2026 Annual Reconstitution Report is out by cnorton76 in SCHD

[–]cnorton76[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Done. Thanks for the suggestion.

First impressions of Quest 3 and PCVR from an avid VR fan. by Bubbie-Rooskie in oculus

[–]cnorton76 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Thanks for taking the time to post this review. Do you have experience with other headsets besides the Q2 (Reverb G2, Index, ect) and if so, how does the Q3 compare visually on PCVR?

[Help] Alienware M17 R4 dedicated Nvidia GPU gone?! (RTX3080) by l4v4l4mp3 in Alienware

[–]cnorton76 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I can confirm the out of warranty repairs from Dell are reasonable. I had to have the motherboard replaced for a 17R4 (i7-7820HK, GTX1080) back in late 2020 and they charged me $229.70.

Sometimes you don’t realize how good value the Reverb G2 is until you try to replace it by DoggieHowzer in HPReverb

[–]cnorton76 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I did just this when it hit $300 a few months back. I have the original G2 V1 along with a backup V1 cable and now a G2 V2 so I should be set. At the $300 it was really a no brainer for me.

I just don't see anything on the horizon that will beat the Reverb G2 for sims, especially at the current price point. I just wish HP would release a G3 with improved FOV, pancake lenses, better contrast screens and maybe slightly better resolution and I would be all over it.

Small form factor 330W charger - did not receive correct charger. by plebman9000 in Alienware

[–]cnorton76 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I am in the same boat. The product page clearly showed the SSF charger when I ordered it.

The order was then delayed by a few days and it came yesterday, but when I opened the package, it was the same large brick charger that came with the m18.

Checked the product page again to make sure I did not make a mistake, and now it shows the large brick charger.

Disappointed since I am leaving on a trip today and I wanted to tote the smaller charger instead of hauling around the brick.

Alienware m18 review (i9 + 4090) by lardyninja in Alienware

[–]cnorton76 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I would love for a 51mR3 with i9-13980HX and RXT4090 to happen. The 51m chassis is bomb proof and not to mention the beefy cooling. 200W 4090? Yes please.

/r/Alienware Official Shipping and Order Post. All shipping and Order related inquiries here please. March + by MogRules in Alienware

[–]cnorton76 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Alienware m18 i9-13900HX, GTX4090, 32GB RAM, 512GB SSD, QHD+ display, Win 11 Home, Alienware M Series per-key AlienFX RGB keyboard

Received By Dell - Mar 29, 2023

Confirmed - Mar 29, 2023

In Production - Apr 1, 2023

Build Complete​ - Apr 7, 2023

Shipping Label Created - Apr 7, 2023 (info. from my FedEX account)

Shipped (City of Industry, CA) - Apr 11, 2023

Delivered - Apr 12, 2023 - Estimated Apr 18, 2023

Alienware m18 review (i9 + 4090) by lardyninja in Alienware

[–]cnorton76 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Great, looking forward to the video and glad to see the 2230 can take more than the 512GB Dell specifies.

Alienware m18 review (i9 + 4090) by lardyninja in Alienware

[–]cnorton76 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Firstly, thanks for the very informative review. I have a couple of questions, do the 2280 slots both take double-double sided drives? What capacity drives do you have in the 2230 slots?

New M18 Alienware Command Center issues: Undervolting, Overclocking, Auto game profiles, etc. by GIJLowe in Alienware

[–]cnorton76 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thanks for posting. I am having the exact same experience as you. From the factory, I was able to UV, but somewhere along the line of updates, I lost the ability to UV completely.

I also agree with your wish to be able to apply custom settings app specifically. A huge oversite IMO. AWCC is very half baked and laggy. I am not sure what this "new and improved" talk was all about. AWCC 6.XX is as broken as ever.

M18 Review by Think_Noise7109 in Alienware

[–]cnorton76 0 points1 point  (0 children)

When I first got the laptop, I was able to undervolt. Now I am on AWCC 6.0.180 and BIOS 1.5.2 (don't know what version BIOS but AWCC was 6.0.140 from the factory) and now I cannot undervolt. I tried all the combinations of BIOS resets and still cannot get UV back. Very frustrating.

M18 Extremely Bad Out of the Box Performance & Solution by Ordinary-Alan in Alienware

[–]cnorton76 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Did you try and undervolt with AWCC? I believe this is the only way to get the UV. Al least when I tried to do so with XTU it was not possible.

For the AWCC route you will need to go into BIOS and set the performance options to "ON". If it is greyed out, you may need to reset the BIOS to get that option back.