i had no issue installing and running the one provided by dell on w8.1. i got all drivers from dell; didn't use the ones in the cd.

.. and i did one more thing to all the network and bt adapters: i disable the power management (allow computer to turn them off) by the system at the device manager. (it's because this one is always one of the most common causes of problems in networking)

I just got the BF4 and when I played with Ultra graphic settings. It's unplayable. Lags like crap.
Running on 765 2GB, win 8.1
Anybody has such problem?

minimize the resolution to 1366x768, reduce anti-aliasing and graphic settings to High is enough.

seems like 765 ain't good enough for ultra
I max out everything.. Full HD and Ultra and it's

This post has been edited by Superman7: Jan 21 2014, 08:37 PM

for most of the reasons, any games i play will not maxed out its settings but instead, i will put it to high, regardless how strong the GPU is. high setting is enough for me more than ultra, as ultra (for some games) is just an essential setting which will crave more performance.

I changed to your recommended settings and indeed is fine..
still some lag though. maybe I should turn of anti-aliasing

turn off V-Sync as well. this is another aspect of performance hog.

man.. don't play with ultra settings for that card. raymondtong94's right, turning off vsync and antialias, then set the resolution to lower than fhd help.

even with 680m/780m i only play with high settings, with vsync and antialias off. only when i go into test range i set everything ultra (just to enjoy the view and scenery. in multiplayer sessions, with those settings it means suicide :/)

edit: well.. even if we have very strong cards, our internet speed still make us feeders lol! just now i shot the guy in the head, but it ended up i die. speechless.

This post has been edited by horns: Jan 21 2014, 10:56 PM

V-sync was never on in most of my games anyway..
765 ain't that powerful after all

bf4 is actually taxing more gpu power than we thought :/

Ic ic.... How about the Alienware programs like CC? Any problems with Windows 8.1?

Afaik none. I have cc and osd installed. Its all good. Just remember to get the w8.1 version, if they are there. If not, that means w8 version will work.

have no problem so far with both on Win 8.1 but I haven't been using 8.1 for a long time. Less than a week for sure

By the way, would there be a new driver updates for the GPU since it's Win 8.1 ?

Played Counter Strike: Global Offensive on default settings, did not tweak anything from the menu, and it stutters. Any recommended settings for awesome gameplay experience?

hello guys, i need an opinion about the warranty, my alienware warranty will expire on 24/1 this friday, do i need to extend the warranty now? i m planning to sell this laptop after my degree finish on late july and buy the new y50, so issit worth to extend my warranty? my alienware spec is like on my signiture, what is the fair price i can potentially get? thanks guys

If I'm not mistaken I'm running on high settings on the CS:GO and no issues.
What's your spec?

You have to extend the warranty before it expires, otherwise you're no longer eligible.
If you're intending to sell it off, why bother with the warranty. It ain't cheap anyway.

The alienware 14. Current gen.

ya, quite expensive, if buy after expire more expensive..so no need buy warranty?

Can you share your settings bro?

You can't buy after expiry.

Graphic card is 760 or 765?
Can't share now as I'm not at home yet. Will share tonight.