how to test it is faulty or not?

it's possible. if the nvidia gpu has problem, nvidia control panel shouldn't appear already.

erm, when u turn on your laptop, keep pressing F2 into bios, then see the 1st page and 2nd page

if the adaptor power showing 150w then u are save, it might be other stuff, if it shows UNKNOWN. then ur adaptor GG

what if adaptor power showing 150w and i unplug it out and plug it in back and it show UNKNOWN? is it my adeptor GG?

GG.com

is it expensive to replace it?

don't worry. putochip123 might be able to help you. just pm him ok?

guys, i'm on alienware 14 and my wifi connection keeps dropping intermittenly...mostly on a 30 mins routine.

i tried updating my driver via dell's support page..to which my wifi card is killer type..

and it still is happening.....

any idea what i should do? my other devices dont get their connection drop that often.. only my alienware.

also, it doesnt connect back after it drops..which is extremely annoying.. even though i ticked the box connect automatically.

well, try to un install the driver from the dell, let the window let it install itself, I think this would helps

Thinking of letting go my AW14 (Sep 2013) to upgrade. Any takers?

i7 (4700MQ), 1080 FHD, 8GB Ram, 750GB + 64GB mSATA SSD Caching, Slot Loading DVD/R/RW, GTX765M 2GB, Killer WiFi, 3 year Pro Support, 3 years Accidental Damage Service

This post has been edited by gomok: Jun 27 2014, 08:37 AM

a nice package maybe you should also post this at garage sales section.

Thanks for the compliment. Just offering to members in this thread first before opening the offer

EDIT: Opened a thread with more details! : Click HERE

This post has been edited by gomok: Jun 30 2014, 11:43 AM

Hi Everyone. One of my friend is working in Dell and she told me that recently got a Raya promotion in a so called "Dell Employee Purchase Program".

My friend told me that every employee only limited to 3 laptop purchase in this "special price". She is thinking of make some pocket money in here instead of wasted the nice offer. Like take a bit "commission" from buyer once the deal is closed with DELL.

Alienware 14
4th Gen Intel i7-4710MQ
14 inch (1920 x 1080)
Windows 8.1
GTX 765M (2GB GDDR5)
16GB RAm
1TB HDD + 80G mSATA
Free McAfee One Year
Free 14" Vindicator Backpack
RM 4399

Alienware 17
4th Gen Intel i7-4910MQ
17.3 inch (1920 x 1080)
Windows 8.1
GTX 860M (2GB GDDR5)
16GB RAm
1TB HDD + 80G mSATA
Free McAfee One Year
Free 17" Vindicator Backpack
RM 6799 <--------------This very special, I try to configure in Dell website and the price was 8k+)

Kindly PM me if anyone interested.

Bro what's the latest driver for 7260ac?

17.0.0.34?

If not can you pass me the exact download link for latest drivers? Thanks!

P.S. I saw you bought another 780M I wanted to trade in my 680M with Oscar but sadly my laptop was over seas now I am over seas lol.

the latest for 7260.ac is 17.05. just follow this to get the updates. stasio is doing a good job keeping us updated https://forum.lowyat.net/topic/673928

don't forget to grab the bt software too.

oh you saw that haha! the 780m upgrade should be very simple to you. i did it in the non-3d model so there were some additional steps. (more on that later) just did a 3dmark run and scored 5175 in fire strike at stock clocks, http://www.3dmark.com/3dm/3452523

oscar is a reliable seller

Thanks man!

So how much difference do you feel in terms of 680M vs 780M?

from 680m to 780m, it's not a night-and-day difference. (the main reason being the version gap is too close to each other) the best candidates of the 780m upgrade are actually those with anything lower than 680m.

if you really wanna feel something, the safer bet is 980m and up.

maxwell eh . I kinda agree. I was thinking on other hand that trading in 680 and topping up 1k is not worth it. Not that Oscars offer was bad but it's just Nvidia trying to push new product every year causing price fluctuations. Maxwell it is then .

yeah like i said, for those who still have lower-end cards (r4, 17, 18), they can get this top card at a much cheaper price now. (since it will take until next year or more for 980mq to come out, and another year or two for the price to drop if you're looking for good deals. it's a damn long wait :/)

oscar did warn me many times about the slight performance increase compared to 680m. however i was very curious about how r4 cope with a 780m so i just did it. (to me it's a good deal anyway)

.. and it turned out r4 and 780m have no issue working together. (throttling issues of 780m in new aw, which were already fixed by new bios updates; also i have read that 780m's power draw is higher than 680m, i.e. 122w vs. 100w. with so many things inside in my r4 i was a bit curious) last night i have a long session of gaming (bf4). the new card is running at full speed, without any sign of throttling (logged with gpu-z), at 76c max under load.

as usual, r4's cooling system is so cool

one thing i worry is, nvidia will differ in 2 batches, 1st batch with Kepler, 2nd batch with Maxwell.
its just like how they did with the GT6xxM series.