everything is sealed..

I checked the site as well.. it seems that they removed m17x r4.. This coming june 11,12,13 ( E3 2013 )

Alienware has new announcement.. possible R5.. so better wait for it..

This post has been edited by Kris187: May 19 2013, 07:07 PM

+1 wth is this.. i checked the screenshot underneath the laptop and it doesnt have any removable battery.. just noticed now..

my own opinion.. why keep the battery inside? i think AW 17 is easier to remove for future upgrades..

whats the best driver for nvidia right now? Anyone can recommend? or should i just use the latest from nvida site? for GTX680M

This post has been edited by Kris187: Jul 8 2013, 02:27 AM

what do you mean tune up? how? teach pls.

just dont get the alienware 17 with 765M. why? because the GTX 765M is on the alienware 14 as well.. its just like getting a bigger screen.. lol

anyone has 8970M? my card died on me. replaced by onsite tech but getting high temps now and fan on full blast when playing dota 2. machine is still in warranty though.

Current card is 7970M. i had the black screen issue last tuesday, then on wednesday the tech came to replace the card. Last night it crashed 2x and the fan is too loud ( like FULL Blast )

I updated the driver to latest 13.11 beta 9.

Im also getting fps drop in dota 2, which is not happening on my previous 7970M.

Maybe will try repaste tonight or downgrade the driver to 13.4 or from dell driver.

I havent noticed the gpu temp. will check tonight and let you know. idle temp is around 58 which is normal i guess.

But what is not is the way the fan go full blast. my previous card was so quiet.

well ill try to repaste, update / downgrade driver tonight and see what happens. then phone them to send another technician. Yah i like the 7970m too. good thing i extended the warranty..

no, he didnt change the fan. he just put a new card in.

GPU temp is at 66 when the fan goes full blast. this is while in game.

Thanks to all who replied.

appreciate the response. anyway, will call them.

great. now my machine is dead. the rep forced to install bios. now BSOD.. aiyo..

i dont know. i keep telling him not to install.. still.. aiyo.. i told them i had heating issues after vc replacement. he wanted to try his sh*T and this happened. im reinstalling as of the moment because im sure thats whats gonna happen.

well i checked the sata operation mode. it is on RAID. before i was on AHCI. so most probably ill install another windows, backup the files and complete reinstall everything.. aiyo.. i got ssd so no issues with the reinstall i guess.

sorry for posting. i fixed the problem. i changed the raid to AHCI.. then boom.. it booted normally. cheers.. i recommend notebookreview.com. its a good site for AW users too..

You're correct on that. it loads the bios default. ) anyway its working now.. can play.. haha.. will wait for tech for fan replacement and heatsink