Stevenxowens792

Sorry Brian.. still getting used to the image hosting system here .. I can repost pics if needed. It's not going to win my any awards anyway. It's just the 2630qm doing it's little magic and my 555 1.5 doing it's thang. 800/1050.. that's over a 30 percent overclock!

Here's a little something to stew on... Clocks 800/1050 as shown. Take Care, StevenX

Nice Unreal... imagine that... People allowed to discuss the benefits and disadvantages of two model revisions.. LOL

@Unreal - the R2 has 2 5870's in it. So that's the equiv of the 6970 which also scores 4k. The link I included below my bench shows the 3dmark11 score for a single 460m and sli. The 1787 is for a single. StevenX

CHASING 1787. What is the significance of this number? It's the default 3dmark11 score that hardware heaven got with the m18x and the single 460mGTX. I have been chasing this today a little bit. I can tell you I have got 1750 so far. The speeds are listed in the name 800/1060. Alienware M18x Laptop Review - 3DMark 11

Thanks all... Really appreciate it!

Brian- I understand. Many folks want to know performance in MP. One of the first vids I did was the m11x R1 playing BFBC2 MP map, 32 man, on low to prove that you could play the game as others didn't believe it. I had FRAPS displaying rates and I took the video at 720p with a digital camera. It's always challenging to get benchmarks in MP and again I completely understand why you would choose to bench SP during parts of maps that can be replicated. Stevenx

I dont think a repaste with make more than 6-8c difference and the issue is when the system goes into it's high demand mode the fans kick up fast. It's more like the system senses the gpu or cpu demand is high and kicks the fans up (but dont quote that as fast as I haven't tested against this yet). All I know is that I am kicking a little 14 inch boot~ee. Blue ray is pissing me off to a state of angry that I normally reserve for NBR. Optimus apparently doesn't play well with either powerdvd or total media theater. And for those that know me, know I HATE OPTIMUS! UGH

Thanks Rev. I appreciate the vote of confidence.

Minimal at best. What i do is run fraps at low priority. Zero impact.

I had a lot of rep there... if you look me up it was up to like 8 or 9 green boxes and a number 19 whatever that means... Says I have 943 rep points if you look me up. I am not banned there but I might as well be. Stevenx

Some pics.. I will add more as well. It's the weekend so I am juggling family as well.

Please allow me to explain myself when it comes to benchmarking. I believe when it comes to testing games or apps in reference to benchmarking we have two types of benchmarking. 1. Static - This means the test case which provides the benchmark is the same each time and provides a very repeatable expected results. These type of benchmarks usually dont show real in game performance but give you a good general overview of performance. Examples of this include 3dmark11, 3dmark vantage, 3dmark 06, and any in game benchmarks such as Just Cause 2 and Metro 2033. 2. Dynamic - This type of benchmark is the result of recording performance in game with tools such as FRAPS which record frames per second and the time during the bench. These can be taken during gameplay and represent an accurate representation of performance during gaming and this includes multiplayer. The difficulty is that these can be somewhat variable and other factors such as network latency can impact performance. Best wishes, StevenX

Yes... Charles P Jeffries can kiss my ass. I spent hours upon hours benchmarking the m15x and the m14x. Said my posts were spam and to stop posting so much. Apparently when your Avatar is Bobba Fett the professionalism goes right down the Rancor's mouth. StevenX

