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Is this your laptop?
Drivers & Downloads | Dell US
Or this,
Product Support for alienware M14x | Dell US
Last edited by derekimo; 15 Jun 2013 at 00:34.
Is this your laptop?
Drivers & Downloads | Dell US
Or this,
Product Support for alienware M14x | Dell US
Last edited by derekimo; 15 Jun 2013 at 00:34.
Hum I just noticed too that CPU can take on 16GB RAM and you have 6GB was there any reason why you have the 6GB instead of say 8GB and I still would be interested in that memtest.
what about re-enabling all cooling features and remove the OC (by bringing the OC to normal with the utilities if you were using utilities, don't uninstall them)? Then you can start again with something less aggressive, and buy a good laptop cooling pad (the bigger the fan is the better).
If you really want hardcore OC you need to make holes place more fans
A laptop isn`t made for gaming, and is not meant to be overclocked.
They get hot enough on their own.
Just my 2 cents.
Plus for mine - YEP!! Think of it like running a car with a faulty thermostat the engine get so hot the components parts expand and lose efficiency by losing compression dropping oil pressure etc etc because they are designed to operate within certain limits for efficiency:)..So with electronic stuff conductivity is lost by components being hotter than ambient or super cooled / temps / circumstances just as an example.
High temps dramatically reduce lifespan as components cook off over time, solder may melt in the heatspots and disconnect components (thus break the laptop) and you possibly risk to make your battery catch fire (depending on where it is located, if it is close to heat sources you are).
I had seen all three kinds of damage. It is usually either too expensive or impossible to repair.
Besides, most of the power-saving features shouldn't have a horribly negative impact on performance. When performance is required by a program everything is throttled to 100% regardless.
Power-saving stuff should have an impact on idle and light-medium load temperatures only.
A laptop cooling pad (with large fan) should help greatly reduce temps while keeping silence. I had a few gaming laptops temp reduced by up to 10 C° just with a good cooling pad.
Agreed Bob and plus I always have a piece of filter material over the intake for the fan as the thing sits so close to tops and more so on laps.
Might be a good time to check out the state of the inside of the thing at least that is what I would be doing. Just out of interest as Derek asked what model is it??
On a regular basis you need to clean any computer as they really are great room heaters and air cleaners. I would determine the intake (bottom) and exhaust (side) and then with the unit turned off you can place a vacuum over the exhaust sealing it as well as you can with your hand or tape or nothing. Then take compressed air and with short intense blasts shoot air into the intake. The can of air will get cold and loose pressure so keep the vacuum running and allow it to pull dust bunnies out then repeat when the can of air warms. I would recommend this be done in 6 month intervals or sooner if left on for long periods, high dust or animals are present !