@@JarrodsTech hey jarrod can you make a cost effective build for the kids around , red or blue build lol, coz the market is crazy allover & kids can't choose right, "most of the times" even the gurus lol it might help some... thanks anyway...
and then ray tracing it... lose about half the FPS..... the additional adapter don't help much... but still needed.. it can not run just 1 adapter, well...
@@JarrodsTech how about connecting the Alienware eGPU and running a 2080ti :). Looking forward to the full review. I'll be buying one in September and hope by then this thing is a bit more reliable by then.
@@campkira i dont think you can play games with one adapter unless you want very low perfomance because even if you dont play games the message keep appearing that laptop need more power
Never looked at how much subs he had until I've read this comment. I was actually surprised he has 90k subs. I was expecting half a million subs or more since this channel puts out informative videos on lots of laptops and has been my go to channel everytime a new laptop comes out.
Hi Jarrod, well super laptop review! Too much people are already praising your reviews. You truly do it in a way that most of us admire your content. You are excellent in your own way. Thanks for sharing!
Their command center literally sucks. I bought Alienware m17 a month back and have to reinstall command center Everytime when an update comes out. But this time even when I reinstalled the command center, I can't use it's thermal profiles nor it's power modes. OC controls never installed due to an error every freaking time. I really need help with this software as I want to use keyboard lights and I don't know how to do it without command center.
Oh my god ALIENware AREA 51? Its all real! Boys we shall use this to raid the base and release the Aliens from their prisons into the hospitality of this planet
@@coolmodee Because opening the pre-installed software on a new device is user error. Because clicking install and waiting for it to finish is user error.
I have a 5 year old Alienware Aurora Desktop, and I can tell the Desktop version of the Control Center is trash too. (Dell probably dont give a flying fuck about you and your several year old PC. ) My nightmare started after a windows upgrade (from 7 to 10). The stock drivers just wouldnt work, random 100% fans all the time, the RGBs on the side of the case is not always working. - You have some USB 3.0 slots? Too bad... From now you will be only using the USB 2.0 slots! And the best part is that my PC always crashed on the Win logo at restart. Only booted on cold start. I read countless forums, downloaded and tried countless drivers... Finally this piece of crap is in somehow working condition under win 10. (still buggy as hell) Only thanks to some guys from god knows wich forum where I got some modded bios/drives.
The key point of Area 51-m is disabling the OC settings of Command Center (just keep it for Alien FX), undervolting (0.130v in my case) and downgrade the BIOS to 1.5.0 or 1.3.2 versions and the GPU VBIOS to the 200W versions available, newer BIOS versions are trash and power limits the GPU with no reason. I have my unit (9700k+2080rtx) stable at 4.88ghz, between 45 and 50°C at low load and around 65-70°C on high load. Those temps considering it's summer, I don't have any AC in the room and I live in Los Angeles
@@JarrodsTech I don't know what they are doing but the newer BIOS were stuttering as hell and limiting the max temps for the graphics card. Probably because they burned few of them in earlier units as a safety measure
@@xatanu9919 is it worth going for the 9900k over the 9700? I will be buying this for work and gaming. Work involves a lot of 3D modeling via SolidWorks. No rendering though. Company will be paying so it's not a cost issue..
What i have to do to downgrade the bios to 1.3.2? Now i have installed the 1.5.4 and when i try to downgrade it says that is not allowed to install older bios version :/
Thanks for the review. But ahhhhhh lets face it, these machines are basically all money pits. They all throttle, never reach the CPUs true potential, and all cost a fortune that makes no sense. None of it. One last hope?.. I'd love to see a similar review but with the CPU delided, then INSTALLED BACK ON THE MOTHERBOARD STILL DELIDED (needs a heatsink height adapter), and finally re-pasted. Maybe then.. maybeeeeeee.. temps can drop another 4 to 8 degrees (as shown in similar desktop setups), enough to allow things to be more under control. As it is, this is a big waste of space, a huge waste of CPU and an enormous waste of money. All of it, a waste..
I mean yeah, it throttles, as expected, but I personally honestly do not care lol, the performance is still far unmatched so does it matter much? Not that I'd personally buy something like this, but yeah the performance is still insane for a "portable" machine.
How is it portable when you can only game for one hour and get less performance when it's unplugged? Not to mention the impractical and bulky shape. 99% of the time you get a much better price to performance desktop PC. Definetely think twice before buying something like this...
I mean that's kind of expected, not something I'd personally worry about, but yes purely for gaming the 9700 is probably a better choice given it performs better in games too.
