*OFFICIAL* "All Powerful" M15x Owners Lounge - Part 4

Thanks Joker . But since i live in canada there aren't any outlets ... dumb i know... or maybe there is and i can't find it? Its not on the Dell.ca site... only the dell.com site... or maybe dell.com outlets ship to canada? i shoudl seriously look into it. Any complaints about the r2 before i take the plunge?

 

yea jstarino they are not the m15x so no dont do it.....NEVER LEAVE THE FORUM!!!!!!!!!!!

 

Saw some post wrote about having to wake the M15x from sleep will cause Com to be slow and HDD access all the way? Thats what i saw few weeks ago

 

Nothing major, just the A08 bios nerfed extreme CPU's for the time being but I'm sure Dell will address that in due time.

 

I've not noticed any slowdowns, not sure if having a SSD makes any difference...

 

alienware optX 23" monitor is on sell today, thinking of getting it. what do you guy think about this monitor?

 

25% off correct and good quality panel and you get to keep the brand all the same so that is real cool. I have a a larger HDTV LCD i am using as a monitor when i need but trying to justify a dual 23" monitor setup lolz

 

its more like 20% off. the only thing is i just bought an acer monitor from the marketplace last week too, heheheheh but would love to keep the theme the same.

faiz you got any discount codes for dell that i can use. because 25% would be even nicer, heheheh

 

so tech guy came by today..suprised he knew exactly what he was talking about...quick as hell with the replacement also...and he gave me his managers number...my IT knowledge could be use as a repair tech for dell.. hehe so i might be one of the techies that do repair soon and atleast ill know what im talking about =)
anyway..i gotta get off got to replace my thermal compund with my glorified mx-3

 

wow nice congrats on getting a good tech. hope to see you soon repairing my stuff, hheheheh

 

So I called a tech over and they called me to confirm, but I was not home to get the call. They didn't leave a message and I forgot their number. What should I do? Call Dell?

 

they should call you again tomorrow. if not then call dell.

 

yea they should call again they get paid to spend 10min on your comp...
and yea inap def..we could def use better IT techs

 

sorry man this is for the ultraview

Dell Ultrasharp 22-23" IPS (U2211H/U2311H) - 25% off with coupon: $209.25 & $239.25

UltraSharp Monitor Coupon Sale | Dell

 

thanks faiz, i tried to order it earlier but my rep was talking some non sense, trying to make me pay for shipping, when it clearly states that shipping is free, so i just hung up. geez ... maybe i'll try again tomorrow or maybe its not meant to be, hehehheheh oh well maybe wait for next year since this one is gonna be out dated soon.

 

hey i got a 20'' professional grade monitor im still trying to get rid of ... thing was worth 1200$ a couple years back... now its still worth around 650-800 but since no1 in the marketplace wants a professional quality monitor ( )... i guess i have to get rid of it for much much cheaper... it can be tiled together with other monitors, has a swivel telescopic stand, monitor auto-rotates when flipped put horizontally/vertically... amazing picture quality(its meant for graphic designers, photo/video editors... so you know the quality is excepitional)... anyways it was my dads but he doesn't need it anymore.. Anyone intrested? I'll give you guys a special M15x owner discount Let me know if your intrested... its just taking up room in my closet

http://www.nextag.com/NEC-MultiSync...rices-html?nxtg=10480a1c0517-3E6BAF907AC08BA3

EDIT: i know this is not the place for it, but it was already posted in the marketplace a long time ago!

 

hmmm if only i had the money...so good news im getting my other alienware back possibly =) intel core i5 5730 4gb ram and a 250gb HDD...how much you guys think i can sell it for maybe 1200??? it has a warranty until 8-9-11 i bought in august...havnt used it...

 

Why in the world do you have two M15X? ?! =O
Well I guess 1200 is a good price..!

 

damnit i just apllied mx 3 and my temps idle at like 48..ok now it went down to 45...

 

Nice one man! Thermal paste helps a lot

Hey everyone I just updated the Spectrum and Low Power lighting FX themes if anyone's interested.. Also posted some videos to illustrate..

http://forum.notebookreview.com/alienware-m15x/487800-m15x-alienfx-themes-7.html#post6704760

 

Bored here guys, everyone seems to be selling off their M15x's so sad. i wonder how much i can sell mine for, heheheh

 

what?!!?? i said one of them.,,i still have the one im on im not that dumb =) judging on the special paint you have on it a SH** ton

 

how much is that converted to US dollars?, hehehe

 

not much if you factor in the next bailout and inflation

 

and then the global market melt down sequel...

where Alienware's become a form of monetary value lol

 

well you can relax inap doesn't look mine will sell . dropped it down to 1800..... n still nothing... oh well i guess i gotta give it more time... I couldn't have put my laptop up at a worse time. Seems the world decided to sell their laptops right when i posted mine... lol

 

Well this is going to be my last laptop, so I don't think I'll be selling anything now. Last year of uni, will build a crazy desktop later next year.

 

i would have bought yours in a heartbeat, if i hadn't bought my setup.... lol

an official dell 5870 + 3 years complete care preety tempting stuff

 

inap if you changed to the 5870 i would give about 3k for yours =) it may be used but it has damn high spec...and a custom paint...=)

 

there is virtual no difference from my 5850 compared to a 5870. i'm only 10 core clocks away from the 5870 max oc. you will only see the difference in benchmarks, for gaming it does the same job as the 5870.

so far my 5850 is the only one hitting over 10k gpu for vantage. so i consider mine to be a 5865 hahahahhahaha even more special gonna want 4k for it now.

