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    After so much waiting....

    Discussion in 'Alienware 17 and M17x' started by Rainamikai, Jun 4, 2014.

  1. Rainamikai

    Rainamikai Notebook Guru

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    I swear I hit refresh... On the fedex site like 100 times.. It's been in the truck since 8am!!! But final the alien has landed!!!

    Having some connectivity issues with my router using Ethernet for now..

    Downloaded origin, steam, updated nvidia drivers

    Will post some benchmarks soon as I can..

    Is it gpu-z? Which shows you temperatures and what not??

    Wohooooo so excited
     
    Rainamikai, Jun 4, 2014
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    Also try HWinfo to give you a few temp specs etc.
     
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  3. Rainamikai

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    [​IMG] [​IMG] [​IMG]
    The packaging is beautiful!!

    There was a small rub mark by the keys there not sure what from.. It's no big deal tho :) I'll share some more pics at night time muahahaha when it shines


    Thanks so much for all the help in choose sweet rig!!
     
    Rainamikai, Jun 4, 2014
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    MSI Afterburner will show all your sensors. You can also get a phone app to monitor your usage/temp from your phone/tablet which I find priceless. Also CONGRATS! I've only had mine about 2 weeks and I'm still ogling over it :)
     
    LukeGeauxBoom, Jun 4, 2014
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  5. J.Dre

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    Make a backup of the system with a USB using AlienRespawn. Should be the 1st thing you do.

    Hope you enjoy the new system.
     
    J.Dre, Jun 4, 2014
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    ^^Yes, what he said...and if you have Windows 8.1, good luck with that lol. I had all kinds of issues when trying to run AlienRespawn.
     
    LukeGeauxBoom, Jun 4, 2014
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  7. tinker_xp

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    Odd, I just noticed your keyboard is slightly different to mine. photo.JPG
     
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  8. Rainamikai

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    I think it's the same prolly just the angle of my picture
     
    Rainamikai, Jun 4, 2014
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    Tinker is from S. Wales . His keyboard is different from the US version .
     
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  10. Rainamikai

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    As promised her are some benchies :)
    [​IMG] [​IMG] [​IMG]

    Not sure how they measure up??

    Temp wise.. Idle about 50's for CPU max load 70-80.. Card peaks at about 84 when benchmarking
     
    Rainamikai, Jun 5, 2014
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    Those are great stock benchmarks! The 880M is a beast!

    Sent from Tapatalk from an increasingly expensive smartphone
     
    LukeGeauxBoom, Jun 5, 2014
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    How were you able to reach in 3dmark fire strike 10380 cpu score ? did u overlock it?
     
    Branzy1987, Jun 5, 2014
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  13. Tweak155

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    What monitor did you end up getting?

    Device Manager -> Monitors -> Properties (on Generic PnP Monitor or whatever is listed) -> Details tab -> Hardware IDs
     
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    I still cannot believe the 880M has 8GB's of vRAM, lol.

    Pretty good benchmarks so far. If you really want to push it, use svl7's unlocked & modded vBIOS on TechInferno. You will probably see a good 20% boost in performance.
     
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  15. Rainamikai

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    Nope no overclocking, all stock, I have the 4910mq.. Maybe that's why? Eh monitor is an AU Optronics model AUO219D if that helps??

    So far I've been playing Titan fall and skyrim I haven't noticed any lag.. So I'll prolly not OC anytime soon.. It slices through everything like butter.. I haven't tried watchdogs yet tho so wells see :))
     
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    How do you like the screen? That's the new one. Some places have stated they see vertical lines others don't.
     
    Tweak155, Jun 6, 2014
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    Congratz man! You're going to love it! I purchased mine for gaming but i find myself doing a lot my work on it also just because i enjoy the experience so much.
     
    xpsbrenden, Jun 6, 2014
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    I haven't seen anything at all.. Then again Titan fall is really fast paced.. Haha yeah this is my all in one computer.. So I do homework and papers on it as well as games for break time.. Highly recommended no regrets here :)). I haven't tried any Pixar/dreamworks movies on it.. I find that animation really brings out the screens quality.. My iPad retina looks pretty good.. I'll update when I watch one and maybe do a side by side
     
    Rainamikai, Jun 6, 2014
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    God almighty, look how bad my 765M is in comparison with similiar settings! Think it's time to fit the spare 780M i have in this week!

    [​IMG]
     
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  20. Rainamikai

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    Hahaha give it a go! Post some screenies after :)
     
    Rainamikai, Jun 7, 2014
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    [​IMG] Everytime I read this I get goosebumps!! Lol
     
    Rainamikai, Jun 7, 2014
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    Yeah I have mine posted up on a shelf in my office. :)

    Sent from Tapatalk from an increasingly expensive smartphone
     
    LukeGeauxBoom, Jun 9, 2014
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    wow those benchmarks are amazing for out of the box, congrats on the new beast! :thumbsup:
     
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    I don't blame ya.. I've been waiting for this for like 10 years..
     
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    Thanks man!! Great to be part of the club :))
     
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    Question... So when I run battlefield 3.. The alien fx goes what I'd say sorta hay wire.. It changes from white to pink or red.. But sometimes it changes according to the game.. Like if I get shot.. It changes red and what not.. Is that normal??? Like part of the game ?? I usually have it on one color with no effects because I want the LED's to last.. Has anyone experienced this..??
     
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    Thats part of the game, you can disable it if you want. There are a list of games here in the forum that supports AlienFX. Imo I actually like it because its useful when playing hardcore, unfortunately alienfx doesn't support bf4 yet. As far as the LED lasting, don't worry about it because leds lifespan will surpass the life of your laptop anyways, but like I said it can be disabled.


    Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk
     
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  28. Rainamikai

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    Worry of my chest :)) hahaha anyone know of a cleaner to remove the palm stains from the surface??? Like something that will clean it but not damage it
     
    Rainamikai, Jun 12, 2014
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    This may sound daft, but I use screen cleaner. It's completely removed smudges and fingerprint marks. The palm rest gets on my nerves as it attracts every single finger print stroke or palm rest.
     
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    Hmm... So all of a sudden GPU-Z no longer displays my temperature for my 880gtx?? It was just a few days ago... Any reason why this might be?
     
    Rainamikai, Jun 24, 2014
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    Have you flashed a vbios or over clocked? Instal HWINFO to see what's going on.
     
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    Nope I haven't messed with any of that.. HWIN which I'm assuming is the GPU thermometer under compal EC.. reads it at average of 52.. Max of 75.. It usually runs 60-70 when playing Titan fall.. Been playing borderlands 2 which is not as intensive.. I just don't understand how the value disappeared all of a sudden
     
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    I honestly just put a dab of water on a microfiber cloth and it works.
     
    eXtreme Burrito!, Jun 29, 2014
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