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My personal opinion is G-sync is not needed on a high refresh screen. Plus it kills what little battery this has.

You sure?

This seems to indicate both slots are X4? Or is that something different?

https://media3.webcollage.net/67355...485850&Signature=Iul3mYH60iCXHebHvW0SvHI+tpg=

 

For those concerned about removing the warranty sticker, the manual explicitely indicates you can do this on page 20:

HDD / RAM / SSD / WLAN Compartment Cover Screws You can remove the screws to install or remove the HDD / RAM / SSD / WLAN compartment cover. ( Please refer to the HDD / RAM / SSD / WLAN compartment view on the following page.

The only thing they say you need to contact them for is the SSD on page 21:

If need to upgrade SATA SSD to PCIE SSD: Please contact technical support and after-sales service.

Link to the warranty - you might want to download this copy in case they change it:

https://www.opowered.com/support.html

 

You might be correct on that. I had heard that it was only a 2 lane but have not tested it yet. I edited my other post until we can get a conclusive answer. There is enough false info about this laptop already....

 

Same here, but hard to argue with the flyer accompanying the PC! Unless of course it is wrong, lol.

 

Thanks for that! I do want to try the razer trick seen on @B0B's video

 

I skimmed through the OM real quick and saw the warning about listening to music at loud volumes... LOL. Not on the OP 15+!

 

For the next 30 days I wouldn't worry about the warranty sticker. Do you think John Smith behind the customer service desk at Walmart is going to know about a warranty sticker? You might even get away with returning this thing 6 months from now without a receipt and getting store credit if something died on it.

 

Hmm I heard the same: 2 lane ... 4 lane would be even better. I only have one M2 NVMe SSD and one M2 SATA SSD to test with which I already replaced in their respective slots (NVMe on 1 and SATA on 2). Thanks for the flyer link @billycuth, I've been meaning to save that.

To answer some previous questions, I used 2x16GB Crucial memory in mine, nothing fancy: https://www.amazon.com/Crucial-16GB...7151&sr=8-2&keywords=crucial+sodimm+ddr4+2666 .. about the goldkey memory, I will probably sell that off. I looked and they DO sell faster Ballistix sticks (CL15/16 vs 19 @ 2666 mhz) but that relies on XMP profiles which this BIOS does not support, so you'll likely be defaulted to a basic slower profile.

Just waiting for battery to come back in stock now and I will do that + Kryonaut repaste next ... does anyone have the exact dimensions of the battery? If we can find an equivalent that's readily available, fits, and is compatible, that would be great.

 

Thanks everyone for replying about the compatibility of the 2nd m.2 slot. Also what is the 'razer trick' being referred to here?

 

scraping the warranty sticker off with a razOR blade, so you can re-stick it later. Lol

 

I think you are the only two I've seen on here with pics of successful battery mods on this chassis. Either of you guys have more detailed specs of the battery like dimensions? Thanks!

 

I agree. With the ability to file a chargeback for 6 months you should be good.

 

someone said this 16gb patriot stick was compatible with the goldkey memory: https://www.amazon.com/Patriot-2666...sr=8-2&keywords=patriot+16gb+sodimm+ddr4+2666 so I'm gonna try that and report back. Also, did anyone get the intel software pack that was supposedly included with the OP line of laptops? I didn't and walmart support is saying I have to physically return the laptop in order to get it.... haha if I didn't own PUBG already I might, but it's still pretty annoying cause I planned on selling the code

 

Also adding a little isopropal alcohol helps with the removal.

 

I failed epicly and it came off in very tiny pieces .. @B0B made it look really easy, lol.

 

Yes, I'm sure you could pair it with any basic ddr4 2666 stick and it would work perfectly fine. I'm just anal about that kind of stuff and want matched sticks from the same batch.

 

Oh, BTW another question about these wallmart laptops:

Can you provide the following information about the box / package?

width, length, height of the box.
+ gross weight of everything as it comes in the box. Including the laptop, packaging, and power brick etc?
(and which model, the 15, 15+, or 17+)

It would really help.

For those of us wanting to import it into another country, coming from USA. Since we dont have wallmart... as it still works out a lot cheaper! Thank you.

 

17.5" x 5" x 13" - this is the exterior box for the 15+. Very well packaged.

