maybe because my 3840qm is not a good candidate for oc compared to 3820qm haha

you can try to oc it then play heavy games for 2 or more hours. see if the cpu can get overheated fast (turn hwinfo64's sensor page on while you do that)

edit: my current cpu oc is level 3 for 3840qm (4.3ghz). max temperature is 93c at room temperatures (this one is using linx 0.65) guess what? cpu throttled at 2.89ghz

Before i forget again, a friend reminded me about vindicator 18": Add-ons in Mid Valley is selling it at MYR 209.00.

used is 1k cheaper but it comes with others upgrade as well.
and of course I give u 1 year full warranty as well
well, maybe u had to experience the 120hz. hoho. as naked eye we can see the differences. feel free visit me, I show u
I have ordinary 60fps AW17 and 120Hz AW17

hi guys ,
Need some help

got a m14x-r2 , got it about 2 years back

it now fail POST test and got the one single continues beeping noise my laptop now.
have contacted dell/alienware and it said mine is out of warranty ...

check online it is most likely bios or rom corrupted

anybody got encounter this and fix it ?? i love my m14x . so please help if there is a way to save it??

Ok Ive decided to get the used AW17 from Oscar

Oscar's used AW17
core i7 4900
16GB ram
GTX780M
blue ray
120hz 1920x1080 LCD (3D capable )
750GB +64GB (SSD)

going for 9999 and 1 year warranty.

vs.

(new)
DELL ALIENWARE 17 LAPTOP
4th Gen Intel Core i7-4900MQ processor(6MB Cache,up to 3.9GHz w/ Turbo Boost)
Genuine Windows 8 Single Language 64bit
750GB 7200RPM SATA 3Gb/s+64GB mSATA SSD Caching
16GB Dual Channel DDR3L at 1600MHz
Slot-Loading 8x SuperMulti Drive(DVDR/RW)
Integrated Digital 7.1 Surround Audio Support
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780M with 4GB GDDR5
Integrated 10/100/1000Mbps Gigabit Ethernet NIC
Broadcom 4352 802.11 ac 2x2 and Bluetooth 4.0
Alienware 17 Anodized Aluminum
17.3 inch(439.42 mm) WLED FullHD(1920x1080) Anti-Glare Display
FullHD Camera with dual digital microphones
Alienhead Glow / AlienFX AQUA
8-cell Lithium Ion(86 wHr) Battery
RM10999

3 years warranty, 1 vandictor backpack

roughly copy paste from the fb post.

Oscar did mention that the only difference between his used and new is monitor and blueray. The price 9999 not including 3 years warranty and windows 7 its going to be roughly around the same price if not more expensive that getting new.

Edit: Oh I forgot to add the used aw17 oscar mention the monitor is more expensive roughly 1400 for the monitor and 600 for the glasses just to be fair.

Need advice on this please :/

Well after add 3 years warranty and windows 7 on Oscar's Aw17 prices comes to about exactly the same as getting a new AW17.

Oscar give free 32gb ram and bagpack if I buy his aw17. Good deal right I dont even know if I will use that much ram.

Project Adrenaline™ : Iron-Lady™

Plastic-dipping in pink color

Does anyone know if Dell/Alienware Malaysia offers a Windows 7 configuration along with a full SSD drive? Not those hybrid type.

Ok rephrase the question. Is it possible to get that configuration. I checked Alienware Malaysia site and they dont seem to have that option.

take note before buying cards with GTX800M cards. as stated by putochip123, he stated that current GT800M cards are still based on Kepler architecture, which could be a tuned up variant of previous generation cards. performance increase is around 20% more than previous generation card. if you are dying for latest architecture, please wait and if urgent to get a laptop, just get now.

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

the latest for 7260.ac is 17.05. just follow this to get the updates. stasio is doing a good job keeping us updated 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

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.

note: this is the how-to for gpu upgrade for alienware m17x r4, non-3d model.

first, some explanations. in terms of display panels, there are two type of models for r4:
1. 60Hz screen - non-3d model. supports dedicated gpu (dgpu) and integrated gpu (igpu);
2. 120Hz screen - 3d model. supports only dedicated gpu.

the difference in terms of bios settings between two models in the context of gpu upgrade are:
1. 60Hz screen (non-3d) - PEG (for dgpu) is disabled and igpu is enabled by default; and
2. 120Hz screen (3d) - PEG (for dgpu) is enabled and igpu is disabled by default.

the above bios settings are hidden in stock bios and you cannot change them.

however, in order to do a gpu upgrade in r4 (especially in non-3d model), you need bios options to be set to PEG enabled, and igpu disabled (like the defaults in 3d model) this is when unlocked bios by slv7 at techinferno.com comes into play. his unlocked bios allows you to change the required bios settings. since this is an unofficial bios, you must run it in legacy bios mode. (that means in bios you need to switch from UEFI to legacy mode, and disable secureboot). also, you need to install windows in legacy mode for compatibility reasons.

so the steps are really simple (based on the tutorial, http://forum.techinferno.com/alienware-m17...tml#post91201):
1. flash your r4 with A11 stock bios. in the bios menu, load all defaults and press F10 to save the changes (http://www.dell.com/support/drivers/us/en/19/DriverDetails/Product/alienware-m17x-r4?driverId=Y9N0G&fileId=3210573985). just runt the dell bios installer and it will downgrade/upgrade your bios automatically. make sure the battery is installed and power source is active;

2. prepare the dos bootable usb and flash the bios (http://forum.techinferno.com/alienware-m17x-aw-17/1964-%5Bm17x-r4%5D-unlocked-bios-versions.html grab the unlocked bios, [FPT]-M17x_R4_BIOS_A11_-_[unlocked]V2.zip, necessary files to create the dos bootable usb, FPT tools, and prr tool from the first post);

3. configure the unlocked bios (http://forum.techinferno.com/alienware-m17x-aw-17/6688-m17xr4-upgrade-gpu-gtx780m.html#post91201)

4. install new card; check the placement of thermal pads (http://forum.techinferno.com/alienware-m17x-aw-17/6688-m17xr4-upgrade-gpu-gtx780m.html#post91201)

5. reformat and reinstall windows in the legacy mode;

6. for w8/8.x, disable driver signing and reboot (http://forum.techinferno.com/alienware-m17x-aw-17/6688-m17xr4-upgrade-gpu-gtx780m.html#post91201)

7. install gpu drivers with modded .inf; first go to http://forums.laptopvideo2go.com/ NVIDIA Video Drivers and Tools section, and find the matching modded .inf for your geforce drivers (tagged with 'Mobile OEM'). extract the geforce drivers from geforce.com with 7zip or winrar. then put the modded .inf into Display.Driver folder (overwrite it if necessary). finally run the installer.

8. after successful install of drivers, enable driver signing and reboot (http://forum.techinferno.com/alienware-m17x-aw-17/6688-m17xr4-upgrade-gpu-gtx780m.html#post91201)

9. done

for w8/w8.1 users, the next time you wanna update your gpu drivers, just repeat steps 6, 7, and 8.

Thanks Sifu!

Good tips. Will do the backup image this week.

And also, later will hunt for a 512GB mSATA SSD for it, and do a fresh install of Windows in it.
If I install it myself, no issues right? Or is it better for me to call a Dell service personnel to come over and install for me? 

1. remove the folder, C:\Users\your_username\Documents\AlienFX


thanks, this one solved it