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    Alienware 17 r2 / r3 - utilize the 330watt supply?

    Discussion in '2015+ Alienware 13 / 15 / 17' started by cope123abc, Jan 23, 2019.

  1. cope123abc

    cope123abc Notebook Evangelist

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    Hi guys,

    Just wondering if the 330watt from the m18x etc will be able to be utilised in my 17 r3 - it's overclocked 6820HQ 4.1 Ghz locked and 980M 200 core 300 mem. both are OC and I am going to test later, but I think the 240watt PSU maybe getting starved.

    Any advice or first-hand experience with this issue would be appreciated :)

    Thank you.
     
    cope123abc, Jan 23, 2019
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  2. Danishblunt

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    Nobody knows the answer since we do not know the powerdraw of your components.
     
    Danishblunt, Jan 23, 2019
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  3. rinneh

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    The internal dc in cable cannot handle the load so you risk burning that cable.
     
    rinneh, Jan 23, 2019
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    cope123abc Notebook Evangelist

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    Good point i forgot about that ! poor design by dell on that cable, although they did release a revised version after the 17 r2
     
    cope123abc, Jan 23, 2019
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    Yeah but the 17R3 also had the issues. There are multiple variations of that cable. But from what I saw the margins are very small.
     
    rinneh, Jan 23, 2019
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  6. Vasudev

    Vasudev Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    You can use 330W on any dell. 6820HQ and 980M OC'ed might need that extra power. Make sure the BIOS is 1.3.10 or higher if you don't want DC_IN to be burnt.
     
    Vasudev, Jan 23, 2019
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    cheers guys - will do some testing with PSU and go from there.
     
    cope123abc, Jan 23, 2019
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    Let us know the result of your test.. Thank you..
     
    0lok, Jan 23, 2019
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    How is the psu test going? Looking in to upgrade to a 330w psu aswell.
     
    ThomasAAT, Feb 1, 2019
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