*OFFICIAL* M11x Owners Lounge - Part 3

@vorob I wish if it was mine would be here today lol, couple of hours from the old factory.

 

No luck of the Irish in the construction factory then. Instead we get google pre-blocked, Evony pre-installed and our keyboards set to never allow 'democracy' to be typed!

 

If we see a ULV i5, we will see a ULV i7. The only difference between the i5-5-520UM and the i7-620UM is the i7 has an extra 1MB cache and a slightly higher turbo frequency. Their base clock is exactly the same (1.06GHz).

 

I'll back you up here Brian...

Dell delivers blow to Ireland with plant closure

 

@Rpg-XPS thank you, i have explained this quite a few times, i think the support of you and Nuke may finally get my message across.

 

@Brian = a real pity mate. Real pity.

@rpg = I'd rather give up the iX processors to avoid a potential throttlegate.

 

Well, an ULV iX system couldn't possibly throttle if the current ULV C2D system in the M11x doesn't. In relation to the CPU/chipset, it outputs less heat and draws less power idling and under full load. But I don't want to get into another Core iX debate, they'll have to be offered eventually if the M11x lives on (C2D are being phased out) so you should be preparing yourself to embrace them.

 

All too true, mate. all too true. Darkhan did say sometime in Aug/Oct.

 

hmm...just received a SC2 beta key as well...

 

Evvvvilll.... T_T

 

Jeepers. If this many posts are in the lounge threads for a product not even out yet, my guess is the mods will be puttin' in some serious OT when the units actually ship and people have them

M11x: The lil' puter' that could

 

ROFL. We shall overrun this thread. We shall and there's nothing the mods can do to stop it (Short of closing the thread ).

 

I almost pity the first of you regulars here who gets one - they're going to be like shark bait!

 

Does anyone know if its possible to use the VGA and HDMI (with HDMI->DVI adapter) at the same time for dual external monitors?

 

@neph = Who ever said we had to tell the truth

@darkmuck = Hmmm, never heard that one before, but it might be possible...

 

Typically you can use an Analog and a Digital output at the same time. I cant say for certain if this is the case here, but it is traditionally.

 

Nothing yet? I thought at least one of you guys would have it by now. Is anyone "on truck to be delivered" status?

 

I've got an extra Media Center remote (the standard Microsoft model) that I would like to use with the m11x. I'll be using the matching USB sensor on another PC, which will be doing the recording, as it will need the attached IR repeaters to drive the channel changes on the satellite STBs. To be able to use the remote on the m11x I figure I need an extra IR sensor. Do you need the proper/matching Media Center sensor? Or will any old IR sensor do?

Any recommendations?

 

hey guys I didn't get the bluetooth option and would like to play some games using my PS3 controller via a micro bluetooth dongle. In reading the 3 parts of this thread at work I came across one that someone ordered that sits flush with the computer and you can barely tell it's there. Is anyone else ordering a BT dongle for their M11x?

 

Mine is on the truck! But I will not be home until tomorrow : (

 

There are some really tiny bluetooth adapters out there - I have this one, which works just fine. (I have internal bluetooth on my M11x, but I use that dongle to use a SIXAXIS on my desktop computer.)

 

This was briefly answered previously by another member but I wanted to elaborate for information's sake.

When the overclock option is set to "Enabled" in the BIOS it raises the bus speed from 200MHz to 266MHz. The multiplier of the SU7300 is locked at x6.5 and cannot be adjusted (Speedstep technology may automatically adjust it to 4x in idle situations but you can not control this). I did this table up for you, mostly because I'm bored. The rated FSB is 4x the bus speed because Intel C2D systems transmit data four times in every one clock cycle (AKA quad-pumped).