 

Something the Aero 15x would not do.

 

Shipping weight was 12.30 LBS for the 15+, Ill update this comment when I get home and can measure the dimensions of the shipping box but it was SUPER tightly packed. Compared to my y530 which came in an oven-sized box, this basically had no extra packaging except for the foam corner protecters around the actual laptop box.

 

I’ve taken apart too many laptops LOL

 

That's the dual pack I was thinking about getting. I have Gskill in my desktop. Any idea if that CAS Latency is better or worse that the stock gold key? I don't have mine yet to compare the values. I'm also kind of in a mind set that there would be a hurry to sell these. If I sell them I'll want to catch that big wave of people buying these after this sale.

 

The stock gold key ram is 19 cas.

 

That kit is one better at CL18. As Hodge said, the gold key is CL19.

 

I have a NVME installed in slot two that is spec’d at 3200/1700 and it’s doing 2400/1500.

The Adata SX8200np 480gb for reference.

 

For $20 difference I went this route...CL15 to boot

 

I’ve got the same kit coming in tomorrow.

If there’s issues I’ll be vocal about it.

 

I'll wait to see if you get vocal to pull any triggers.

 

I’ve already been running that kit now since last Thursday. It’s running great.

 

I should have a performance review of the 15+ featuring single vs dual channel ram by Friday.

All of which are on the most recent BIOS/EC, gaming center and Windows build 1809.

 

Thanks James - really appreciate it !

 

Would it be silly if I just ordered one RAM stick and put it in? Specifically this one?

https://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod...m_re=8gb_memory_laptop-_-20-232-760-_-Product

I feel like 32GB of memory is sheer overkill for my basic needs.

 

What made you go with that over the GSkill one on Newegg for $105?

How much are you going to sell your gold key one for?

 

Would the 17+ run on the same new bios? Or is it a different bios?

 

It’s different. 1.04 if I recall correctly.

 

since there's less traffic on the 17 chassis thread, i am posting my question here, MOD please remove this post if it's inappropriate

could someone please confirm if the 17+ has one stick of 32GB RAM, or 2x16GB RAM?

this review from tomshardware says their 17+ has room for another stick, when i first read it, i thought the 17+ has 3 ram slots (hey, bigger chassis, why not?! and yes i am a noob, lol), but someone on slickdeals interpreted that as one stick of 32GB

https://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/walmart-overpowered-gaming-laptop-17-plus,5555.html

someone shed some light?

 

The 17+ has 2X16gb Sticks so it has dual channel.

 

This is exactly what I was hoping for! a comprehensive video that'll explain at least one fix. Cause I'm seeing so many out there... Here's an interesting one from reddit today:

 

I went with your suggestion Bob... lol

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Bob, who do we email for the 17” bios update?

 

I went that route on a suggestion from BOAT. Not sure on your other question, hadn't really thought about it.

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The email and phone number are under support on their website.
https://www.opowered.com/laptops/

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Link to drviers that should work if needed:

https://www.mysn.de/driver/1_XMG/XMG_NEO_15_XNE15M18/Driver/

If you do a fresh windows install these will work.

 

https://media3.webcollage.net/1a35a...482939&Signature=p6U6UGsXLWqTkI2nkvC75cENgDU=

 

It's "faster" since it's CL15 versus CL19, but I don't even think the OP 15+ will really be able to take advantage of it.

 

What are you guys running for undervolt settings?

When I run benchmarking in XTU I am getting some power throttling and current limit throttling. Temps just touch 90C though. Weird.

Can't break 1,000 on the score, and my cache frequency and core frequencies are different.

 

I like that you can basically pick any drivers you want that use this chassis. I personally reinstalled Windows and went with the Mech G2 drivers here: https://www.eluktronics.com/mech-15-g2-drivers/ ... no issues. If you don't use them, Windows won't find a bunch of stuff, even after the 1809 update.

 

I bought the OP15 i5 GTX1050 model and emailed them today about drivers, etc. I'll let everyone know what I hear back...

 

Holy crap! There is a website with a Support tab and everything.

Shiz just got serious.

Thank you sir!

Excellent, I ordered the 17. So I will check their site as well if needed.

 

Ok I still seem to be stuck on the 35watt power limit after installing 2 ram sticks.....