yeah saw that a while back. that sick mod is really tempting :/

however i rather build a desktop, instead of applying this mod to 18, because i can just put whatever psu that i want, safely.

haha.. it's packed with all those power-hungry components. they have to prepare for the worst, because once these beasts reach the users, all hell breaks loose

lol maybe that's over prepared

now with the new 18 equipped with 4940xm and 880m 8gb vram sli, there might be someone crazy enough to mod the similar one soon.

wo. hm yeah it's quite possible to do that, except imo it's not economical. and risky, too.

.. and it's back! jeng jeng jeng new aw17 with shiny 4910mq and gtx 880m!

edit: forgot to say, this time cpu (from 4900mq, up to 4940mx!) and memory (up to 32GB) can be customized!

This post has been edited by horns: May 9 2014, 11:13 AM

you knew there is nothing significant about the refresh yet you still show ? lol!

oh when you took the cpu heatsink out you didn't notice anything weird? perhaps the screw holders were still attached to the screws?

the person to talk to is putochip123. meanwhile, you could try to fix this by replacing the screw holders with something else. it's a temporary measure, and the chance are slim to fix it properly.

haha! chrome r4! blink to the max!

lol!

yeah normal standard screen is 60hz matte. i don't like matte screen.

patience, my friend. you are in good hand

ah it's all about personal preference haha. a glossy screen is reflective but the color quality is really nicer.

yes that needs some serious skills, and a lot of patience. (both i also don't have lol!)

i'm not sure if there is a compatible list for wifi cards. the cards that work for me beside stock are intel 6235 and 7260 .ac.

notes: weird stuff - this is the first time i need to reinstall the nvidia driver twice to get it to work. (the 3d vision driver failed to install the first time i tried. it worked the second time. never happened before.)

337.81, new beta. if you're interested:

32bit: http://uk.download.nvidia.com/Windows/337....tional-beta.exe
64bit: http://uk.download.nvidia.com/Windows/337....tional-beta.exe

Yeah normally that should be the way. If the thing doesnt break dont fix it.

I just wanna test these latest drivers out for fun haha! Before doing anything i always create a system image first.

Aurora R4 has a x79 chipset, for now yes it has at least a 4820k ivy bridge-e (max is 4960x), max ram of 32gb, and it can do sli for certain gpu's, particularly 700 series nvidia cards. (Provided that the bundle psu, 875W, can supply enough power to the cards)

Aurora is a higher end desktop. You can just plug in whatever gpu you want in aurora to meet the game requirements. (Again this is subject to the power requirements of the gpu)

Perhaps there might be a refresh next year or a year after that (hopefully x99 chip, ddr4 ram, full sata3 ports, etc.)

Not sure about x51.

This post has been edited by horns: May 20 2014, 03:55 PM

is this about the name plate only? what do you wanna customize? recently alienware has allowed the users to customize their machines again. (in terms of common parts, not name plate). for the ODD, you can always swap the dvdrom and replace it with a hdd caddy. (compared to R4, it's much easier to replace)

many still choose to get it online because of the 0-interest installment scheme.

oh the wireless part in Aurora desktop. yes for machines from Dell US there is an option for wifi (Dell Wireless 1540 802.11a/n Dual Band, High Speed Wi-Fi). afaik, it's a just plastic plate with Dell WiFi and Bluetooth daughter boards that can be secured to the inner front of the chassis, and connect to the master i/o board; and it's a .n, not .ac (it's a different form factor. i'm not sure if they offer killer wifi. don't be so obsessed about these killer wifi things. you still need to have a compatible router to make full use of it).

for machines from Dell Malaysia, usually the options for customization is less than Dell US. for instance we only have the standard water cooling unit, while dell US also offers a premium copper-type. (but this doesn't mean it's a bad thing. we can still add/replace features that we want by ourselves). just bear in mind it's super easy to just DIY with better parts. (think wifi usb or pci-e wifi. all plug-and-play. the only 'incompatibility' happens when you forget to install the drivers) currently i am using asus usb-56 wifi. works fine with asus ac-66 router. (well, i don't actually use it because for a desktop i still prefer to use wired ethernet).

if you wanna know more about this, putochip123 is the guy.

right all i'm saying is that we have options for wifi cards that deliver decent performance in the market. the killer wifi might not work at its fullest in all environments. it still depends on the router for that.

your option is simple. go for usb (it's just like a usb thumb drive with an antenna). the installation is as simple as plug in to the usb port, install driver, reboot and go.

http://www.asus.com/my/Networking/USBAC56/

you can get it from lyp. sorry i can only suggest what i am using. as for the need of technical help, i believe you can call for their help if necessary.

you don't get to see the receiver if you use the usb port at the back of the pc

yes, these days we have so few things in the box :/

yeah signal blocking might be a problem. hehe again my router is near my desktop so i am not worried about that.

this is the stable speed of the usb wifi that i am connecting to my home router.



since i have enabled both wireless-n and -ac, i have set this to .ac only (device manager):



it's not the max speed (866.7Mbps as with intel 7260)

notes: the broadcom .ac adapter in aw17/18 CAN run at full .ac speed after all!

i was always curious why broadcom .ac adapter could not run at 866Mbps when coupled with asus rt-ac66u. after playing for a bit with the adapter in device manager, it turned out that the default settings in the advanced tab are basically for maximum compatibility.

after i have set the band preference to 'prefer 802.11a', things have changed. now it's running at full speed



edit: and now officially aw supports intel 7260.

This post has been edited by horns: May 22 2014, 11:13 PM