Issues of M17

[Mike2011]

canadian exchange rate.

Ouch

[Kevin]

For Reference, the 8700m's in one of my M9750's hits 100 degrees c regularly and Alienware says that is normal for those cards and not to worry unless they reach 110 degrees c.

I say they sold you a load my friend. Reaching 100 degrees "regularly" is not at all normal for any graphics solution.

[fusionsenses]

I say they sold you a load my friend. Reaching 100 degrees "regularly" is not at all normal for any graphics solution.

In fact, the M1730 besides me with 8700m SLI never hit above 85 degree. Maybe you should check the fan, heatsink, dust, and tape in your laptop and take pictures if you feel comfortable about opening your laptop.

[Izoid]

It would be very helpful if you could post a clear explanation of what caused your issues. Several people have requested this but you seem reluctant to share. You have shared everything about your experience but we still do not know what caused the issue.

[JellyBeans]

well i hope my m17 doesnt turn out like this. maybe i should have just stuck with an m1730! :X

[nickbarbs]

AHA! respect! M1730s! whee

[fusionsenses]

btw, 1730 is even bigger than m17.

[JellyBeans]

well i used to have an m1730 and i returned it for a couple of reasons:

backlit keyboard stinks
the screen was grainy
tons of bloatware
look to fancy ( i like the black look of the m17 i wish it had ripley but 0 well)
the build quality i thought was cheap
dells support is horrible
the keys got dirty really quick


i dunno i gues the m1730 just isnt for me

[Soloman]

Ok seriously, was it too much paste or the tape on the gpu that caused the problem from your perspective and the phone calls? I think waiting for AW to give an official answer is wasting time for those thinking about getting this machine.

[bobeer86]

if you take a closer look at those pictures, you will see what caused the problem - they forgot to remove plastic tape protecting the thermal paste before installing heatsinks on GPUs and that caused extreme overheating.

instead of:

|GPU| |paste| |heatsink|

it was:

|GPU| |tape| |paste| |heatsink|

you can see it on those pictures now that you know what you are looking for.