*OFFICIAL* M18x R1/R2 Owner's Lounge Thread

No its a bit different you use nvinspector to import the profiles. PM me I have the latest profiles already ready to import.

 

Any owners have any complaints over the size of the M18x? Or can speak to the quality of the screen?

 

Screen is amazing.

 

It's even better when calibrated: http://forum.notebookreview.com/alienware-m18x/597163-m18x-screen-calibration-profile-included.html

 

Anyone know of any discounts?

 

Thank you for the excellent advice, I have saved the information for when I have mine, I agree that a calibrated screen makes a lot of difference.

Thanks +1

OB

 

Try over here: http://forum.notebookreview.com/alienware/669327-alienware-sales-assistance-thread-redux.html or here if you are in the UK: http://forum.notebookreview.com/ali...-aw-system-accessories-please-contribute.html (last one is my thread )

 

For you owners out there, what are some ways I can save money on my upcoming purchase? I've read and heard about some people who get anywhere from 15% to 35% off their sub-total - how have people done this? I am eligible for a student discount, but this is only a $200 gift card, and I have no idea when it arrives. If anyone could tell me about the gift card arrival times, I would be grateful.

Thank you.

 

Hi Guys,

strange problem i had with my m18xr2...i was having bsod issues.... the debug file showed that it was mcafee, nvidia, tcpip etc which caused it.... but it was actually the PRINTER HP PHOTOSMART 5510 which was causing the bsod...i figured it out as the first bsod came when i connected the printer and then the bsods stopped when i was in london where i had a canon printer, so i bought the hp photosmart 5510 in london aswell and guess what same bsods popping up.....so i replaced the printer and everythings fine again....has it got to do with the printer being not compatible with usb 3.0 somehow???? i scaned my hardware thouroughly with stress test etc and no problems... any ideas??? THANKS

 

Hi,
can anyone help me with the issue of the non working sound system after first boot-up even with Bios A03.
Second - what are the best display settings - in my opinion the standard setting (with nvidia cards) is to bright - I always need to reduce the gamma correction in games to the absolut minimum to get a real strong black.
Many thanks for your advice and help!

 

I purchased an Ailenware M18xR2 a bit over a month ago and must say that so far it has exceed my expectations by a fair amount. The build quality is top notch and the performance is likewise amazing. +1 rep RW IMO.

 

Hey, have you tried to play dark siders 2?

 

not as yet but it a game ive been looking into getting.

 

Try it and please report if you will get any black screens! If you won't then i would congrats you.

 

I was considering those Vertex 4s, but really I expected more.

Here are my Patriot Wildfire's, which I'm sure are a year older than yours....

 

Hi Nathan,

I think I can help with the colour issues...Try this, http://forum.notebookreview.com/alienware-m18x/597163-m18x-screen-calibration-profile-included.html

It's what I will be doing when my new baby arrives...

OB

 

I get them since last patch & flickering. Unplayable.

 

I'm looking for some nice and fast SSD's what do you guys recommend. I was looking at some vertex.

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I am also running patriot wildfire and am happy with the speed.

 

Samsung 840's should be good - going by the 830's.....my 830's are very nice drives.

 

Heads up. Kingston HyperX 2133mhz 8gb kit now available. shop.kingston.com - Memory for your Desktop, Server, Workstation, Notebook, PDA, MP3 Player, Printer, Router and more. for US or 8GB 2x4 Ddr3-2133 Hx Sodimm P - Khx21s12p1k2 8 - Memory Products - New Products - by Kingston - 8GB for the UK.

 

Would you M18x owners recommend us prospective owners to purchase an additional A/C power adapter and battery? I assume the M18x is plugged in nearly 24/7, so an additional adapter makes sense to me.

 

I can't find that on the Kingston website, nor can I find a data-sheet anywhere for it.

Any ideas gents?

 

It was there yesterday! - try googling this: KHX21S12P1K2/8

 

This question is about thermal pad placement. I used to have a set of 5870Ms that only had thermal pads on the memory chips, and then thermal paste on the core. When I switched to 6990Ms, I noticed that there are much thicker thermal pads scattered about on the heatsink, cooling different components. The last time I re-pasted, some of the miscellaneous pads fell off, got torn, etc. Can anyone tell me, outside of your personal opinion, how important all the miscellaneous thermal pads are?

And does anyone know of a template for pad thickness and placement?

 

Hey Turbod, :hi2:

I assume that your refering to your inbound 7970M. :thumbsup:

Check out the thermal pad placement picture on the ebay site link.
AMD Radeon HD7970M (WimbledonXT) MXM 3.0b 2GB GDDR5 - Upgrade Kit for Alienware | eBay
Click on the 2nd picture and that will show you the pad placement.
That is what I used to guide me on where to place the pads. In terms of thickness it is quite easy to see when you try to get the heatsink flush and level on all areas.

