Notebook Review: 2017

jeudi 28 septembre 2017

Dell XPS 15 (Skylake) 9550 Owner's Lounge

Figured that good time to start an owners lounge thread, a few of us (and more soon) already receiving and using their new Dell XPS 15 Skylake 9550 model notebooks.

The other running thread is starting is becoming full of speculation of those that haven't got theirs yet or still thinking about getting it

Would be good that those that actually own the new system can post here, thoughts, ideas, and any tips.

Dell XPS 15 (Skylake) 9550 Owner's Lounge

Phoenix Software Updates

As I am one of the assistant editors at Major Geeks, I thought I would create a thread here with the most popular program updates for ease of access.

I only support software with no PUPs as I am against PUPs no matter how great a program might be.

Sometimes I may post updates to paid programs only if I think they are really worth it.

Note: If an app has a setup file or a portable (.ZIP) version, I usually link to the portable version as it's easier to manage and doesn't need to be...

Phoenix Software Updates

Phoenix Software Updates

Official Clevo P775DM2/3(-G)/P75xDM2(-G) (Sager NP9152/NP9172) 'WINGMAN 2.0'/'BATMAN 3.0' Lounge

**Official Clevo P775DM2/3(-G)/P75xDM2(-G) (Sager NP9152/NP9172) 'WINGMAN 2.0'/'BATMAN 3.0' Lounge**

OFFICIAL Alienware "Graphics Amplifier" Owner's Lounge and Benchmark Thread (All 13, 15 and 17)

If you have an Alienware 13, 15 or 17 R2 (2015 and later release) that uses a Graphics Amplifier and you like benchmarks, you've come to the right place. Please use this thread to share your results, ask questions or have general discussion related to the benchmark performance of these machines when using the eGPU (Graphics Amplifier).

Whenever possible, include a screen shot and a hyperlink to the results if they are validated online (i.e. 3DMark Suite, 3DMark 11, 3DMark Vantage, etc.)....

*OFFICIAL* Alienware "Graphics Amplifier" Owner's Lounge and Benchmark Thread (All 13, 15 and 17)

*OFFICIAL* Alienware "Graphics Amplifier" Owner's Lounge and Benchmark Thread (All 13, 15 and 17)

Official Clevo P570WM | P570WM3 / Sager NP9570 Owners Lounge

Might as well get an early start here.

Basic system specs found at :

http://ift.tt/1wDSUhv
http://ift.tt/1txn0s2

Anyone pre-order this yet? What CPU are you going with the i7-3970X? Anyone itching to attempt something like an E5-2670 Xeon?

**Official Clevo P570WM | P570WM3 / Sager NP9570 Owners Lounge**

HP HDX 9000 DRAGON Owners Lounge, Part 2

HP HDX 9000 DRAGON OWNERS LOUNGE

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NOTE: Due to change in forum software, many redirect links are erroneously pointing to the wrong location in the thread. It will take some time before this can be fixed. Try searching the thread for the...

*HP HDX 9000 DRAGON Owners Lounge, Part 2*

*HP HDX 9000 DRAGON Owners Lounge, Part 2*

OFFICIAL Alienware M17x R3/R4 Owner's Lounge Thread

Welcome to the Owner's Lounge for the Alienware M17x R3 and M17x R4!

(M17x R3 OL part 1 is here, part 2 can be found here and part 3 is...

*OFFICIAL* Alienware M17x R3/R4 Owner's Lounge Thread

*OFFICIAL* Alienware M17x R3/R4 Owner's Lounge Thread

The Official MSI GT83VR Titan SLI Owner's Lounge (NVIDIA GTX-1080's)

***Welcome fellow notebook enthusiast! This Owner’s Lounge is exclusively dedicated to MSI’s latest flagship, the GT83VR Titan SLI SKU’s with Intel 6th generation technologies, and NVidia GTX-1080 GPU’s. Uniquely configured, these notebooks are an innovative first, equipped with a newly designed cooling system, a 660 watt power adaptor, and performance levels sure to exceed all others. As such, these SKU’s will be in a class of their own, and deserve to be set apart from the pack.........

***The Official MSI GT83VR Titan SLI Owner's Lounge (NVIDIA GTX-1080's)***

***The Official MSI GT83VR Titan SLI Owner's Lounge (NVIDIA GTX-1080's)***

The Official MSI GT73VR Owners and Discussions Lounge

I am starting this thread because I feel this series is noteworthy and deserves discussion. I loved my previous GT72 Dominator Pro, and to me it was my favorite 17" platform, but now I am WOW'ed by this new series. Not only do we see nice improvements and more frills, but LOOK at the choices amongst the SKU's..... from single 1070 and 1080 models, to SLI 1070's..... at considerable varying prices, in truth, any of these should game very nicely. If I were not committed to my GT83VR purchase,...

