Hey yalls! Need some info on an Alianware Area 51.

[daminibeast]

haha ok! Thanks! lol shows how much a noob I am when it comes to "fixing" things... Thanks so much!

[el_corsez]

Well, it's not an easy process and a lot of harm can be done if not done properly. You might want to ask someone who already has some experience in the field.

Just saying, I'm not responsible of any damage you could cause...

[Ari3sgr3gg0]

For that laptop you should buy a spare gpu heatsink to mod for when you're at home or stationary. I had one I modded to use while at home that was a "diy" laptop water cooler to stop the downclocking issues with the 8800m gtx. Also if you play with the bottom cover off just setting it on a box fan really drops the temps a lot

[daminibeast]

Originally Posted by el_corsez

Well, it's not an easy process and a lot of harm can be done if not done properly. You might want to ask someone who already has some experience in the field.

Just saying, I'm not responsible of any damage you could cause...

Thanks. On my post asking about the superglue I hadn’t looked at the video yet. But I have now and it doesn’t look too hard. I’ll take it easy. Ha! Why would I blame you?? It’s my decision and my work... Thanks so much for the advice, it is greatly appreciated.

Originally Posted by Ari3sgr3gg0

For that laptop you should buy a spare gpu heatsink to mod for when you're at home or stationary. I had one I modded to use while at home that was a "diy" laptop water cooler to stop the downclocking issues with the 8800m gtx. Also if you play with the bottom cover off just setting it on a box fan really drops the temps a lot

Oohh very nice! Could you post pictures of the modded heatsink? Im kinda a mobile person so idk if I would end up doing that. But I still would love to see what you did! Yeah I have thought about taking the cover off while sitting on my laptop cooler, Ill give it a try. Thanks!

Also, I have posted this on my other thread but no answers yet... Speedfan and Thermofan both show different temps for the cpu etc... which one is accurite?

[highfly]

i cant rememeber which games wouldn't let me play may have been metro 2033 or was it stalker i cant remember well. dont get me wrong i loved the machine when it worked and the 8800 gtx is a great card eve now but the hinge issue was just to much for me hope you solve it with the epoxy solution i guess you didnt really over pay for it. i on the other hand paided around £2100 for mine so you can see why I'm a bit miffed about mine

[daminibeast]

Yeah thinking this hinge fix will work fine... wow! I can deff see why you are a little miffed about it! :O that’s a ton of $$$$$$!! Anyway, about my question above, which is the more accurate temp monitor?

[King of Interns]

Why not get a second hand M15x or M17x R1? Quite a few knocking about and are cheap. Newer with better build quality than the older m15x too?

Also there are a few mxm 2.1 III 4870M cards for sale in the marketplace see here http://forum.notebookreview.com/comp...2-1-4870s.html

these might very well work in the older m15x and would be the most powerful upgrade as their performance is at GTX 285M level.

[daminibeast]

Originally Posted by King of Interns

Why not get a second hand M15x or M17x R1? Quite a few knocking about and are cheap. Newer with better build quality than the older m15x too?

Also there are a few mxm 2.1 III 4870M cards for sale in the marketplace see here http://forum.notebookreview.com/comp...2-1-4870s.html

these might very well work in the older m15x and would be the most powerful upgrade as their performance is at GTX 285M level.

Well for the price vs. performance it was a good deal. (And I have already had it for a week...) I didn’t want to pay more than $450 for a gaming laptop so I have been on the lookout for a deal and this one popped up. Other than the hinge issue (which looks easy to fix) it’s quite solid.

Sometime way down the road I will upgrade to a GTX 285M, 8gb of ram and maybe an x9000 but not for a while.

[el_corsez]

The 4870 is a no-go in the m15x, it's been tried and it doesn't work.

I also am not aware of anyone putting a 285 in there, as far as I know, the 280 is the fastest and hottest GPU for this lappy.

[daminibeast]

Originally Posted by el_corsez

The 4870 is a no-go in the m15x, it's been tried and it doesn't work.

I also am not aware of anyone putting a 285 in there, as far as I know, the 280 is the fastest and hottest GPU for this lappy.

Oh no really? Why not? Bios?

True, about the 285 but it seems to me that it’s the same core and just a little faster.... am I missing something that might make it incompatible?