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  1. xomanowar82

    Question Laptop turns off when loading Fortnite ?

    Hi, I am having issues running Fortnite. It's either the anti-cheat or the AMD graphics card, or the processor conflict. Thank you for your help Laptop Model: Alienware m17 R5 AMD RAM: 32GB CPU: Ryzen 9 6900HX with Radeon Graphics OS: Microsoft Windows 11 Pro
  2. C

    Question Dell AW3425DWM strange banding issue

    Hello guys. I bought this one 2 weeks ago. I have a problem which I think called color banding. It mostly visible with that wallpaper. Sometimes it's even visible in the screenshot so I couldn't say it's my monitor or windows. Look at closely borders of the CMD window, there's not a sharp...
  3. icewolf461

    Question Why does my internet connection randomly cut out ?

    Hi! So I've been running into some connectivity issues on an old Alienware Aurora R6 Destop PC. It was running Windows 11 for about a month of use and then I downgraded to Windows 10 a few days ago but it's having the same issues so I ruled that out. I'm about to reinstall Windows 11 again but...
  4. icewolf461

    Question Is my GTX 1080 bricked ?

    Hello! It's been a while since I've posted on here. A friend recently sent me their used Alienware Aurora R6 PC which includes a NVIDIA Dell GeForce GTX 1080 8GB GPU. However it was damaged upon shipping, fallen panels and the GPU was also falling out of it's non-screw-based slot. There did...
  5. S

    Question Laptop - can i fix it?

    Hi, i bought laptop from internet marketplace, but i got scammed, because i bought - Alienware 17 R4 - GTX 1080, i7 7820HK, 32GB RAM, and i got only this ! Alienware 17 R4 - i7 6700HQ, GTX 1060, 16GB RAM... yea my bad, but what now, laptop works good, but 60hz display is not good for games, 1...
  6. L

    Question Memory will not run at full speed

    Recently purchased some new memory sticks to get more than 16GB of RAM on my system. I was sure to match the manufacturer and speed, that being micron and 4800MHZ. Before I installed the RAM my computer was running the memory at 4800MHZ, however when I installed the new ram it dropped to 3600MHZ...
  7. breezett93

    Question Trying to restore Alienware Aurora R3

    I am trying to restore an R3 that I have for my kids to use. Because the case is so rigid, I can't really move things around to simplify the build. I think I'm missing cables, but not sure which ones. I'm hoping that someone either has some pictures of the interior to share, or can help based...
  8. R

    Question Laptop is turning off

    Hiall, I have a alienware m15 r6 laptop which I have had for a year & half let’s say I been having a few memory issues with it the 8GB kit didn’t suit my needs so I got a 32GB kit. It worked fine but every now & then it would just not boot give me a colour code for reading no memory or it dosent...
  9. JRath

    Question Looking to sell Alienware Area 51 case

    Looking for some advice. I have an old Alienware Area 51 case from 2004 which I'm looking to sell. It has old not very good components in it (I've removed the HDDs ), but I feel like the case is still in good condition and might be of interest to someone. Where would be a good place to list this...
  10. Nemeton

    [SOLVED] Laptop stutters with external 34“ monitor connected ?

    Hi all, I have problems with my daughter's Alienware M15 R7 laptop with an RTX 3070 Ti and 32GB RAM. When I plug-in the external monitor via hdmi in the system is awful stuttering. When unplug the monitor the laptop is instantly responsive and very fast. The monitor is a LC Power M34-UWHQ. I...
  11. A

    Question Laptop or deskop for college?

    Hello everyone! I’m starting my economics studies in a month and currently I'm facing a dilemma: desktop or laptop? I need equipment for intensive work (Excel, Word, 12 hours a day, 3 days a week). I want it to be quiet because my current one annoys me (54 dB noise Fujitsu i5 4590 GTX 1050). I...
  12. B

    Question G-sync vs. G-sync compatible - Alienware 27", 240hz 1440p IPS vs. Samsung Odyssey 32", 240hz 4K G8, G80SD OLED

    I have an Alienware 27", 240hz 1440p IPS G-sync panel and I'd like to upgrade it to the new Samsung Odyssey 32", 240hz 4K G8, G80SD G-sync compatible. Will I see a big difference in input lag when using the G-sync compatible, paired with my RTX 4090, compared to the Alienware panel?
  13. amco_krkic

    Question Display showing up as Wired display?

    Hello, I have a Alienware AW2723DF Monitor which ive been using for a while and has been always identified by windows as AW2723DF, But now its only showing up as wired display and also on this wallpaper software called wallpaper engine it is identified as ''Unknown Monitor 1'' and when i try to...
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    Question Dell Alienware AW2723DF - Better colors?