The Official MSI GT73VR Owners and Discussions Lounge

The Official MSI GT73VR Owners and Discussions Lounge

M17x R3 Synaptics TouchPad Best Driver Version Windows 7 x64?

Hi guys,

I went to download the driver for the Synaptics TouchPad from Dell's website but Driver Detect didn't find it. I found one I had backed up (15.1.19). But then tried the Synaptics website which had version 17.0.19. The install for the new one finished in a fraction of a second & said it was successful but when I checked in Device Manager, Add/Remove Programs, Mouse Settings there is no sign of it. Driver is the Microsoft one that would have come with the Operating System.

I was...

M17x R3 Synaptics TouchPad Best Driver Version Windows 7 x64?

M17x R3 Synaptics TouchPad Best Driver Version Windows 7 x64?

OFFICIAL Alienware 15 R3 Owner's Lounge

XPS 15 9560 owners thread.

My turn to start one. I am holding out for the fingerprint reader before I order one but I expect them to start showing up at peoples doors within the next few days.

Please post when you have one or if you have a confirmed order.

I will have an XPS 9550 to compare the XPS 9560 so I will see what parts can be swapped over and supply the usual pictures.
I hope they fixed the screen flicker issue in this one as no fix to date has fully worked on the...

XPS 15 9560 owners thread.

XPS 15 9560 owners thread.

2016 and Beyond: What are we missing in laptops/notebooks?

After visiting with our friends at Eurocom about their quest to drive the future of computing technology, I decided to pose the question to the community to brainstorm as many ideas as possible.

I could not identify a perfect sub-forum for it, so I chose this one. It is not for one company, but all of them. Hopefully, they will be paying attention. I know that the Eurocom Team will be, and hopefully at least a couple of others that care enough to be disruptive.

As the...

2016 and Beyond: What are we missing in laptops/notebooks?

2016 and Beyond: What are we missing in laptops/notebooks?

Post Your Last Purchase

As the thread title suggests, post your last purchase you have made + a picture, regarding anything, not just technology. Saw it in another forum i visit, and thought I'd give it a try here

1. Name and post a picture of a big item you bought recently
2. Post something small (common/insignificant) you bought, whether it just be food or drinks etc.

Post Your Last Purchase

The Happy Thread :D

So i havent seen a thread like this, and i have seen the "whats bothering you?" thread so i though we needed a counter part

In this thread you can post good things that happened or if you acheived something cool and wanted to share it or just about any good thing that happened

So im gonna start. I just finished my final exams and got decent to good grades

and i have vacation now so i sleep till around 11 o clock every day, and i just realized how great the city i live in actually is...

The Happy Thread

The Happy Thread :D

Official Clevo P650RG, P650RE3, P650RE6/Sager NP8658 and NP8657 Owner's Lounge

Welcome Current & Future Owners of
Clevo P650RG (Sager NP8658-S)
Clevo P650RE3 (Sager NP8657-S)
Clevo P650RE6 (XMG P506)

=P650RG=

Processor

6th Generation Skylake Intel Core i7-6700HQ Processor (2.70GHz,...

**Official Clevo P650RG, P650RE3, P650RE6/Sager NP8658 and NP8657 Owner's Lounge**

**Official Clevo P650RG, P650RE3, P650RE6/Sager NP8658 and NP8657 Owner's Lounge**

Post your FUTURE purchase.

Let's see how far this thread goes. I believe there's a similar thread on Mac Rumors.

A future purchase of mine may be a new motherboard and processor. I'll be going with another LGA 775 board and most likely a Core 2 Duo of some flavor.

Post your FUTURE purchase.

Official Clevo P870DM2/P870DM3 (Sager NP9873/NP9872) Owner's Lounge! - The Phoenix 2 is here!

Clevo P870DM3

XMG U727 = http://webcache.googleusercontent.c...g-u727-preview.html+&cd=1&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=us

Can't wait till I get my hands on one of these bad boys!

