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post Jun 9 2014, 12:45 PM

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QUOTE(corrupt1234 @ Jun 9 2014, 10:59 AM)
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are these specs ok?
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yes it looks nice. play with it first. know that there are plenty of rooms for improvements so you can always do after-market upgrades to it slowly much later.
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post Jun 10 2014, 10:37 AM

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QUOTE(raymondtong94 @ Jun 10 2014, 12:39 AM)
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do you know, you just gave me a feeling that i wanted to rob you. brows.gif
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You will own one someday, if you still want to. No need to rob lol!

I bet the new refresh years later will have all sorts of killer hardware again. M.2 ssd slots at full x4 lanes; killer 3x3 wifi; gpu with new arch; maybe ddr4 ram, 64gb etc.

Yes i dream too much :/
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post Jun 10 2014, 02:13 PM

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QUOTE(Str33tBoY @ Jun 10 2014, 01:45 PM)
hi to all d sifus here...
currently using d latest alienware 14 here...
plan to upgrade to bigger hdd...
what is d specs of my current hdd?
i know is 750Gb onli...
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you can grab info of the stock hdd with hwinfo64 (http://hwinfo.com/). check 'drives' > 'sata/atapi drives' section for more info.
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post Jun 10 2014, 10:55 PM

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QUOTE(corrupt1234 @ Jun 10 2014, 10:10 PM)
Burnt AW17

Hopefully this will not happen to me and others as well  ohmy.gif
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wow.. they have this issue with 780m?

do not sweat about this. you have a full year warranty. just extend it if you're feeling uncomfortable.
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post Jun 11 2014, 12:21 PM

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QUOTE(Str33tBoY @ Jun 11 2014, 11:23 AM)
i plan to upgrade my drive drive from 750Gb to 1Tb maybe...
but found out dat d wd scorpio black onli have 500Gb one...
izit worth for me to upgrade from hitachi 5400 to scorpio black 7200?
does it different alot?
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you can get hgst travelstar ts7k1000 1tb at c-zone. it's a 7200 with 32mb cache. it's not bad imo.
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post Jun 11 2014, 09:35 PM

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QUOTE(corrupt1234 @ Jun 11 2014, 01:16 PM)
Maybe, because there were few stories that involved with it. Fortunately, i ordered the one with 880m but aren't both of these cards generally the same? Yeah, maybe I'll extend my warranty for another few years. Prolly, i might invest on few small fire extinguishers too just in case.  icon_rolleyes.gif
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780m might have risks, but maybe it's just lemon card issues. with 880m you shouldn't be so worried.
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post Jun 12 2014, 05:12 PM

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QUOTE(EmperorScorpion @ Jun 12 2014, 03:19 PM)
Guys Im currently using my m15x Nvidia GeForce GTX 460M I wanted to upgrade it, any recommendation?
I'm having some issue when playing games, i feel very spike when playing games and the game runs slow.
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a better way is to contact putochip123 and see what he can recommend to you smile.gif
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post Jun 12 2014, 06:12 PM

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QUOTE(putochip123 @ Jun 12 2014, 05:16 PM)
u ada AW18 also ma, 780m on AW18 is nothing, temperature low all the time. 3 copper pipe vs 2 copper pipe. hehe
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lol! i know smile.gif the temperature of 780m's are not high actually, even after long hours of gaming. (from what i have observed, gpu temperatures in 17" and 18" are never high tbh. aw actually has a good cooling system)

also, where we live is much hotter compared to those reported cases. if 780m really is a problem, it surely will trigger more cases here, and this thread has been filled with complaints already. (if that happened, maybe we can be like that guy, get replacement of aw18 4910mq with 880m sli lol!)
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post Jun 12 2014, 06:30 PM

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QUOTE(putochip123 @ Jun 12 2014, 06:22 PM)
probably won't happen.  dell malaysia vry salty 1
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hahaha! just saying smile.gif
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post Jun 15 2014, 04:17 PM

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QUOTE(jsc_tidus @ Jun 15 2014, 03:10 PM)
i think i just screw up my keyboard, any solutions? emailed Dell already.