Some questions... Are you able to disable turbo and clock at one solid speed? My aim would actually be, when it's plugged in, to have the clock speed at a non fluctuating 4.0ghz. Next question, will a full review be coming, including the usual latencymon results? Cheers
Probably but I did not try, I've never attempted to do that on any machine. I will always do a full review at a minimum for every laptop I get, any other video content like this is just a bonus 😛 yes I have Latencymon results in there, spoiler, they look good, if you want the details now email me and I can send you them.
@@JarrodsTech Believe it or not, for my uses (and latencymon/DPC sake as there will be no mhz fluctuation), even though single core performance won't be as high as with turbo enabled, the overall performance will be a lot more stable using that method. If it was a desktop, I'd clock it at 4.8ghz permanently with turbo disabled. 100% power at all times. Speedstep is what screws up and causes little glitches in DAW work (digital audio workstation). For a laptop, i think 4 would be safe. Cheers mate.
my Dell alienware A51 laptop is overheating so much that the battery has blown up. After 3 years, it's ruined. And because of the high temperature, apparently the RAM memory has blown...
can anyone tell me why they dont undervolt the cpus from stock when they obviously know its thermal throttling out of the box? I mean someone who has no clue about pcs and just has too much money on their hands expects an optimal gaming experience out of the box.. and thats not it
Because it's a lot of extra work, not every CPU accepts the same undervolt, you have to do some additional testing to check for stability which adds extra time, and if it's not rock solid you would increase your RMA rates.
@@RustyPro676 it's still a good comment mate. There must be an easier solution than digging around TH-cam and associated comments or the people that don't do this just end up a hot stuttering mess for £3k. Surley rma is increased anyway if they are running towards 100 degrees out the box.
LoL I almost kill my selft I have the same unit u are tested and Issues aagaaghhhhh I repair the Alienware command center if u have still this AWCC issue I can repair it for u %100 but now the another ıssues came out when the GPU hits 92 degress the GPU mghz is dumping from 1950 mghz to 300 mghz something like that and I got hugee fps drop from 400fps to 60fps and every 2 second fps drop keep going and never stop interesting thing is when I change the Fan profile it reset and get back the normal GPU power limit after 10 min later it hits 92degree and upps drop again almost happening every single game I m trying on Fortnite Warframe GTA V bla bla and the Dell warranty is a hugee trash I mean who work with them they dont even care like I call them 20 times or something even My unit has Premium Support finally they decided to change my motherboard and fans now I'm waiting to change then I m gonna write here to results This unit Doesnt matter Alienware Area 51m r1 OR r2 models for base i9k rtx2080 issue or cronic problem check the alienware website they stop the selling i9k 2080 r2 units for area51m dont buy it never ever Alienware is done for me I'm getting off this s***t soon as I can possible thank you for all of test Jarrod u are the life saver man we got the same problem with u What a luck I loveee itttt Helll yeahhhhh
Welcome to the channel! Definitely diminishing returns by doing so, but yes I would expect so as the GPU inside will be idle giving more thermal headroom to the CPU. Depends what GPU you use though as to how performance will go due to the overheads associated with eGPU
@@JarrodsTech thanks for the reply! do you happen to know what is the latest model between "Lunar light" and "Dark side of the moon"? In dell usa, all model is lunar lght but in dell korea, all model is dark side of the moon.
Will rather go for the Helios 700 that comes out in a few days. Seems to outperform this laptop using a 2080 RTX and a 9980HK due to superior cooling and architecture, at least in longtime stress tests. Should be up to par in gaming, though with the correct tuning. It is also quite cheaper in Germany. Yeah, go Acer. Also, did Alienware fix what ever caused the machines to fry? There have been quite a lot of RMAs around forums, due to something frying inside the chassis.
I don't know about over priced, powerful desktop replacements just cost a lot of money regardless of brand. Alienware sell one of the best priced 240Hz gaming monitors btw 😛
@@JarrodsTech I guess. But Still, Area 51M was way too much. I can get a 2070 MSI GT75 with 32gb of Ram for $2299. Other desktop replacements are not charging it's price
@@richardzhang2773 If you pay full price, yes they're expensive. But Dell frequently has 15-17% discounts. On top of this, you can usually haggle an even further discount (or an upgrade/accessory) with the sales rep. This is when you want to buy. I paid $2300 for my 9700k/2070 16GB ram, 144hz g sync/tobii. This was the day after release.