Let the torture begin

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**Official Clevo P870DM2/P870DM3 (Sager NP9873/NP9872) Owner's Lounge! - The Phoenix 2 is here!**

**Official Clevo P870DM2/P870DM3 (Sager NP9873/NP9872) Owner's Lounge! - The Phoenix 2 is here!**

Sager NP8157 / Clevo P650HS-G Review by HTWingNut

The chassis of the new Sager NP8157 is familiar, and setting it next to my over two year old P650SE with GTX 970m and i7-4710HQ, they look remarkably similar. But that's where the similarities end (Cue DUN, DUN, DUNNN! music). Sager has completely gutted and refitted their slim Clevo P650 15.6" chassis with the latest bleeding edge laptop components. This time with Nvidia GeForce GTX 1070 based on Pascal technology, and Intel Kaby Lake i7-7820HK mobile quad core CPU. Not to mention finally...

Sager NP8157 / Clevo P650HS-G Review by HTWingNut

Sager NP8157 / Clevo P650HS-G Review by HTWingNut

[Official] Questions for the MSI Rep! #2

Hey Guys!

I am the community specialist over here at MSI, and I wanted to let everyone know I will be on the boards here at Notebookreview from now on!

I will use this thread as an official thread for any questions, comments, concerns, suggestions, etc regarding MSI for the NBR community!

Please note: Any info under NDA/Embargo, unfortunately, will not be discussed by me. All I will respond with is a polite "i don't know what you are talking about" :hi2:

Hopefully a Mod can...

[Official] Questions for the MSI Rep! #2

[Official] Questions for the MSI Rep! #2

[Review by ::iunlock::] - ALIENWARE 17R4 -vs- MSI GT73VR [Unrated Version]

Alienware 17R4 vs MSI GT73VR (6RF Titan Pro) [Unrated Version]

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AW 17R4: [i7-6820HK (tattooed) | GTX 1080 (tattooed)]
MSI GT73VR: [i7-6820HK (tattooed) | GTX 1080 (mxm)]

Greetings everyone,

It's finally here! Thanks to all of those who have been patiently waiting. I really appreciate your anticipation and all the encouragement to get...

[Review by ::iunlock::] - ALIENWARE 17R4 -vs- MSI GT73VR [Unrated Version]

[Review by ::iunlock::] - ALIENWARE 17R4 -vs- MSI GT73VR [Unrated Version]

Alternative Randomness - The Neu-Clique

Want a new clique? A new hang out to shoot the shizzle? Well, here it is!

Be advised though, same forum rules apply. (No trolling, no politics, no health discussions, no religion... etc., etc.)

Oh, and be nice because all are invited to post.

EDIT: a recent poll conducted served to justify the continued existence of this thread. Thanks to all who participated in the thread and poll.

Link to poll:...

Alternative Randomness - The Neu-Clique

Alternative Randomness - The Neu-Clique

1070 laptop: GT73VR, GT62VR, GT72VR reboot/crash problem

Purchased msi gt72vr 7re back in March,

While playing games the system rebooted randomly,

Sent the laptop to msi, they installed BIOS 86.04.5B.00.82 and limits 1070 clock to 1443mhz.

Msi told me they are working with nvidia to resolve this issue, but it seems is taking a lot of time and the 6RE version of this laptop, from August 2016, suffers from this.

This is a warning to people that are interested in buying a msi laptop with 1070 gtx.

- Bios version installed by MSI, 86.04.5B.00.82,...

** 1070 laptop: GT73VR, GT62VR, GT72VR reboot/crash problem **

** 1070 laptop: GT73VR, GT62VR, GT72VR reboot/crash problem **

Eurocom Tornado F5/Eurocom Tornado F7 with 6-core Coffee lake cpus?

Official Clevo P75xZM "Batman" / Sager NP9752 Owner´s Lounge Welcome to the Batcave!

Alright people, since us prospective ZM owners are getting kinda impatient and are starting to suffer from claustrophobia in our little ZM thread, I decided to open up this Owner´s Lounge and welcome THE BATMAN into our midst!

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Why "Batman" u ask? Look at those friggin bat-ears on the lid!

Before going into externals, internals and the detailed spec sheet, here are the most important highlights for this machine (and to make sure...

