Is the Kingston hyper x fury impact memory compatible with the m15 r5?
The exact model number is
KF432S20IBK2
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Have had my M15R5 for a few days now, and I have to say, I don't get all the hate that this series gets. I have read so many threads from people who call it the "budget" model, or that it's cheap, but I don't really follow where that reasoning is coming from. It's solid....deceptively so. When I first picked it up it looked so small, but it definitely has some weight to it, and once you see all the copper inside it makes sense as to why it weighs so much. There is the smallest hint of creaking coming from the screen when I open it, but it's so minuscule that most people would probably have to really try to even hear it or notice it. The lid is also so thin that of course there is going to be some flex, it's super light and makes me wonder how the hell they even get them this thin. I guess there is possibly a tiny amount of noise when I open the lid, but I think it's just the flex in the lid. I definitely don't think it's because it's cheap or budget...
It's warm, I will give it that, but I expected that going in as well. A Cinebench R23 MultiCore test actually beats my stock non OC 9900k in the 51mR1, which I didn't expect, so of course it's going to get warm. It does not beat it by a ton, but the fact it beats it at all in this form factor is damn impressive IMO. 3DMark also puts this at or better for scores then the 51mR1 with a 9900k and 2080, which again is pretty impressive. Maxing the fans, holy, that gets loud, but again it's so thin that the heat has to go somewhere....IF I max the fans right out, I would definitely want to wear a headset to help offset that noise. Maxing the fans does keep temps much more in check, especially since I have not turned TCC on yet, and probably won't.
The QHD screen has ridiculously good colors compared to anything else I have, or have used on a laptop, and to finally be back to QHD is amazing. I really hope they get QHD into every model, because it's really the sweet spot IMO. The cherry keyboard also feels really nice, and it's now my favorite laptop keyboard. I love the clicky sound and the feel of the keys. Not sure why the function keys didn't also go mechanical, I can't figure that one out.
The one glaring con I have is the trackpad, it's really not that great. That being said, I use an external mouse 98% of the time, so for the amount that I use it it's kind of whatever, but it is most definitely a downgrade from previous models. The second is yes...it gets hot, but I mean the size between this and a full fat DTR is kind of hilarious. I expected higher temps then my 51m, and the M15R5 def runs warmer. I have not limited the machine in any way yet, so TCC and or Ryzen Controller could and would help here.
I did go ahead with a repaste to IC Diamond, but it didn't help a ton. It does help with idle temps, which sit lower and help the fans to remain silent. I had more fan noise and ramp ups on the stock paste. Repasting was really not that bad at all, and certainly not as bad as the internet makes it out to be. It's no worse then my Alienware 17R4 and or my A51m. I followed @iunlock guide, to make sure I was getting all the screws and cables on the first attempt and it was over and done with pretty quick.
All in all I really like the M15R5, it's certainly a breath of fresh air vs packing around the 51m and multiple power bricks.Last edited: Aug 29, 2021Spartan@HIDevolution, iunlock, Kalen and 1 other person like this. -
Is there enough clearance for an ssd with built in heatsink like the sn750?
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The "silence" power option in AWCC disappeared, any idea how to fix it?
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Can anyone confirm if there is enough clearance for the sn750 nvme ssd with built in heatsink?
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I'm so upset over my OLED burn in for my Alienware M15 R4
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Btw. Dell have finally seen their blunder.... But you'll have to pay. Dell@Chris have posted this new info on Dell's support forum m15 R5/R6, second SSD, parts needed
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Dell: «you asked, we delivered........(as long as you are welling to pay 10 times the price it's worth) »
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Just curious if anyone ever messed around with the speaker settings on these machines? The sound quality of the speakers sound really bad. Very tinny sounding. Guessing their really isn't much can be done if the speakers themselves are just bad?
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Tell any of the owners, is it possible to enable the "discrete video only" mode?
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I have had a lot of Alienwares and other gaming laptop primarily for Virtual Machine and setup for my work. I am disappointed with heat produced but its a lot thinner than the old m18xr2 etc so makes sense. happy with build etc just this AW software has gone to trash.
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Be careful if upgrading the cherry keyboard firmware. My antivirus killed the update half way through
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It did until I rebooted and ran the update again. The update app now lists lots of errors, but the keyboard seems to be ok now. I've got an open case with Dell to see what to do next.
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My Audio Settings in AW Command Centre are showing up but are not changing sound profiles.. The stock sound is awful any fixes
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I've noticed that my alien head and tron ring thing no longer light up or can be controlled ♂️
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Purchased Geil 16gb 3200mhz Ram x2 and on installing I’m getting alien head flashes 2 red 1 blue. Works with 2nd NVME installed and org 16gb ram that came with it. Assume incompatible ram
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Picked up an M15R5 from Best Buy yesterday, the 5900HX / FHD 360hz / 3070 model that's on sale for $1899. First Alienware purchase ever and had serious doubts going in based on the comments I've read over the years and about this specific laptop. It needed a ton of tinkering; AWCC is complete trash but I finally disabled the auto-update feature (hopefully) so it doesn't update and erase the "high performance" option.
The build quality feels very solid, no creaking or flex anywhere and the keyboard is surprisingly fantastic to type on. Screen is nice and bright and even uniformity. I swapped in my 32gb Kingston Fury RAM since the system came with crap RAM. When I swapped the RAM I noticed that there is a standard 2280 m.2 SSD installed, and the second bracket also has a copper heatsink with necessary screw. Nice surprise, looks like Dell has done things proper with newer revisions?
Fans are totally off when doing routine tasks. I don't use Advanced Optimus, I prefer to use regular Optimus for daily tasks / work and dGPU only mode for gaming.
