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

My M15x ordeal...

1. Bought it on Thanks giving weekend 2009
2. Dec 2009 had the keyboard flex - replaced
3. Feb 2010 - new CC upgrade bricked the AlienFX. MOBO and Keyboard replaced twice
4. March 15, 2010 - System exchange accepted
5. March 23, 2010 - New system in production
6. Apr 20, 2010 - Some part back ordered. system still under production
7. Apr 22, 2010 - Previous order canceled. New order created

I'm fking tired now. Call tech support to ask what's going on? Asked for upgrades for all the mess I've been through. They asked to call customer support. Any special tactics / keywords / upgrade suggestions I should use while I'm talking to customer support? Anyone have a special agent in mind who would be more helpful?

 

I use NST to overclock gpu.. You can use Eleet to OC your cpu... 870 is a huge leap from gtx260...

 

thnx J just knew that you and inap will def help out...

its like $800-900 for ssd and 5870.. i can build a i7 gaming rig for $1000... with 5850 and oc it to run like a 5870....

anyways is babyhemi still sellin 5870's....

 

whats the best mousepad for g9x and x5....

 

if it taking to long, maybe cancel the order, many people have been buying refurbs at a great discount. if you can find one, that could be the better way to go. otherwise just keep bugging them if cs rep won't help, hang up and call again. sad to see these kind of problems.

 

hey guys can I swap my 250gb hdd for a ssd, is it hard, does it void warranty.

 

Its damn easy and no it does not void the warranty...

 

very easy to install, and warranty is still good.

 

Well like Inap said it depends on your need. While the 5870 will give you crazy graphics scores and all, the SSD willspeed up you entire system significaly! And since the 260gtx can handle every game I have on the highest settings, Ill wait for Crysis 2 to update my GPU

 

hey anyone know any good ssd around which are good.

 

Best at the moment are the Intel G2 and the OCZ Vertez. In benchmarks they each have strengths and weakneses but in real world tests they are pretty much neck and neck.

 

anyone playing battlefield bad company 2 here?
im running i7-720xm 260gtx all on high setting no vsync runs about 25 fps only

 

mine hovers around 30 ... when it gets really intense it dips to 25 .. when not so intense it goes up to 35...sometimes 40 when in buildings.

Haven't tried it with my oc'd profile yet though. should play better

 

i got an asus g71gx
running core2duo p8700 with 260m gtx 1gb
can reach 40fps easily :/
sorry to tell you, i dont really feel the power
just got this laptop a month ago..
i reformated the laptop to factory setting installed drivers and applications but then the lights are not working :/
i called dell they'll come tmr and replace my motherboard..
boot up M15x takes about 50 seconds?
my asus core2duo takes about 20-30 seconds only =X
by the way are you guys having the same problem?

 

Yup true that For me i got to live with the slower HDD for now since im a Gigabyte hore lol .. but it really comes down to personal preference. Hey did u set up your 500gb hdd to use it externally yet?

 

yea i've got to wait a while before i through more money into mine maybe December around the time for D3 to show its face

 

You know they have a 750GB standard 2.5" HDD now just sayin...

 

Yeah though it sucks since I have to plug the USb too to get it powered, which emans that HDD eats 2 of my 3 USB ports, the other being used by my DeathAdder. SO I now have 1,5TB of external storage, leaving my SSD 75% free.
I'll probably buy a USB hub soon!

Besides do any of you guys have the alienware them so I can install it.. Like the login screen and all? :O

 

here is the link for wallpaper and avatars:

http://www.sendspace.com/file/pxbxzi

and link for app to use it as login:

http://www.intowindows.com/how-to-change-windows-7-logon-screen-easily-without-using-hacks-tools/

 

Graacias!
Still no sign of my alien FX though, I guess I'll have to contact dell.

EDIT: Works great, Inap should be named *OFFICIAL* "All Powerful" M15x Owners Lounge's MVP

 

awe rlslog got booted out of germany so sad

 

Hi Thierry,

I would recommend a usb-hub anyway. The usb-ports are extremely tight (on my machine anyway) and could get damaged because you pull something out too quickly or something. By plugging everything into a hub, all your ports are free of risk (you never/hardly ever unplug the hub and the other 2 ports are unused.

 

anyone know a good download site for apps i can't find any at all they've either been booted out of their country or shut down.

 

did you already try putting back your original hdd to see if command center works?

 

hey guys if I get the ssd 40gb, that can hold my o.s then could I use my 250 hdd for games and stuff, in my m15x. Also anyone know how I would do this, how many hard drives can this hold. and will it void me warranty

 

Just tried out bf2 in dx11, it does look alittle bit better but brings down the fps by alot, now ave. about 30-35 fps, highs about mid 40's and lows about mid 20. so still very playable.

 

I like warez-bb.org. You have to sign up but you can use a dummy email.

Sorry mate, only room for 1 internal HDD.

