Posts by Hammerhead

The m9700 and m9750 are both Arima platforms. The outside cases appear the same. Not sure if the m9750 mobo will slot right into the m9700 case, but be aware that the vid card and processor heatsinks are different. The m9750 uses a...

Steam online gaming setup is having a holiday game sale, and some of the stuff is a real bargain. I picked up Bioshock for $4.99, Assasin's Creed for $22 and change, Unreal III for $9.99. Some other games are discounted, but not to...

Steam online gaming setup is having a holiday game sale, and some of the stuff is a real bargain. I picked up Bioshock for $4.99, Assasin's Creed for $22 and change, Unreal III for $9.99. Some other games are discounted, but not to...

Mobile vid cards nowadays don't start to downclock or shut down until well into the 90 deg C range. Your issue does sound like it's heat related though. Vid cards and cpus will usually clock themselves down before shutting off at a...

Usually components like that will tell you something's wrong by beeping or flashing the lights. Are you under warranty? If so call AW

Impressive scores, more than double the scores of my 2.4G dual 7900gs setup... If I used my laptop more, I'd be looking to upgrade... DiRT is an awesome game...

Sorry I don't have any experience with the m7700 or the tuner in it... I'm not sure if there are additional connections to make the s-vid or composite ports work, or if they're already connected to the mobo. It may be that they don't...

Sorry, I have no idea. mALX owners are few and far between, so I'm not sure if you'll get much help here. Also check in forums with other companies like Sager that sold the same platform. Sager has helped Alienware owners of other...

A lot of the refurbs are computers that were used in house at Alienware, so you can get a great one. Not sure about "all" of them though... I bought a predator case off their ebay site, and it came sealed, brand new in the...

Ah, if its a Clevo M590K, it's an mALX. Didn't find a cmos article in the knowledge base. Try searching Alienware's knowledge base for the mALX, or google for info on the Clevo M590K. If Alienware won't deal with you on the...