*OFFICIAL* Alienware 17 R4 Owner's Lounge

At that rate he might as well.

 

@pkj1984 mine too :/

 

Great stuff... Does the panel look better as in the color gamut etc.. Compared to the old one? (if you've seen the previous one that is..)

Mines out for delivery...



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You know, I would say yes, as I'm happy that there is no annoying lines there 'Pixels' are normal, as they should be. I'll take some photos.

 

Some photos of a new panel here: http://imgur.com/a/eCved

 

I also can confirm that the panel has no stripes. Got it in today
It is the AUO1496.

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Mine was supposed to be here yesterday but just shipped out today. They also screwed up the shipping which was supposed to be one day but is now two. So i should be getting it friday.

 

Stress testing cpu (i7 7820HK) with throttlestop, no undervolt. Max temp of core0 is 80c, core1 71C, core2 77C, core3 72C
So, is the difference of 9C ok or is this already a reason to repaste?

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9C is too much. And I expect you tested with the 4.4GHz advertised clock speed. What stress test used?

 

Acceptable is around 3-5c

 

Used throttlestop. I will repaste anyway

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Rather test with wPRIME (1024M stress test). Or OCCT. Both will push the processor harder. Maybe you can see a bigger core temp difference.

 

Will do later. Firing up firestrike now.

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Didn't know the AW 17R4 is manufactured by compal. My first notebooks about 20 yesrs ago were a compal and a bit later a clevo.
Turns out 20 years later I have again notebooks from the same brands. Some things never change...

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Mine is out for delivery. Stand by.

Yes I agree...

Here's a repost since it got buried here:

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For those who are getting the Kaby 17R4, please do the following and post up the results in the

[CPU + GPU Temperatures + Benchmarks] - Alienware 17 R4 / 15 R3
thread and here in the lounge if you'd like...

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Tests to run:

CPU Tests:

1. wPrime v1.55 - 1024M run, bone stock.

2. wPrime v1.55 - 1024M run, max fan profile.

3. wPrime v1.55 - 1024M run, Undervolted (to your liking, but please specify your UV amount) on stock fan profile.

4. wPrime v1.55 - 1024M run, Undervolted with max fan profile.

GPU Tests:

1. Fire Strike - Basic run, bone stock.

* Take screen shots and use hwinfo64. Have it show all the relevant info. such as, CPU temps (all four cores), Voltages, Package power etc...

* Upload the pics to somewhere else like: imgur, google etc... then link it here.

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What's on my mind right now -> "Man the new Kaby model better live up to the bars that the Asus G701VI has set. Just sayin'...."

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How do I activate max fans?
By the way: haptics and build quality is way better than my P870DM3

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Gpu-z show only 8x bus interface on Full load... But say 16x suported. Its normal?

7700hq 1070 gtx...

 

Hallo Freund, you can set the fans to max in bio and also with hwinfo64.

And yes... there is nothing that touches the AW in build quality, other than Apple, but they are in a different class of body (uni body).

 

Will do the whole test run tomorrow.
In the meantime here is stock firestrike with vsync and gsync disabled. A bit low if you ask me, but hey, its just the beginning
Graphics: 20650
Physics: 11050
Combined: 6816


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Oh no worries my freund.... there will be a flood of tests coming with pretty nice scores.

 

I have the same problem with the gtx 1080. Maybe there is some power saving going on...

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No power saving i thing that motherboard has only 18x link... M. 2 takes 4x and stay 14x so that gpu use only 8x..this is my solution.

 

Maybe they also reserved some lanes for the proprietary port of the graphics amplifier? However the graphics amplifier doesnt make sense with a gtx 1080. I hope there is a way to get to 16x...

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Something is very wrong with your physics score. This is more 3.4-3.5GHz.

Can't fix the lanes for the graphics. You can buy the AW graphic amp and use later instead.

 

I knew you would say that

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HaHa. Yeah, because 3.4GHz isn't even stock clock.
Remember you have to buy another type M.2 ssd for the 3rd slot if you go that route. It's half size ssd slot. Aka Max 512GB.

 

I dont like those x8 pci-e. I want 16x! I did not find an option to change it in the bios. Can anyone confirm the AW is stuck with 8x?

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We can takes m. 2 ssd and try install win on sata disk and than We sme... IF nothing hapend that We know that 8x ist stock

 

Previous Echo models had crippled second M.2 PCIe/NVMe slot. This model have fully speed on 2 of the 3 M.2 slots due Kaby. The Amp use of the pci-e lanes. As stated before.

 

I run atm with sata only... so I fear 8x it is...

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So if I understand you correctly the support for the graphics amp is causing the 8x?

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I think the AMP port is directly wired to the PCI-e lanes. You can get it confirmed in The AMP thread I guess.

Edit. More info @bsch3r

 

This is for you brother @Papusan:
After enabling oc mode in bios i get in firestrike stock:
16591 overall
21101 graphics
12814 physics
7678 combined

I know, I know, it's still too low for ya, isnt it?

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Yeah, barely 4.0GHz And I expect Dell has put into the advertised new vBios for max graphics powa. The FS score isn't yet on par with Aorus, MSI, Asus or Acer with stock 1080. But you beat Razer

 

I have 14390 overall
7700hq 1070 gtx stock
I am happy.. I havent laptop before and now i play battlefield on ultra where i want.

Ps: IF u run sata only and gpu-z show again 8x than We must try disabled amplifier port

 

According to a guy on reddit @Papusan , his did not come with the latest bios install - so can you confirm that @bsch3r ? Does it need an update out of the box?

 

I have no option in bios to disable the amp.

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My installed version out of the box is 1.0.5. So it seems not to be the newest one. I think 1.0.8 is the newest, right?

Just checked the web: performance diffeeence between 3.0 x16 and x8 is around 1% for games at 3k resolution. Nevertheless x8 sucks

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Guessing that you dont play Truck Simulator on your R4 then?

Havent really usee my Vindicator 2.0 but get the feeling that it is a bit to "pretty" to sustain any heavy use in a rough environment in the same way you dont put marble in heavy duty kitchens.


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You still have some work to do to beat my skylake!

http://www.3dmark.com/fs/11856303

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I would probably put the high end Thinkpads and HPs ZBook up therr but for "normal PCs" I agree. Well, maybe some people would not call the AW17 R4 a normal PC but hey, they are not here and we are


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Yeah, you need latest sBIOS K1.0.8 and vBIOS 86.04.5B.00.8F

 

Anyone tried Raid 0 on the AW17? Assuming it is supported in BIOS that is. Should increase write speeds.


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I agree, likely a performance bump as others have seen. The guy on reddit claimed so, but he didn't post anything other than blanket statements. I am enjoying following this!

 

See also vBIOS Issue

 

Running some wPrime right now and things are looking pretty good...

Even at 44x...it's already beat the Asus at 45x. ....

Hang tight.

 

Hmm, so better not installing this vbios before ordering fujipoly pads.

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AW 17R4 - New Kaby Lake 7820HK - New QHD - GTX 1080

wPrime v1.55

Bone Stock run at 44x. Nothing less. Untuned...



Note: Below is what the new Asus G701VI w/ the 7820HK did, but at 45x AND tuned.... so I'm feeling good about the new AW with the Kaby...

 

So yea, maybe a repaste before then - but then again these folks are using the 6820hk - are they using defective products to begin with? I would be interested to know if anyone has or plans to update the bios/vbios. @iunlock what is your take on this? Systems are coming with the old firmware. Some people had issues in another thread with the latest bios and the Skylake setup - just curious what your thoughts are with the new rig since you seem to hold a master sword!