 

thanks for the tip

 

Ok in Sims 3 with everything on high, I'm only getting around 10-20fps... Stealth mode off. I know this machine can do better than that, what the heck is wrong with it



nevermind, i managed to get it going, 120fps now

 

only one ouch, hmmm will I here intel makes the best drive I have 230 in free amazon credit, maybe I should get the 80gb. How much space does windows 7 take up, and what difference can I expect. Also does ddr3 1066 vs 1333 a big difference with i7.

also how is ocz compared to intel. whats the best bang for buck.

 

OCZ is pretty much the best, though intel are real fast, the difference is hardly noticeable.
I would have suggest you to use a caddy drive to have another intel HDD, but since you have a blu-ray drive, throwing it away isnt a good idea
The 1333Mhz ram should increase your overall speed by 5% IIRC.
Windoes seven takes about 14gb, I just installed my Intel SSD (160Gb) I have two games installed + all essentials + ~ 2gb of music, and I only use like 39Gb!
You can deal with a 80gb, but I think the 160gb is worth it, I'll eventually install more of my steam games, which could eat up to 25gb more, and If I want to watch a movie or something, it's like 2gb each... So yeah, in the long term the 160gb is worth it imo.
Plus you can get a sweet deal on them currently, (350 or so, which is almost 2$/g

 

I ordered my M15x (finally!)
Should get here on about the 20th of may (after they ship to a US address and then they FedEx it to me) I can't wait!
Does it usually take the full 15 days to build?

 

Mine took about 15 days, with the gpu being back ordered.

grats on the buy by the way. There's a good post on the forums here explaining how to tell your real order status, search for "how to tell your real order status" and you'll find it. It's a lot more accurate than the dell website.

 

Greeat!
What are your specs?

 

just got my m15x from USA. this's so much better than the previous m15x generation
im happy I didnt buy ASUS.

 

I ordered mine last thursday, and it's been shipped. That's a full 3 weeks ahead of schedule. I'm expecting it by Wednesday/Thursday (if not delayed at the depot). Got to say, I did not expect that it would have shipped this week. But, I'm not complaining.

 

Congrats all new owners. Welcome to the M15x family, it's a great laptop.

 

Mine took exactly 2 weeks to arrive, that day being today. I am patiently waiting by my M11x for the big brother to arrive. Fedex always waiting for the last minute to deliver my stuff doesn't help me either...why am I always last...

 

same here fedex always delivers at my place at like 5-6pm your not alone

 

so after playing with mine for a couple days by the way for being a refurb it looks brand new. Anyways this thing is amazing, fast,sexy oh and did I say SEXY!!! I have learned that alienware is the best computer I have ever owned, seen or touched. Amazing just amazing.

 

Awesome, glad the refurb worked out for you. Welcome to the AW forums.

 

Yeah I'mpretty sure I will do that, though I'm running out of money for now so I'll wait a little before putting more money into my computer, I've already spent more than 3000$, which is enormous.. O_O

 

hey soccer, if your interest i have this app that takes away the arrows on your shortcuts to make your desktop look a little nicer.

http://www.thewindowsclub.com/ultimate-windows-tweaker-v2-a-tweak-ui-for-windows-7-vista

 

well my gpu fan is acting weird on full speed. Time to call back tech support lol

 

anyone know what i need to overclock the gtx 260m also anything I should know about these aw, also I have a i7 in it how do I tell if its turbo boosting. Also these are my temps at idle is this good or bad whats average on these thanx.

cpu 46c gpu 45c assembly 43c

 

Happy to report that mine has arrived and everything seems to be in order!WOOT! The only thing I need to find out is where my account number is for MyHive. I can't find it anywhere. My system didn't come with an ID card or anything, where do I find the number?

 

@ Smackers : Temps are perfect. It turbo Boosts by default, so you don't got to worry about that.

And to overclock your GTX 260m i would download the latest 197.16 drivers from nvidia, and then download Nvidia System tools 6.06, and look under the performance heading to adjust the clock sliders. Are you new to overclocking?

197.16 drivers:

http://www.nvidia.com/object/notebook_winvista_win7_x64_197.16_whql.html

NST 6.06:

http://www.nvidia.com/object/nvidia_system_tools_6.06.html

Also, might want to download Gpu-z here to monitor temps and clocks. Look for it on this page. It has loads of system monitoring apps... i would recommend downloading all of em actually:

http://www.kobaltcomputers.co.uk/fo...-monitor-CPU-GPU-HDD-temperatures-And-Battery

**Remember if your new to OC just tell me so and i'll help ya out

 

Question for you M15x owners. How does gaming in 900p on a 1080p setup look? Reason I'm asking is because I love higher frame rates while gaming and work with editing software that needs room. Cheers.

 

My hive is only for the original older pre dell alienwares, when talking to dell your service tag number is located under your lappy. and all the drivers and stuff are on dell site.

 

well if you need the desktop space then 1080 is the way to go, but for gaming 900 will gave you better fps.