 

so i think i have a problem...a applied my mx-3 thermal paste..and now with just normal browsing after 2 1/2 hours my temps are hitting like 57c is that normal?? thats on my gpu

 

I typically see 45-48C during browsing or desktop use with a nearly identical configuration, so you're a little high, but not enough for concern so long as your temps under load or while gaming remain within acceptable limits.

 

if i remember correctly my temps only hit about 65 with GMOD..idk worse case scenario i try re applying it...no biggie..

 

me acer gd235hz monitor finally arrived yesterday, still trying to figure out how to get the 120hz working. bawwwwwwwww

 

inap you should put a post up for that screen and 3d etc, especially if you get the ati working with it.
looks a smart screen, if you have to use dvi there is a diferent display port adapter you have to buy that give powered dvi via usb. xeroxide did some work on it. just in case you dont already know

 

thanks datus, will look into it. right now i just got a dvi to dp adapter. just want 120hz for watching movies, games are fine at 60hz for me.

edit: yeah looks like i need an active dvi to dp adapter. the regular one isn't capable.

 

ow you want 120hz refresh, again from what i read its not 120hz as you might think it is. its 120hz for 3D not normal viewing.

i think it will only take 60hz input and flash for twice for the glasses.

God why they make this stuff so complicated...

 

hmmm that would suck if that was the case. but i'll try to find a active adapter, everything looks good @60hz but would like to see if 120hz is possible. waiting for xero to show up.

 

just got a active adapter, i think i got it to work at 120hz. not sure how to test it.

 

how do you go from saying you need an active adapter to ...."just got a active adapter" in 1 hr....??????

 

Easy. Inap means business. He dont ef around loll. You should know better

Mann i don't think anyone on here cares (ready for some DJ talk? lol) but i just picked up a sweet pair of cans (headphones) Allen & Heath XD-53's.... They're not as expensive as my pioneer hdj-2000's, but man oh man do they ever sound sick! They sound like a pair 3x the price! A&H definately got alot of things right on these phones. TO any DJs/Producers/audiophiles in the forums... do yourself a favor and PICK THESE UP. Will set you back 250-300 though.. but definately worth it !

ahhhh i feel better now. just had to get that out

EDIT: Dam my M15x can't even keep with them... not enough POWER. sounds like crap when i crank it past 40%, due to them being underpowered. Ohwell still sounds friggin SWEET on the amp. No distortion at full throttle. Now those are headphones. These get LOUD.

EDIT#2: Hold up... my iPod playes music through them perfectly... i think this might be a driver issue with the M15x (awww mann ).I gotta find Mr. Pras...now where is he lurking... lol

 

hey the Displayport adapter, do any of you not use it?

I asked Dell for one under warranty but they say "30-days only" so I want to find one somewhere I don't want to have to use the VGA output lol

 

Male DisplayPort DP to Female HDMI Converter Adapter - eBay (item 280558731923 end time Oct-06-10 10:05:14 PDT)

Lol male to female. XP

 

LOL. I wondered exactly the same thing. Never underestimate the Inap.

What is an "active adapter" in this context?

 

Hehe, gotta live where I live. Only 15 mins away from my own personal heaven, otherwise known as frys electronics. And their return policy is great, just in case it doesn't work out.

Hdmi to dp converters should be very easy to find. Dell just gave generic one, so its nothing special. But if you want one I can sell you mine.

 

exactly as it sounds, it draws power from an external source... in most cases, a usb port since it's readily available on a pc and often one close by to the monitor port.

well inap, any news?

lol live so close to fry's... i'm jealous!

also, about the 120hz thing, i did read something about deceptive advertising and that in the future, a new standard of "true 120hz" may be necessary.
still i'm curious if there's a difference... i suspect if there's going to be any it would be in games, not movies.

 

i'm able to set it to 120hz, but i can't tell the difference in gaming or movies. prolly test it out for another few days, if no real difference i'm just gonna return the adapter. btw the adapter was $100, half of what i paid for the screen, hehehhe.

 

wow those cans sounds friggin awesome. i was thinking about getting the ultrasone in the market place. what do you think of those?

 

Ohai there, finally managed to free myself for a couples of minutes, I'm now running on the lastest driver for my 260M and I flashed my laptop to A08 the touchpad does feel better, and the performance are pretty great, I'm happy now
I just have one remaining problem, maybe you guys know how to solve it!!
So I lately reformat my whole computer, but I didnt want to go back and download all my programs so I kept pretty much all my programs files on my external HDD; and now that my lappy is back and running I pasted the said softwares into my program files folder, but they don't really work... I can open them by going to the correct folder and click on the .exe file, but I can't for example right click on a music file and select play with VLC, because my computer doesnt see VLC as an installed software.. Is there a way I can fix this?

 

Some software will need to be reinstalled but in cases like VLC where the program still works you only need to set the file assiciation. Right click on an MP3 and select "Open With/Choose Default Program...", from there if VLC is not in the list you may need to browse to the vlc.exe. Unless someone knows any shortcuts you'll have to do this for each different file type.