**Official Clevo P75xZM "Batman" / Sager NP9752 Owner´s Lounge** Welcome to the Batcave!

**Official Clevo P75xZM "Batman" / Sager NP9752 Owner´s Lounge** Welcome to the Batcave!

The Random Video Thread

To start off:
Look Up - YouTube

The Random Video Thread

Gigabyte P56XT

Hello!
Has anybody noticed that this model has been up on the Gigabyte site for around a week or so? I saw today that it was just now officially announced at Computex, it looks great! If the price is decent this may be something I would consider buying.

http://ift.tt/2rTN58w

Gigabyte P56XT

Precision M4600 Owners Lounge

Well, according to Dell, my new M4600 will be here in 5 days time, so i figured i might as well kick off an owners lounge for it.

specs will be:

Platform - Precision M4600
Processor - Intel Core I7-2620M (2.7Ghz, 4MB cache, Dual core)
Display - 15.6 Full Definition (1920X1080) WLED LCD Panel
Palmrest - Smart Card and Fingerprint Reader
Camera -...

Precision M4600 Owners Lounge

Precision M4600 Owners Lounge

What song are you listening to right now? v4.0 [No autoplay please]

Ryzen vs i7 (Mainstream); Threadripper vs i9 (HEDT); X299 vs X399; Xeon vs Epyc

So, no longer will we have complaints of being off-topic. Here is the AMD vs Intel and AMD vs Nvidia thread as it relates to a system with the CPUs. Compare to your hearts content!!!

@Papusan ; @TANWare ; @hmscott ; @Rage Set ; @tgipier ; @triturbo and everyone else I forgot to tag. I'm posting the link in both threads.

So Nvidia and AMD GPUs can be discussed in...

Ryzen vs i7 (Mainstream); Threadripper vs i9 (HEDT); X299 vs X399; Xeon vs Epyc

Ryzen vs i7 (Mainstream); Threadripper vs i9 (HEDT); X299 vs X399; Xeon vs Epyc

Funny or Interesting News Stories , not a serious thread.

Keep you posts clean, no flaming, be nice, I don't want you are me being banned, Again

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China van crammed with 51 people, in a space designed for six.

Does the Guinness Book of records know.

http://ift.tt/1FXQ0Mm

John.

Funny or Interesting News Stories , not a serious thread.

Dell XPS 15 (Skylake) 9550 Owner's Lounge

Official Clevo W230SS/Sager NP7338 Owner's Lounge

Time this model gets a new thread.

Pre-orders are up on various sites.

Specifications are in the spoiler.

CPU
- 4th Generation Intel® Core™ i7-4700MQ Processor (2.40GHz), 6MB L3 Cache
- 4th Generation Intel® Core™ i7-4810MQ Processor (2.80GHz), 6MB L3 Cache
- 4th Generation Intel® Core™ i7-4910MQ Processor (2.90GHz), 8MB L3 Cache

Core Logic
- Intel® HM87 Express Chipset

Display
- 13.3” Full HD 16:9 Wide screen (1920x1080)...

**Official Clevo W230SS/Sager NP7338 Owner's Lounge**

**Official Clevo W230SS/Sager NP7338 Owner's Lounge**

Build a Mini PC with a Micro-STX MOBO and MXM Gpu

Hi! there are these new mobos micro-stx with mxm gpu. I'm really curious about them

Asrock created this H110-STX MXM
http://ift.tt/2s6xUXL MXM
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Asrock created this Z270M-STX MXM
http://ift.tt/2jhoLK8...

Build a Mini PC with a Micro-STX MOBO and MXM Gpu

Build a Mini PC with a Micro-STX MOBO and MXM Gpu

OFFICIAL Alienware "Graphics Amplifier" Owner's Lounge and Benchmark Thread (All 13, 15 and 17)

Official Clevo P950HP6/Sager NP8950 Owner's Lounge

Quick Overview
EVOC High Performance Systems P950HP6 Custom Built Gaming Laptop 15.6" Full HD (1920x1080) IPS w/ nVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 w/6GB GDDR5 - Intel 7th Generation "Kaby Lake" Intel® Core™ i7-7700HQ - 8GB DDR4/2400MHz upgradeable to 32GB DDR4/2666MHz Memory - Up to 1x 2TB M.2 PCIe 3.0 x4 NVMe SSD + Up to 1x 2.5" 7mm 2TB HDD or 4TB SSD - Windows 10 Home or Windows 10 Pro (Optional)

P6xxHx has
- 1 extra M.2 slot
- option for 9mm 2.5" drive + 7.5mm...

** Official Clevo P950HP6/Sager NP8950 Owner's Lounge **

** Official Clevo P950HP6/Sager NP8950 Owner's Lounge **

Hands on Dell Precision 7710

Hello,

I just got my new Dell Precision 7710.
Could not find any review about this machine on the internet, so for all of you who ordered the machine and are still waiting to receive their unit, I will try to provide some info about the machine.