The Drop in performance on the GPU happens at 79 Celsius. It was introduced in Bios 1.5.4 for some weird reason. No OC doesn't set any soft thermal limit. OC1 & OC2 set a thermal limit to 75 Celsius. (Thus you will get thermal limited at 75 C but without dropping the frequency to 300Mhz, like you saw). There is a way to control both fans and remove the hard thermal throttle limit at 79C if you use HwInfo64. Looking again at the video, I just realised this ;)
I think it was because some of them apparently caught fire, I guess it was running too hot? Either way it really sucks that by default you have to tweak it to not throttle hardcore 😥
@@JarrodsTech I agree. From what I've read some people were keeping the fans of quite & overclocking and playing for 6-7 hours straight (If you do that the GPU will reach 87C and throttle there as per Nvidia spec). A few days later, the VRMs in the GPUs would die. Did a lot of testing and with the temp limit set to 87C (you can bypass the EC limit from HWInfo) on Performance Fans the temp will still reach 83-84C stable. Changing the profiles to Full speed, the max GPU temp will be 79C. (All tests were run for 1 hour in Metro Exodus to really hammer the GPU). It would have been so awesome if the AWCC would actually automatically adjust the Temp Limit based on your FANS profile. Sure cap it at 75C for anything except Full Fan Speed, but unlock it at Full Fan Speed (or at least put something like 85 C). I think the problem is/was too many inexperienced people bought the laptop and then pushed hundreds of Watts through it without cooling or without realising that it needs proper cooling. BTW, thank you for your reply! It's much appreciated!
Yes this is correct, I have been using my Area51m R1 with 2080 for 3 years now without and trouble. HWINFO, in the sensors only part, you can set the fan speed to max there and that sets the limit on the GPU to 87C but it never reaches past that so it never thermal throttles.
Hi Jarrod, I'm a bit lost so can you help me? I wanted to get a gaming laptop, and I was wondering to get the new (Acer Predator Helios 300 RTX2060 model+1TB ssd) or (Asus ROG Scar 3 with RTX2060) I mainly use the laptop for gaming, but next year I will bring it to school, so I guess 3 to 4 hours for me is more than enough. So can you help me to choose one of them?
Considering the 1660 Ti Helios 300 beat the 2070 Scar III in a number of games (granted mostly at low-med settings due to the superior CPU undervolt) for $1000 less I'd probably be leaning towards it, better battery life too from what I recall which sounds like it'd be useful for you.
i know this may sound like a stupid question but does the black version of the area 51m also handle heavy gaming because i was about to go back to getting the Lunar white color but now i want dark black because it will probably have the power as the white one sorry if this is a stupid question
i don't really want the 9900k i think that gets way to hot i think the 9700k and 8700k have better temps plus they are less expensive the 9900k is to expensive
In ACC you can only undervolt upto -0.1v and if you want to undervolt further with XTU then you have to restart laptop everytime you do that. its annoying BUT i dont want to uninstall ACC, I like it
What happens if temp reaches to 99°C . Will it fry the components ? Interested in buying this model but concerned about thermals. Thanks to you it helped me. Still need some obvious words regarding 99° scenario. Gr8 vdo though 👍
It will hit the thermal throttle limit and lower the clock speed to prevent it going hotter. You won't find anything clear on the matter, because it's just a general rule of thumb that more heat = bad for most electronics, there's no exact number or information that says "if you run it at this temperature for this long bad things will happen", it seems like no one knows, anyway as I've shown here with some simple changes we could lower from 99c while getting better performance pretty easily.
@@JarrodsTech and i also read somewhere in comments you saying that there is a second version of this model coming in market in few weeks. So should i wait for the newer model and what new upgrades will that model have is it worth waiting ? And do specify if there is 2666mhz ram available on 32gb memory. And display.
I got mine on April 12, 58 days later mine broke up on June. Now my laptop is sitting on workshop eating dust now for 52 days they no longer produce parts, Dell customer service is horrible lying, hanging up, sending you to india dell support... After many calls later connect me with a manager, they are not giving me a new one either refund... thats fkdup for $3k laptop.
@@JarrodsTech yes its on warranty. Actually I received yesterday after 63 days on the repairshop. Now it turns on but theres one dc jack that is on short and the pc wont charge.
the thermals are just too much. The machine wouldnt last long with such temperatures. What do you think? I can see a significant downgrade in the performance in just 3 years due to heat damage.
I just bought my Alienware Area 51 R 2. Do you think my best bet for thermals is overclock 1 with under volt at 0.150? I have the I7 10700 cpu and a 2070 super.
Maybe, I'd go 9700K myself for gaming given in some games the 9700K does beat the 9900K due to issues some games have when too many threads are available.
@@BobOfAllTrades It doesn't have anything to do with that. Dell is using a custom form factor gpu which is outperforming most other laptops. You can actually get the a 51m without g sync. Not that it matters though.
