coolguystan

That's not overheating at all!! Nothing seems to be over 70 degrees c as far as I can tell....

Can you try uninstalling the browser and re-installing or going to latest beta version, unless you are as of today on the latest beta... btw which browser is that?

It is google chrome I believe.

It used to be with xbox live gold or something and it worked with VERY few games, they have phased it out as far as I know.

Here is a very interesting benchmark article for Windows 8 vs Other Operating Systems and Crysis 2. Crysis 2 Benchmark | BenchmarK3D

I need to download windows 8. I'm interested to see it.

we need a sager np8130/clevo p151hm1 owners lounge.

Excellent choice

If you haven't seen it, this is me playing just cause 2 on mine.

That's not correct. Read some of the posts stevenxowens792 has made, he's put huge effort into proving you can game on battery.

yes i just saw that. Forget my last post HtWingNut.

@coolguystan - Not a bad choice. I'm leaning that direction too now. Primarily because M14x seems to score pretty low performance on battery, and that was one thing I was looking for, to replace that functionality of my M11x. But I can't get any hard numbers from anywhere for someone to run their 3DMark06 or Vantage or 3DMark11 with 555m on battery to get a comparison.

Did you get the upgraded 95% gamut screen or stock matte?

This CAN game on battery but it is HEAVILY downclocked. I think it is sitting somewhere between the 320m and 330m on battery.

@coolguystan - Not a bad choice. I'm leaning that direction too now. Primarily because M14x seems to score pretty low performance on battery, and that was one thing I was looking for, to replace that functionality of my M11x. But I can't get any hard numbers from anywhere for someone to run their 3DMark06 or Vantage or 3DMark11 with 555m on battery to get a comparison.

Did you get the upgraded 95% gamut screen or stock matte?

Mine actually came stock with the 95% gamut glossy screen.

My god. I would say that screen is toast. Did you try messing with the calibration settings? I had a netbook that came with a screen where there would be red vertical lines going down the screen. I messed with the calibration settings as a last resort before returning it. It worked. Seemed the pixels were stuck or something.

I decided to go with the clevo p151hm1 (same exact thing as 8130) from malibal. I have no regrets. The screen is beautiful and it stays cool and whispers. And I can play every game but crysis maxed at 1080p with the 560m. Came close to getting that alien though. The graphics card is what stopped me from getting the alienware.

thank you for your input Mw86. i did as asked and i did the diagnostics test with f12, my results were fine. i called in to dell, and they told me that the issue was with the mobo graphic controller. the cpu runs fine but when the OC is added it goes crazy. even the smallest OC (from 9954 to 10000) makes the intel graphics go haywire. the "agent" i spoke with was underminding my knowlege of the system and telling me that the issue is with the mobo as opposed to the cpu. i can overclock the nvidia card to 770 stable on multiple games yet he insists that the culprit is the mobo. and when i told him about the excessive tim that was applied, as well as how the tech just came in and rushed out with out care for the CPU they told me that i would never get a CPU replacement. aside from that he was bending the rules on how my 3rd repair visit did not mean i would have to get a new system. with my m11x they told explicitly that after the 3rd visit i would have a choice of either sending it to a dell repair depot or getting a new system. heh, this is madness and im fed up. lets see how this pans out... if all fails then another email to [email protected] should clear up the problem. ive had countless issues with the m11r2 and now with my m14x. i will complain untill i get a new system AND some compensation for this hassle. if all else fails i will just flat out ask for a refund and go buy mac or something.

And THAT in the end, is what stopped mr from getting alienware. Their horrible customer service. I ended up getting a malibal lotus P151HM1. I love it. I should probably change my sig though.

Most notebook cards have a desktop equivalent. Is this the Nvidia 555mGT's (alienware version) Desktop release? GeForce.com - Get the Most Out of Your GPU Notice - Same DDR3 ram Same Pipelines clock rate is a little higher stock to stock 590 vs 720. memory interface - 192 bit (same as ours) same memory clock - 900

I can't see it on my iPod what is it?

Here are some screenshots and a video I made that shows the performance capabilities of the nvidia 555mGT. I am tired of hearing that the 555 gets "raped" by the 460 and of course the 560. It is natural that the 560 should be faster but the 555 is actually close to equal to the 460 when overclocked regardless of the GDDR5.

The video shows Just Cause 2, Metro 2033 and Battlefield Bad Company 2. Just cause and Metro are just screen shots of the benchmarks and the settings. You can clearly see that yes, the 555 does take a performance hit between 720 and 1080p. This also clearly shows that games ARE playable at 1080p settings.

BFBC2 gameplay shows an average of over 60fps at 1080p on high settings (shadows low). The action is heavy so nobody can say "but he was staring at the ground" BS either.

Is the nvidia 555 going to turn water into wine and part the sea, nope. Absolutely not. It is going to provide gameplay at resolutions up to 1080p? Yes, it does that.

The Nvidia 555mGT

@720p - plays games at high/max settings

@900p - plays games at medium/high settings

@1080p - plays games at MEDIUM/high settings

(link to the clip itself just in case... YouTube - stevenxowens792's Channel ‏ )

Video Link: http://www.youtube.com/user/stevenxowens792?feature=mhee#p/a/u/0/dHnPEDRv_LQ

Feel free to cross post ahem.. darkphase

Nice work. Thanks a lot.

I really don't think so... you only need this: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/06/20/technology/20computer.html?_r=3&partner=rss&emc=rss

:D

Hehe I want. But anyways, I saw ps3 footage on Jimmy falon tonight or whatever his name is and it looks horrible. The devs said upfront you can't play it at 1080p and it won't go above thirty fps. They just pulled a major crysis

I don't think the m14x will be able to play it. Just saw an interview with one of the developers and he said he wasn't playing it maxed out. There isn't a computer that has been built yet that can play it maxed. When I find the interview I will post the link.

Mwahahahaha.

I agree. There is now nothing stopping me from getting the m14x. I will probably order it next week when the paypal check comes in.

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Re: Cracked hinge!

UPDATE on my hinges. So upon closer inspection it appears that whatever little Chinese lady standing at the conveyer belt with my machine on it, never actually snapped the plastic pieces together. I noticed the pieces notch into each other, so I pressed firmly on the lower half, and after a solid "click" sound both pieces are seamlessly into place.

This is good.

I am sure it will work fine. Frostbite 2 will be heavily optimized since it is being made for pc then being ported to consoles. Instead of the other way around.

Idk I think I may be paranoid after owning the m11x and getting the hinge problem.

So this us pretty much the only thing stopping me from getting an m14x. So sorry to post a NBR link. I a really am.

http://forum.notebookreview.com/alienware-m14x/581845-cracked-hinge.html

I had this issue on my old g72gx. Try rolling back the graphics drivers. That helped me.

Cool thanks a lot! I think I'm going for this. The hinges were really the only things scaring me. And battlefield 3 if course. So all high bad company 2 gets 60 fps avg. That's awesome. The 560m only gets about 30 avg in the jungle levels. Granted its on a 1080p screen though. Thanks again!!!

How is this holding out for you? I am mostly worried about the hinges because I have heard that some are starting to break but I am thinking that may be operator error. Thanks.