The configuration of my unit is:
Precision 7710 No...

Hands on Dell Precision 7710

Hands on Dell Precision 7710

Acer Predator Triton 700

I've been following this laptop since it was announced at Computex.

Unfortunately, the information on it's release has been slim. The marketing information on Acer's website says August but we're in September and no release. In addition, it looks like Acer showcased it again at IFA last week. Does anyone know anything?

http://ift.tt/2gNLTjt

Acer Predator Triton 700

Asus ZenBook Pro UX501 Owner's Lounge

This is simply a performance monster according to Asus. It has amazing features! The laptop is new and the information is very limited even though was supposed to be released this month.

Pros
1. Ultrabook design with 4.5 Ibs or 2.06kgs and 20mm to 21 mm thickness.
2. Nice screen and display for the size - 15.6inch screen with a 4K resolution of up to 3840 by 2160 pixels and an option of going down to 1980 by 1080 pixels FHD display.
3. Screen adjusts brightness based...

Asus ZenBook Pro UX501 Owner's Lounge

Asus ZenBook Pro UX501 Owner's Lounge

Official Clevo P770ZM / Sager NP9772 and P770ZM-G / Sager NP9773 Owner's Lounge

Specs and images below for this desktop CPU based 17" laptop beast!

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**Official Clevo P770ZM / Sager NP9772 and P770ZM-G / Sager NP9773 Owner's Lounge**

**Official Clevo P770ZM / Sager NP9772 and P770ZM-G / Sager NP9773 Owner's Lounge**

Precision 7710 Owner's Thread

Well, apparently a Dell Precision 7710 Owner's Thread doesn't exist, so here goes!

7710 Product Page
Spec Sheet
Owner's Manual (Disassembly Guide)

Feel free to...

Precision 7710 Owner's Thread

Precision 7710 Owner's Thread

Successful MXM GPU Upgraded Laptops

Upgraded Laptops by forum users (work in progress)

I create this thread because I think that concentrating knowledge about upgrades can help people who would like to replace the gpu
http://ift.tt/2sBSEoX

MXM is supposed to make repairs and upgrades possible and easier. [IMG]

Not all MXM cards are the same.
Type A card...

Successful MXM GPU Upgraded Laptops

Successful MXM GPU Upgraded Laptops

The Official MSI GT60/70 970m/980m Upgrade Thread

Edited: 1/2/2015: Fourth Revision

DISCLAIMER: This MOD is not officially supported by MSI, and YOU assume all the risk and liability by attempting this on your laptop. This thread was created to merely show how I completed the MOD to my own laptop. This mod works with both the GTX 970m and 980m.

MSI GT60 2OD (GTX 780m/Haswell revision) laptop upgraded with the GTX 970m!

This upgrade was plug on play on my GT60 after a small heatsink modification!...

The Official MSI GT60/70 970m/980m Upgrade Thread

The Official MSI GT60/70 970m/980m Upgrade Thread

External G-sync monitor FPS drops to 0 /freeze/stutter temporary fix

Hi guys

I'm not sure if this is posted here , but I thought I would do so. I personally battled with this problem yesterday for 9 hours.

I just bought yesterday a new Asus Swift PG248Q 144hz monitor with g-sync. I own an Clevo p870KM1-g Laptop with 1080 gtx and 75hz g-sync screen, to which the external monitor is attached to.

There was massive stuttering/fps drops/freezes which the external monitor is causing me when the g-sync is on. I think this has been a problem for a long time when...

External G-sync monitor FPS drops to 0 /freeze/stutter temporary fix

External G-sync monitor FPS drops to 0 /freeze/stutter temporary fix

Official Clevo N130BU / Sager NP3130 Owner's Lounge

Just bought mine from Sager.

When it is delivered I will post some details.

Not much in the way of reviews on the internet or in these forums on Sager. I do hope everything turns out alright. Most of the few reviews on the internet for Sager that I did find were not good. I chalked it up to most people post to complain. Those who have a good experience generally do not post. Considering how may laptops Sager must sell each year there were basically no reviews on the internet.

When I...

**Official Clevo N130BU / Sager NP3130 Owner's Lounge**

**Official Clevo N130BU / Sager NP3130 Owner's Lounge**

mercredi 27 septembre 2017

HP HDX 9000 DRAGON Owners Lounge, Part 2

HP HDX 9000 DRAGON OWNERS LOUNGE

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PREMA BIOS MOD Review

JUNE 1, 2014:
EDIT: I HAVE NOT UPDATED THIS FIRST THREAD IN A WHILE BUT PLEASE VISIT BIOSMODS.WORDPRESS.COM. THERE IS SUPPORT FOR MOST OF THE CLEVO MODELS THERE INCLUDING GPU MODS INCLUDING THE LATEST 860M.

