Thank you all

Ok after almost 2years with my M17x R1. I log off! after many problems with the laptop, I've never had so much trouble with a laptop or PC prior to this one, and it is a shame because I love my alienware. but when you have to download new drivers all the time or bios updates every week. and numerous crashes I've had enough. I hope dell will make it much better with the R2 and R3, and maybe I buy the R3 instead. Would like to thank everyone here for incredible threads and replies with regards an alienware fan forever.

 

Most of the problems come from dual GPU configurations because is to much hardware involved and the R1 has the integrated Nvidia GPU that is working as a chipset too that's why you have so many problems

if you want a solid system without no stuttering flickering or throttling get a single card machine like the R3 or g73 the experience is much better and you don't have to worry about drivers no more

 

From what i've read on this board over the last year or so, it seems that the Nvidia GPU's have caused a lot of headaches for R1 owners. Mine has the 4870's and has given me no issues at all. Throttling was the only problem I ever had with it, which was taken care of by Throttlestop. I always found it kinda strange that pairing ATI cards with an Nvidia motherboard fixed most of the issues.

 

Just read thru the threads about the R1 and you should be able to make it run as it should. PM me and i'll give you some.
It's not the nVidia cards that made the system unstable,it was the drivers.
You could've experienced throttling even with the ATi cards.