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 Alienware Mothership V11, Intruder alert!

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post Sep 16 2014, 08:45 PM

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QUOTE(BlueButtBaboon @ Sep 16 2014, 11:24 AM)
Is it normal that alienware has a short beep on start up?
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I guess that pretty normal for all PCs? sweat.gif
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post Sep 16 2014, 08:56 PM

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QUOTE(e_mc_square @ Sep 16 2014, 08:48 PM)
What model you have?
I used to own M11x, Alienware 17, currently using M15x, non of them have short beep on start up.
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based on his previous posts, I do believe he meant the desktop one since he got the X51 biggrin.gif
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post Sep 16 2014, 09:10 PM

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QUOTE(e_mc_square @ Sep 16 2014, 08:58 PM)
Oppss... then I think is normal..  tongue.gif

Beep~

Haha... laugh.gif
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haha

as far as I know, that single beep each time a PC starts up is a sign for everything is checked and cleared.
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post Sep 17 2014, 08:36 AM

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QUOTE(BlueButtBaboon @ Sep 17 2014, 08:30 AM)
Haha okok feel so silly ask this question. Lol using desktop after a decade(blur blur)
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as long as it's a single short beep, should be no problem nod.gif
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post Sep 17 2014, 04:23 PM

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QUOTE(inesen @ Sep 17 2014, 04:20 PM)
Yup yup got beep sound follows by loud fan noise everytime I pushed the power button on x51 to turn it on.
I dont think it even went to diagnose the system yet.
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only for a very short while though. after that you can barely hear the sound it's making brows.gif
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post Sep 18 2014, 08:53 AM

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I'm currently browsing through the internut for some ideas on watercooling solution for the X51

given the case design, there are hardly any factory sealed system that can fit. I've seen there are some modders who sacrificed the lighting panel in order to drill holes & make way for radiator. there are even who opted for externally mounted reservoir & radiator sweat.gif
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post Sep 18 2014, 11:45 AM

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QUOTE(horns @ Sep 18 2014, 10:26 AM)
given its compact form factor, it's better to put the radiator outside of the system.

aurora also cannot fit larger cooler without mods.
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I'd prefer to keep it inside, to maintain the clean look.

I've seen a build which the builder replace the radiator with slim rectangular one as opposed to the normal square shape. should fit nicely on the rear vents of the case but the question is: where to get one? sweat.gif sweat.gif

QUOTE(myway1985 @ Sep 18 2014, 11:36 AM)
nitrogen cooling system? hehe
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too extreme bro hahaha. plus, not practical

QUOTE(BlueButtBaboon @ Sep 18 2014, 11:39 AM)
planing to stuff it inside a mini fridge LOL
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LOL fridge is cold & wet, so not really good with sensitive electronics

dry ice, maybe? hmm.gif
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post Sep 18 2014, 12:03 PM

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QUOTE(e_mc_square @ Sep 18 2014, 11:55 AM)
One of the reason that dry ice, nitrogen cooler, bla bla bla is not popular in computer cooling is because the cooling module will make the surrounding air be too cold and create cold steam.
Cold steam is very dangerous for electronic device coz it will cause short circuit when it become water.

Unless the cooling module can be sealed completely. I mean like the only cold component in the cooling module is the heatsink that attracted on the cpu/gpu. The cooling compound (dry ice, liquid nitrogen and others) is completely isolated and didn't expose to the air. Then will be fine.
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yeah. damn right

too much hassle to get it done right for a practical system, that's why I only considered the watercooling solution

QUOTE(myway1985 @ Sep 18 2014, 11:57 AM)
We pay Mc square to kipas our rig. haha
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hahaha. can also brows.gif
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post Sep 18 2014, 12:37 PM

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QUOTE(myway1985 @ Sep 18 2014, 12:18 PM)
rihuhs post ur rezel commander unit pic.
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manaada sweat.gif

I only have Delta Plus & Zeta Plus C1

QUOTE(BlueButtBaboon @ Sep 18 2014, 12:30 PM)
ya wor. monday tues kipas ur rig, wed thurs kipas rihuhs rig,fri sat kipas mine. sunday cuti for him lor  tongue.gif
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weekend OT lor. pay double
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post Sep 18 2014, 03:33 PM

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QUOTE(horns @ Sep 18 2014, 03:09 PM)
oh. it must be really packed inside.
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it's gonna be sweat.gif

or maybe I just invest on a low-profile high performance cooler with heatpipes to replace the stock Intel ones laugh.gif
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post Sep 18 2014, 05:21 PM

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QUOTE(horns @ Sep 18 2014, 04:56 PM)
hm.. that depends on the air flow inside the system for a performance air cooler to work well.

this is why i don't opt for compact desktops. with my limited skills (well if i have any lol), it's better to have plenty of space to work with. i will definitely put a larger and hopefully thicker rad in future. (a 360-rad aio is on its way)
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I would consider this a challenge for me, and might be having fun researching about it as well icon_rolleyes.gif