THIS INCLUDES: P-EM (I.E. P150EM), P-SM (I.E. P150SM), P570WM, W-E (I.E. W110ER, W150ER, ETC), W-S (I.E. W230ST/SS, W350ST/SS, ETC)

Please find results from the v1.1 Prema Mod using the W230SS with GTX 860m....

PREMA BIOS MOD Review

PREMA BIOS MOD Review

OFFICIAL Alienware 17 R4 Owner's Lounge

This thread is a place to discuss all things related to your new Alienware 17 and share information your experience with fellow owners, or a place that prospective owners can read and ask quick questions.

*OFFICIAL* Alienware 17 R4 Owner's Lounge

[For MSI Only] Official MSI News, Events, and all things MSI.....

Moderator notes: See here if you want to ask MSI reps questions
Also see here for discussions around the GT72/GT80 and graphics card upgrades.

How's it going everyone!

By now I'm sure you guys are well informed that our new gaming laptops laptops have officially launched,...

[For MSI Only] Official MSI News, Events, and all things MSI.....

[For MSI Only] Official MSI News, Events, and all things MSI.....

Funny or Interesting News Stories , not a serious thread.

Keep you posts clean, no flaming, be nice, I don't want you are me being banned, Again

Official Clevo P870DM2/P870DM3 (Sager NP9873/NP9872) Owner's Lounge! - The Phoenix 2 is here!

Clevo P870DM3

XMG U727 = http://webcache.googleusercontent.c...g-u727-preview.html+&cd=1&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=us

Can't wait till I get my hands on one of these bad boys!

Let the torture begin

[Alienware 17R4 / 15R3] - Disassembly + Repaste Guide + Results

[Alienware 17R4 / 15R3] - Disassembly + Repaste Guide + Results

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And here it is! Pictures are a thousand words so I did my best to let it speak for itself. Hope this helps!

*** I'll be adding comments ...still under construction ***

Below are the conductivity numbers for the top Liquid Metals and Traditional Paste:
(As we know the numbers don't mean everything, however, from all my tests done...

[Alienware 17R4 / 15R3] - Disassembly + Repaste Guide + Results

[Alienware 17R4 / 15R3] - Disassembly + Repaste Guide + Results

XPS 15 9560 owners thread.

NEW Prema Mod Alienware 15. 15 R2 / 17 R2 and R3 Performance vBIOS

Folks, this is hot off the presses. Prema has worked hard to make these new Alienware machines run better than Alienware intended. A few people have been testing it for him to help get all of the kinks worked out, and now it's ready for everyone to enjoy.

AW1x R2 (2015)

Prema Mod 970M and 980M vBIOS for AW 15 and 17 R2!

***NEW*** Prema Mod Alienware 15. 15 R2 / 17 R2 and R3 Performance vBIOS

***NEW*** Prema Mod Alienware 15. 15 R2 / 17 R2 and R3 Performance vBIOS

HP EliteBook 8740w Owners Lounge - PART 2

The title says it all, we shall continue here and the old thread will be closed and linked to the new one shortly....

You can access the old thread following this link.

General Information:
Press Release...

*HP EliteBook 8740w Owners Lounge - PART 2*

*HP EliteBook 8740w Owners Lounge - PART 2*

The hopeful of keeping MXM 3.0b alive thread!

It seems we number few (those of us that haven't fled to a desktop setup yet or who can't

)

This thread's purpose is to keep the hope of a new MXM 3.0b card alive. Whether it be AMD or Nvidia based it doesn't matter.

I welcome data, speculation and anything else related to the topic!

To start I post (or should say re-post) this image of MSI's 1060(M) MXM 3.0b card. We all know there are problems that exist with Pascal:

- Heat. A 1060M card is probably the only viable Pascal card for...

The hopeful of keeping MXM 3.0b alive thread!

The hopeful of keeping MXM 3.0b alive thread!

Phoenix Software Updates

The Official MSI GT73VR Owners and Discussions Lounge

Dell XPS 15 (Skylake) 9550 Owner's Lounge

Official Clevo P65xHS(-G), P65xHPx(-G) / Sager NP8155, NP8156, NP8157 Owner's Lounge

NOTE: I'll do my best to keep this OP updated with useful links as much as I can. If I seem to miss any please mention me.

