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    New Alienware 17 R4 with Gsync from bestbuy

    Discussion in 'Alienware 17 and M17x' started by no1up, Feb 18, 2017.

  1. no1up

    no1up Notebook Evangelist

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    hey guys, just picked my new beast up, wondering if I need to do anything right out of the box besides updates? Any drivers I should hunt for and update? BIOS? If you fellas could point me in the right direction, I sure would appreciate it.
     
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    Beemo BGA is totally TSK TSK!

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    For now is to stress test and monitor the CPU and GPU temps.
     
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  3. no1up

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    the sound is kind of low... any way to change that or is that the limit?
     
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    Anything I can do to bump up the volume? It's kind of low...
     
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    Any idea if this model is different from the one they sell at Microcenter?
     
    tbonephile, Feb 20, 2017
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    Is there anyway possible you could give us the model number of the Alienware where are you got from Best Buy? Or the SKU? Also did you buy it online or in store?


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    Tweak486DX2, Jun 18, 2017
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