Actually a year later, classic dell happened. And the $$$$ so called upgradeable for marketing reasons just got discontinued and dell daid that they wont be providing upgrades not even an updated motherboard for it in any way so for that reason they made a new version of it with the very fake promises from a year ago
both are 8 cores but threads cache memory and speed is greater in 9900k but not big difference in performance and yea with rtx 2080 it is a high spec machine
The alienware 51m R1 can work great, but requires a bios downgrade to 1.5.0 (to fix power issue) and a fix to command center (to unlock 75c for graphics card) to work properly. Dell/Alienware hasn't been great in supporting the R1 and now that the R2 is out, the R1 is already completely forgotten.
For all its troubles it has to be worth considering how much more versatile a laptop is , particularly when it has such a screen and offers highly personalised configerations at the point of purchase . Theres a high price to pay for the balance between powerful laptop and games that are optimised for RTX . Just so many variables yet so little optimisation , in a way that's what Dell have litteraly " dished up " in one machine . Massive desktop power in a small form , good design language but anything else wouldnt be future proof . My only real critisisum as a potential buyer , is that they should have swallowed there pride a little more and just had the trackpad with no switches " O and positioned on the right corner nicely " . Great review .... Thanks .
I got the same result where my GPU dropped to 300MHz in a cycle during the stress test. I found out it happens when the GPU temperature reached 91 degrees. It will remind in low clock speed for quite some time before it boosts up again. I think I need to apply liquid metal cooling to really keep the temperature low
In before 12-year-old Reddit rejects and their "Area 51 raid" jokes... oh wait, too late for that. Anyway, thanks for video, Dell really needs to make side air exhausts larger, same goes for side heatsinks. Plenty of space there. And yes, they also need better software. Maybe now that Frank Azor has left Alienware they will hire a person who would care about those.
I have serious issues with Alienware Control Center. Currently I have no fan control (they’re locked on balanced), I have no Alienware FX control, I cannot select profiles. All I can do is select overclock settings and see games library. Nothing fixes it except a windows reinstall. I’ve even removed Alienware Control Center on a registry-level, and still no dice. Not sure Alienware knows how to fix it, either. Tons of forums dozens of pages long with very little help from Alienware other than “we will tell our engineers.” Otherwise love my 51m and the performance it offers. If only they could fix Alienware Control Center, or open up fan control to other apps and unlock the BIOS.
Its a neado laptop. But the bezels on the screen feel a bit..Thiiccc. Compared to most modern laptops which reduce alot of the bezels. Id like to have some bezel but not as thick as the alienware, something like the Asus Rog line. And i was hoping it would come with a case..A luggage case..Because no way in hell are you going to lug THAT thing in a backpack. With both power bricks. The trackpad could have been alot bigger..Because comparing how much of a big boy it is..That space is very..lackluster for such a large boy.
Yeah I was using version 1.5.4, some others since mentioned that too. Unfortunately I'm always going to test with the latest BIOS, if Alienware want to shoot themselves in the foot then I have to show that and cannot ignore it, unfortunately time did not allow me to try other BIOS versions.
I have another question , i have updated the bios of my Alienware Area 51m and it seems that the temp of GPU is limited on 75 . Now i am playing Rage 2 and the temp is 74° stable but the clock speed is 1650Mhz :/ . Is there an hardware problem ? I have deleted the AWCC but didnt work :/ Edit: now Clock speed drop even under 1600Mhz
@@JarrodsTech true , but that means less performance. However, you had a pretty nice thermal results in your tests, which i dont understand. Someome mentioned that the temps fairly immpresive with 1845Mhz staibl . So i must maybe repaste my GPU with thermal grizzly . 🤷🏻♂️
Hello Jarrod , i need help :( i tried to play PUBG on my Alienware Area 51m with RTX 2080 , after just 2 min playing the GPU Temperatur was 79 and then i had temperatur limit and the clock of the rtx 2080 dropped to 750Mhz . i made the max temperatur of the GPU in AWCC 87 but it seems it not working , what should i do now ? :( the fans were on max speed . Room temperatur 28
Yeah I mentioned this in this video and my full review. Apparently it's just part of the latest BIOS update, they cap it based on thermals, presumably so it doesn't have issues. I was able to remove the throttling by removing AWCC.
I need to ask u something in ur opinion do u think upgrading from gtx 1080 and i7 7820hk to i7 8750h and gtx 2080 max q is worth it ? My laptop is good and the heat is perfect im just getting second thoughts coz I know in a couple of month my laptop price will go way down If I was going to sell it ? So what do u think ?
