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[hellfire24]

How about this cable management? Had to play doctor it was over-heating and throttling.

M18X R1

i7-2860qm
580m sli
8GB Hynix 1600
256GB Samsung 830
750GB WD Caviar Black
18.4" 1920x1080
Blu-ray

http://i1081.photobucket.com/albums/j357/russwood8814/IMAG0854_zpsa41aa9af.jpg

how much did you pay for it?

 

[RussK1]

how much did you pay for it?

Traded a 6990 and an Acer Aspire V3-571G-6602 since my girlfriend is the notebook type... although this thing isn't near mobile weighing in at a modest 15lbs (perhaps more) and not to mention the oh so wee power supply. 😱

So total cost prolly around $1,100 as I already had the Samsung 830. I have to admit the screen is nice...

 

[fruees]

Sorry, i thought that my signature was turned on:

3570k @ 4.6ghz, Asus Maximus V Gene, Corsair H60, onboard graphics, 8gb Corsair, OCZ vertex 4 120gb, OCV Mod x-tream 650w, Lan Gear Da Box,

 

[Proximon]

Sorry, i thought that my signature was turned on:

3570k @ 4.6ghz, Asus Maximus V Gene, Corsair H60, onboard graphics, 8gb Corsair, OCZ vertex 4 120gb, OCV Mod x-tream 650w, Lan Gear Da Box,

Does it come with a popcorn button?

 

[tjosborne]

Does it come with a popcorn button?

lol, i thought it was an old microwave at first glance as well.

 

[RussK1]

lol, i thought it was an old microwave at first glance as well.

Wow it does! Whoa!

 

[aznshinobi]

I'm suprised at how much cheaper gaming laptops are now. Still waiting for them to get mobile though. Sucks the Razer Blade is the only one right now, Razer definitely overprices everything they make. Sucks, wanting Lenovo to get in on this since I get a 40% their laptops thanks to a scholarship.

 

[RussK1]

I'm suprised at how much cheaper gaming laptops are now. Still waiting for them to get mobile though. Sucks the Razer Blade is the only one right now, Razer definitely overprices everything they make. Sucks, wanting Lenovo to get in on this since I get a 40% their laptops thanks to a scholarship.

They are slim, but $2,500 for a gamer with a GTX 660m is outrageous. Almost as bad as Apple...

And you're right, Lenovo needs to get into the market... I've always liked their products and have always had good experiences with their customer support.

 

[aznshinobi]

Yeah Lenovo is pretty solid. I'm liking them moving away from the Apple Macbook standard of design that all the companies are trying to copy. Asus and Lenovo are probably one of the few companies staying away. I'm liking their u300's designs but not the specks

 

[sherlockwing]

Update on my R4: More photos, getting ready to OC the GPU and CPU then SLI over the weekend. Next month I might get some UV Silverstone AP Fans and some cathodes to light em up.

 

[amuffin]

Try to fix up those cables...

 

[sherlockwing]

Try to fix up those cables...

Alright, will do so with that bag of zip ties you see in pic 3 this weekend when I put the SLI in, 24 pin will go through the back and I will find a way the hide those fan wires.

 

[AbdullahG]

I remember seeing your build in OCN's Fractal Design Case Club. 😛

 

[hellfire24]

Traded a 6990 and an Acer Aspire V3-571G-6602 since my girlfriend is the notebook type... although this thing isn't near mobile weighing in at a modest 15lbs (perhaps more) and not to mention the oh so wee power supply. 😱

So total cost prolly around $1,100 as I already had the Samsung 830. I have to admit the screen is nice...

for an alienware,it's a good deal lol(usually they are super expensive)
i liked the LED lightning system.

 

[RussK1]

for an alienware,it's a good deal lol(usually they are super expensive)
i liked the LED lightning system.

I actually made out in the deal... the guy I traded with said nothing was wrong with it but when i brought it home it kept overheating and throttling 5 minutes into a game or benchmark. I tried everything software wise short of pulling out a screwdriver (which I had to do). I asked the dude if he had these problems and he responded - "No, I have AC".

Since I had the tools out I just disassembled the thing and re-applied TIM with Formula 7 on the GPU's and CPU. Then, I wrote the dude and told him I fixed it, and not surprisingly, his response was - "Really, how'd you do it?"

The guy just could have been honest... anyway the thing is nice and it's really easy to swap GPU's... It gives roughly the same performance of my old 2500K/6950CF machine (atleast in the Unigine Tropics benchmark). Too bad it's not mine, but has me wanting one of my own... and tyes the lighting is excellent; the keyboard is bright.

Downside - it's heavy and the power supply is no different.

 

[hellfire24]

that's a cool "modification"
P.S.
is it risky? i mean does it voids warranty?

