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

hahaha good luck, let us know how it does! what happened to the 15x ?

 

motherboard ac outlet too loose and the charger was over heating...keyboard flex.. plamrest....guy did real well actually...except now my fan doesnt stop...i dread calling dell also the last A** i had started to tell me if i took care of my computers things would happen..so i dont know i hope one you intellegent people have a fix for my fan problem...INAP WHERE ARE YOU??? OR REV? maybe brian?....anyone?

 

well its official i give up on my alienware...my lcd just went out and i need another motherboard replacement...
2 motherboard replacements
lcd replacement
2 keyboard replacements
and a palmrest...
i have taken care of this thing the best i could its kept clean not thrown around and i have a bag..
ugh...

 

^ man that bits. what started this train wreck ?

 

Time to ask for a replacement. Sorry to hear about all your problems.

 

I guess it is...such a pain in the !!!!...alienware has a good system..but for the unlucky few it doesnt seem so..no worrys ill just call them now...i think it was my tech...no anti static wrist strap.....he had a mat but that doesnt work as well if you dont have the wrist strap...damn...but a replacement sounds nice maybe they will get it right this time...

 

man can someone refresh me on nvidia oc'ing, man its been along long time.

 

Use EVGA Precision. Its very good and simple. You have the option to link cores and shaders so they stay in the Nvidia designated proportions, or unlink them. Usually shaders can OC higher than cores. I like to keep mine at a nice factor of 25 (see sig) and as close as I can to the Nvidia proportions by first seeing what EP sets while linked, for example my shader clock should be 1656 whilst the core is at 675 but I like my things neat so I rounded it down to 1650. And I keep things in perspective by not pushing the cores/shaders and memory sliders way past each other even if one overclocks more than another. Hope this helps. Looks like you are getting that 470m then?

 

thanks, super rusty with nvidia stuff now.
yeah the 470m has been ordered. so hopefully in a few days we will know if it works or not, crossing fingers.

wasn't gonna do it, but my laptop buyer backed out.

 

Well tis a good thing in a way right? Also check out laptopvideo2go for up to date nvidia drivers. It has been reported that the 263.09 drivers work with the modded inf. I'm not great with modifying vbios and voltages etc because that stuff seemed a bit too risky so all my overclocking is done via software. My 260m is running 1v max and I intend my 470m to be the same, just hoping I can break that 11k mark...

 

great Inap, how much did it costs you?

 

Cool!! I'm still saving some bucks for the card. I didn't see it cheaper than for about 640 bucks so far... quite expensive imho, hope it is worth the money.
A buddy of mine has a notebook with a 460m and I was already impressed with the power of it compared to the 260m, so I'm really curious.

 

cost me an arm and a leg, hehehehe but much cheaper then everybody else selling for.

 

Dang! Wish I was lucky enough to get hooked up. Anyways if anyone is looking for a cooler, then the Coolermaster Strike Force 19 looks pretty good. 4x USB 3.0 and LED Lights!

 

prolly gonna end up selling it after testing, unless its a monster card. then maybe i'll keep it.

 

Shotgun! Now heres a dilemma! Either I wish it is crappy then have it sold to me, or wish it is a beast but have to get it elsewhere...*disgruntled sound*

 

hahah pretty sure i'm gonna sell it, don't see a good reason to keep it, since i'm selling off my system. don't get too excited yet, we still don't know if its gonna work yet.

 

Lol you guys and your cards...hope it works out for you Inap! I'll be watching closely.

 

thanks villosa, been awhile.
what you been up to???

 

Mostly just working and playing with the rig at home lol. I've been lurking but I suppose I'll start posting again.

Better get back on topic lol!

EDIT: You just changed your picture! I was like what, his post got deleted...oh wait...

 

lucker! by the way, is it a clevo card or an eurocom card? or something different?

 

Eurocom are Clevo resellers. I think Dell and Clevo are the only companies that officially stock their own MXM 3 cards. I could be wrong though.

 

eurocom sell clevo/sager cards. so no choice. those are the only ones available atm.

 

So what's next after you sell the M15x?

 

not really sure yet, maybe an macbook.

 

MacBook????? Thought maybe an X7200.

 

hahahah jk

gonna stay in the aw family for sure, maybe an M17xr2 just for the screen or another M15x but cheaper to hold me down for awhile. But this is my baby gonna be hard letting go. who knows i may end up keeping it if i don't get a good offer on it.

 

*Sharp intake of breath gasp!* Macbook?! Was gonna faint, but they actually are quite good, my 3rd and 4th laptops were Macs. Being the bencher that you are I would agree with what Rev said, x7200 with desktop EE. But you can always attempt at stuffing a pair of 480m's in a m17x. Anyways keep us up to date with your upcoming 470m and after your done with it, you know where to look if you want someone to take it off your hands

 

Be hard to part with Ole Yeller, which has served as the lodestar for the performance segment of the M15x forum. Will be following your progress.

 

thanks for the support guys. but my those x7200 are expensive, plus i nevered really like the looks of any clevo/sager.

prolly post my laptop on ebay when i'm done benching the 470m.

also i don't know my way around the mac os, i feel retarded trying to use one, hehehe

 

Yes, the clevo / eurocom don't look great, especially compared to the M15x /M17x, imho.

You don't need to use mac os, just put Windows 7 on it and you're fine (well, except that with not using mac os I can't see a reason to get a mac anymore)

 

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Wow, didn't know this. Thought if you own the hardware, you can put on it whatever you want... What says steve about linux? I mean mac os is a unix system after all...

 

linux is open source, meaning they are no treat to OSX, and there not making money off using it on a OSX machine

 

Again it's technically illegal as it breaks Mac's EULA. As soon as you buy and turn on a Mac you've agreed to the EULA of the computer, OS, hardware etc and it states that Mac equipment is to run OSX only and OSX is to be run on Mac equipment only. Don't ask me how this is legal, but there's still people low enough on the intelligence totem pole to buy em and pay more for em on top of it all.

 

Omg, that's really crazy... and that's putting it mildly.

 

Dudes putting windows on a mac ain't illegal thats why apple has bootcamp it allows windoes on macs. Its the other way around that is illegal ie you can't [ut osx on a windows machine.

 

470m should be arriving today, i'll keep everyone posted. will make a thread about it once i received it.

 

That's great, apparently 263.09 drivers work with the 470m. Here's a link and modded inf:
v263.09 Windows 7/Vista 64bit | NVIDIA Desktop - LaptopVideo2Go Forums
Keep us posted!

 

thanks widezu, yeah downloaded that already. have everything ready to go. just need the card now. heheh

 

thank J, hoping everything will go smooth. fingers crossed, heheh

 

Good luck bro!

Hey are these going to be released for the M17x? I'm getting the Alienware itch again... Lol...

 

No confirmation or news concerning this so far... but hope dies last.

 

Lol I thought so. Well I'm holding out on getting anything till Dell releases it. Oh well, at least this will give me time to re-size my desktop to SFF proportions.

 

You KNOW you'll be getting some +rep zippin in on this one.

Good stuff man.

 

benchmarks and don't forget to turn off physx

 

To Infinity and beyond!

 

The waiting game...

 

Just got it. Oh la la

 

BOOOM!