I also flashed the 140w 3070 vbios from the R4 and it works flawlessly. I used a +200/+1000 OC in Afterburner. I am so pleasantly surprised by the laptop, didn't expect it to be this nice. I have until January to return it if something goes wrong but so far so good.
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Be VERY careful if you are flashing vbios for the first time. It's very easy to brick the laptop but in this case since the IDs should match you should be OK. You should first download GPU-Z and save a backup of your current vbios. That is crucial. It will be labeled GA104.rom.
Make sure you are using hybrid graphics / are not in dGPU only mode just to be safe.
There are plenty of guides out there on how to use Nvflash if you have questions.
3070 140w vbios here: https://www.techpowerup.com/vgabios/236298/236298
Then download Nvflash here: https://www.techpowerup.com/download/nvidia-nvflash/
Make a new folder in your main C: drive and call it Nvflash. Copy the Nvflash exe file, your GPU vbios, and any downloaded vbios to this folder. Label the new vbios as "3070.rom."
Run a command prompt in Admin mode and go into the Nvflash folder. In my case it is "cd/" , "cd nvflash"
The command to flash the vbios is "nvflash -6 3070.rom"
Press "Y" twice when it asks you to re: any ID mismatch, it should work since both IDs are the same in this case. When it is done reboot.
You can check that the vbios is working by going into Nvidia settings and you should see the 140w TGP in the GPU properties.Last edited: Nov 24, 2021Justin Stuever and MogRules like this. -
When I did this previously none of the external display outputs worked. Is this still the case?
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Worked like a charm,, thnx for the help brother,,3d mark score increased by 600 pts.
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Justin Stuever Notebook Consultant
Searched high and low and can’t find an answer… I’m trying to find out the part number for the Cherrymx keyboard in Dark side of the moon for the M15 R5. Also trying to find out if it is possible to swap mine over from membrane style keyboard. The Cherrymx was is not available as an option from Dell anymore in the US. Anyone mind checking their order summary on Dell.com for the 6-8 digit part number for the Cherrymx keyboard when you expand the down arrow to show the keyboard details for me? Thanks in advance
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Hoping this thread isn't dead but its looking that way. Purchased M15 R5 5900HX3070 RTX with 16GB 3200 RAM, upgraded to FURY 32GB 3200, and 1 TB HD. Was a little upset I wasn't able to order the cherryMX keyboard to test it out. I think I can live without since I don't type that much and use a one color FX setting. After running Cinebench R20 for a 4879 score and TImespy and Timespy extreme I wasn't able to get this machine to overheat (+90C). I ran prime95 and had same result under HWINFO64, the CPU temp would start at 85C and drop to 80C under the worst conditions with the fans on 100%. I was already prepared to repaste to LM and conformal coat all the internals around the CPU. I was about to give up and I loaded Cyberpunk and finally figured out the problem.... Running cyberpunk on RTX Ultra with DLSS on auto and perf I was running 50-60 FPS which was definitely impressive on the QHD screen at 240HZ, but I was running 90C-94C on CPU and 63-68C on GPU. While those temps are not unreasonable, especially coming from an AREA 51M R2 maxed out at 10900k and 2080 Super 200W, I am leaning towards a full CPU mounting area conformal coating and taping off and LM repaste, I wanted to hear anyone else's thoughts if they have completed the same mods. Any help is always appreciated. FYI: I still think this is an awesome laptop for its performance already and am glad I didn't listen to all the whining and crying about how it wasn't equal 100% performance to off brand low cost systems that outperformed it in an ugly fashion.
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@iunlock did a repaste of his R5 several months ago showing the temps with Liquid Metal, so you can give those a look and see what his results were.
https://www.reddit.com/r/Alienware/comments/nm4lol/alienware_m15_ryzen_5900hx_rtx_3070_w_liquid/
Personally I did a traditional repaste and it didn't make that much difference. I just use the TCC Offset and set it to 15 and leave it at that and cap the system at 85c. When I did this my Cinebench score actually went up, and my 3Dmark scores dipped on the CPU side by a whole whopping 3%, which I can live with. As with you, I have more then impressed by this laptop and I think it got way to much hate at the start. The screen is fantastic, the keyboard is amazing ( I have the cherry ) and the performance is on par with my 51m R1 at a fraction of the size and weight. I never minded dragging around the 51m , but this is a breath of fresh air compared to that when I want to go anywhere with it.
There is a teardown guide from Unlock as well if you need some assistance there.
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New BIOS is out, 1.4.0. Installed on mine and have not noticed any serious issues yet....
Driver lists the following improvements:
- Added the support for the microphone key and audio key light on Cherry keyboards to display white when on mute. This feature works after updating the Realtek High Definition audio driver to version 6.0.9254.1 or later.
- Improved the camera stability.
I can confirm that with the cherry keyboard the color changes to white when the mute features are enabled and the Realtek drivers have been updated. Kind of neat I guess, not that I those all that much, but good to have either way.
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no issues on mine with latest bios. i have 3060 and ryzen 5800hs gosh this thing runs hot!
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So I attempted to repaste with LM unsuccessfully. For reference, I have a lot of experience with LM and delid'ing and repasting. I followed @iunlock s guide, which is similar to my own methods. I went through and added a minimal amount of LM and reassembled, it was not enough and when running any process my temps spiked to max 105. I went through 2 more times adding more LM each time to the point where I knew it was too much on the 3rd attempt for safety but I wanted to see it work. It was still not enough LM to make proper connection to the heatsink. I don't know if there is an issue with my specific heatsink not being flat enough to use LM or what the issue was. I ended up using some Thermalright TFX for about a 2-3C drop over previous stress tests.
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I had the Razer Blade 14 briefly and I was using the software available at https://www.amd.com/en/support to adjust performance. I never faced any compatibility issues with the 5900HX.Spartan@HIDevolution likes this. -
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