Otherwise identical to the previous-gen P65xRx(-G) models, this generation comes with the refreshed Kaby Lake series of CPUs, including the i7-7700HQ and i7-7820HK. These are the 15" models.

Useful Links

Reviews

**Official Clevo P65xHS(-G), P65xHPx(-G) / Sager NP8155, NP8156, NP8157 Owner's Lounge**

**Official Clevo P65xHS(-G), P65xHPx(-G) / Sager NP8155, NP8156, NP8157 Owner's Lounge**

Killer N1525 Wireless-AC

I can't find much information about this AC wireless card that's in the newly announced MSI GS60 Pro w/Nvidia GTX970M.

Anyone have info they'd like to share?

Haven't found the card for sale anyplace yet.

EDIT:
Found Windows 7 and Windows 8.1 N1525 Wireless-AC drivers
http://ift.tt/1oeyXvP

Killer N1525 Wireless-AC

The random picture thread

True story:
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The random picture thread

OFFICIAL Alienware 15 R1/R2 Owner's Lounge

This thread is a place to discuss all things related to your new Alienware 15 and share information your experience with fellow owners, or a place that prospective owners can read and ask questions.

Below are some links that owners of this model may find helpful.

Manuals
Alienware 15 Service Manual...

*OFFICIAL* Alienware 15 R1/R2 Owner's Lounge

*OFFICIAL* Alienware 15 R1/R2 Owner's Lounge

OFFICIAL Alienware 13 R3 Owner's Lounge

This thread is a place to discuss all things related to your new Alienware 13 and share information your experience with fellow owners, or a place that prospective owners can read and ask quick questions.

*OFFICIAL* Alienware 13 R3 Owner's Lounge

The Official MSI GT80 Titan Owner's Lounge

***Work In Progress!***

***The MSI GT80 Titan SLI..... the premier flagship, and next great SUPER POWER!***

Welcome to the Official MSI GT80 Titan Owner's Lounge! Available Now..... Order Yours Today, and Prepare to Dominate!

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MSI GT80 Titan SLI Flagship Models, Specifications, and Product Links:

Specifications...

***The Official MSI GT80 Titan Owner's Lounge***

***The Official MSI GT80 Titan Owner's Lounge***

Official Clevo P775DM2/3(-G)/P75xDM2(-G) (Sager NP9152/NP9172) 'WINGMAN 2.0'/'BATMAN 3.0' Lounge

**Official Clevo P775DM2/3(-G)/P75xDM2(-G) (Sager NP9152/NP9172) 'WINGMAN 2.0'/'BATMAN 3.0' Lounge**

Official Clevo P870KM1/P870KM1-G/Sager NP9876 Owner's Lounge! - Phoenix 3.0

CLEVO P870KM1 Packs Desktop-Grade Core i7-7700K and SLI’d GTX 1080s in a Laptop Shell

P870KM1 Drivers

Display
17.3" 3K QHD (2560x1440) AUO 120Hz - 5ms - TN type - LED Matte Type Display

Optional:

17.3" 3K QHD (2560x1440) AUO 120Hz - 5ms - TN type - LED Matte Type Display - with nVIDIA® G-SYNC™ Technology - synchronizes display refresh rates to the GPU to...

**Official Clevo P870KM1/P870KM1-G/Sager NP9876 Owner's Lounge! - Phoenix 3.0**

**Official Clevo P870KM1/P870KM1-G/Sager NP9876 Owner's Lounge! - Phoenix 3.0**

Acer Predator Triton 700

Acer Predator Triton 700
http://ift.tt/2rz5TYd

[IMG]

"Acer's brand-new Triton 700 gaming laptops promise maximum performance in slim cases. The highlight is the mechanical keyboard in the 19 mm slim 15.6-inch casing. Interesting: Acer does not specify...

Acer Predator Triton 700

Acer Predator Triton 700

Official Clevo W230SS/Sager NP7338 Owner's Lounge

Time this model gets a new thread.

Pre-orders are up on various sites.

Specifications are in the spoiler.

**Official Clevo W230SS/Sager NP7338 Owner's Lounge**

**Official Clevo W230SS/Sager NP7338 Owner's Lounge**

Yoga 2 Pro Owners Thread

Hey guys!
I'm typing this from my new Lenovo Ideapad Yoga 2 Pro. I'm really loving it so far.
The release thread is getting very cramped and rather insane, so I felt that an owners thread was necessary.
I will post a lengthy review on here later!
Post tips&tricks, hacks, ideas, hardware mods, etc!
~Jay

***Yoga 2 Pro Owners Thread***

Razer Blade 14 (7700HQ/1060) beatdown log

This thread is meant to be a worklog of me trying to kill a Razer Blade 14 and mess with the cooling.

