Well, if u wanna retain the state of ur HDD, u can always clone it to a new one.

Anyone here tried Titanfall already on their Alienwares?

ROFL!!! 6k for desktop and still trying to buy Alienware desktop? Build one mid high range also need that amount liao la. That's inclusive of monitor, keyboard and speakers leh.

Most important question, budget?

It's not about the screen size. The most important thing is the GPU. If u have a big screen with big resolution but ur GPU cannot handle it, it will be a waste also wut.

Wah, all also using AC routers. I'm still on Wireless G only.

Well, even if my router is beside my laptop, I don't think it can go any faster also. At least my router really is value for money after using it for so long. For RM150, been using it since college times.

Well, most of the time I'm using wired but even on wire, it's not on gigabit Ethernet but I have an AC router coming soon. Will be changing it to that.

Liuteva Most likely it is the screen at fault. This line in ur post reveals the answer:



Call Dell regarding this issue. Most likely u'll get a screen replacement.

UEFI vs bios boot. Definitely UEFI takes the cake. It's significantly faster, IMO. Maybe difference is minimal. But u can feel it definitely.

As for RAID-0 setup, the only benefit of RAID-0 is in gaming when u r playing open world games. Compared to single drive, the transition loading between sections is seamless. The other obvious benefit in RAID-0 is reduction of loading times for apps but this one is hard to see.

As for Windows booting time, u can't do much by changing ur setup. It will definitely be faster but comparing side by side between Windows 8 and 7, Windows 8 will always prevail bcos of how the way that Windows 8 handles the operations within the inside. In other words, better architecture.

If zat_90s really wanted to reduce the loading times on Windows 7, I recommend RAID-0 4 SSDs. Yet again, comes down to cost and also max bandwidth that ur motherboard supports.

My only final conclusion is if u really wanted that superior boot time, change to Windows 8 instead of sticking to Windows 7. That would be the cheapest alternative that u can find at this moment.

OCing both CPU and GPU does help in gaming. Gaming is not about how many cores u have. Most games are not optimized for multi core CPU anyways. It's about the speed. The higher the speed, the better it is. That's why many ppl invest in cooling for desktops for this purpose. Both CPU and GPU must be able to keep up with each other. If not, u'll get stuttering. Most ppl don't know that this is another determining factor for stuttering. Most of the time is the multi GPU setup but sometimes if the processor is too slow, this will happen also.

Nowadays we are more focused on OCing the CPU more rather than the GPU cos no point in OCing the GPU a lot cos GPU nowadays have overtaken the CPU. So, the CPU is the only one which needs to play catchup.

HAHAHAHA!!! Just reminding u only.

I know u also know one. Actually OCing on a laptop is fine cos it's also a PC mah.

But then, side effects as u mentioned also will happen on desktop. But normally, I don't OC on a laptop due to the insufficient cooling but as long as u OC within ur laptop's limit, it is still fine.

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faisal_smks03 The partitions are like this is bcos ur HDD is using GPT and it cannot be erased just from formatting the drive. It needs to be cleared using CMD instead.

If u r using AlienRespawn, then I can say nope. U cannot create an image backup using a smaller drive. The only way is to clone ur drive into another drive.

Just google how to remove GPT partitions.

As for moving ur current data, I did mention about cloning ur drive right?

Currently, AW17 cannot be ordered thru Dell website anymore. I think they are stocking up the new components.

Yesterday still cannot. Now can order already. Too bad, I have one already.

Aiyo, at least the "8" looks nicer than the "7"

Just go to LYP and buy the part separately. Self installation for a wireless NIC card isn't that hard. They come with instructions anyways. It's just plug and play. If u don't like internal ones, u can opt for USB ones.

The pro for using a USB one is u can shift around the receiver to get the best signal, but the con is u get to stare at ur receiver.

The pro for using an internal one is u don't get to look at ur receiver and it's well integrated, but the con is u can't move ur receiver around to get the best signal cos ur desktop is rooted at the place that u decided to put.

Final verdict, it's ur call.


P/S: Dell personnel won't help u to install 3rd party stuff one unless u order directly from Dell but then, it's super straight forward. Plug and play.

Oh yeah, now I remember. Nowadays USB receivers don't give u a standing dock or any extension cords unlike the old days.

But then good luck in looking for a good signal with all the stuff that's blocking the signal.

No, it doesn't work in Malaysia. Only models that are officially listed on Dell Malaysia's site. U have to send it back to XoticPC with additional shipping costs.

Right... That's a good reason for spending money. LOL!

Maybe u should PM putochip123 or search on taobao for the cost.

U can get an idea on how much it costs from Dell as well -> http://accessories.ap.dell.com/sna/categor...ype=4&Tab=Parts

Right.... Wisely...