I choose the X51 mainly on its compact size, so seems like I need to get myself around with it, and work with whatever I can & financially possible sweat.gif
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post Sep 21 2014, 04:00 PM

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QUOTE(Jayi @ Sep 21 2014, 03:10 PM)
Found this skin while browsing taobao looking for alien accessories. Looking awesome huh?  rclxms.gif

» Click to show Spoiler - click again to hide... «

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not really a skin, but looks like carbon-fibre look sticker sheet. and yes, that cf sticker does come in colours other than black
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post Sep 23 2014, 03:21 PM

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QUOTE(horns @ Sep 23 2014, 12:04 PM)
plastidip is just a layer of rubber-like  coating that protects the surface. it's fun to play with lol!
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and a lot more forgiving compared to regular spray paint brows.gif
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post Sep 23 2014, 08:22 PM

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QUOTE(horns @ Sep 23 2014, 08:17 PM)
yes biggrin.gif if it's not reversible i will not play with it hehe
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haven't seen any custom rigs/laptops using plastidip but I have seen various automotive applications

love how it peels off without damaging the original surface nod.gif
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post Oct 3 2014, 10:26 AM

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QUOTE(myway1985 @ Oct 3 2014, 10:00 AM)
38kg tower. siao liao. never think a pc tower can weight 38kg...

should I sell or keep? my game Intel oso can play de
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WTF 38kg blink.gif blink.gif
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post Oct 3 2014, 10:36 AM

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QUOTE(horns @ Oct 3 2014, 10:29 AM)
yes, it's that heavy biggrin.gif
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38kg is usually the weight of a medium-sized bookshelf shocking.gif

die lor wanna haul that monster if you happen to live on the 5th floor and the lift is out of service sweat.gif
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post Jan 10 2015, 08:02 AM

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question time:

My current X51 is running on Radeon R9 270 that withdraws power from 2x 6-pin PCIe power socket, which both of the 6-pin connectors comes from a molex connector on the motherboard.

if let say I'm gonna upgrade my graphics card to a one that uses single 8-pin PCIe port, would it be sufficient if I replaced the current molex connector to a one that has 8-pin PCIe connector, given that both my current and soon-to-be graphics card has similar power ratings?
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post Jan 10 2015, 12:22 PM

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QUOTE(myway1985 @ Jan 10 2015, 09:26 AM)
from wat i heard.. x51 very hard to upgrade.... y dun search online....
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I don't think it's that hard, but just limited to both space and power rating since the supplied PSU (in this case power brick) is rated at 330W only sweat.gif

mine is running Core i5 & Radeon R9 270 while the higher end model runs i7 and GTX 760Ti, both with 330W PSU so what I can see is I still have some room for upgrade, it's just a matter of choices and availability. that's the point where I suddenly thinking of swapping the power connectors sweat.gif

QUOTE(horns @ Jan 10 2015, 12:00 PM)
i think it's better to follow the current settings and find compatible gpu's, or maybe consult dell about this.
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well I'm not in a hurry. just wondering of some solutions/alternatives that I have lol and yeah, I was thinking of writing to Dell on this matter as well biggrin.gif

still need to do some research hmm.gif
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post Jan 10 2015, 06:59 PM

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QUOTE(horns @ Jan 10 2015, 12:37 PM)
i think there will be more options for you soon, like 960 variants. this is why i think it's fine to just stick to the same connectors. of course if you can modify it that's even better lol!
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QUOTE(myway1985 @ Jan 10 2015, 12:50 PM)
Change to r9 290x... He he...
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hahaha that's my point, looking for solutions for the already limited options I currently have lol

actually the other day I came across some articles on GeForce GTX 970 mini, which have the said 8-pin connector instead of the 6+6 pin like most of the mid-end graphics card biggrin.gif
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post Apr 9 2015, 02:01 PM

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QUOTE(horns @ Apr 9 2015, 10:44 AM)
the only upgrade that you can feel the difference is using ssd as boot, software, and game drives.

for sata ssd, currently samsung 850 pro should be one of the best. get 512gb or larger for single drives, or make a raid0 with 2x or more smaller drives (like much cheaper liteon s900 256gb). sandisk extreme pro should be ok also.

cl9, cl10, cl11 are memory timings. 1600mhz is memory clock speed. you can go for smaller timing, higher clocks if you want to, but i don't think you can feel the differences between normal and performance ram. you can check out brands like g.skill and crucial also.

as for the ram size, if possible go for full 32gb, then use the excess for system optimizations (ram-based caching for ssd/hdd, ramdisk, etc.). try it out then compare it to the same system without such optimizations. the pagefile can be set to small ones (like 200mb min to 1gb max) to save space. (it's likely that this system file will never be used but just make sure it's there. until now i still have some systems running 0 pagefile without issues)
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noting this for future reference thumbup.gif

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