Just ordered my Alienware M11X questions

Hi

First time posting so be gentle.

Just ordered the i7/4GIG ram/250gig hdd version have a few questions from what i have been reading on this forum.

1. I suppose i would call myself an intermediate PC user so how easy is it to OC? from what i have read it's literally a 3-4 step process of going into the Bios and changing a couple of settings?

2. Optimus seems very confusing from what i have read as to adding games to the list in which the Nvidia card actually starts running is there anyway to set it so the graphics card automatically starts up upon switching the laptop on instead of it defaulting to the Intergrated graphics card?

I will mostly be using this laptop for WoW/Istaria (old mmo) so it would be great if i didn't have to mess around switching between graphics cards all the time.

Is there much documentation that comes with the M11x as to how to add games etc to the graphics card list?

3. When i first get the laptop should i start by upgrading drivers straight away? if so where do i go? Nvidia or Dell? my first time using an Nvidia card as i have been ATI for around 9 years.

That's about it really i guess from what i read initially about the M11x had be excited but after coming on here and going through that HUGE WoW thread i am kinda worried about how it will actually perform.

Also the Hinges threads that crop up all the time has me worried too and i guess i will perform a full inspection of the M11x before i even switch it on as i just paid over £1059.

Sorry for the long thread but i appreciate any response.

 

Yes the CPU OC is easy.. stability is something you will need to check.

No, the GPU only processes information, the integrated card does all output to the display.

Check out the WoW gaming thread, it does struggle with it. Basically it's for 5man instances (25+fps) but struggles with 25man raids (~14fps I get). As a comparison I run DDO and LOTRO on max graphics settings.

You are best checking the thread on these forums.

First thing install and run your favorite game just to check all is well, then upgrade the command center (from dell site) and the video drivers (either Dell or look at the threads here for how to do the NVIDIA ones).

 

Thanks for taking the time to respond.

 

to run wow satisfactory in more than 5-player environments you have to lower your graphics to low-medium and make sure shadows are off

even then you'll have times where you can't get more than 10fps