<COLGROUP><COL style='WIDTH: 85pt; mso-width-source: userset; mso-width-alt: 4132' width=113><COL style='WIDTH: 124pt; mso-width-source: userset; mso-width-alt: 6034' width=165><COL style='WIDTH: 131pt; mso-width-source: userset; mso-width-alt: 6363' width=174>

Overclock	Disabled	Enabled
Base Bus Speed	200MHz	266MHz
Rated FSB (x4)	800MHz	1066MHz
CPU Speed	200MHz x6.5 = 1.3GHz	266MHz x6.5 = 1.73GHz
RAM Speed	800MHz	1066MHz

So if you have 1333MHz RAM, and run it with the OC disabled, it will downclock and run at 800MHz. If you run it with the OC enabled, it will also downclock it but run at 1066MHz. So, no need to get 1333MHz DDR3, unless it's cheaper.

 

Just got mine, and the pre production models we had must have been stiffer? I can open the lid fine without 2 hands and its solid.

 

Pics maybe unboxing Darkhan. pretty please ?

 

Just a question in regards to overclocking and undervolting. Is there a way to set the laptop to auto overclock when plugged in and underclock using the battery? Since I almost never game on battery, I like to disable a few multipliers on the CPU when on battery. If there is a way for the laptop to auto adjust the clock speed, that would be fantastic. Also, since I undervolt all of my laptops, is there a way to auto adjust the voltage as well? Like when it is overclocked, is there a way for the voltage to auto adjust itself to become more stable? I figured I should be able to get at least 7hr of battery life after both underclocking and undervolting.

 

jonjonk. there would be no way to do that considering you overclock from the bios. the only way to change the clock speeds back would be going back to the bios.

 

@icarus II
I guess another way is to lower the multipliers on the overclocked cpu.

 

@Darkhan - Hey man congrats! Are you gonna do the benchmark thing on any games? I think we're all dying to know about the performance of this thing in real life

 

do they even have that option in the bios? i thought they just had basically an on/off switch in the bios to normal clock/overclock.

 

does it mean, the ones shipped are not that stiff ?

 

@ icarus_II - yeah that's what I thought too... I thought that by hitting the "On" button to overclock that it would survive a reboot but I guess I may be wrong on that one

 

Great news! Thanks alot Darkhan... now get that review up! Overtime for you mister!

 

Pics, unboxing vid, benchmark tests....GO GO GO!!!! WE ARE COUNTING ON YOU!!!

 

taco, im sure if you turn it "on" it will always be on even after reboot until you go back to the bios and turn it "off"

 

pics/videos please i have to wait until next friday for mine

 

@icarus
you can turn off multipliers via rivatuner. It won't screw up the warranty.

 

by doing this..what benefit does it give you?

 

@craigery81
Better battery life.

 

Dude when mine gets here I'm gonna take the day off work to play with it

 

but at the expense of what?

 

@taco
And you can tell your boss that it's a "family emergency"

 

Not at all, it is perfect!

 

Forget Family Emergency tell em that its an Alienware M11x everybody will understand that right ?

Oh and Darkhan will we get anything out of you or are you gonna keep silent and mysterious?

 

@craigery
At the expense of the cpu power. By limiting the multiplier, you are essentially weakening the cpu. Since there are many multipliers, you can turn off the number of multipliers based on need. If you are doing nothing but web surfing, MS word, and youtube watching, then you don't need a high powered cpu for that.

 

Darkhan, don't toy with us anymore! At least a sneak peek pic!
And darn, you have the silver, I wanted some nice pictures of the black one as I haven't seen one yet.

@craigery and jonjonk:

Actually, reducing multiplier/fsb will not change battery life that much if at all [knowing that the temperatures only change by maybe 1 degree. To actually make a huge difference in battery life, you need to undervolt/overvolt.
Changing the multiplier/fsb makes it run faster which is true, but it is still drawing the same amount of power until you need to change the voltages.

 

Since we officially have an "owner" to this laptop. Why not make THE official M11x Owner's thread.?

 

@jonjonk - yeah man, exactly how I'm gonna put it... "my daughter fell and I gotta go check on her"... and by daughter I mean my m11x!!!

 

@craigery
Except the owner, Darkhan, is an Alienware rep lol

 

Well, I guess it's time to start my Steam backup so I can load it all onto my M11x!

 

thanks a lot, made my day

youre the best, mate, keeping us updated all the time