this alienware m14x r4 damn hard to access, my ex sager so easy to access, need to tear all part @@, and i dont have the screwdriver that same size with the screw, also afraid i make wrong things as i currently doing my fyp..lol

do u offer such service raymond? if got can pm me, i already got the IC diamond thermal paste.

I am not in KL anymore or I would've helped you out.
I hope raymond can help you.

as mentioned in my siggy.
i have the screwdrivers.

kk, maybe on next two weeks, as my schedule abit tight..hmmmm no more time for gaming and forum now, fyp is really troublesome

sure, just drop me a PM when you are ready.

yo bro

check your pm. wanna ask you about your service charge!

This post has been edited by Michaelbyz23: Mar 28 2014, 03:27 PM

I found something weird, my GTX 260M is set at 1V by default as it supposed to be 0.9V for M15x. No wonder the temps reaching 90+C when gaming. Dropping to 0.9V makes it drop to 75C

i believe every manufacturers was fault in voltage control, so as power users, we need to be smart to find the problems.
and nice finding you got there. 3 years ago i shouldnt sell of my M15x.

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This post has been edited by b00ter: Mar 29 2014, 08:35 AM

Yeah, I guess maybe the one in this M15x were meant to be in M17x.

CPU market has been pretty stagnant past few years. The main reason I buy this laptop if I wanted more speed I just change the graphic card to a modern one. I surprised the CPU were able to handle GTA IV smoothly

Not only GTA 4, any modern games do work fine as well. IMO, if you have a core i7 quad core processor with a MXM module graphics card, it can be a futureproof laptop.

How much was your M15x eh btw?

True dat. Crysis is slightly lagging but change to 7070M or something and it would be rocking. But I'm not gonna play serious games on my laptop, just some fun old games.

Bought it this month for RM1100, bargain of the century

Upgrade to GTX880M
Definitely worth the try.

Im thinking about to 'smuggle' a M17x at a cheap price and upgrade the graphics card. I very love the design of R3/4 than the R5.

I need to upgrade the PSU too We'll see.

Agreed, old Alienware laptops looks unique, the new one looks meh and too conservative. Alienware is like Lamborghini for car, supposed to look radical and different. Taken that away then there is no point of buying it, might as well save some money and buy Sager which looks boring.

If you can get one for cheap, go get it!

This post has been edited by Najmods: Mar 29 2014, 08:35 PM

was deciding between a rMBP 13" and alienware 14....went for the mid-spec alienware 14....

AND LOVIN' IT!

Grats grats!
I'm sure you won't be disappointed with AW

sign of oc. if i were you i will never found this out lol!

imo you can also consider to get a dfo unit. iinm there is one at MYR 3.6k (3820qm, 660m, 120Hz screen, with killer 1103) at garage sales. all you need to do is upgrade the gpu. 3820qm is much better than 3840qm in terms of oc.

edit: one of my m17x is a dfo unit, and a second-hand some more lol! there is nothing wrong with it since day one.

This post has been edited by horns: Mar 29 2014, 11:02 PM

i got a question guys... the LED light on my power button just keep switching to turqoise from blue (blue is the color i set) even though i kept everything at blue at the command centre...

any ideas? is it a defect?

edit : it is actually flickering... when i put it on blue it dims a bit then light back up...and rinse and repeat.

if i set it at orange it does nothing.....just stays there

im gonna call dell tomorrow morning!

This post has been edited by BotakPrince: Mar 29 2014, 11:58 PM

do you mean default theme, the blue one? run cc and your mouse pointer over the color wheel to see the actions. is it like one of the alienhead effects? (e.g. plugged in and charging?)

edit: the orange theme (horns ) doesn't have the effect when plugged in and charging.

This post has been edited by horns: Mar 30 2014, 02:07 AM

Sager is actually good for self-maintenance. i can calculate, total dismantling the whole laptop takes about an hour.

well, might consider about it.
just hope it can support latest generation graphics card.