Debating: P650SE or P750ZM
I have both in my possession right now. I own the P650SE with 970m and have the chance to buy the P750ZM with 980m at a reasonable cost. P650SE seems to suit my needs, but the 980m is more powerful,...
View ArticleClevo BIOS Thread
THIS THREAD IS FOR CLEVO MODELS WHICH ARE CURRENTLY IN PRODUCTION. Current supported models in this thread: - Clevo P570WM / P570WM3 - Clevo P370SM / P370SM3 / P375SM (Sager NP9380 / NP9390) - Clevo...
View ArticleBest SSD Card for Acer Aspire?
The harddrive of my Acer Aspire 5920G is full, and I'd like to buy a SSD card to get more storage space. A couple of inches down from the touchpad there is this slot that says "pro/xd/sd" that's about...
View ArticleMy first Alienware experience with my Aw17R2
My experience with this company: I am an electrical engineering student and I enjoy the kinda geek culture look a bit so I wanted an Alienware, kinda makes sense right? They look cool to me and they're...
View ArticleGTX 980M Benchmarks thread
Hello everyone, Since people are obtaining the highly wanted GTX 980M, a new fresh thread for the performance doesn't seem so bad. So I made one(instead of spamming the official release page). Lets...
View ArticleNew Razer Blade (2015)
So, Razer just announced the new iteration of their popular Razer Blade line. Physically, nothing has changed. Inside, however, things are getting much beefier. The memory has been doubled to 16GB and...
View ArticleAsus GL551 Wireless Network Card Upgrade
The Qualcomm Atheros wireless network card that comes with the GL551 sucks. 25 feet from the router the speed drops to 2-15 mbps. Go to another room and the speed is almost non existent. Apparently it...
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Dell XPS 13 2015 Broadwell Infinity Display Owners Thread
I figure I would start this thread since people will start getting their Dell XPS soon. I have had the Microsoft signature model (low end i5/4gb/128 FullHD) model for a few days now just wanted to give...
View Article17 R2 - Anyone else have buyer's remorse yet?
For all the work it took to get his thing ordered and shipped, I'm sorely disappointed that a week later I'm already regretting the purchase. It's a nice sturdy laptop. Colors on the IPS panel are off...
View ArticleRazer Blade Owner's Lounge
Started a new thread for the Razer Blade Gaming Laptop. Will begin filling it with more photos and hopefully video links. Purpose of the thread is to answer constructive questions and provide feedback...
View ArticleInstalled the 8970m into Alienware M17x R3 - Display mode PEG Brightness issues
Hi guys, I installed the 8970m in my R3 last night and I managed to get it all working after a bit of battling. However the only way it works is by setting my display mode in the BIOS to PEG and the...
View ArticleWhat size/type of SSD do you need to buy for the Alienware 15?
In what I ordered there was the 128 GB SSD for the system drive and the 1TB HDD that is included by default (I didn't pay extra for it). I would like to order a 512 GB SSD to replace all of this. What...
View ArticleThinner and Lighter Gaming/Editing notebook to replace my Alienware 17
POST EDIT: Since I can't edit the title of this post, the main idea of this post is to replace my Alienware 17 with a laptop with similar performance that's lighter and has better battery life!!!...
View ArticleAW15 considerations/issues thus far, pre-purchase
Hey folks, so I have a bunch of credit with Dell (long story) and have been eagerly following most of their new releases to see if/when I should get a new machine. When I saw both the specs on the new...
View ArticleMSI GT60 with GTX 970m for $1200, expires 03/11
http://www.ncixus.com/products/?sku=102704&vpn=GT60 2QD-1066US&manufacture=MSI&promoid=1423
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Just got my 500gb Samsung 850 EVO mSATA
Seems like a lot of people have been trying to find these without luck. From what I understand, they just got publicly released to retailers for consumer purchase last week. I ordered mine from a...
View ArticleExternal Monitor Upgrade Query
I purchased a new laptop in November with a 15.6" HD display and HDMI port. I've been using a spare Samsung UE22F5000AK (c. 2013) TV via HDMI, as my external monitor since then. I'm quite satisfied...
View ArticleCan I boot with no gpu installed?
I sent my gpu in to be worked on and I was wondering if there is a way to boot up on the on board video so I can still use my laptop while the card is gone. If I try to start it now I just get a black...
View ArticleTo upgrade or not...
Check my signature for the Alienware laptops that I own. I am thinking about selling the 14 and 17 for a new 17 (R2). Should I upgrade (including the 980) or stay with what I have? Oh and what about...
View ArticleAlienware 17 GTX 980M Drivers to enable overclocking?
I've tried every driver below 347.52... However they seem to cause instability with windows 8.1. Can anyone help me out with modding the nvcvi.inf in other drivers to give me full support for optimus,...
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