guys.. ive test edi.. my AW17R2 cannot do undervolt.. can undervolt max to -0.10 only.... but when gaming (wicther 3 etc), the laptop start to restart.. ..

Hi guys, need some opinion.

Is it worthy to buy this model of alienware?

A15FHD-701123G-W10-DFO i7-6700HQ 16GB D4 1TB+256GB NV GTX970 3GB 15.6"FHD W10 1 YR / NORMAL DELL BAG

around Rm5k

Or should I buy the new inspiron instead? My budget is 5k<

Thanks.

This post has been edited by nonoldo: Jul 7 2017, 01:24 PM

the gtx 970m should be DFO rite? not worth for tat price if dfo

n normal dell backpack cant fit

From what I can tell from reviews, it does not dry up, but solidifies (can be changed to liquid form again with heat from hairdryer etc ) .

Besides, its meant to be applied once perfectly and leave it for years

However, risk of laptop dying from short-circuit with improper installation without non-conductive tape is high

Will be trying out with kryonaut first to see if i can get temps around ~70'c as done by famous iunlocks (he polished the heatsink surface and readjusted it to make sure its completely flat on the CPU.

nonoldo



970m is a decent card, but is not worth it compared to the new 10-series GPU on notebooks (more efficient, better performance) .


Benchmarks of 970m are slightly faster (1-2%) compared to the 1050Ti. Hence, if you could get a 1060 laptop (near double the performance of the 970m (~90% increase in performance)) for that price range, its much better.

Better yet, save up a bit and get an alienware 13 with 1060. (~RM6499 with 1060) or less with discounts and some features u dont need

a LOT of backpacks cant fit the alienware 15 in their laptop compartment . Not even my 17" laptop bag can fit it. too long (vents behind the screen) . If possible, get the alienware backpack (but too flashy for me

can't go wrong with an Alienware bag.
or you might wanna try debrand the bag yourself if it's too flashy.

u wan get new vindicator 2.0 oso hard... whole malaysia only ban leong carry it... n the lead time is 3 weeks.. haih.. n price crazy... RM399 for 17inch... i get outside hiking backpack RM199 only... haha

btw gtx 970m aw15 no back vent

This post has been edited by myway1985: Jul 8 2017, 12:11 AM

use hiking racksack like me.. haha...sure no flashy

oh right! forgot the 970m was previous gen without ass

then it will be a problem finding a bag that fits the thickness

ok it's called 'solidifies'; oh so it can change to liquid agan with hair dryer? then it's still ok. from my previous experience with coolaboratory liquid ultra it couldn't do that. once it's solidified it stayed that way (very hard to clean up especially the heat sinks; i had spares so it didn't bother me). the temperature went up after a few months of use. (initially the temperature was great; better than any other non-conductive options)

for liquid-metal-based thermal solutions, as long as you're patient enough the application is safe relatively.

that was few years ago. now i use kryonaut mostly, and for gaming, i will stick to desktop pcs.

Yeah, i've heard of cool lab's liquid metal 'drying' up. But so far have not seen any conductonaut reviews which mention 'drying'. With a desktop no worries about temperatures even on basic paste .

Laptops on the other hand, trying to squeeze every possible performance out of the cooling system to keep it quiet and relatively cool (else palmrest heats up, fans go nuts )

temperatures of my AW15 are ~90's on load now after repasting and undervolt. previously using stock paste, the 6700hq hits 99c all the time even while playing csgo limited at 100fps

for desktop pc, basic paste is not that great if you're overclocking.

or laptops, maintaining cooling system is critical. i never used aw15 before, but 90c+ under load seems high to me for a typical alienware laptop. my aw18 is still running below 80c under load, slightly oc'ed to 4ghz.

I've updated the June 2017 trackpad driver for AW13 R3 and found that the trackpad has become much smoother.

Highly recommended update if you guys haven't done so.

Hi guys, where can I find the Orion backpack for 17"?

i search thru online cant find the one with the same price as in the first post.

EOL de

now all vindicator 2.0

got update the killer wifi program?

I only install the driver from the installer, not the whole thing. I don't like crapware...

the new program easier to control ur wifi speed

I don't find the need to control the speed yet, my games run fine without it.

End of life?

OMG