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    Official Alienare Mug Owners Lounge

    Discussion in 'Alienware' started by JellyBeans, Nov 23, 2008.

  1. JellyBeans

    JellyBeans Notebook Evangelist

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    So has any OC'd there mug to 4ghtz yet? :D
     
  2. whizzo

    whizzo Notebook Prophet

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    you mean 24floz, right? at any rate, i'm pretty worried about the future upgradability - extra handles etc.
     
  3. Oceanus

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    Yeah, eventually it'll become so bulky that you'll need 2 handles instead of 1-- but it's really hard to predict if AW will do that.

    I would be personally scared to OC the AW mug, since that would most likely cause the mug to overheat and ultimately downclock when it reaches threshold. I'm sure nobody, including me, will want that. ):
     
  4. whizzo

    whizzo Notebook Prophet

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    not to mention potentially disastrous cache overflows :(
     
  5. Mystik

    Mystik Notebook Deity

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    you're all crazy if you think you can OC that mug. the cooling system is totally not good enough.

    and if you think AW is going to release a new bios to fix the issue... don't hold your breath! there's a lot more people with m15x's and look at how long they had to wait!
     
  6. Napbree

    Napbree Notebook Evangelist

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    The latency, it's doing my head in. Everytime I take a sip, I have to wait for it too seep into my mouth, I wish AW would release a fix for this!
     
  7. JellyBeans

    JellyBeans Notebook Evangelist

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    hey guys, check my hive a new bios x38 was released for the mug. It implements in alienFX.
     
  8. dexxe

    dexxe Notebook Guru

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    excuse my noobitiy ,but what is mug ? :p
    can somebody confirm whats new in X38 bios ?
     
  9. cha

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    ..and hopefully, we don't get people to think that it actually does have AlienFX.
     
  11. dexxe

    dexxe Notebook Guru

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    what.! its a mug like a cup?!
    then how the hell are gonna OC a mug!?
    you fooling me right?
     
  12. Oceanus

    Oceanus Ambassador

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    We occasionally joke about the mug so don't take any of these comments seriously, haha.
     
  13. Stone825

    Stone825 Notebook Virtuoso

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    If I took a pottery class in my school I would make a 24oz mug with a alienhead coming out of it and then put lights inside of it. Hmm... maybe a project to do... just maybe...
     
  14. kobe

    kobe Notebook Virtuoso

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    Hey, if your idea does go global, I'll be the first one in line. haha.
     
  15. Stone825

    Stone825 Notebook Virtuoso

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    Niice assuming AW doesn't sue me first :p . Anyways I'm sitting here with a regular mug drinking tea and realized that 24oz of tea might involve like 3 tea bags.
     
  16. Oceanus

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    That's okay. I occasionally use a 32oz mug (a giant mug I got from Disneyland) for Coffee to spare myself from refilling a normal sized cup 4 times. Compared to that, a 24 oz isn't too bad.
     
  17. Gogindantes

    Gogindantes Notebook Guru

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    LOL!!!!
    Im entertained!!!!
     
  18. whizzo

    whizzo Notebook Prophet

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    this is not a laughing matter... that cup might have serious handle cracking issues... especially if you OC it... the added stress from the higher weight could wreak havoc on the handle.
     
  19. KimoT

    KimoT Are we not men?

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    You can expect better results if you use a good compression algorithm for your drink. I have found that I can easily fit 8 shots of espresso in my mug, which is the equivalent of as many cups of coffee minus the redundant water data that is used as a carrier for the caffeine.
     
  20. JellyBeans

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    the alienware mug unfortunatley i find to be overpriced and not up to date with new mug tech. I would recommend purshasing a sager mug off of xoticpc instead and save a few extra bucks. this way you can purchase a premium drink to put in your premium mug.
     
  21. steveninspokane

    steveninspokane John 14:6 - Only ONE Way!

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    Does anyone know where I can find the 64 bit drivers for my mug?

    Thanx in advance. :)
     
  22. MAG

    MAG Notebook Deity

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    I am trying to update my handle drivers of my mug but I couldn't find any in MyHive. I searched at MugHandle2Go.com but I am not sure I found the right one's. What do you guys think of 110.22 drivers? Will it make my mug handle my coffee "firmly" every morning?

    BTW, do all your mugs get too hot when you pour hot coffee/tea in it? I am afraid mine has overheating issues... :D :p
     
  23. Oceanus

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    I just had a BSOD on my mug today. ;___;
     
  24. whizzo

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    Big Spill of Drink? :D
     
  25. steveninspokane

    steveninspokane John 14:6 - Only ONE Way!

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    Bad spill over desk?
     
  26. Oceanus

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    Yeah, though it wasn't too bad. I was able to clean it up fairly quick and fix myself a new cup of coffee.
     
  27. Oodle-Bear

    Oodle-Bear Alienware Mug, Testpilot

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    I'm impressed, a thread for Mugs...

    I have found that my mug has DDR...

    Double Drip Rate...

    It have also tried experimenting with GPU benchmarking.

    Gulps Per Unit, to see what the containment threshold vs output speed... Let's just say that if you go too fast, your cache will leak and you will need to do some serious defragging afterwards ha ha ha

    OB
     
  28. Stone825

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    You must have to empty your cache very often after you drink that much.
     
  29. Oceanus

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    Eh, I don't mind it. =)
     
  30. findvikas

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    No they will not release a new bios but fix the ThermoFan which according to them is reporting wrong temperature... lolzzz :D
     
  31. findvikas

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    Just refill it and it should be ready for the game all again... I mean ready for BSOD again :p
     
  32. findvikas

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    I am writting a guide on HOWTO DRINK x64 with Alienware Mug
     
  33. Oceanus

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    That should be interesting.
     
  34. steveninspokane

    steveninspokane John 14:6 - Only ONE Way!

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    Vikas, since you gave us that great x64 guide for the m15x, I wont even mention anything about how you could of put all that into just one post. :p
     
  35. KimoT

    KimoT Are we not men?

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    Does the update command center have facial recognition? I'd like to stop my wife from logging onto my mug and stealing my coffee.
     
  36. Oodle-Bear

    Oodle-Bear Alienware Mug, Testpilot

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    I have found the Auto-Tracking feature is very useful.

    The ability to find your mug has found it's way into the dishwasher is great, even when you're not entirely sure where you left it.... magically it appears, clean and ready to benchmark...

    OB
     
  37. MrDJ

    MrDJ Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    this is not a joking matter. you are looking at getting yourself banished from the thread by all the MUGS ganging up on you.

    i still think Oodle is the king Mug