*OFFICIAL* "All Powerful" M15x Owners Lounge - Part 4

im happy to say im typing on my new M15x and it is AWESOME

 

Congrats on your machine man! Really happy for you!

Playtime..............

 

yea after a few tests lol

 

Everybody is really curious about that 620M. How does it feel not to be typing on an "open casket" anymore? LOL

 

yea that avatar was the comp i was using before hand lol now its closed up and no more overclocking it lol
now im just dling a ton of and getting everything ready for 3dmark06 / vantage

it came installed with A05 so no real need to flash the bios and the 620m has got me pumped also from what sleey0 has said about it

 

Nice, cant wait to see some benchies!
Congratz! It's one awesome computer!

 

also whats the best way to optimize the wireless card sadly im stuck using g wireless any input is appreciated

 

Optimize? Just use it, really lol

Anyway, just wanted to say congrats and I have been extremely impressed with this system so far myself.

I had bought the M15x when it first came out, but I wasn't as impressed back then.

Build quality is fantastic and the screen is great. So far I haven't noticed any processor throttling issues and Monday I will stress the crap out of this thing as soon as the 5870 arrives

Monday will be a busy day - gotta pop in the 5870 and SSD and do a fresh install.

Then I will stress and bench the rest of the day and then on to gaming!!!

 

lol right yea im impressed alot by the build quality and its nice to see that A05 is being used in the factory

 

Hehe, I know right? this system is my baby, I loved him since the first boot

 

should i dl the latest drivers from nvidia if not let me know to lazy to go searching through the forum lol

 

Hey congrats on the arrival. I'm excited to get mine soon, hopefully. Yeah go try the new drivers out for sure.

 

the last driver 197.16 IIRC is pretty great, it handles great OC and its very stable. Plus with the bios A05, all the games will run reaallyyy smoothly!

 

Just sold my Mx revolution desktop, what mouse should I buy? Thinking about the Razer Mamba, looks soo sexy

 

I have the mamba now and owned an orochi too.

Both are great but the nod def goes to the mamba. Best mouse I have ever used.

Just bought the wife a logitech performance mx and she loves it. Very good mouse as well.

 

same here own mamba and orichi too. both are overpriced and awesome,lol.

especially the mamba is why overpriced wish they would just sell it in a normal box to make it cheaper.

 

Performance MX > Razer simply because the Razer has that bulky receiver. If they had a tiny receiver like Logitech, I'd have kept my mamba.

 

here is 3dmark06 with 197.16 drivers stock clocks

 

I can deal with the reciever as long as the mouse is better, which it is

Either one is good and you can't go wrong either way.

 

here is 3dmark vantage i believe phsx is enabled

 

Any further word on the 5870's being official for the M15x?
I feel like weeping now as i actually have the cash too :'(

 

Same here. The MSI GX640 now has the 5850, I'd wish the M15x would get the 5870 soon.

 

they should be coming soon but no one knows the release date yet. alot of people have been ordering the 5870 seperately and putting it in themselves. but hopefully soon the M15x will be release with them.

 

The mamba doesnt work with in bluetooth?
:O
Baw, Shucks.

Edit:
I just need a wireless gaming mouse now that I should my MX.. Stuck with a old and crappy WIRED mouse..

 

Stock clocks?
Jeez I should've got the 620m, I get 10500 @ stock clocks.
try overclocking it. Lemme see how for it goes!

 

k gotta dl nst first

 

I'm not hardcore enough to fit teh 5870 in the M15x aha

The waiting continues....sucks trying to get discounts in the UK too...
Still, I can't wait to join the family!!

 

this is the gpu oced to 650/1050/1500 i was impressed i mactched the 5870 stock score

 

I have a question about PhysX. Since I don't game and do not run heavy 3D applications, would it be better to switch off PhysX or doesn't it make a big difference?

 

I have got logitech g9x, g9 and microsoft sidewinder x5. G9x wins hands down... But if you want a wireless then Mamba is the way forward... for gaming... If you don't mind the wires then Razer Deatheader is good as well...

 

I think it doesn't matter if you switch it off...

