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    Did you see the MSI GT72 Dominator Pro?

    Discussion in 'Alienware 17 and M17x' started by Branzy1987, Aug 3, 2014.

  1. Branzy1987

    Branzy1987 Notebook Evangelist

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    J.Dre Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    That is pretty cool, pun intended. It appears that their CPU is cooled by BOTH fans, as they share a heat sink pipe. This is a pretty neat idea, and appears to work, but I wonder how it will limit overclocking.

    Alienware, shockingly enough, did not change cooling in their systems from the previous generation to the new generation. I'm not sure why. They should have come up with some new innovative design. But, I'm not one to complain. I'm satisfied with how it cools. My 4930MX @ 4.1GHz idles around 45C and never reaches 90C during benchmarks with IC Diamond.
     
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    Alienware-L_Porras Company Representative

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    not really.
    on load, CPU is about 70°C and GPU 80°C, also with 3D Mark.
    Good thing is it doesn't reach 90°C in any case.
    I had a few spikes to 90 playing a few hours Crysis 3, but most of the time the temperature was around ~80-82°C.
    It was probably just a reading problem.
     
    nex86, Aug 20, 2014
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  5. n=1

    n=1 YEAH SCIENCE!

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    Is it just me or did the GT72 actually ripoff the Aliennware design?
     
    n=1, Aug 20, 2014
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    your just a big fan of alienware :p lol
     
    Branzy1987, Aug 20, 2014
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    TomJGX I HATE BGA!

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    I would have bought the GT72 if I had the money.. The 17x R4 isn't bad though although the CPU cooling is to say the least...
     
    TomJGX, Aug 20, 2014
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