I'm Back!

So, I have missed this forum! It has been a while since I have posted here, but after my M17x from 2010 finally kicked the bucket. I had a foray into desktop gaming, then console gaming. Now, Alienware called my name! So, I just got the following order!

• Alienware 15 R3 $1542.61

• Accidental Damage Service, 4 Years $149.00
• Premium Support, 4 Years $131.00
• Premium Support with Onsite Service After Remote Diagnosis, 3 Year Extended $248.00
• Premium Support with Onsite Service After Remote Diagnosis, 1 Year $99.00
• 15.6 inch UHD (3840 x 2160) IGZO IPS Anti-Glare 300-nits Display
• Windows 10 Home-HE (64bit) English
• Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-6820HK (Quad-Core, 8MB Cache, Dynamically Overclocked up to 4.1GHz)
• NVIDIA(R) GeForce(R) GTX 1070 with 8GB GDDR5
• Lithium Ion (99 Wh) Battery
• Killer 1535 802.11ac 2x2 WiFi and Bluetooth 4.1
• 512GB PCIe SSD (Boot) + 1TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s (Storage)
• 16GB DDR4 at 2667MHz (2x8GB)
• Free expedited shipping: expected on or before 11/30
• Grand total: $2,277.83
• Total savings: $995.16

 

Welcome back.

Considering the issues with the 6820HK and Alienware 15, I'd say you probably overpaid... But, assuming it works flawlessly, compared to other laptops in the same segment, that's a good deal. I had similar specifications, except with a 256GB SSD (for $2071~), and decided to cancel it after seeing people reporting 100C on the CPU during gaming with variations in core temps up to 15C. That's absolutely ridiculous.

Good call on the extended warranty and good luck.

 

Thanks!

So, without the warranties The laptop would have cost me $1,620.60 with tax, but I remember the bs with my m17xr1 then my r2. So I knew that the warranty is a must for Dell. I was thinking of going for the 17, but I really didn't want to have to carry around another laptop that big again. Is there a "fix" for the thermal throttling issues of the 6820? Maybe I should have just gone for the 2 year warranties instead of the 4 year, but they had pay the 3 and 4 year at the same price.

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That configuration is a steal for $2,277.83. Go for it.

BTW, how did you get such a great configuration for $2,277.83? I am getting the same thing for around $3000. Are you using any coupons? If it's the case, would you mind sharing it?

Cheers,

jake

 

A fix? Don't believe so. It's a defect with the product. But re-pasting, with some good thermal compound, seems to prevent throttling.

 

damn thats a good deal, please share how you did it!

 

I used their Black Friday sale and called in to get a better deal after I built it in cart.

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interested in how you were able to get the base price from $2,199.99 to $1542.61 over the phone? I want to try this!