 

Mind as well leave it on, as it helps out your cpu with physics calculations. How much does it gets used while not gaming? probably not all . But it doesn't hurt to leave it on, so why turn it off?

hope this helps

 

How soon do you think it will be for an M15x refresh? Maybe with graphics switching for better battery life?

 

we're just around the corner mate all in good time... patience is a virtue they say ..

 

I'm thinking about starting up WoW again, I have yet to test it on my config so I'm not sure how many FPS I'll get. Any suggestions for a driver and what settings I should have in the nvidia control panel?

I just want tons of eye candy and high fps, best of the best.

 

On my computer in my sig. I have it running at 1920 x 1080 everything max shadows lowest and i never go below 30 fps avg is around 50. Mind you i am a lvl 49 paladin so im not raiding or anything. But in Dalarin i get 40 fps

 

I tried a trial account before activating my real account. 60-80 FPS in the starting areas with a bunch of people and npcs around. 240 FPS in buildings. That's with a couple web pages up, programs, and some high latency. Not bad though, hopefully that 60FPS stays up in real cities


I keep the game in windowed mode so I can stretch it around and get to my desktop easier, what do you suggest I keep the games resolution at? Will that affect fps at all?



Is there any little program I can run in the background to determine my FPS in other games?

 

I sure am so far, although I haven't put it through it's paces quite yet

 

Fraps

/10char

 

Thanks for your quick answers guys - Appreciate it. I will just leave PhysX on, as it does not have any negative influence anyway.

 

Just tried Crysis: warhead and was getting around 20-24 fps according to fraps.
All on enthusiast, except shadows. 1600x900

is that a normal fps count? Anyone else run that game?

 

hell yea its awesome great temps too

but sadly gonna have to call dell and report the fact i have a dead pixel starring me dead in the face its so noticeable especially during gaming like o well new replacement in a couple weeks from now

well after using JCscreen to try and fix it i then did a hard power reset and hooray my screen is back to perfection

 

Yep... thats normal... try OC ur gtx260m for extra 4-5fps gains... U can also lower down ur AA and AF because too many pixels per inch any ways...

 

I guess it's not too bad, didn't really notice any stuttering except when I hit checkpoints.

Installing AutoCAD, photoshop, and hopefully Sims3 cd's [If i can find a cd key somewhere ]

 

ok just ran the dpc latency and its interesting with how the results end up with yellow a lot so im wondering sleey0 if you had any input on this

here's the prob i get spikes whenever causing audio dropouts for a split second

anyone think i should do a fresh install??

 

I would like to ask the m15x owners how their overall experience with the laptop is. I am considering a $3650 m15x with the specs:

Alienware M15x, Lunar Shadow
Intel Core i7 920XM 2.0GHz (3.2GHz Turbo Mode, 8MB Cache)
Genuine Windows® 7 Ultimate, 64bit, English
1GB NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 260M
15.6-inch WideFHD 1920x1080 (1080p) WLED
8GB Dual Channel DDR3 at 1333MHz – 2 x 4096MB
500GB SATAII 7,200RPM
Slot-Loading Dual Layer Blu-ray Burner (BR-R, DVD+-RW, CD-RW)
Primary - 9-cell (85Watt) Lithium-Ion Battery
Intel WiFi Link 5300 802.11AGN Half Mini Card

Is it worth the money? Everyone else is suggesting me an Asus G73.

 

Skip the 8gb RAM, not worth it. G73 is good but runs pretty hot and the build quality/ feel is not up to par with the M15x, though some may debate otherwise.

 

what are you going to use it for? if just gaming then its overkill.

 

i always perfer a fresh install over a factory install. may as well do it since there its still new and nothing is installed.

 

Ok noob OC'ing question time

I dl'ed the Nvidia System Tools (v6.06) and i already have the newest driver installed (197.16), when i try to OC the 260m using the Nvidia Control Panel to 600/1000/1500. I keep getting an error saying "The Changes made were invalid and will not be applied" but i have no clue why they are invalid. This is really my first attempt at OC'ing, so there is possibly something really simple I am missing.

Any help would be appreciated.