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    Which one do you guys prefer for the beast ?

    Discussion in 'Alienware 18 and M18x' started by Trulyfatal, Sep 27, 2018.

  1. Trulyfatal

    Trulyfatal Notebook Consultant

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    Whats your pick ?

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    Trulyfatal, Sep 27, 2018
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    ICD, due to alienwares having terrible fit.
     
    Danishblunt, Sep 27, 2018
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    Huh? Alienware before BGA series had excellent heatsink quality, probably the best in the market. Fit and finish was second to none.

    OP, conductonaut on the CPU, ICD on the GPUs
     
    Raidriar, Sep 29, 2018
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    was talking about aw notebooks from 2015 and newer.
     
    Danishblunt, Sep 29, 2018
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    OP's laptop is a 2013 AW18 before the BGA models with bad fitting heatsinks so I second @Raidriar to use the liquid metal on CPU.

    One of those looks like kryonaut and I recommend that for GPUs.
     
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