @ Jul 6 2012, 10:23 AM)
My M14xR2 arrived pretty quickly after i ordered it, just 6 days. It just arrived last Saturday. Mine specs similar to chowdm's M14xR2 but I dont have the 2GB card and Killer WiFI chip. Got it RM4255 and is loving it.
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Emm...that was fast rclxms.gif rclxms.gif ...i wish i can get it ASAP too....my diablo 3 is waiting me.... blush.gif blush.gif blush.gif

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post Jul 9 2012, 09:51 AM

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QUOTE(RattleSnaKe @ Jul 6 2012, 07:44 PM)
Only regrets from buying my M14xR2 is the frankly useless 1TB drive. Would prefer the 32GB mSATA SSD+ 720GB option but it is not available at that time.
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haha...i may want to let go my msata 32GB + 750GB 7200rpm HDD...after i converted to pure fully SSD....do u interested to get them? tongue.gif tongue.gif tongue.gif
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post Jul 9 2012, 05:30 PM

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QUOTE(bosouman @ Jul 9 2012, 02:38 PM)
Kinda disaapointing.. Still havent got my laptp..
Still waiting.. They said could get today.. But then..??
Will get back to you when im at my
Computer.
But if u couldnt wait..
Go for dell EPP program
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I just received an email notification saying that my m14x was build completed and will be delivered to me before or on 16 July. Initially it was 18 July. So i hope i can get it within this week rclxms.gif rclxms.gif rclxms.gif rclxms.gif

So you got yours one already???
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post Jul 10 2012, 04:23 PM

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QUOTE(yuktsi14 @ Jul 10 2012, 02:04 PM)
who did you bought it from?
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You can just try with any of their online sales rep.....ask them to quote you with best price... rclxms.gif rclxms.gif rclxms.gif
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post Jul 13 2012, 04:18 PM

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QUOTE(Pro3363 @ Jul 13 2012, 02:08 PM)
Why Alienware are not provided with Winzip? hmm.gif  hmm.gif  Where can get Winzip for free? icon_question.gif
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Try to use 7zip instead... Freeware:-p
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post Jul 15 2012, 11:15 AM

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QUOTE(dog999 @ Jul 14 2012, 09:44 PM)
my M14x order from 12 July and will get before 20 July . Only 8days !
Specs: i7 3720QM ,2GB Nvidia, 8GB Ram, Killer Wireless, 32gb Msata/750GB.
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Same as my spec, mine also arrived in 8 days time... First I got the machines I upgrade it to 256GB SSD... Now it can boot in 9 sec and shut down at 3 sec... Awesome:-)
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post Jul 16 2012, 12:11 AM

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QUOTE(froggyx @ Jul 15 2012, 07:13 PM)
I jelly urs,for me i already purchased 02 ssd for raid 0.BUT...BUT...BUT..... my order are delayed cry.gif
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Actually no point having RAID 0 for SSD....u didnt gain much performance increase beside benchmarking scoring.....and RAID 0 got higher risk...bcoz any one of your SSD got disk error...the whole system will be corrupted....bear in mind tongue.gif tongue.gif tongue.gif
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post Jul 17 2012, 02:33 PM

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I am facing some weird experience with my windows 7 in my newly purchased m14xR2....Here is the link

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YWdVrSUhvLE


Everything was working fine in the day before and i started to encounter this on yesterday night. At first i thought my SSD got problem..so i try to reboot it, check the firmware...everything seems ok....then i thought it might be the Intel HD graphic driver issue...i tried to reinstall the driver and everything related to Intel chipset for HM77 motherboard.....this problem was disappear after few reboot but it came again after another reboot....

Anyone had this experience before? I got another Dell Studio XPS 1643, also using Home Premium 64 bit....never had this issue before....is it a bug of W7 or something was not correctly configure with my m14x? blink.gif blink.gif cry.gif cry.gif cry.gif cry.gif cry.gif

Appreciate your comment.... icon_question.gif icon_question.gif icon_question.gif

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post Jul 30 2012, 01:11 PM

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QUOTE(darksider @ Jul 30 2012, 07:25 AM)
guys, what is the idle temperature of your m14x r2 with 3720?

mine idle temp is around 59-63, on gaming, 68-72
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Your temp is a bit higher.....i am having the same spec as you....3720qm too.....idle temp is below 58c...gaming...max temp is 67c.....
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post Aug 16 2012, 02:45 PM

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I want to ask all alienware owners....is there anybody using RAID 0 array for dual SSDs? How is the performance? Is TRIM be able to support under RAID array? I will be getting a m4 256GB mSATA soon, so i was thinking to configure as RAID 0 array with my 2.5" m4 256GB SSD.....just curious....if the performance gain is not much...i will stay with AHCI setting....please advise biggrin.gif biggrin.gif biggrin.gif
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post Aug 17 2012, 01:32 PM

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QUOTE(TongCN @ Aug 17 2012, 01:22 PM)
Hmm ... my m14x R1 been bought almost 1 year already but I still in stock speed. Not sure how to overclock it.

