Steam Community :: Group :: Dell Alienware M17x Owners

Gabe 7 Jul, 2015 @ 7:56pm

this ♥♥♥♥ is expensive

Adam De Beers 13 Aug, 2013 @ 8:38am

Alienware m17x R4, 32Gb ram, 2x 840 Pro Series Solid State Drive SATA III 512GB, Ati 7970m, Logitech G600, Win 8 64bit, Mikrotik RB751U-2HnD, 2Tb Nas

Danny DP 21 Jul, 2012 @ 10:15pm

got a m17x r4 with 7970m. im running bf3 and crysis 2 on ultra. just sick!

Bentatorship 22 Jun, 2012 @ 7:20pm

Is anyone with an M17x R3 and GeForce 580m (on the 296.10 drivers) having issues with their Steam in-game overlay? Mine doesn't seem to be working for games like Borderlands and Magic the Gathering - yet it works for Left 4 Dead 2, etc... Why do some games fail to start the overlay process? Is there a workaround for this?

Jim 16 Oct, 2011 @ 4:29pm

Well, I am not a alienware fanatic but the specs are good but the prices for them is a bit high. I recently got a ASUS G53SX laptop w/ a i7 2720QM and a GTX560M 128-bit. I just noticed that a 192-bit performs better than the 128-bit version. Some say that the GTX460M 192-bit performs better, but I say that the GTX560M 128-bit is still alot stronger than the GTX460M because of the higher clock rates, just that the low bus rate drawn the performance alot closer to the GTX460M.

141 11 Oct, 2011 @ 9:41pm

r2 : 740q, 8 gb, ati crossfire 5870, hd 500gb(profile pic).
Hi everyone, from Argentina!

BigBlackCheney 31 Aug, 2011 @ 7:05am

got my r3 a few months back with the 460m / 2720qm, just wondering if anyone knows. can i upgrade to a 580m without losing the 3d capability as is with the 485m that most people tried a while ago.

aneroid 12 Jul, 2011 @ 11:33am

If any of you would like a Google+ invite, send me a PM with your email address. Glad to bring in fellow Alienware Owners.
(I've got the M17x which they first released after Dell bought AW)

Lockdown 30 May, 2011 @ 11:44pm

Just got my M17x R3 the other day, and am more than pleased with it!

Specs are:
Intel Core i7 2820QM 2.3GHz (3.4GHz Turbo Mode, 8MB Cache), 4GB RAM (2x2GB), 1.5TB Raid 0 (2x 750GB 7,200RPM), 1.5GB GDDR5 Nvidia GeForce GTX 460M 3D, Windows 7 Ultimate, 3D ENABLED.

Hit me up if anyone wants to play, I also have Xboxlive in which I use my M17x as the TV for. Gamertag: Lt J Locke

C'yall 'round.

Treffnix 20 Dec, 2010 @ 1:17pm

HI!!! Ich bin hier neu, habe ein M17x R2 und grüße Alle die m9ch verstehen;)

Roweswood 1 Nov, 2010 @ 6:04pm

If anyone wants to Join up on the 9th for Black ops Let me know, Ill be on most of the night

Tiwih 27 Oct, 2010 @ 6:39pm

hey guys, i've got the alienware m17x with dual gforce 260's and 4 gigs of ram, dual core 3.2 ghz. anyhow, i've had some stuttering on fallout new vegas when running it in full settings, and it usually occurs when i look up or look really fast, like swing the view around, etc. could it be that i need more ram? surely it's not the dual graphics cards. what do you guys think?

Mëllechmann 20 Sep, 2010 @ 8:39am

Hi, my M17x is arriving the 30th of this month :) Now let's see how it is!

COSMOSES 21 Jul, 2010 @ 9:48pm

greetings to everyone!

Dellicious 13 May, 2010 @ 2:37pm

I love my M17x tbh, 260M's are the more stable cards ever, never had a problem with this system for a year.

Guybrush Threepwood 13 May, 2010 @ 7:11am

I'm ordering my M17x at the end of the month, can't wait mayn!!!!