Please let me start by saying I have already written something once but this is starting over from scratch. I received my m14x literally 7 days after I ordered it. It pays to be EPP and have a DPA. I received it on Thursday April 28th. REVIEW: Intro: The M14x details were leaked about 3 weeks prior to release from a Chinese website. Judging by the configuration I dont believe this to be the successor to the M15x, but rather another product to fill a niche market of smaller more portable notebooks. Order: I ordered the M14x, Soft Touch Black, I7-2630qm, Nvidia 555m GT 1.5, 4 GB Ram, 720p screen and the standard 500gb 7200 rpm hd. Arrival: Order arrived by Fedex overnight. The packaging is top class and the notebook arrived in perfect condition. Validation: Powered the M14x and bios and Windows 7 booted quickly. At this point I powered the notebook off with the firm intention to take it apart a bit and swap out the standard 7200 rpm hard drive for a much faster 60gb Corsair Nova SSD. The process took about 10 minutes as you have to remove the battery and optical drive which takes a few extra minutes. The inside is nicely designed and lets face it...Everything is a tight fit due to the size limitations! My one complaint at this point is the spring loaded screws that hold the bottom or base of the m14x to the chassis. One of my screws doesn't fit well and I have never really been a fan of spring loaded screws. Reload: I performed my usual format and reload of the SSD and applied all the drivers from dell as well as the latest graphics drivers from Intel for the HD 3000 series integrated card and the 170.61 driver for the Nvidia 555 mGT. Testing/Benchmarking: Stock the system feels pretty strong. I scored a 1336 in 3dmark11 and was immediately impressed by the different games I have installed. I don't believe in the value of 3dmark06 anymore and therefore didn't install it. (I would be that the m14x scores higher in 3dmark06 but my m15x w/i7-720 and 5850 score higher fps). Note: My best 3dmark11 score is 1732 and I will back this up with pics shortly. 3DmarkVantage score is 8350 at 800/1050. 3Dmark06 score 15751 @ 800/1050. Game Benchmarks: Crysis 2 - Vanilla Extreme 22 fps average at 1366x768 native. Oc the gpu to 750/1000 and add a custom config to remove FSAA, MSAA and AF and the average fps goes up to 31-34 depending on map and enemies. 2011-04-28 22:13:17 - Crysis2 Frames: 1678 - Time: 41559ms - Avg: 40.376 - Min: 29 - Max: 52 (Vanilla High stock Clocks) 2011-04-28 22:14:28 - Crysis2 Frames: 5548 - Time: 155969ms - Avg: 35.571 - Min: 28 - Max: 45 (Vanilla Very high stock clocks) 2011-04-28 22:17:28 - Crysis2 Frames: 1395 - Time: 63071ms - Avg: 22.118 - Min: 0 - Max: 30 (Vanilla Extreme stock clocks) 2011-04-28 22:18:32 - Crysis2 Frames: 740 - Time: 35256ms - Avg: 20.989 - Min: 13 - Max: 30 (Vanilla Extreme stock clocks) 2011-04-28 22:28:33 - Crysis2 Frames: 775 - Time: 33650ms - Avg: 23.031 - Min: 18 - Max: 28 (Extreme with config minus FSAA) 2011-04-28 22:32:10 - Crysis2 Frames: 8320 - Time: 245499ms - Avg: 33.890 - Min: 25 - Max: 42 (Extreme with config minus FSAA and MSAA) OC 750/1000 2011-04-28 22:42:16 - Crysis2 Frames: 1332 - Time: 46457ms - Avg: 28.672 - Min: 21 - Max: 36 (Vanilla Extreme with OC 750/1000) 2011-04-28 22:43:09 - Crysis2 Frames: 1934 - Time: 66238ms - Avg: 29.198 - Min: 22 - Max: 40 (Vanilla Extreme with OC 750/1000) Battlefield Bad Company 2 - MP Map, 32 man Rush 2011-04-29 00:57:05 - BFBC2Game Frames: 13911 - Time: 140042ms - Avg: 99.334 - Min: 69 - Max: 164 (Vanilla Medium OC 770/1000) 2011-04-29 01:00:44 - BFBC2Game Frames: 8434 - Time: 148356ms - Avg: 56.850 - Min: 22 - Max: 84 (vanilla high OC 770/1000) 2011-04-29 01:08:44 - BFBC2Game Frames: 5977 - Time: 132226ms - Avg: 45.203 - Min: 32 - Max: 72 (vanilla high stock) 2011-04-29 01:13:40 - BFBC2Game Frames: 7562 - Time: 139091ms - Avg: 54.367 - Min: 39 - Max: 86 (vanilla high oc 750/1000) Call Of Duty Black Ops: Very playable at all levels. Here are some numbers again recorded with FRAPS logging while playing full MP TDM Sessions. 2011-04-29 17:29:35 - BlackOpsMP Frames: 39923 - Time: 469813ms - Avg: 84.976 - Min: 59 - Max: 94 (1366x768, Texture High, No AA/AF, Trilinear, Stock GPU) 2011-04-29 17:46:38 - BlackOpsMP Frames: 29408 - Time: 438051ms - Avg: 67.134 - Min: 46 - Max: 95 (1366x768, Texture Extra, 16AA/AF--max, Trilinear, Stock GPU) HOMEFRONT: Outstanding Performance! Homefront Benchmark - System Settings: 2630qm @ 103.1 bclk, 555 1.5 @ 750/900, driver 170.61 whql. PHSYX set to auto detect and went active in game (notification window) Game settings, DX9, all high, all visual options enabled (only vsync disabled), no AA or AF, 1366x768 (native) Full 32 man session, Battle Commander, ping @100ms or less 2011-05-05 22:54:04 - HOMEFRONT Frames: 26113 - Time: 430579ms - Avg: 60.646 - Min: 43 - Max: 81 Temps: During Gameplay at OC levels the GPU reaches 72-74c and the CPU 82c. Palmrests - The softouch gets a bit hot during gaming and can over 100f. Screen: Screen is quality for a 720p display. It does exhibit the "glare" that also plagues the m11x. DVD's look nice on it as well as HD720p video. Noise: The m14x is very loud at performance levels. I mean loud. To compare it, have your wife turn on her blow dryer at low and it's that loud. Seriously. I do not recommend any game or performance activities while in class or at library! Overall - Having the machine now for over 72 hours I give it a 8 out of 10. The 2 marks off are for FAN NOISE.

Most folks know me by Stevenxowens792 or XcessiveForce33. Street Creds -- I work at a local fortune 50 here in north Texas and have survived servitude for 13 years so far. I am a Citrix Engineer (they call it delivery) but I have worked on many of our proprietary software and manufacturing systems. At various times in my career I have had different certs as well as Dell certs for hardware. History -- I was first introduced to computers in the early 80s as my father purchased a Trash80 and I fell in love. My own first computer was given to me in 1983 and it was a apple 2 plus. I was a bit jealous as most of my friends had the C64 but you make due. I played lots of games like Ultima 3 and 4. I got lost in the late 80s and once my mullet left in 1991 I got back into pc's. I started working on OS/2 and strangely enough landed me my first IT job in the mid 90s. 16 years later I still work in IT and love it. Due to my personality I hate programming but I love optimization and troubleshooting as well as customization of operating systems for applications. Hobbies -- Besides being a work geek I play games when I get time at home. I love optimizing configs to get the most out of them. I mostly play FPS and RPG's. My favorite computers in the world are alienwares. I have owned 4 so far. m17, 2xm11x-r1 (one is my wifes), m15x and now the m14x. Besides computers I like guns a lot (customizing) and RC stuff (my son digs this a lot). So, there you go. That's a little about me. Thanks for enduring my ramblings. Best Wishes, StevenX

I would like to ask a very honest question... Do the mods here act anything like the douche mods at notebookreview forums? If so than I dont even want to bother. Please dont take offense. My patience for BS is at an all time low. Best wishes, StevenX