    I have a Dell Alienware AW2723DF monitor. This monitor has a yellowish tint. How should i adjust custom color for those who have this monitor. How do i adjust these settings to get a good colors? ''Gain / Offset / Hue / Saturation''. I usually play FPS games (Warzone, EFT, Arena Breakout) Can...
  15. Bruunk1

    Question Help regarding CPU/Motherboard & BIOS updates (older computer)

    Hello, I am running an older system and decided after many years to try to get a new CPU. I ordered it but now am concerned about installing it as I cannot find any good information on whether or not I need a BIOS update in order for it to work. My current CPU: Intel Core i5-2300 @ 2.80GHz...
  16. W

    Question Second SSD query

    Hi. I have a Alienware m15 r2 laptop. It has a spare slot for additional storage. Will the crucial p3 plus 2tb internal ssd fit and work with the laptop?
  17. C

    Question CPU thermal behaviour can change depending on BIOS/Firmware?

    Good afternoon guys, I'm Marco, I'm new and I come from Italy. I'm here to hope to have a clue about my new cpus laptop behavior. Recently I bought an Alienware M17 R4 10870H/3080 laptop. I bought it used, but seems to be ok. The fact is that when I try to reset the pc I notice huge heat and a...
  18. R

    Question I need help deciding on an Alienware AW3423DW versus Alienware AW2723DF ?

    Alienware AW3423DW vs Alienware AW2723DF Recently I just purchased the Alienware AW3423DW ($1200) which is an awesome all-around monitor but I feel it lacks the competitive edge I need when gaming. I'm a try-hard when playing any call of duty game and it just feels slow to me. I'm still in my...
  19. Ynem123

    Question Bricked BIOS on Alienware M17X R3 Laptop ?

    Hi, I found a laptop on the internet that someone was selling cheap, the reason for selling the laptop was that he tried to install the bios but it failed, since then the laptop does not work, only the keyboard lights up, the fans spin but there is a black screen, the laptop doing 7 beeps...
  20. Black7znova

    Question Alienware Area 51 R2 PSU 1500W died.

    Hi, my PSU just died . can I use other PSU brand like CORSAIR or anything in market? because I can't find original PSU Alienware Area 51 R2 at my area.
  21. darkwolfm

    Question High DPC LatencyMoon

    So I was experimenting some freezes on my Alienware 15 R2 Its very unpredictable but happens every 40 min - 1 hour of using it, the display freeze out only for 2 secs, and if I have sound the same thing happen. These are my Specs: Windows 11 Ram: 16 GB SSD 128 + HDD 1 TB Nvidia 980M LatencyMon...
  22. C

    [SOLVED] What would be a good price for a Alienware Aurora R12

    Hi, I managed to get my hands on five Alienware Aurora R12s, equipped with an RTX 3080, intel i7-11700F and 16GB ram. They have had about half a year of use. I'm struggling find a good price to sell these at and a good place to list them due to huge variation. I also considered that there might...
  23. brownys

    Question HDD partitions and BIOS problems in prebuilt Alienware M17x R4?

    Hello, first time using Reddit forums, I have a Alienware M17x R4 prebuilt laptop from 2014 which keeps getting the error DRIVER_IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL What failed: amdkmpfd.sys The HDD drive I believe has been formatted and reinstalled with an unsupported version of windows, and BIOS is...
  24. J

    Question How should I go about upgrading my CPU?

    I'd like to upgrade my PC's processor. Currently I have: Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-8400 CPU @ 2.80GHz, 2808 Mhz, 6 Core(s), 6 Logical Processor(s) I'm not sure what is compatible with my computer, which is my cause for hesitation. I have an Alienware Aurora R7: 16GB RAM NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 I...
  25. M

    Laptop help please!

    Hello, and thank you in advance for any and all help! I am new to the forums. I’m trying to decide on if a laptop upgrade is worth it, unfortunately I’m not very computer component literate (working on it though!). The question I have-is it worth upgrading the laptop from what I have to...
  26. Jad3dFox

    Question Alienware R2 17 - Seriously slow

    Hello forum, long time lurker. I have an old Alienware laptop, R2 17 with i7 CPU and Nvidia dedicated Graphics card, 1TB hard drive and 250SSD. I recently reinstalled windows onto it and boot it up for installing programs, but everything is incredibly slow. I managed to install one program, but...
  27. Grimm210

    Question Trying to get into old alienware.