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this happened to me too (when i hit my keyboard too hard the other day hehe).

i just reseated the key cap according to the clippers, and pressed the key cap in the center. that's it and it's fixed.
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post Jun 18 2014, 11:42 PM

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QUOTE(shiranui @ Jun 18 2014, 07:14 PM)
After taking it what you guys said, I'm moving instead to an AW17(880m). This should be fine right?
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although dell malaysia should honor this, i think you should double confirm about this with them.
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post Jun 19 2014, 07:23 PM

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QUOTE(babyandy @ Jun 19 2014, 05:52 PM)
hey guys, did anyone faced this kind of problems in your alienware m14x ?

For example when I would launch watchdogs, SC2, or war thunder, I would have about 60 fps while playing at medium but suddenly, i booted up my laptop yesterday, the FPS would drop drastically to about 30~40 fps. and sometimes 20 fps or below  rclxub.gif
I also noticed that whenever I would have high fps the fan on my M14x would spin fast and produce a noticeable loud sound (like the fan operating on a desktop)  and now, the fan just spinning like its walking in the park! and did not even produce a noticeable loud sound....  hmm.gif 

Also prior to this post I have also tried several methods such as adjusting the settings on Nvidia.( Adjusting the 3D setting on Nvidia to suit the best performance), adjusting the battery to high performance, but nothing change.....

i need help now... anyone with this experience can help me?  icon_question.gif  icon_question.gif  icon_question.gif

just to add on, my m14x temp while gaming would normally shift between 40~75 MAX and now it only shift between 40~61 or 59 MAX

my m14x spec,
GeForce GT 650M
i7-3630QM
8gb
driver ver. 337.88
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is it because the gpu has switched from 650m to igpu?
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post Jun 19 2014, 09:24 PM

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QUOTE(babyandy @ Jun 19 2014, 07:38 PM)
if it yes, than do you know how to switch it back?
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i think putochip123 has already given you the right way to do that. since it didn't work, can you right click on the games' exe and select 'run it with nvidia gpu'?

edit: also, is your laptop plugged in to the power source?

This post has been edited by horns: Jun 19 2014, 09:25 PM
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post Jun 19 2014, 11:06 PM

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QUOTE(babyandy @ Jun 19 2014, 10:46 PM)
i have tryied what he say and still the same results and about click on the games' exe and select 'run it with nvidia gpu'....... because on putochip123 settings, everything is on  nvidia GPU already and yes iam plug in (not using battery) as i know using battery while gamming will sometimes shutdown the PC anytime like SNAP!
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oh. what did you do previously, i.e. before you shut down your laptop? can you recall?

yeah never play games while the laptop is on battery only.
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post Jun 19 2014, 11:20 PM

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QUOTE(putochip123 @ Jun 19 2014, 11:13 PM)
this might due to power adaptor not enough power d
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it's possible. if the nvidia gpu has problem, nvidia control panel shouldn't appear already.
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post Jun 20 2014, 01:41 PM

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QUOTE(babyandy @ Jun 19 2014, 11:44 PM)
cry.gif  cry.gif  cry.gif  cry.gif  is it expensive to replace it?
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don't worry. putochip123 might be able to help you. just pm him ok?
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post Jun 28 2014, 09:54 AM

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QUOTE(gomok @ Jun 26 2014, 09:05 PM)
Thinking of letting go my AW14 (Sep 2013) to upgrade. Any takers? biggrin.gif

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


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post Jul 3 2014, 06:57 PM

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QUOTE(mansooriqbal @ Jul 3 2014, 03:40 PM)
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 tongue.gif I wanted to trade in my 680M with Oscar but sadly my laptop was over seas now I am over seas lol.
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the latest for 7260.ac is 17.05. just follow this to get the updates. stasio is doing a good job keeping us updated biggrin.gif 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 smile.gif
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post Jul 4 2014, 12:16 AM

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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.
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post Jul 4 2014, 09:14 AM

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QUOTE(mansooriqbal @ Jul 4 2014, 01:55 AM)
maxwell eh tongue.gif. 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 smile.gif.
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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 smile.gif
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