Temperature stress test, disassembly, close look at internals, possible cooling improvements and whatnot.

Laptop will be delivered to me about next week or so, so stay tuned.

@iunlock has the Blade Pro 1080 that is still in review process.

Ay, on the other hand, both of you guys still alive?

@Razer Customer Support...

Razer Blade 14 (7700HQ/1060) beatdown log

Razer Blade 14 (7700HQ/1060) beatdown log

HP OMEN 2017 New design

Hi!

Just saw this on HP:s own website: http://ift.tt/2szlFTp

I must say that I really like the new design! Anyone who heard anything of when the arrive? Just says coming soon on the website.

Br J

HP OMEN 2017 New design

* MSI 16L13 (Eurocom Tornado F5)/EVOC 16L-G-1080 15.6" Owner's Lounge *

Hi everyone! Welcome to the Official MSI 16L13 (Late 2016) Barebones Eurocom Tornado F5 Owners and Discussion thread.

This is NOT a discussion for the GT62VR. If you wish to discuss the GT62VR, please visit the high information thread for that model here: http://ift.tt/2rE6uKk

This is the new home to discuss all things MSI 16L13.

The MSI 16L13 is a MSI...

*** MSI 16L13 (Eurocom Tornado F5)/EVOC 16L-G-1080 15.6" Owner's Lounge ***

*** MSI 16L13 (Eurocom Tornado F5)/EVOC 16L-G-1080 15.6" Owner's Lounge ***

FS: Intel core i7-4940mx QS CPU, no VAT for EU

Intel core i7-4940mx QS CPU, no VAT for EU
Price: $300 USD
Condition: New (open box/non-factory sealed)
Warranty: Yes, expires: December 2017
Reason for sale: profit
Payment: PayPal
Item location: Imatra, Finland
Shipping: Local pickup, Postal service, Airmail/EMS
International shipping: Yes
Handling time: Ships within 3 business days of receiving cleared payment
Feedback:...

FS: Intel core i7-4940mx QS CPU, no VAT for EU

FS: Intel core i7-4940mx QS CPU, no VAT for EU

NEW "What is bothering you right now?" Thread. Bonus: Now with 20% more bother!

NEW! Now with 20% more bother, FREE!
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NEW "What is bothering you right now?" Thread. Bonus: Now with 20% more bother!

NEW "What is bothering you right now?" Thread. Bonus: Now with 20% more bother!

Official Clevo P950HP6/Sager NP8950 Owner's Lounge

Computex: New ge73vr and gs73vr

I'd love to know more about the ge73vr and the gs73vr. When is the expected release date? Will it be using optimus or g-sync? Will it be the regular 1070s or the new Max-q cards? Are there any other comps with similar components and size coming out?

Computex: New ge73vr and gs73vr

MAX Q

So, I don't understand... will the new q chips be faster than the current 60, 70 & 80 chips? I guess all that I'm reading about is performance per mm of chassis. IDK how this related to actual performance since the q chips will need less wattage to run at max performance it seems. And since they aren't a new design and still Pascal, I guess I just don't get the difference in GPU's, only that they will be able to shove a big mac into a water bottle.

MAX Q

HP HDX 9000 DRAGON Owners Lounge, Part 2

HP HDX 9000 DRAGON OWNERS LOUNGE

[IMG]

External G-sync monitor FPS drops to 0 /freeze/stutter temporary fix

Y50-70 Cooling mod (it's working dude)

**** I added a short video that shows the temp differentiation*******
Guys, you know the problem

And i think i found a solution, at least it worked for me.
Here is the miracle;
? used thermal pad over the heat pipe of the cpu, and it worked nice, In sum; the pad transfers the heat to the cover(thanks to lenovo its metal), and cover spreads heat , and this lowers the actual temp of the cpu.
I put the pad on the red rectangle.
[IMG]

Because i couldnt...

Y50-70 Cooling mod (it's working dude)

Y50-70 Cooling mod (it's working dude)

Successful MXM GPU Upgraded Laptops

Not all MXM cards are the same.
Type A card...

Successful MXM GPU Upgraded Laptops

Successful MXM GPU Upgraded Laptops