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post #21 of 44
11/28/07 at 10:52pm
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Thanks I'll go with G Skill then. I'll just look for the ones that you put in your signature GoHack. Which nvidia drivers are you using for Vista? Right now, I'm using the ones from this forum, mobileforce drivers, and they are the best so far. I'm wondering which drivers you guys use for gaming??

will this work for my m5550?? http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...ILL-_-20231135

That'll be what I'll get when I make the upgrade, unless I can find a lower Cas Latency of 4 vs. 5 for PC2-5300.

As for Vista drivers, I'm running a partitioned HD w/both XP and Vista on it. I loaded Vista to see how it would perform on my m5550. I used the drivers provided from Alienware on it.

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post #22 of 44
11/28/07 at 10:55pm
the make a CL4 in Gskill...
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post #23 of 44
11/28/07 at 11:28pm
So the lower the Cas Latency, the better, isn't it??
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post #24 of 44
11/28/07 at 11:36pm
yeah... as long as its stable ram...
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post #25 of 44
11/28/07 at 11:36pm
I picked up 2 2gb Corsair sticks for $80 after rebate from Frys. This was an upgrade from 1gb. I had no compatibility problems and my 5550 is a bit faster now. And yes, my Vista 32bit shows only 3.3 gigs. http://shop4.outpost.com/%7BGs8EAoUM...roduct/5175606
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post #26 of 44
11/29/07 at 12:02am
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G.Skill has this memory, but only at 2gb (2x1), w/a CAS of 4, w/timings of 4-4-4-12, for PC2-5300 memory, vs. 5-5-5-15 for CAS 5. Make doubly sure it is PC2-5300 and not PC2-4200, should you purchase.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820231130

Hopefully they'll come out w/the same for the 4 gb (2x2) package.

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post #27 of 44
11/29/07 at 4:54pm
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post #28 of 44
11/30/07 at 10:31pm
Just bought 2 gigs of Patriot, can't wait till it comes to put it in my Alienware. I hope it speeds up my computer, Vista is eating a lot of my speed.
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post #29 of 44
12/1/07 at 12:16am
-> Xp
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post #30 of 44
12/1/07 at 12:20am
Yeah, I know, I am thinking about doing a dual boot.
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post #31 of 44
12/1/07 at 1:33am
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Just bought 2 gigs of Patriot, can't wait till it comes to put it in my Alienware. I hope it speeds up my computer, Vista is eating a lot of my speed.
I hope you have better luck w/the Patriot brand than I did. It failed twice on my m5550.

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post #32 of 44
12/1/07 at 12:06pm
I wrote the wrong name brand, I meant to type "Corsair," lol. But, judging from your experience with Patriot, I'm glad I didn't buy that brand.
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post #33 of 44
12/1/07 at 1:00pm
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I wrote the wrong name brand, I meant to type "Corsair," lol. But, judging from your experience with Patriot, I'm glad I didn't buy that brand.



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post #34 of 44
12/9/07 at 5:11pm
I just checked the site and can't believe it! Thats really unfortunate. Do you think they will replace it with a new 15.4" model? I am also surprised the Sentia is gone too (even though thats been gone a while, I dont know the exact reasons why though). I personally like the 15.4" range for laptops so when my m5550 needs to be replaced I hope they have something similar I can replace it with. This is sad news
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post #35 of 44
12/9/07 at 5:55pm
No not sad news, its GREAT news because FINALLY the new machines will be exactly what everyone has been waiting for over the past 4 years now. It took longer than expected, but they are here!
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post #36 of 44
12/9/07 at 7:42pm
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No not sad news, its GREAT news because FINALLY the new machines will be exactly what everyone has been waiting for over the past 4 years now. It took longer than expected, but they are here!
For now, without a 15.4" notebook on the site, Alienware is suffering, but once the new m15x comes out, it will more than make up for the lost time.
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post #37 of 44
12/9/07 at 9:01pm
Yeah but do you think they have plans for a new 15.4" ? I am not to up in the Alienware news these days I'm afraid
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post #38 of 44
12/9/07 at 10:10pm
It's suppose to be released first quarter 2008.
Check it out here...Link
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post #39 of 44
12/9/07 at 10:20pm
Allastorm, check out this linky: http://www.alienware.com/intro_pages/m17x_m15x.aspx
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post #40 of 44
12/10/07 at 2:33am
Thanks

WOW that looks amazing!!!! I love the new design. Id still want the grips look with the blue... thats awesome Ill probably buy a new lappy next august so hopefully it will be well tested and a popular model by then.
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