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

check out the M15x 5850 thread, i think a member named hitokiri1 is doing something similar so maybe ask him for advice, but be prepared to wait awhile for the cards to get in stock.

 

man can i teach at your school too harry, i can teach vinglish, it's a combination of vietnamese and english, where neither one is pronounce right. lol

 

Ha ha ha! No prob, Inap! I'd love to see you here. With the right marketing, we'll get ya lots and lots of clients!

 

So everyone is in for a M15x party on Margarita Island?

Edit:
Errr btw, officially looking for a couple of nice looking monitors... Budget : ~below 400$, the lower the better [I know, I'm a cheapo] Screen size: 19" to 23"
Any help?

 

ok i broke 13K WOOOHOOOO

gpu oced to 660/1125/1650

no physx



thought i should share

used 197.45 drivers

 

Good job dude!
Thats a great score, wish I could hit 13k!

 

hahahha now thats what i'm talking about.

any brand or special res you are looking for?

awesome score man

 

Great!!! Come on over all of you and I'll bring the beer and 420 for the fans!

 

@Inap: Nah, I like Samsung but I dont like their monitors style... So I won't mind, a good brand you know!
I like extra bright screens! So 300cd/m2 is a minimum... and a HDMI port is a major plus, if I wish to use two screens at once!
@Harry; Man I wish, it's cold here in Quebec, I want to see the warm sun and some beautiful beach..

 

lol inap great pic will try for 13.5k is my next goal but idk if im going to have to flash the gpu to 1 volt yet but so far so good

 

Fantastic man! Congrats!

 

your too cool harry and yes i'm a fan.

 

No prob, mate. It's highly illegal here, but dirt cheap!

 

hey soccer found a few nice monitors:
Dell Coupon Codes, Best Deals, Discount Cheap Laptops, Computer Sale
just click on monitors

i'll see if i can find more.

 

Any of you guys have tried the windows 7 migration tool over a wifi network? I'm trying to migrate my old files from old M15x to the new one (that they sent for replacement)

 

sorry haven't tried it yet

 

Stick to the classic external HDD way
IF you want to do it wireless, it's gonna take hours!

 

yeah I know... but I don't have an eSATA HDD. Only got USB and Firewire 400. Speeds on both are about the same. Thought I'd try the wireless option first. else I'll just ask dell to send me a USB transfer cable

 

Its a 7 day period in UK... sorry for the downer.. but if you notice any throttling you can ask them to replace it...

 

why not just pull the old hdd out and put in the newer laptop, thats what i did. and only take 5 mins.

 

Just replace the hard drive for both the m15x... its easy that way... it'll take 2 minutes max...

 

hahhah beat you to it wizard.

 

dang.... inap beat me to it..

 

great minds think alike bro, hahaha next time

 

you beat me again and wait!!! we made the same point!!! lol!!!

 

how many times will this happen again the same point... don't beat me this time...

 

Its like me and you owned this page of the thread...

 

<<<<< yup like the hoff says: this thread just got pwned.
well there goes a page of useless knowledge.
every time i refresh i see your name bro... hahaha

 

Gratz guys, that was useful
Anyone looked for monitors? I'm thinking about this one, thoughts?
two of these would come up to 295$!

 

why do you want two monitors???? EYEFINITY..... if you have space it'll be better to go off with 22-24 " ones..

EDIT: Check this one http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824009206CVF

 

did you check out that link i posted earlier had a few nice ones in there, but the asus seems nice and the reviews seems good and it CHEAP!!! great find

 

Because two screens look , and they will be bigger and cheaper than the Acer you linked!
I wont be able to use eyefinity anyway since I have the 260M, but the screens should be working fine anyway, one through VGA and the other through a HDMI to DVI cable!

 

the link should show you multiple monitor type. maybe wrong link. sorry

 

new score 13329

oced 680/1175/1700

 

Hmm nop Inap, I didnt see that.. Going back O_O

EDIT:
Gotcha!
Great prices, only thing is; I'm from canada, most of these price won't be available here methinks..

 

Your GTX260m can support 3d.. you can also go for a 3d monitor something like this Alienware OptX? AW2310 23" 3D Full HD Widescreen Monitor Product Details

But you can get cheaper ones from acer Amazon.com: Acer GD235HZbid Widescreen 23.6" 3D LCD Display: Computer & Accessories

and ya the asus has good reviews... You can only run 2 monitors without your Laptop display... Because GTX260m can display 2 screens any combination (2 monitors or 1 monitor and laptop screen).. may be you already knew this... but still givin the info...

 

I dont really plan on doing 3d gaming, its freaking expensive...

 

Nice score man.... If you flash gpu bios you can hit more clocks... Mr Pras managed 700/1150/1750 by increasing the voltage...

 

You can watch 3d movies as well.... its more future proof... but its your choice whatever makes you happy... I am with ya....

 

Hows the performance difference with the ssd.... Because thinking of upgrading... But waiting for g3 might just go with g2....

 

that site is for coupon codes so you actually order from somewhere else.
yeah 3d is kinda over rated but thats imo.

 

hmm i am wanting to do that but im still on factory thermal paste lol so i won't try that until i have new thermal paste before i flash the gpu. PERMANENTLY.

also this run i did i see a couple of artifacts so ive hit the limit for benching without flashing the gpu

 

If you say 3d is over rated... I will have no other option but to say that i agree... lol!!!!

 

what temps do you get when benching and playin games.... If you get something around 70ish then it is alright even with the stock paste... But it is always a safe play to apply a good thermal paste like MX3 or AS5 before upping the voltage..it won't take long though... Inap has a guide as well...

 

wow this thread moving quickly today, so glad almost everyone is here. just need jstar and the family is complete,hahah
where you at my brother from another mother.

 

Damn! A couple of bowls of chili con carne and I've missed like 3 pages of posts!

 

Well to watch 3d movies I'd need a 3d capable blu-ray player, which I dont have
I read multiples reviews on the Asus, seems pretty good, few bad review saying the red and green are bad, but most of the people seemed to like it a lot! So I might as well do that.
Oh and the SSD is awesome, I was shocked by how fast it was at first, but now that I'm used to it I miss the "first days" feeling
I can boot my whole system is about 15 seconds!

 

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hey soccer i need your help on the main page, someone just came down with the fx problem, check it out to see if its the same thing.

and yes ssd are AWESOME!!!!

 

well im using a nc-2000 cooler with my M15x moved far forward so that the vent holes are right beneath the vents for the M15x about and inch past the front of the cooler lol. but i hit 69c with that last bench running at 680/1175/1700 so its pretty good.

which is why before i increase the voltage i want a nice decrease in load temps before doing that.