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In my experience I haven't had any scratches. It's important to remember that different thermal pastes have different application methods. IC Diamond does not need to be spread in a layer over the CPU and GPU and instead will spread itself when the heatsink is applied, I suppose improper application could cause scratching but I have never had that problem. T|I has a review of IC Diamond you might take a look at. Innovation Cooling - Diamond 24 Review - Tech|Inferno

How did you past the GPU ? I believed the GPU was welded on the motherboard.

Am I able to play smooth this game with my i7-2630QM and GTX460M (with 8GB of ram)?

It depends what you call smooth... For me 30FPS is enough so with your GTX460M which is a little bit more powerful than my overclocked GT555M yes you will.

Hello , im kinda new to this and i would like someone , if thats possible to help me a bit more :/

I tried to just OC the nvidia just by raising memory clock and graphics in the nvidia performance control panel.

All i got was bluescreens and restarts.

How can i understand the perfect values of quality and safety ?

sorry im kinda noob :/

Hi !

Same thing here... Tested volt mode + 800Mhz and fisrt test with 3DM11 got a blue screen and after reboot my GT555M has disappeared !!

The only solution waas to revert to stock BIOS to get back my graphic card...

Edit : My apologies, I get back the card when I shutdown my laptop. But My 555M seems to have difficulties to reach 800Mhz...

According to Crucial, the maximum memory it can take is 8GB:

Computer memory upgrades for Alienware M14x Laptop/Notebook from Crucial.com

I agree, that's what the M14x's manual says.

Great game, i'm running ot with my AlienWare M14 x (Geforce GT555M) and I run about 35FPS with FSAA, ULTRA DETAILS, NO TESSFX, NO TESSELATION.

The graphics are beautifull !

M14x R1 is still good for 2013's games. I actually run Crysis3 and Tomb Raider with maxed high settings to an average 30FPS !

This is really good for an almost 2 years old laptop !

Hi !

I'm actually OC to 750Mhz. How much improvement can I expect if I try this mod and OC to 800/830Mhz ?

Hi,

I made the upgrade a few months ago and i'm very happy with it. No driver problem with my M14x R1 and it's a pleasure to use it.

Hi dude,

No instability with my R1. the GT555M overclocks very well and i'm still able to play latest games (Crysis 3, Tomb Raider) with high details.