How To Check My New Alienware M17x R2???

Dear Friends from Forum Notebook review.

I just order an ALIENWARE M17X R2

Could you guys help me out some few things :

-What should i check when i receive my ALIENWARE M17X R2 ???
(I mean what is the important things for me to check ??? )

-How to check whether my VGA is single 1 GB 5870 or CROSSFIRE DUAL 1 GB 5870??

-What should I do to check whether the crossfire dual 1 GB 5870 is doing really well ??

-What should i do to check whether the ALIENWARE which i order is doing well ?? I mean should i install some games to check it ??

-And how to check whether the Monitor/display is RGB LED ? can we check it through the Display setting ?

-By the way i heard that people order ALIENWARE from Singapore DELL, usually have problem at the first delivery and have to be replace. Is it so??? or it just some gossip?? Cause i order from SINGAPORE DELL, so I'm a bit scared too...

Guys, i need your help...
I looking forward to your help...
Thanks...

 

Congrats on joining the hive

1) You can see both cards in Device Manager under Display Adapters.

2) To verify if the CF enabled and working properly - right click on the Desktop -> Catalyst Control Center (if not present, download the latest version from AMD) -> Graphics -> CrossFireX - and see if it's enabled. Then just play your games and see if everything is smooth. Keep a temp monitoring software (HWmonitor, GPU-Z, HWinfo32, or any other that detects your cards) running in the background and check that both cards are heating up to make sure the game utilizes the CF.
You will understand that the screen is RGB LED
If need a confirmation - HWinfo32 - monitor - as seen from the pic

Good Luck !

 

Sup man first thing i would do is turn it on lol check screen for dead pixels make sure all ur alienfx lights are working also run a 3d vantage benchmark to make sure ur cpu and gpu are on par around 12.7-12.9k for i720 qm varies with processor. Basically man there are problems with all computer manufactures nothign that cant be fixed easy alienware is the best man so expect alot of bad gossip from haters. This laptop is pure extasy lol awesome. You can check all your devices in the device setting. Also idk if Dell Team Blackhawk take order from signapore but u should try if u do place ur order do it with them awesome team man here the link and number on there site i order from them they pro some are gamers so they know what u need they got all ur answers heres the link Thank you for choosing Dell | Dell

 

Thanks for your help and for the info...

By the way, i read on your reply on the other Thread that you said The DRAGON AGE utilize the Crossfire.
What should i do in order to know If the Crossfire really utilize the Dragon Age ?
I mean, after i install the Dragon Age, what step should i do to know whether the Crossfire really utilize the game or not.
Should i just play the Dragon Age ?
or should i do other things/other step when i play the Dragon Age to know whether the CF 56870 doing well?

Sorry, but i'm still a newbie when talked about crossfire...
So i need your help friend, who really know about it....
Hope to hear you soon...
Thank You for your help....

 

Thanks friend...
I will do as you say...
Yeah, i think i should check the Display and the Processor too...
Thanks, friends....

 

Friends...
where can I DOWNLOAD SOME PROGRAMS AND GAMES to check whether my CPU, CF 5870, and others doing well...???
I mean some benchmark program/benchmark games...
Is there any link to download all this freely...?

 

Check the benchmarking threads. Thats where it's found

*OFFICIAL* M17x Benchmark Thread - Part 3

 

Check as others have said then check
this
Check to see if your hdd's if you have two sata drives are raided together.
What I've seen in several machines is that the raid solution was not set up from the get go. What you see is two independent drives. I think this happens when a mcahine is put together from factory and one of hte drives is bad. so after the os is loaded they do not take the time to redo the raid array just add the other drive as storage.

I see this a lot on refurbished bachines. It takes time to set it all up and that is not a thing a computer company wants to take up. More time for a repair more money... They do just as minimal as possible to get the machine back to the consumer as fast as possible.


Just my thoughts.