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    Alienware m9750 still running strong 4 yrs later

    Discussion in 'Alienware Area-51/Aurora and Legacy Systems' started by RogerWilco69, Jan 3, 2011.

  1. RogerWilco69

    RogerWilco69 Notebook Enthusiast

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    Well almost the 4 yr aniversary for my m9750 laptop from Alienware and other than one HDD issue it's still running strong and playing games great. Warrenty is out so I OC the CPU from 2.16 to 2.33 and is VERY stable. I do use a cooling pad for it though. Happy gaming all.

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    RogerWilco69, Jan 3, 2011
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    tik987 Notebook Enthusiast

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    thats great news nothing like a good ol beast!

    keep on gaming :)
     
    tik987, Jan 3, 2011
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    hoppy1981 Newbie

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    Can I ask what cooling pad you use . I have a m9750 3years old which is currently being repaired (new graphics cards :( ). I dont want to make the same mistake by not using a cooling pad.
    thanks!
     
    hoppy1981, Jan 9, 2011
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    sweet, the m9750s were known to get hot and alot of people had troubles with there's especially with heat.
     
    jeffreybaks, Jan 10, 2011
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    I'm running one as well. She's been going strong for 4 years straight although, started noticing little bits of wear and tear- two dead pixels small, but i notice that sort of thing. DVD drive kicked on me, replacing that. The battery will not last more than 10 minutes off the cord, A/C input is a little worn. So far all i have had to replace is my RAM. I'm wondering what the max RAM storage for it's CPU T5500 32-bit OS is. I've done research all over but cant get a straight answer for that specific question... I've tried upgrading the RAM with two different RAM sticks (currently a hyperx 2g and the stock 512 that came with it) recently with one from a toshiba laptop (1g) but the power button blinked orange and then shut off immediately when i tried to turn it on. so... im not entirely sure what the problem is there. maybe different voltage recquirements, but i figure that would not matter...
     
    AmongthisCosmos, Jan 14, 2011
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    As of now the 2x 7950 GTX Sli will be equivalent to which graphic card ?
     
    Pranalien, Jan 17, 2011
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    tik987, Jan 17, 2011
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  8. RogerWilco69

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    @hoppy...cooling pad..ahh well I normally just set it on the table and put a book or something on back end to prop up...seems to do the trick. Course I have noticed how quickly it goes...oh well as long as it still works
     
    RogerWilco69, Jan 17, 2011
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    Maybe a GT 240m . . . maybe a bit weaker.
     
    aarpcard, Jan 24, 2011
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