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    New to , Bought the 15 R3. Need advice

    Discussion in '2015+ Alienware 13 / 15 / 17' started by Rydeordye4lyfe, Nov 9, 2016.

  1. Rydeordye4lyfe

    Rydeordye4lyfe Newbie

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    Hey guys, newbie here. Finally got my first AW just waiting for it to be shipped.

    Im here to ask what i issues i should look for upon first start up, what to install to keep tabs on Temperatures and such .. Basically any advice is welcome :)

    Video card: gtx1060 6gb gddr5
    Processor: i7 6700HQ 3.5ghz w/turbo boost
    LCD: 15.6" UHD
    Memory: 16gb ddr4 @ 2400mhz
    Hard drive: 128gb ssd, 1tb 7200rpm HD
    Wireless: killer 1535
    Battery: 99wh

    2year hardware warranty and 2 year accident warranty
     
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    MahmoudDewy Gaming Laptops Master Race!

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    1st congratulations on your purchase. The GTX 1060 is a mid range power GPU so I believe the chassis of your machine can hold that and cool it pretty well.

    I personally prefer HWinfo64 for temperature monitoring. You will also need intel XTU in case you want to undervolt your CPU to minimize your temps as much as possible without compromising performance. It's a pretty straight forward procedure.
     
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    Thank you for the reply.

    Im just looking to do some simple gaming with steam, and tuning my car .

    Thank you for the advice, i will look into the intel XTU
     
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    J.Dre Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    Congratulations! I'm glad you bought some extra warranty.

    One thing I'd like to say: Avoid Furmark and Prime95. These programs are horrible representations of usage and stress the system beyond what it is meant to handle. And if you don't know what these programs are, good! Stay away from them. ;) Heaven Benchmark and 3DMark are suitable benchmarks to test system performance. I would also recommend downloading CPUID HWMonitor for monitoring temperatures during gaming or benchmarking. "Safe" temperatures are below 95C on the CPU, and below 80C on the GPU. Those aren't good, just safe. Good is about 10-15C less for each.

    Good luck. I hope you don't have any issues with the machine as others do.
     
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