Any guide to share? Thanks.
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Overclocking for CPU or GPU....? CPU...you can do it via BIOS....GPU is rather simple...just download msiafterburner...interface is simple to use...tips for overclocking is try to do it bit by bit...until your system unstable...which mean you had push to its limit....even some of us are having the same spec...but it is vary when come to overclocking....some system can really go beyond its limit...but some cannot....try ur luck.. tongue.gif tongue.gif tongue.gif hope this helped...

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post Aug 17 2012, 03:16 PM

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QUOTE(TongCN @ Aug 17 2012, 02:42 PM)
My bad tongue.gif

Can overclock both CPU and GPU at the same time?

But if I start overclock, do I need to use cooling things to cool it off all the time?

Right now playing SC2 with Ultra spec, the temp will reach 62 degree using Cooler Master U2.
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u can overclocking both simultaneously....even RAM itself also can overclock.... all u need to monitor is the stability of your system as well as temperature of ur CPU and GPU if you decided to overclock both at the same time.....to me as long as the temp is below 70c....it is still save....

My opinion is to focus on GPU overclocking for the time being....bcoz CPU we can rely on TurboBoost to kick in when needed....gaming usually are more GPU incentive instead of CPU..... tongue.gif tongue.gif tongue.gif Just my 2 cents
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post Aug 24 2012, 10:57 AM

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QUOTE(Kris187 @ Aug 24 2012, 08:27 AM)
Me and my friend uses this SSD too. but only 120GB. biggrin.gif
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Once u entered into SSD world, u will not be going back to regular HDD already... Regardless of how many RPM of the regular HDD is having:-).... Enjoy the instance boot up with SSD performance:-p
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post Aug 28 2012, 12:54 PM

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QUOTE(minlekoq @ Aug 28 2012, 12:05 AM)
Hello bros, Currently got an offer,

I am in the middle of seaching for a gaming notebook. Suddenly, i found out about this legendary machine M17x R1,

Mind you, i am really into Alienware because of the design and the fancy lighting.

I am gonna use it mainly for gaming and i dont do much PS.

-Intel Core2 Extreme Quad QX9300 2.53GHz (12MB Cache, 1066MHz FSB)
-8 GB DDR3 SDRAM 1066MHz (2 DIMMs)(Upgraded from original 6GB)
-500 GB Free Fall Sensor Hard Drive (7200 RPM)
-1GB SLi dual NVIDIA GeForce GTX 280M
-17 inch UXGA+ 1900x1200 pixels(bright,perfect condition screen without any dead pixels,marks etc.)
-Intel 6300 AGN,WLAN card(upgraded from original)
-9 Cell Primary Battery(good,100 percent)
-Bluetooth 2.1 module with EDR
-High Definition Audio 5.1 Surround Sound

For the price of RM3800, should i grab this? Or should i grab others instead such as G55/G53?

TQ in advance.

ps: i heard these model got battery consumption problem, is it true? And can it be solved using  update?
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Everything seems alright....just that GTX280m might not be able to handle gaming (i meant latest titles) smoothly. Not too sure u can upgrade it to any other aftermarket GPU or not....if it is upgrade-able....then this beast is really worth... rclxms.gif rclxms.gif
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post Aug 29 2012, 05:48 PM

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Hi guys, for those alienware owners that using NVIDIA GPU, 306.02 BETA just released.

Improvement as below:
» Click to show Spoiler - click again to hide... «


Source from: Nvidia 306.02 BETA

I just updated it...Battlefield 3 be able to increase 5-10 FPS...anyone got any feedback?
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post Sep 8 2012, 05:16 PM

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QUOTE(yuktsi14 @ Sep 8 2012, 05:14 PM)
is there any other way turn m14xr2 with killer wifi into a wifi hotspot? connectify doesn't work =/
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Set it up with network bridge....then share your internet connection..... biggrin.gif biggrin.gif
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post Nov 17 2012, 06:08 PM

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Just upgraded my m14xR2 to Windows 8 Pro.....not much of driver issue...everything just working out of the box....very impressed with its boot up time....previously was 11 sec...now is 7-8 sec only......for those who wanna utilize w8 features....you may wish to try the new logitech touch mouse T620...it is available at lowyat now....even without touch screen....we still can enjoy the w8 features to certain extend at least....

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post Nov 18 2012, 01:14 AM

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QUOTE(Jayi @ Nov 18 2012, 01:00 AM)
Hmm are those games legit ? or *ahem* version? My borderland2 *ahem* version same as yours but I got it fixed  brows.gif
You direct upgrade or clean install? I did mine m14x R2 clean install , the only problem is the Alienware OSD wont work eventhough theres a guide for installing it from Dell  doh.gif
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Mine one is direct upgrade....no issue...some of the games got crash...bcoz the MSI afterburner was running at the background....once i disabled it.....all of the games are running without any issue....my battlefield gained additional 3-5 FPS with Windows 8 Pro platform....which i was quite impressed:-)...Was using Metro for quite sometime...once i get used to it....it is really feel good actually....especially the messages apps....which combine my facebook and MSN into one platform.....everything just become very simple actually.... rclxms.gif rclxms.gif rclxms.gif

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