Probably not, depends if what you currently have is too slow for you of not no point upgrading. I wouldn't be surprised if the 1080 beats the cut down max-q either, but the CPU would be a nice upgrade so depends how many CPU Intel wife tasks you do
How about using a 2080ti or a 2080 super with the Graphic Amplifier to shutdown the heat of the internal GPU and try to overclock as much as you can the CPU?
I guess it could have been interesting, honestly hardly had time to fully test the machine as it was though, super busy at the moment with heaps of new models to test :(
I've covered both on the channel, I can't recall the results off the top of my head so you'll have to check both videos. I do the same testing in each so results should be comparable.
@@JarrodsTech I watched them both extensively. Looks like u had a lot of heat issues w the 51m specifically on the Cpu. But wanted to get ur personal opinion on a direct comparison
I wouldn't even consider the 51m as a feasible option based purely on my software experience with it, though to be fair that could have been updated since I tested it.
I have the RTX 2060, 32 GB of ram, and 9th gen i7. runs all my games at max graphics with no problems. honestly, if you want to save some cash the RTX 2060 in this laptop works great.
The undervolted temps are fair enough in ur unit. I have the i7 9700 with rtx 2060 and i get temps around 65-75° (-0.14 undervolt)on full load max fans. I thinks its normal but the tron light housing feels like its gonna melt. Also i want to ask if cooling pad will make much of a difference or i need repasting.
Dude, I'm currently watching your video. I think there is something you don't know. From BIOS 1.5.6 GPU temps are capped at 74°C, which means it THERMAL THROTTLES at 74°C. I'm pretty sure your unit came with this version of the bios or even an earlier one. To stress test the machine at its best (without any software thermal throttling, consider downgrading to 1.5.0)
I tested with version 1.5.4 which was the latest available at the time of testing. I will always test with the latest version available and will never intentionally downgrade for a review.
Can you tell me what the best profile I should put for intense gaming is while saving temperature? I'm really not that good at doing that so could u tell me how and where to do it? I receive it tomorow! Nice video btw
@@JarrodsTech how does one perform manual undervolting if you don't mind me asking? I'm really not a tech guy aha I'll barely be able to find my way int jeir muenu to put oc1
Have the same issue I uninstalled the command center because it was messing with the power and now I cant get it to reinstall again its driving me crazy and my fan is stuck at 80%.
I heard today that the new m15 R2 should be available later this week for me to borrow.
hopefully you get the OLED model!
awesome!
Yeah I hope you pick up the OLED one
THANK YOU
GET THE OLED MODEL PLEASE.
YOUR THE BEST REVIEWER
Hmm the only thing we got from the probably imprisond aliens in Area 51
lol
“Serious levels of power equals serious levels of heat” Spider-Man 2019
😂
i9 needs an "ac" :D
good laptop but pricey
good rev as always
Cheers
@@JarrodsTech hey jarrod can you make a cost effective build for the kids around , red or blue build lol, coz the market is crazy allover & kids can't choose right, "most of the times" even the gurus lol
it might help some...
thanks anyway...
Now I know why people go raid area 51 for.
Haha exactly
Lets try to overclock it
RTX 2080Ti and i9-9900k - Seriously
I did overclock it, well I guess the gaming results are in the full review video (coming soon) rather than here 😎
and then ray tracing it... lose about half the FPS..... the additional adapter don't help much... but still needed.. it can not run just 1 adapter, well...
@@JarrodsTech how about connecting the Alienware eGPU and running a 2080ti :). Looking forward to the full review. I'll be buying one in September and hope by then this thing is a bit more reliable by then.
@@campkira i dont think you can play games with one adapter unless you want very low perfomance because even if you dont play games the message keep appearing that laptop need more power
So I started watching Dave 2D when he had 50k subs. And now you when you were on 70k subs. I actually belive you can make it ! Keep up good work !
Me too 😏 #Dave2D
Lets make Jarrod and Stephen great (again) !
Thanks! I think I subscribed to him somewhere around there too 😅
@@JarrodsTech :))
Never looked at how much subs he had until I've read this comment. I was actually surprised he has 90k subs. I was expecting half a million subs or more since this channel puts out informative videos on lots of laptops and has been my go to channel everytime a new laptop comes out.
a lot of people just don't sub....
Hi Jarrod, well super laptop review! Too much people are already praising your reviews. You truly do it in a way that most of us admire your content. You are excellent in your own way.
Thanks for sharing!
Thanks!
Their command center literally sucks. I bought Alienware m17 a month back and have to reinstall command center Everytime when an update comes out. But this time even when I reinstalled the command center, I can't use it's thermal profiles nor it's power modes. OC controls never installed due to an error every freaking time. I really need help with this software as I want to use keyboard lights and I don't know how to do it without command center.
