Recent content by theabbott1911

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    Gtx 660m graphics card repair or replace!

    So a couple of years ago i invested in an alienware m17x r4 and just when the laptop went out of warranty the computer stopped working. I have finally discovered the problem. After extracting the graphics card and closely inspecting it, I found that the top left corner had a burnt spot and...
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    Bought an Asus for School and Gaming (Cant Game???)

    Yeah see if I were going to get a laptop strictly for playing games I would've gone for a gaming laptop such as the one mentioned above. The reason I can't don't something like that is battery life, weight and size. This laptop has to be very portable. I guess my refined question is "will this...
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    Bought an Asus for School and Gaming (Cant Game???)

    So just today I went out and bought a rather pricy laptop for both portability and power. There were two models of this laptop to choose from so I went with the nicer of the two (the one that had a dedicated graphics card) so that I may play simple games like League Of Legends...
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    Looking for Powerful yet portable Gaming Laptop

    So after contacting xotic pc today I was told that the biggest bang for my my buck was the sager np8651. This thing is truly a beast. It's thin, it's got the 970m and it is relatively cheap. So with all of these points made, what's wrong with it. I am unfamiliar with sager and buying one of...
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    Looking for Powerful yet portable Gaming Laptop

    I thank you for such a quick response. The Asus was not one of my top choices because of the user interface. I do not like the touchpad and the screen resolution is said to have bad viewing angles. The main reason I was looking at the sager was for that option to put a Gtx 970m in there. I did...
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    Looking for Powerful yet portable Gaming Laptop

    Hello all, my alienware m17x r4 has recently bit the dust and I am in the market for a new laptop. My budget hovers around the 1000 dollar mark. A few laptops I have found all have their pros and cons. The first of these laptops is the Lenovo y50. The internals of this laptop seem to be great...
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    Alienware Wont Turn On With Graphics Card Inside

    I am just going to send it off to a repair store. If it is the graphics card then I will buy the same model and make to ensure that it works the the drivers already installed. Thank you guys for all of your help!
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    Alienware Wont Turn On With Graphics Card Inside

    The computer does not blue screen while the graphics card is not installed. Therefore I am not able to retrieve the details from the bsod. I purchased the alienware used and it was already out of warranty. I have contacted alienware multiple times but they are horrible in customer service. I...
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    Alienware Wont Turn On With Graphics Card Inside

    After a year of getting blue screens and having multiple problems the computer is now in need of serious help. Recently every time I got a blue screen i would hit the back of the computer where the graphics card is located and it would boot back up. One day the computer blue screened as normal...