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

I got my LED monitor Now waiting a cuople of weeks before I purchase a second one

 

Dayum, nice. I might just buy an HDMI cable and try to hook my m15x up to the 36" 720P TV. Gonna see how gaming looks on that. XP

 

Heyy inap! Yea noticed u weren't around lately!! So the M17x is just awesome. I grew to Perfer it over the M15x... And I just finished doing the retention cooling mod... Stock the heatsink dusnt make proper contact with the gpu ... But now... My fans don't even kick in when playing MoH LE !! Like avrg temp is 58-63 while gaming... Max I saw was 66...!! Anyways it's awesome

 

Ahah, I tried gaming on my 47" HDTV, this is one of life's little pleasure.

 

haha will make a picture if I don't forget due to excitement ! (So you dont have to get over that manly pride Inap )

 

hahahaha thanks.


on another note anyone have metro 2033???? its on sell on steam for $13.60, would anyone recommend it or is it not that good. i'm a huge fps fan, anything else is boring to me.

 

I have it, I like it so far, I would say it's worth the $13.60. Just be ready as this is the only game I have that beats the heck out of my GPU especially in DX11.

 

thanks dane, just got myself medal of honor, but metro seems cheap for that price. i think i'll pick it up too, hopefully its not one of those games i buy and never play, hahahha

 

I personally don't play it frequently, it's not quite as addicting to me as games like FONV, FO3, SC2, etc but for $13 it's well worth it. Especially because it doesn't require an internet connection, steam, etc like 90% of the new games do.

 

i have metro, but i lost a man who which i was working in something and the game had loose all the attention for me waiting for the new call of duty and need for speed, will be a great Christmas for me

 

thats what i'm afraid of, i just like to run and gun. don't care much for stories, hahaha waiting for black ops too, looks awesome hopefully we will get dedicated servers this time around.

 

No kidding, the servers in MW2 are a joke, that and an effective way at booting/banning the MODDING pansies, play the game straight up or get out. Maybe a dedicated server for modders, and ones that don't allow mods to keep everyone happy. I haven't played MW2 in a while because of the modders and servers.

 

totally agree on the dedicated server, i´ve been playing online the mw2 and went back to cod4, the bes in the saga for me
until i played of metro2033, there is more history than shots, i prefer battlefield, cod or moh

 

just finished installing moh, yeah!!! i also just checked out i few vids of the metro gameplay, don't think its my type of game either. guess i will just pass on it for now. thanks guys

 

after play moh, tell me your opinion, im thinking on buy it, but only if it is better as bad company 2 xD

 

will do!!! i played the beta for a couple of days so the online part of it is pretty good.

 

Inap, you still have that post by Jstar w/ the bios flashing methods?

 

here you go:

http://forum.notebookreview.com/6482227-post1731.html

 

Glad that guide comes in handy . And MoH is what I'm currently playing... Its made by EA, so it actually feels like BFBC ... Just with a different storyline... If you like FPS, I'd buy it ... Just don't expect anything new.

 

Hey guys, just got into UK a month ago and I'm now very eager to grab a 940XM from laptopmonkey@ebay lol.
How difficult is the CPU replacing job? heh.

 

replacing the cpu is relatively easy. check out my thermal paste guide or the service manual to get a better understanding of it.

 

hey guys, one question
after 10 months of having the m15x, i needed 1 motherboard swap, 2 graphic cards, 2 lcd panels, 1 keyboard, 1 cover panel and 1 dvd
know i realise that a part of the keyboard and the touch buttons are working bad, when i select the green color it swaps to blue by a 1/10 part of second, and the same with other color, and when i change to battery mode the most part of the times the alienhead dont change the color.
the magnesium body has a little scratches on the corners, and when i have contact with the skin it gives me a little electric discharges, plus the lid has some scratches the tech service made to it when repairing, do you think i can ask for a replacement? sorry for my english, im spanish xD

 

you can try, but you should of reported the damage right away to dell.
sorry for my spanish, i'm english, hahahah

 

Worth trying
Just be patient and sound pissed
You should get it Thats a horrible buunch of problem you got there

 

yes, but im happy with it, it worked with the cable that concts the cover panel and the mobo, of course it was broken by the tech man
I was amazed when I saw it was breaking

 

yeah if you had over 3 seperate repairs then you got a good chance of getting the replacement, if the tech support gaves you a hard time, try asking for a supervisor, that has always worked for me. i got 2 replacements already.