Syd 1 May, 2010 @ 8:00pm

Hi, my M17x arrived last thursday... Let me just say it feels nice to be part of the Alienware family

claxdog 14 Mar, 2010 @ 12:02pm

Mr. drugs you have the ati cards in your M17x, hybrid sli graphics is a nvidia feature. yeah deathsaver you should handle bbc2 no prob.

deathsaver2002 5 Mar, 2010 @ 10:04am

hey is the alienware really worth it? cos i ordered mine with core i7 920, 8gb ram, dual radeon 4870 crossfire. does it run bf bad company 2 well?

sterne 4 Mar, 2010 @ 8:08am

Anyone else have problems with random poor performance with their HD Radeons 4870x2 ? Seems like it wants to run like crap sometimes then run amazing. Also why is "Hybrid Graphics" greyed out in bios? I searched all over for these answer's but nothing.

Sid 3 Mar, 2010 @ 11:47am

Just a note to say hi...been a steam user for 5-6 years but never knew about this group...own a M17x fitted to the gills and have owned a few previous models including the dreaded XPS via Dell... mostly a Eve player for 6 years, Red Ochestra and SH III, SH IV and well to many to list...Cheers

o/

aneroid 11 Feb, 2010 @ 2:50pm

from the dell site - http://support.dell.com/support/downloads/driverslist.aspx?c=us&cs=19&l=en&s=dhs&ServiceTag=&SystemID=ALW_LP_M17X&os=WV64&osl=en&catid=&impid=

Dirk Diggler 9 Feb, 2010 @ 12:49am

Where'd you get your AO3 BIOS?

Kayz 2 Feb, 2010 @ 8:57am

yeah just installed the AO3 BIOS last night. solved everything. wasn't able to play a single game prior to the installation.

BusaKaine | REPEAT.GG 16 Jan, 2010 @ 3:19am

AO3 BIOS update has been released, it's not like the M15x Issue, well at least it worked ok for me.

sumone 11 Jan, 2010 @ 8:34am

WIth the new win7 install I decided to bring back some steam. See you out there (css, tf2)

MrZero 10 Jan, 2010 @ 3:24am

Merry belated Xmas to you as well Kaine. alcibi - for the most recent M17x IDT Audio driver, see support.dell.com click on the driver link. Or, head over to NBR :)

alcibiadescs 28 Dec, 2009 @ 2:01pm

Anyone know where I can get the most recent sound driver for my M17x? Have had a lot of trouble finding it.

BusaKaine | REPEAT.GG 26 Dec, 2009 @ 3:45pm

Hi, I've just found this group from Batboy's sig on Notebookreview forums. I hope everyone has had a great Christmas.

Arayar 26 Dec, 2009 @ 6:42am

Hei everyone, new owner here. Just wanted to say hi and wish you all happy holidays.

Du Hast 22 Dec, 2009 @ 1:05am

Thank you so much man it helped me out alot. I was wondrin how to get in the BIOS thing?

Felix 21 Dec, 2009 @ 1:55pm

new vid drivers on dell.com . Go grab them :D

Felix 21 Dec, 2009 @ 1:53pm

also disable the integrated graphics on your BIOS, if you are using SLI. Also check on Nvidia panel if its ON. If you play new games that dont use SLI capability, download nHacer, to create SLI profiles

Felix 21 Dec, 2009 @ 1:52pm

when a game lags, its because you need to turn on the stealth mode on the computer, press the right side button on your t-pad buttons (where the volume buttons are), and select YES. Thar would make the m17x use 100% of power, and the games will work flawless

Du Hast 18 Dec, 2009 @ 5:25pm

I just got my Alienware m17x 2 days ago I dowloaded empire total war and I was shocked by the way the game lagged.. could some1 help

BeachBoi 14 Dec, 2009 @ 11:31am

Hey Guys, GadgetBoi is in the mix. Look for me in MW2 .

MrZero 24 Nov, 2009 @ 12:58am

Cograts on the purchase!

RevReign 23 Nov, 2009 @ 2:46am

Just ordered mine, should be here before my bday on the 11th of Dec. Hopefully will see you all soon (Wife permitting :p)

Aedaric 14 Nov, 2009 @ 11:19am

Just got mine in the mail yesterday, was having some major stuttering issues so I'll hopefully be on in the next few days after I'm satisfied with it's performance.