Yeah can't help you there, I want to forget the software exists after wasting over a day trying to get it working.
@@JarrodsTech Is there any alternative for Alienware command center?
I can help you out I have had the same problem many times with every update DM at nanda108kumat@gmail.com
@@beta_1015 I sent you a text and my account instantly got blocked. Like wtf?
@@keyboardwarrior1239 ? Say what, what do mean your account got blocked. I'm very sorry that this has happened too you
Oh my god ALIENware AREA 51? Its all real! Boys we shall use this to raid the base and release the Aliens from their prisons into the hospitality of this planet
I got the laptop from a raid.
Jarrod'sTech when did u raid it ? U have footages or na ?
Good hardware but a big mess on the software
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i am intrested in heavy gaming and since that laptop stays cool during heavy gaming i am really gonna get it
After owning an Alienware 15R4, I don't miss Alienware Control Center at all! One of the jankiest software experiences I've ever had.
Yeah seems to be the case based on what many others have added here too 🤔
I agree as well, even the previous AlienFx had allot of problems too.
Probably mostly user error. I never had any issues with mine.
@@coolmodee Because opening the pre-installed software on a new device is user error. Because clicking install and waiting for it to finish is user error.
do i need to connect both power bricks to run my 51m
i7 9700k with rtx 2080
Only if you want full performance, if you're just using it to browse the Internet or something less resource intensive, one brick is fine.
@@JarrodsTech which one? is the smaller one fine with the i9?
I have a 5 year old Alienware Aurora Desktop, and I can tell the Desktop version of the Control Center is trash too. (Dell probably dont give a flying fuck about you and your several year old PC. ) My nightmare started after a windows upgrade (from 7 to 10).
The stock drivers just wouldnt work, random 100% fans all the time, the RGBs on the side of the case is not always working. - You have some USB 3.0 slots? Too bad... From now you will be only using the USB 2.0 slots!
And the best part is that my PC always crashed on the Win logo at restart. Only booted on cold start. I read countless forums, downloaded and tried countless drivers... Finally this piece of crap is in somehow working condition under win 10. (still buggy as hell) Only thanks to some guys from god knows wich forum where I got some modded bios/drives.
Ouch, well good to hear the software issues aren't limited to laptops only, I guess? 😅
The key point of Area 51-m is disabling the OC settings of Command Center (just keep it for Alien FX), undervolting (0.130v in my case) and downgrade the BIOS to 1.5.0 or 1.3.2 versions and the GPU VBIOS to the 200W versions available, newer BIOS versions are trash and power limits the GPU with no reason. I have my unit (9700k+2080rtx) stable at 4.88ghz, between 45 and 50°C at low load and around 65-70°C on high load. Those temps considering it's summer, I don't have any AC in the room and I live in Los Angeles
Cool good to hear it's going well, they need to fix the newer versions.
@@JarrodsTech I don't know what they are doing but the newer BIOS were stuttering as hell and limiting the max temps for the graphics card. Probably because they burned few of them in earlier units as a safety measure
As an area 51m owner I second this
@@xatanu9919 is it worth going for the 9900k over the 9700? I will be buying this for work and gaming. Work involves a lot of 3D modeling via SolidWorks. No rendering though. Company will be paying so it's not a cost issue..
What i have to do to downgrade the bios to 1.3.2? Now i have installed the 1.5.4 and when i try to downgrade it says that is not allowed to install older bios version :/
Thanks for the review. But ahhhhhh lets face it, these machines are basically all money pits. They all throttle, never reach the CPUs true potential, and all cost a fortune that makes no sense. None of it.
One last hope?.. I'd love to see a similar review but with the CPU delided, then INSTALLED BACK ON THE MOTHERBOARD STILL DELIDED (needs a heatsink height adapter), and finally re-pasted. Maybe then.. maybeeeeeee.. temps can drop another 4 to 8 degrees (as shown in similar desktop setups), enough to allow things to be more under control.
As it is, this is a big waste of space, a huge waste of CPU and an enormous waste of money. All of it, a waste..
I mean yeah, it throttles, as expected, but I personally honestly do not care lol, the performance is still far unmatched so does it matter much? Not that I'd personally buy something like this, but yeah the performance is still insane for a "portable" machine.
@@JarrodsTechd, I agree with you. I'm just talking about literal performance numbers and value for the money. Thanks for the review as always 💪🏻😊💪🏻
mine doesnt throttle but my cpu is 9700k. never reached more than 87 deg Celsius on cpu and less than 83 at gpu and my ambient temp is around 27C.
How is it portable when you can only game for one hour and get less performance when it's unplugged? Not to mention the impractical and bulky shape.