 

ill try it, usually i contact tech support by mail, but this time ill try on the phone
another question, if they accept the replacement, they will take my laptop now and i must wait for the replacement one or ill keep it until the send me the other unit?

 

you will get the replacement first, after you receive it then you can send in your old one.

 

and with the replacement units is the same policy of if you dont want the computer you can send it back and recover your money or you must keep it? i love my computer, its only for knowledge ^^
thanks a lot

 

no its not like a new system, so you can't return it for a refund.

 

thanks inap, from tomrrow ill go straight for the replacement and ill dont accept a no as answer xD

 

If you don't like the replacement you can try to get a new one or have what you don't like changed but not get a refund as inap said.

 

Hmmm I think i might bite the bullet and sell my 5870.

I miss having sound over the DP port. I wanted to play Scott Pilgrim on my 1080 flatscreen and kept forgetting i get no sound T_T

Plus if i buy a 5850 from Dell i can go ahead and sell my GTX 260m...

What do you guys think?

 

Sell your Clevo 5870 + GTX 260m = 5850m for free plus cash. Sounds like a good deal to me. Especially since Dell's 5850m will kick your Clevo 5870's

 

words of wisdom, hahahaha just do it!!!

 

Well you guys got me done and done then. I'll be posting a listing either today or tomorrow. Any price suggestions?

 

Just had a 30 mins conversation with an Alienware Tech, the guy was pretty cool. Though I had to watch him install every single driver >__>.
Next time I'll call Dell service, at least I know these guys won't try to fix the problem

 

What problem ?

 

Audio cracking, USB power outtage, DVD tray lagging bigtime, and even. More stuff!

 

Ouch =/

Good luck, They usually can't connect to my computer because of my router so when it comes around to them handling drivers and stuff they usually just skip it. lol

I only have audio crackling when my PC first starts up on battery. Otherwise it's fine... at least for me =x

I guess i gotta test it out one of these days. One thing i've notice with mine recently is that when i'm using the touchpad and on the battery the right click menu will randomly come up for now reason and stop what ever i'm typing.

This is with touch click off and my touch pad is on the least sensitive setting.

 

Yeah well, I run few tests and see if the drivers actually help. If not I'll call again and I'll complain more.
I also need them to replace to replace the rubber pieces in the bottom corners of the computer, I lost both of them

 

the audio crackling issue while listening to headphones is the reason they bumped me up to a M17x ... so keep that in mind, when they give you solutions that won't solve it.

 

Yeah, thats what I'm thinking. The sound really is horrible.
I just bought a X-FI express card, so I'll see if it's much better..
Plus I don't know if you guys have the same problem, but my second headphone jack is not working at all..

 

both my jacks work. you gotta keep on pressing them, don't settle untill you get it fixed.

 

I didn't have a chance to read through this but is there now a solution to the horrible crackling audio of my M15x?? I ordered mine shortly after release and I have never really found a solution for this. Also my third headphone jack hasn't worked for probably 6 months. I notice almost everyone here is using the 5850 now? I would love to convince dell they need to "downgrade" my 5850 for me because of the throttling

 

I never noticed a crackling sound in the audio
maybe im just lucky but any idea what cuases this ? so i can watch out for it

 

Not sure if any of this has happened to you guys...

But if you ever get a replacement system make sure to take a look at the system information linked to the new service tag. I just found out that the service tag on my replacement has completely different parts and a few months left on its warranty after i paid for 4 years.

So i guess what i'm trying to say is make sure your replacements are covered in full.

Just hoping this might help someone out before they realize that Dell gave them the shaft.

 

That's because your warranty has not transferred to your replacement. When they receive your defective machine, then they will transfer your warranty onto your replacement. That's how it works.

 

I received my replacement in July. Nothing has been transferred to the new Service tag since.

I also haven't been charged for not turning in the defective one so i'm pretty sure them not receiving it is not the case.

 

So I am about to come into possession of the fabled DaneGRClose M15x. I'm looking for some bag suggestions for it. Would prefer a messenger style but not opposed to backpacks. I searched the forums and honestly the threads on this topic aren't very helpful. So any suggestions would be appreciated.