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    Alienware Voltage

    Discussion in 'Alienware Desktops' started by Nhirlathothep, Aug 28, 2014.

  1. Nhirlathothep

    Nhirlathothep Notebook Geek

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    I have both last Alienware desktop and notebook.

    This post concern my desktop

    Alienware Aurora R4 ALX with 3970x cpu


    - the bios let me full overclock the cpu but voltage is locked.

    The voltage is way too hi and i need to change it
     
    Nhirlathothep, Aug 28, 2014
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  2. Hackintoshihope

    Hackintoshihope AlienMeetsApple

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    This is a notebook forum we usually only talk about the notebooks here. Most of us don't own the desktops.
     
    Hackintoshihope, Aug 28, 2014
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  3. Meaker@Sager

    Meaker@Sager Company Representative

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    Alienware notebooks are very good and offer something different. The desktops not so much. You would likely need to get an unlocked bios.
     
    Meaker@Sager, Aug 29, 2014
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  4. Mr. Fox

    Mr. Fox BGA Filth-Hating Elitist®

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    If your BIOS has an adjustment for "Flex VID" or Turbo Voltage, something like that, lower it.

    If you cannot find such a setting, try using Intel Extreme Tuning Utility (XTU) and you should be able to lower the turbo or core voltage that way.

    Out of curiosity, what makes you say the voltage is too high? It should run at the intended voltage by default. If you lower the voltage much you will also need to lower the clock speed, which will then lower performance. If you want to do this because of heat, perhaps improving cooling would be a better solution. At one point there was a problem with the coolant being used in the Alienware desktop liquid cooling systems. It was turning to a gel and not flowing correctly. There was a thread in the Alienware Club at Dell Community on this problem. If your system is running too hot, there is a chance that might be the cause.
     
    Mr. Fox, Aug 29, 2014
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  5. hypervenum

    hypervenum Notebook Geek

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    Quote Mr Fox try using xtu and check up the cooling system ,however if you have everything in stock and you have this weird problem maybe you can try to ask at desktop review guy in alienware section
     
    hypervenum, Aug 29, 2014
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  6. Nhirlathothep

    Nhirlathothep Notebook Geek

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    Nhirlathothep, Aug 30, 2014
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    Meaker@Sager Company Representative

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    Weird jelly stuff looks pretty gross.

    Time to build your own from now on?
     
    Meaker@Sager, Aug 31, 2014
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  8. Nhirlathothep

    Nhirlathothep Notebook Geek

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    i already have 2 custom build, but i prefer my 2 aliens :)

    i dont think i have the jelly problem, (my temps are not so hi, my cpu is overclocked and is the most hot intel processor that exist - 3790x - 150W TDP on stock, mine is at 220-240W TDP ) but placing a H90i could be a good idea
     
    Nhirlathothep, Aug 31, 2014
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  9. Alienware-L_Porras

    Alienware-L_Porras Company Representative

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    That could work, better cooling is definitely what you need if you want to OC higher.
     
    Alienware-L_Porras, Sep 2, 2014
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  10. Nhirlathothep

    Nhirlathothep Notebook Geek

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    necropost to say thanks again to Mr Fox for the clue, my liquid cooling was blocked by gel like in the official discussion.


    Now i removed it,but it 's better change all the liquid.

    3463.output.jpg
     
    Nhirlathothep, Dec 31, 2014
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  11. Zero989

    Zero989 Notebook Virtuoso

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    Blah. Could have helped you. The Aurora R4 can overclock just like any other motherboard. The only issue is cooling and LLC.

    The voltage is NOT locked.
     
    Zero989, Jan 1, 2015
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  12. woodzstack

    woodzstack Alezka Computers , Official Clevo reseller.

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    whats a desktop?
    thats gross is that ?!?!? Like imitation alienware goo or cpu brains or .. Ive never seen something so nasty near a computer before, and I've had a cat barf on one once.

     
    woodzstack, Jan 1, 2015
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  13. Zero989

    Zero989 Notebook Virtuoso

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    Asetek manufacturing defect :p
     
    Zero989, Jan 1, 2015
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    Yes looks like the liquid either was reacting to forma solid or was not filtered properly.
     
    Meaker@Sager, Jan 2, 2015
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  15. Nhirlathothep

    Nhirlathothep Notebook Geek

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    necropost because i saw it now:

    tnx for help, now i know mb vltage is not locked, my cpu can reach 5ghz on good liquid cooling system, but in this alien the problem is the aio liquid cooling.

    at 4.8 ghz if u open chrome u re already at 90' celsius.
     
    Nhirlathothep, Jul 26, 2015
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