99% of the time you get a much better price to performance desktop PC. Definetely think twice before buying something like this...
My brand new alienware same spec was hitting temp of 90-99 had to send it back. Lesson dont get 9900 get 9700
I mean that's kind of expected, not something I'd personally worry about, but yes purely for gaming the 9700 is probably a better choice given it performs better in games too.
this is why i want the area 51m because i can play almost all of my favorite games and the latest games
Not almost, you can play anything no question 😛
that's so cool you can play all of the games and the laptop will still work
Hi ,Area 51 M R1 1660 ti , i9-9900 is it worth for 1300$??? Appreciate your opinion..?
Some questions... Are you able to disable turbo and clock at one solid speed? My aim would actually be, when it's plugged in, to have the clock speed at a non fluctuating 4.0ghz. Next question, will a full review be coming, including the usual latencymon results? Cheers
Probably but I did not try, I've never attempted to do that on any machine. I will always do a full review at a minimum for every laptop I get, any other video content like this is just a bonus 😛 yes I have Latencymon results in there, spoiler, they look good, if you want the details now email me and I can send you them.
@@JarrodsTech Believe it or not, for my uses (and latencymon/DPC sake as there will be no mhz fluctuation), even though single core performance won't be as high as with turbo enabled, the overall performance will be a lot more stable using that method. If it was a desktop, I'd clock it at 4.8ghz permanently with turbo disabled. 100% power at all times. Speedstep is what screws up and causes little glitches in DAW work (digital audio workstation). For a laptop, i think 4 would be safe. Cheers mate.
my Dell alienware A51 laptop is overheating so much that the battery has blown up. After 3 years, it's ruined. And because of the high temperature, apparently the RAM memory has blown...
can anyone tell me why they dont undervolt the cpus from stock when they obviously know its thermal throttling out of the box? I mean someone who has no clue about pcs and just has too much money on their hands expects an optimal gaming experience out of the box.. and thats not it
Because it's a lot of extra work, not every CPU accepts the same undervolt, you have to do some additional testing to check for stability which adds extra time, and if it's not rock solid you would increase your RMA rates.
@@JarrodsTech yeah makes sense, if I thought about it longer than 2 secs I probably could have come to the same conclusion :D:D
@@RustyPro676 it's still a good comment mate. There must be an easier solution than digging around TH-cam and associated comments or the people that don't do this just end up a hot stuttering mess for £3k.
Surley rma is increased anyway if they are running towards 100 degrees out the box.
LoL I almost kill my selft I have the same unit u are tested and Issues aagaaghhhhh I repair the Alienware command center if u have still this AWCC issue I can repair it for u %100 but now the another ıssues came out when the GPU hits 92 degress the GPU mghz is dumping from 1950 mghz to 300 mghz something like that and I got hugee fps drop from 400fps to 60fps and every 2 second fps drop keep going and never stop interesting thing is when I change the Fan profile it reset and get back the normal GPU power limit after 10 min later it hits 92degree and upps drop again almost happening every single game I m trying on Fortnite Warframe GTA V bla bla and the Dell warranty is a hugee trash I mean who work with them they dont even care like I call them 20 times or something even My unit has Premium Support finally they decided to change my motherboard and fans now I'm waiting to change then I m gonna write here to results This unit Doesnt matter Alienware Area 51m r1 OR r2 models for base i9k rtx2080 issue or cronic problem check the alienware website they stop the selling i9k 2080 r2 units for area51m dont buy it never ever Alienware is done for me I'm getting off this s***t soon as I can possible thank you for all of test Jarrod u are the life saver man we got the same problem with u What a luck I loveee itttt Helll yeahhhhh
so you said that if i remove OC software and Alienware CC, those throttling will goes away?
Me in 2030:hhahag my 500$ laptop beat that easily 🌚👍
lol.
Subscribed! I have area 51m (2070, 9700k model) if I connect AW graphic amplifier, do you think it will help the cooling?
Welcome to the channel! Definitely diminishing returns by doing so, but yes I would expect so as the GPU inside will be idle giving more thermal headroom to the CPU. Depends what GPU you use though as to how performance will go due to the overheads associated with eGPU
@@JarrodsTech thanks for the reply! do you happen to know what is the latest model between "Lunar light" and "Dark side of the moon"? In dell usa, all model is lunar lght but in dell korea, all model is dark side of the moon.
Serious level of PRICE. No way in the world would I spend more than $2000 for a gaming laptop
It's definitely not for everyone.
light wegiht one would be a better choice... they already did new design with their lightweight version...
