So I agreed to their terms and I should get the new machine in 14-21 days. Specifications wise, seems to be slightly (just slightly) better than what I have now along with the new ugly R5 chassis. GPU is the 770M, not sure how much better the 780M is. Comparisons show that the 680 is still holding its own against the newer cards.

This post has been edited by refnulf: Dec 12 2013, 08:24 PM

Hi guys,

After upgrade to Win 8.1 , a mystery partition drive appeared in my computer.

Winretools G: drive ....... anyone having this drive showed up. i check at the diskpart it showed as hidden but it showed up at my computer so weird...hahaha

System recovery volumes?

yes , it was the system recovery volume

Those should disappear after installation yes?

Also, does anyone know if the Alienware 18 can get warranty from the local Dell? Can it get complete cover?

Mine didn't disappear. it show up at my computer as G: Drive label as Winretools. So special......

Boot to safe mode and see if it appears. If it does, then try to clean boot to see if anything is messing with the system (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/929135)

hopefully everything is fine this time. yeah 680m is still fine this year.

Let's hope so. I'll use the machine for a year or so before upgrading to the 18.

one year is fine

18? we can have local unit of aw 18? really?

No, Dell Malaysia doesn't sell the 18 and refuses to honour the International warranty because they don't sell the machine. So it's a dead end there. They will also not extend the warranty for you in any way and have literally just washed their hands when it comes to anything relating the 18.

wow. if that's the case, illegear or s'pore :/

oh my.. dell thailand and indonesia don't offer alienware?!

hi any idea who is selling ic diamond thermal paste and cleaner(to clear old paste)?
thx

niclasteoh.

how to find him?

https://forum.lowyat.net/index.php?showtopic=1702139

you can search the member using members search at the top right of this page.

I'm getting tired of Dell not allowing us to configure the stuff we want in our machines. Illegear I know, but I'm still confused about the warranty. Can they extend? Alienware 18 isn't cheap, and if configured it could end up pretty expensive. 1 year international warranty is nice, but more is necessary And where would we go for the support?

Also, does anyone here have an Alienware 17 with the GTX780?

This post has been edited by refnulf: Dec 13 2013, 11:12 PM

tell me about it :/ i have been waiting for months for that too.

whatever it is just make everything clear first before purchase. there will be risks if you wanna go for aw18. the closest that i can find for full support is still s'pore.

by the way, aw18 is a heavy machine. the sli setup is not joke in terms of heat. (best served in air-conditioned room)

edit: Aura has an aw17 with 780m.

This post has been edited by horns: Dec 13 2013, 11:34 PM

Dell doesn't seem to be offering the 780m in their configurations. Is there something I'm missing when I visit the site?

when new aw17 was released, there was a period of limited time that dell malaysia had the option of putting 780m in aw17; then the news of serious shortage of the card followed; eventually that option was no more.

edit: wait! check this! http://configure.ap.dell.com/dellstore/con...s=dhs&cs=mydhs1

This post has been edited by horns: Dec 14 2013, 06:45 AM