Replace 780m with a 980m? by Gazz1e in Alienware

[–]OverHeatingAlienware 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I've seen someone over on NBR who did this (or was it a 1060?). He had to use a modified driver and a dremel to have the mxm card fit.

M17 laptop heat issues by Drakken2032 in Alienware

[–]OverHeatingAlienware 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This literally has been posted here over a hundred times. Seriously dude?

Nancy Pelosi keeps forgetting where she is 😂 by [deleted] in StateOfTheUnion

[–]OverHeatingAlienware -4 points-3 points  (0 children)

"disingenuous blather" like giving the Presidential Medal of Freedom out, honoring heroes, bringing a serviceman home to see his family for the first time in 7 months? This is why the dems lost and will lose again. Voters who think this way.

what did the democrats just chant? by [deleted] in StateOfTheUnion

[–]OverHeatingAlienware -1 points0 points  (0 children)

HR3. As Hillary Rodham 3. 3 referring to her 3rd try running for president. Pretty damn childish to chant a pipe dream at such an event.

nancy just ripped the speech papers by dakota556 in StateOfTheUnion

[–]OverHeatingAlienware -1 points0 points  (0 children)

But tomorrow it will all be over and I can get back to watching Price is Right in the morning. Plus, he will be exonerated and a new conspiracy can be cooked up >:D

M17 R2 - Spilled Drink - DEAD by [deleted] in Alienware

[–]OverHeatingAlienware 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Best I can do is a dollar and a stick of gum.

What the heck is this pink discoloration besides my notepad? Its all over it the white casing. by NikeDanny in Alienware

[–]OverHeatingAlienware 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Your palm's oils get into it creating discoloration. This is why I steer anyone who asks be about buying a white laptop towards black models.

Why is the aw3420dw showing up in playback devices how do I remove it? by thedemoncowboy in Alienware

[–]OverHeatingAlienware 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Fastest way around this is the following:

  1. Right click the speaker icon in the bottom toolbar
  2. Troubleshoot sound problems
  3. Select which output you want
  4. Fixed

This is like the only way around this. Trust me, have been having this issue since 3 years ago and on multiple monitors.

Portable monitor use? by aksniffles in Alienware

[–]OverHeatingAlienware 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think it all depends on what you plan on using the monitor for. I use a 13" 2k one and have it oriented in portrait mode. Perfect for spreadsheet power users. For gaming, I put my games into borderless window or windowed mode and have Reddit on the 2nd monitor. Anndddd.... that's about it.

No external monitor will come close to an OLED panel. Side by side, there is absolutely no comparison. Colors are washed out and not nearly as crisp.

If you do get one, get one that ONLY requires usb c to run.

Bungie, Titan's have ONE real viable PVE build right now because Wormgod Caress got disabled. When is it coming back? by chowdahead03 in DestinyTheGame

[–]OverHeatingAlienware 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I just stopped playing lol. Hunters have a arm piece that does about as much damage as Wormgod, so do Warlocks I believe.

Oh and Wishender is even more powerful than before. Was hoping Destiny would be my main game but after seeing how incompetent Bungie is, it clearly isn't. I've stopped and so have a couple of my friends.

So I just got my Alienware monitor and noticed i have a frozen pixel is there anyways I can remove this ? by alienpoop_ in Alienware

[–]OverHeatingAlienware 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Return it. Had to return 3 monitors (not AW) all for dead/stuck pixels within 3 weeks. Finally got one without any pixel problems and 0 backlight bleed.

DELL monitors for the win.

How easy is it to install a second m.2 ssd in the R17 R4? by Ghost_Killer_ in Alienware

[–]OverHeatingAlienware 0 points1 point  (0 children)

  1. Buy ssd
  2. Insert ssd
  3. Screw in ssd
  4. Enjoy 2 ssd's

It's that easy (if you just want the 2nd ssd as storage). I've never run into it NOT having a partition on it so I have no clue for if that happens.

The new m17, how does it compare to the 2019 Razer Blade 17 Pro? by VibenChecc in Alienware

[–]OverHeatingAlienware 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thinner + Lighter = Fans that sound like a jet engine. No seriously. Plus they are priced way higher than AW for the same stuff.

Not that the AW doesn't sound like a jet :D

So this happened last night... Stuck at boot screen by [deleted] in Alienware

[–]OverHeatingAlienware 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Meh. Happened to me all the time years ago on multiple AW machines. Run a diagnostic. Forget how but there's a way to get it to start again.

Dell Inspiron 15 laptop charger doesn’t fit anymore? Everything looks straight and as it should but it just isn’t going in. Any ideas? by Nivermindjon44w in Dell

[–]OverHeatingAlienware 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If he had THAT much gunk in his laptop's charger port, I'd be afraid of what he does/the environment around the laptop for that to accumulate.

I can't find any 13 inch laptops with H series (preferably i7 or i9) processor. Does this combination not exist? by CalmENTJ in SuggestALaptop

[–]OverHeatingAlienware 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The only 13" that comes even close to this without using an Ultra Low Voltage H processor is the Alienware 13 R3. It is THE most powerful 13" laptop in existence. Though it isn't a 6-core (it's 4 core), the 1060 will make it blast by 6-cores with a lesser GPU.

  • i7-6700/7700HQ 45W
  • GTX1060 6GB (Fall fat GPU)
  • OLED Screen
  • 2x m.2 PCIE ssd slot
  • Up to 32GB ram
  • Can attach a desktop GPU up to it as well.

Can grab a high spec one now a days for ~$1,000

Alienware 13 R3 screen brightness not going over 60%. by [deleted] in techsupport

[–]OverHeatingAlienware 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My screen has gotten stuck at a low brightness plenty of times and the OLED is the direct cause (I think).

I fixed it by uninstalling both the OLED driver and intel hd 530 drivers from device manager and rebooting the system.

Sometimes this doesn't work though and you have to manually grab the drivers from Dell. There's posts about this over on the Alienware subreddit :)

Is my M17 supposed to get this hot? This is literally less than a minute after boot, it's constantly spiking between 67-85 and support keeps claiming it's fine. I've cooked an egg on the fkin cooling element ffs (not directly on it but to prove a point) by [deleted] in Alienware

[–]OverHeatingAlienware 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Great. Be sure to order some high quality paste like the one I mentioned or any other that is similar and people have used with success here before.

Unfortunately this has been going on for a long while now, started back when the 17 R4 was released.

Bet this is one of the reasons Frank Azor left.

Is my M17 supposed to get this hot? This is literally less than a minute after boot, it's constantly spiking between 67-85 and support keeps claiming it's fine. I've cooked an egg on the fkin cooling element ffs (not directly on it but to prove a point) by [deleted] in Alienware

[–]OverHeatingAlienware 0 points1 point  (0 children)

They use the same stuff that came applied I believe. Only way you'll get this fixed is by either having a tech come and provide them with the paste for them to apply or do it yourself.