 

[RussK1]

that's a cool "modification"
P.S.
is it risky? i mean does it voids warranty?

I got it used so i doubt there's a warranty.

These are on the expensive side but options I have~

http://www.ebay.com/itm/ALIENWARE-M18x-R1-VGA-Upgrade-Kit-NVIDIA-GeForce-GTX-680M-4GB-DDR5-MXM-3-0b-/130768947161?pt=PCC_Video_TV_Cards&hash=item1e726fc7d9

http://www.ebay.com/itm/ALIENWARE-M18x-R1-VGA-Upgrade-Kit-Dell-OEM-HD-7970M-2GB-GDDR5-MXM-3-0b-/110945047722?pt=PCC_Video_TV_Cards&hash=item19d4d714aa

 

[Kyle1519]

What are your heaven benchmarks on that baby? It looks similiar to my build but perhaps slightly better

Sorry it took so long to respon. just saw the post. In what resolution would you like me to run the benchmark in 5760 or 1920?

 

[tiny voices]

Here's my build. Nothing special.

specs:
Phenom 2 x4 965 BE
Geil 8gb ddr3-1600
500gb HDD
Gigabyte 78lmt-s2p MOBO
Gigabyte HD 5670 GDDR5 <--- Temporary (old card due to 7770 failing)
Antec basiq 430w
Rosewill challenger case
Fans: front-120mm blue led, back-120mm, top, 140mm
NZXT sentry mesh can controller

 

[mocchan]

Nice simple rig, I like that.

I would say keep your rig the way it is, I prefer not to have too many LED's :lol:

 

[hellfire24]

Here's my build. Nothing special.

http://imageshack.us/a/img9/3087/imag0115wh.jpg

http://imageshack.us/a/img843/9549/imag0117in.jpg

specs:
Phenom 2 x4 965 BE
Geil 8gb ddr3-1600
500gb HDD
Gigabyte 78lmt-s2p MOBO
Gigabyte HD 5670 GDDR5 <--- Temporary (old card due to 7770 failing)
Antec basiq 430w
Rosewill challenger case
Fans: front-120mm blue led, back-120mm, top, 140mm
NZXT sentry mesh can controller

Just a simple build. Had an alienware m15x that pooped out. (i7 720m, hd 5770m) bought in summer of 2010 for stupid high price.

Thinking of adding some LEDs and what not but I don't know if that's what's "cool" or not. Coming from the modified car world, simple and clean is always best.

simple and sexy!

 

[mlcaouette]

Just an update to my rig. I did some painting (PSU, Hard drive, and disk drive).

Plus changed graphics cards to a gtx 470.

Picture:

Specs:
CPU: AMD phenom II x3 720 @ 3.6Ghz
M/B: Asus Sabertooth 990FX
Ram: 2*2Gb 1600Mhz 1.5v g-skillz ram @ 1646Mhz and NB @ 2468Mhz
GPU: EVGA GTX 470
HDD: Seagate 500Gb 7200rpm 16Mb cache (painted black)
CD/DVD burner by LG (painted black)
PSU: Antec BP-550 semi modular PSU, 550 Watts and recently painted black
Cooling: Hyper 212+ in push pull, two intake fans (1 front, 1side) and two exhaust fans (1 rear, 1 top), plus the GPU and PSU fans of course.

I have a phenom II x4 955 on the way since it was recently on sale for $69 from tigerdirect, I just couldn't help myself. Can't wait to see how high I can clock it 😀

 

[tiny voices]

simple and sexy!

Thank you very much!

 

[hellfire24]

Just an update to my rig. I did some painting (PSU, Hard drive, and disk drive).

Plus changed graphics cards to a gtx 470.

Picture:
http://i1213.photobucket.com/albums...abertooth 990fx build/IMG_20120926_214203.jpg

Specs:
CPU: AMD phenom II x3 720 @ 3.6Ghz
M/B: Asus Sabertooth 990FX
Ram: 2*2Gb 1600Mhz 1.5v g-skillz ram @ 1646Mhz and NB @ 2468Mhz
GPU: EVGA GTX 470
HDD: Seagate 500Gb 7200rpm 16Mb cache (painted black)
CD/DVD burner by LG (painted black)
PSU: Antec BP-550 semi modular PSU, 550 Watts and recently painted black
Cooling: Hyper 212+ in push pull, two intake fans (1 front, 1side) and two exhaust fans (1 rear, 1 top), plus the GPU and PSU fans of course.

I have a phenom II x4 955 on the way since it was recently on sale for $69 from tigerdirect, I just couldn't help myself. Can't wait to see how high I can clock it 😀

that's a great build.i like your psu paint job
P.S.
is that 470 too hot and noisy?

 

[hellfire24]

480 with Gelid cooler,raven,h100 with red led fans....are you Recon-UK :O