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    M15x upgrade wishlist!?

    Discussion in 'Alienware M15x' started by King of Interns, Sep 20, 2013.

  1. King of Interns

    King of Interns Simply a laptop enthusiast

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    Hey everyone! I have been thinking about some upgrades and thought I would share here and see what others would like to upgrade to.

    For me it's gotta be:
    1.) 512GB SSD (waiting until 2TB HDD is released) something faster than 840 pro....
    2.)2TB 9.5mm HDD (not released yet)
    3.)AMD 9970M
    4.)16GB ram at at least CL8 but hopefully CL7 :)
    5.)330W Dell PSU

    Anyone care to share their own wishlists?
     
    King of Interns, Sep 20, 2013
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  2. batfinks

    batfinks Notebook Consultant

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    not so much a upgrade but get that sucker powder coated :D
     
    batfinks, Sep 20, 2013
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  3. fatboyslimerr

    fatboyslimerr Alienware M15x Fanatic

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    1.) micro liquid nitrogen cooling loop
    2.) 1440p 15.6" IPS screen
    3.) CL7 RAM
    4.) GTX 870M 4GB DDR5 :)
    5.) Overclockable Intel SSD

    You never said it had to be realistic :p
     
    fatboyslimerr, Sep 20, 2013
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  4. Mexic00ls

    Mexic00ls Notebook Deity

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    more pipes on the gpu heat sink is all i ever wanted............. huh..........
     
    Mexic00ls, Sep 20, 2013
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  5. King of Interns

    King of Interns Simply a laptop enthusiast

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    Lol. You should talk to SVL7 and get your hands on the plans he made for an all copper heatsink. He actually made it but someone botched up the heatpipes... he might ask for a small fee but it should work well!

    Mine was hardly very realistic but the upgrades will eventually happen. I also intend once I move house in 2 weeks to purchase 2x thermaltake mobilefan II. Give the gaping hole 100 cfm :D Then 330W PSU and time to take off everyone!

    In other words I will once more aim for stable 1ghz/1.5ghz at 1.1V AND try my hand at voltmodding the cpu to give around 100mv extra juice. Gonna run that baby at 27-28x across all cores and stick it up to 30x on 1-2 cores! Cooling can handle it once the new fans and psu arrives! Maybe the board will fail though haha. If not then well done M15x!

    Onwards and upwards folks!
     
    King of Interns, Sep 21, 2013
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  6. MorejaSparda

    MorejaSparda Notebook Guru

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    Those Thermaltake fans has caught my attention...
    Are you planning a new "cooling mod redux", King? hehe
    Cheers
     
    MorejaSparda, Sep 21, 2013
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  7. King of Interns

    King of Interns Simply a laptop enthusiast

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    I plan many things haha! However with the wifey watching I had better do things slyly. She might notice a couple of roaring fans lol I guess I could only turn them up during a game....which is when I ramp up the system fans anyway.
    I also need to figure out how to get in the 330W adaptor so soon after getting the 210W...anyone want to buy it from me??
     
    King of Interns, Sep 24, 2013
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