Also yes the pad placements are quite important as it could be the difference between thermal shutdown or burning up with heat on one point of the card which is not properly padded up on. Or if it is padded up too high and so on and so forth. I remember I had quite a few thermal shutdown issues with my 6990M gpus in the past when I didn't have proper padding on the mem chips. The heatsink was also not making good enough contact so I had to change back plates and that did the trick.

Hope that helps man. Also these 7970Ms run really really cool compared to the 6990Ms, so your in for a real treat in the thermals department.

Oh also if you required the thermal pad placement for the 6990M's you can find it over here on the 4th picture.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/AMD-Radeon-...588?pt=PCC_Video_TV_Cards&hash=item19d2472244

Cheers.

 

Thanks again, Chief. You've been helping me out all over the place this week!

 

Yes, no, maybe so?

 

Does running 3 SSDs in RAID 0 CONSIDERABLY reduces performance? Because of running at SATA 2 instead of SATA 3.

 

Technical answer...yes.

I might just grab a set of these today. 78 bucks is dirt cheap. And they are like 10 minutes from me.

 

hello everybody
newbie here

 

What is the real world every day usage answer? The average person playing a game, will it slow it down enough to do anything to the game? Or any other software life autocad or office?

 

Nope. not all. You will never notice a thing.

 

Hello, All!

This is my new account on NBR replacing my old Dell-Bill_B account. Glad to be here as an Alienware owner now.

Sorry you never made it for a lab visit, johnksss. I can still get in touch with Louis for you if you ever come to town. Let me know.

 

It's a good time to be buying ram/ssd's right now, you'll have to let us know if they HyperX actually plug'n'play at 2133 if you grab 'em

 

Welcome back, Brother Bill! :hi2: - now get your beast's spec. in your signature!

 

welcome BACK!

 

Thanks! I'll update the sig now. It's not the 18, though.

Edit- I guess it will show up later. From the preview: M17xR4 | Nebula Red | Core i7 3610QM | 4GB stock RAM (for now) | GTX675M | Samsung PM830 32GB cache | 750GB HDD (no clue on vendor)

 

Still a nice machine though! - damn, looks like you're gonna get us all going again on the pimp avatars - gonna have to dig about and find my old one !

Edit: Bam! - there it is in all it's Nvidia green glory! LOL

 

Please need help

on my m18x r2 with sli gtx675 my external usb 3.0 westerndigital (3.0 also) passport keeps reconnecting while file transfer or playing hd movies.... and on my m18xr1 it works fine on the usb 3.0 ports....... is there something wrong with the my m18xr2 laptop???? is the power not enough to power the external hd.... also when i use another usb 3.0 external drive (buffalo ministation extreme) it works fine... but there is a fault in the laptop cuz my m18xr1 is playing hd movies fine on wd passport...

edit: i was having bsod issues when i used to connect a specific hp printer photosmart 5010.... other printers work fine... used to get bsod after few minutes when i connected that printer....i bought another same model and same thing so just started using a diff printer and now everything fine.... maybe the bsod issues related to this?????

thanks

 

Have a look through this to see if it solves your problem: Why is my Western Digital 3.0 External HDD is not detected? | Dell

 

Same here. The price is indeed nice. 63 EUR at my end.

 

Does this sound like a plan or should I go another route?

As some of you may or may not know my M18x just went thru a major upgrade: I went from a 2760 to the 2920 and SLI 560s to SLI 580s. The problem is that my 2920 won’t go beyond 4.5 for one reason or another and plan to upgrade to the 2960 cause of that fact now.

I’m currently selling my processor and cards on EBay and should get at least $400 for everything. With that money I can put towards the 2960 and then sell the 2920 for at least $400 and put that money towards a 680 card. Then I could sell my 580s and purchase another 680 to have the best the M18x R1 can handle.

Is that a plan?

 

I'd keep the 2920xm, 4.5ghz (especially if you can do 4.5ghz for everyday use) is already really good and you can't expect to get much more from a 2960xm.

Assuming selling the 580s could net you the cash for one 680m I'd see that as a good thing, one card that is as powerful as those 2 580m and you could add another one later when you have the cash or its needed.

 

I'm very happy with the results of my current processor, but I'm also after benching...plus my temps never get over 84* so there is a lot more to have.

 

I'm officially an owner of one of these beasts. Just ordered it last night. :thumbsup:

I'll do an unboxing video of it.

 

Congrats...specs?

 

Added them to my signature, see post below.

 

You got a kickass system...I'm jealous.

 

J. Dre, I sent you a PM a couple days ago...never heard back. Did you get it?