    I am currently trying to get into an Alienware pc, I can not get past the user sign-in because I do not have the password. So I was wondering what my options are? If need be, I will replace the hard drive but I would like not to., so I can see what's on it. Story at the end. Pc specs from what...
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    Question "Not supported with G-Sync LCD panel" - Alienware 15 r3

    Hello, I'm the process of buying a secondhand Alienware 15 r3 laptop. On my first visit to the seller, I was disappointed to discover that even though the laptop had both a iGPU and a dGPU, there was no way to switch (MUX switch) the graphics from the dGPU. Pressing Fn+F7 brought...
  29. T

    [SOLVED] X17R1, X17 R1.. Win11 freezes then cannot find boot media

    Environment: Dell X17R1 / 1.5.0 Bios / i9 / 3080 RTX 16GB / 64GB @ 3467 Mhz RAM / 4Tb 2x NVMe m.2 drives / Win11 Ent. Symptoms: Once or twice a day I might be on the system working OR having locked the screen when the machine will completely freeze then crash to that Dell White screen trying to...
  30. S

    [SOLVED] Just Got AW2721D Monitor - Need Advice on Testing It

    Hi I just got an AW2721, and I want to evaluate it to make sure it's right for me. I last bought a monitor in 2010, so although I read a few articles just before buying the AW2721, I'm inexperienced with contemporary monitor tech. Bad Pixels: How do I test for this? Are there test patterns or...
  31. X

    [SOLVED] I need some help with a slow system

    I have an Alienware Aurora R7 desktop with an Intel i7-8700 and 16 GB of 2666 DDR4 Memory and an NVidia GTX 1070 video card. I also have Windows 10. The computer can usually play games and operate without any issues, but for the last month, something has been causing the machine to become so...
  32. S

    [SOLVED] Alienware laptop problems booting into any OS

    My friend sold me an Alienware laptop for pretty cheap because it Had a problem booting into windows. I'm decent with computer softwaretroubleshooting,so I Bought it thinking it would be a simple format, reallocate to two 500gb partitions then install windows on 1 (NTFS) and Linux on the other...
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    [SOLVED] $1000 Budget | Upgrade or New Build?

    hello everyone, I'm currently looking to upgrade my home desktop computer. It's currently about 10 years :sweatsmile: old but I have previously upgraded some parts. I've mostly been using Mac Book Pros over the last few years for work so I haven't used this desktop as much which is why it's so...
  34. J

    [SOLVED] Upgrading Alienware X51 R3 (end 2015) CPU from Core i7-6700K (stock) with Liquid Cooling to i9-9900K ?

    Hi, I'd like to upgrade an Alienware X51 R3 (end 2015) CPU from Core i7-6700K (stock) with Liquid Cooling to i9-9900K ? Is someone already did it ? Is the BIOS will support it ? Power Apparently the new CPU will consumer 30W more than the previous one but it should be OK as I don't have a...
  35. B

    [SOLVED] What memory is compatible with the Alienware Area-51 R2 Desktop (2015) ?

    Hello! So I purchased my Alienware Desktop around 2015, and overall the PC still runs great for what I need. I develop video games, so I tend to run multiple programs at the same time - Photoshop, Substance Painter, Blender, Multiple tabs on my browser for concept art, so on and so forth. My...
  36. Kimera

    Question FPS drop after switching from SATA to Nvme m.2

    So I have a laptop, an Alienware 17R4 with a GTX 1080, an i7-7820HK, and 16gb of RAM, for about 4 years and only this year I had to upgrade my storage hardware, becuase the ssd that came with the computer was presenting SMART events about it's lifetime (i checked on crystaldisk and it was at 4%...
  37. H

    [SOLVED] Alienware AMW2720HF Monitor Can't Get Signal Via HDMI

    Got a new AMW2720HF monitor, tried to set it up via HDMI but no signal. Neither HDMI 1 nor HDMI 2 work. My machine doesn't have a port for DP, so that's out. With my old monitor, I used DVI, which worked fine and testing the new screen with another computer, it worked fine as well, so the...
  38. rakhif1

    [SOLVED] Cpu (I7-10700F) stuck at base clock 2.9Ghz

    Hello, Like i've said in the title, the clock speed is stuck at 2.9 and the ratio is stuck at 29. That's only since today, yesterday and before it worked perfectly at 4.5Ghz and at 48 ratio. Thanks in advance.
  39. N

    Question 1080ti crashing during benchmarks after installing new cooler

    So i originally had a dell 1080ti, yet it had incredibly bad thermals. I installed an ID-COOLING Iceflow VGA cooler, and temps are incredibly low even on load (around 37c). However, when I run a benchmark, it crashes about a minute in. I'm starting to think that this is because of the voltage...
  40. ecrane

    Question Getting random black screen on Alienware AW2720HF monitor ?

    I bought an Alienware AW2720HF about a month ago from Best Buy. It worked fine with no issues until today the screen went black. There is an IPS glow but, neither the logo nor the OSD will display with or without a pc. The power indicator will come on, and if connected through HDMI, The PC...