paying over 10 grands for a laptop, 'hope' is really not an option, don't you think?

people can assemble a 6700k z170 with 980ti sli with that money, and enjoy ultra-everything with it.

The Alienware 18 is more like "refresh"...

I hope they will come out something like Alienware 18 R3 (dual MXM) and finally GRAPHICS AMPLIFIER

Then I will call that perfect

Haha... I hope they fast come out first batch.. can buy refurbished

haha! yeah, as long as that aga cable can support at least pcie x8 bandwidth (x16 is even better), rather than x4. if it's still a pcie x4 then it's sad.

if aga has been improved, to me a single-980m aw18 with aga will be a damn nice combo. (and i get to swap cpu when i want to )

actually I am currently running the same version as the one available on AMD website

just thinking maybe giving it a fresh install would reset all the settings

hahaha yeah

a fresh install should be good. it gets rid of everything in the way. sadly most upgrades usually didn't work well for me in the past. it has become my habit to do fresh installs whenever i have the chance hehe

I've tried it out earlier, and it turns out to be the same

also "borrowed" HDMI to VGA adapter from my office (man my place sure got lots of display adapters lol), plugging the HDMI to the GPU and VGA to the monitor. not only it works, I can also fully utilize the 1080p resolution

so after all these troubleshooting hassle the conclusion would be:
- my Dell LCD have a faulty HDMI port
- my GPU is still alive and kickin'

now I can happily send my LCD off to the dealer

hehe nice.

i'm still waiting for my ram kit to come. hopefully it will be on time then i can settle my case with this x99 lol! (or maybe not yet)

Anyone knows if there are any third party companies or even Dell, sells body protector/casing for the Alienware 14?

are you referring to those decal thing?

Decals or possibly those alike Mac Book Pro's Speckt translucent casings.

This post has been edited by Kernkraft400: Aug 23 2015, 11:40 PM

for decals, there are plenty of options at taobao.com. (cheap). for casings, none that i know of.

Want to ask..what's wrong with 880m?

How much will it cost for a return unit?

20% cheaper normally

Hmmmm

First batch normally alot reject stock..

So 880m still can't upgrade to win10?

Just curious..is next gen nvidia pascal will still use mxm? Mayb lower power consumption?

U wan bet ur luck on win 10? Better not.. too many casualties de... hvnt really go check out.. should be still using mxm