@@campkira Nah I have no preferences over light/heavy. But my $1500 GTX 1080 is running just fine. Bought it after 20 series were released
Will rather go for the Helios 700 that comes out in a few days. Seems to outperform this laptop using a 2080 RTX and a 9980HK due to superior cooling and architecture, at least in longtime stress tests. Should be up to par in gaming, though with the correct tuning. It is also quite cheaper in Germany. Yeah, go Acer.
Also, did Alienware fix what ever caused the machines to fry? There have been quite a lot of RMAs around forums, due to something frying inside the chassis.
Alienware is overpriced
I don't know about over priced, powerful desktop replacements just cost a lot of money regardless of brand. Alienware sell one of the best priced 240Hz gaming monitors btw 😛
@@JarrodsTech I guess. But Still, Area 51M was way too much. I can get a 2070 MSI GT75 with 32gb of Ram for $2299. Other desktop replacements are not charging it's price
@@richardzhang2773 If you pay full price, yes they're expensive.
But Dell frequently has 15-17% discounts. On top of this, you can usually haggle an even further discount (or an upgrade/accessory) with the sales rep.
This is when you want to buy. I paid $2300 for my 9700k/2070 16GB ram, 144hz g sync/tobii. This was the day after release.
@@recreate3204 I paid $1500 for i7-8750H GTX 1080 32GB Ram 512GB SSD (MSI GT63). Still too expensive for me......
Bro mine goes over 100 and still kicks, help
Can you read minds?
I was searching something like this yesterday!!!
Great Video!
Thanks! Yep 😅
That machine is quite powerful and seriously it pumped out solid good frames in games.
Yeah crazy performance!
The Drop in performance on the GPU happens at 79 Celsius. It was introduced in Bios 1.5.4 for some weird reason.
No OC doesn't set any soft thermal limit.
OC1 & OC2 set a thermal limit to 75 Celsius. (Thus you will get thermal limited at 75 C but without dropping the frequency to 300Mhz, like you saw).
There is a way to control both fans and remove the hard thermal throttle limit at 79C if you use HwInfo64.
Looking again at the video, I just realised this ;)
I think it was because some of them apparently caught fire, I guess it was running too hot? Either way it really sucks that by default you have to tweak it to not throttle hardcore 😥
@@JarrodsTech I agree.
From what I've read some people were keeping the fans of quite & overclocking and playing for 6-7 hours straight (If you do that the GPU will reach 87C and throttle there as per Nvidia spec). A few days later, the VRMs in the GPUs would die.
Did a lot of testing and with the temp limit set to 87C (you can bypass the EC limit from HWInfo) on Performance Fans the temp will still reach 83-84C stable.
Changing the profiles to Full speed, the max GPU temp will be 79C. (All tests were run for 1 hour in Metro Exodus to really hammer the GPU).
It would have been so awesome if the AWCC would actually automatically adjust the Temp Limit based on your FANS profile. Sure cap it at 75C for anything except Full Fan Speed, but unlock it at Full Fan Speed (or at least put something like 85 C).
I think the problem is/was too many inexperienced people bought the laptop and then pushed hundreds of Watts through it without cooling or without realising that it needs proper cooling.
BTW, thank you for your reply! It's much appreciated!
Yes this is correct, I have been using my Area51m R1 with 2080 for 3 years now without and trouble. HWINFO, in the sensors only part, you can set the fan speed to max there and that sets the limit on the GPU to 87C but it never reaches past that so it never thermal throttles.
Hi Jarrod, I'm a bit lost so can you help me?
I wanted to get a gaming laptop, and I was wondering to get the new (Acer Predator Helios 300 RTX2060 model+1TB ssd) or (Asus ROG Scar 3 with RTX2060)
I mainly use the laptop for gaming, but next year I will bring it to school, so I guess 3 to 4 hours for me is more than enough.
So can you help me to choose one of them?
Considering the 1660 Ti Helios 300 beat the 2070 Scar III in a number of games (granted mostly at low-med settings due to the superior CPU undervolt) for $1000 less I'd probably be leaning towards it, better battery life too from what I recall which sounds like it'd be useful for you.
@@JarrodsTech
Thank you very much dude, did I tell you before that I love you and your work?
Cheers!
i know this may sound like a stupid question but does the black version of the area 51m also handle heavy gaming because i was about to go back to getting the Lunar white color but now i want dark black because it will probably have the power as the white one sorry if this is a stupid question
The colour should make zero difference as long as you're comparing two machines that have the same specs (CPU/GPU/memory).
Noice-by Michael Rosen
Is the black clr model the low variant?
i don't really want the 9900k i think that gets way to hot i think the 9700k and 8700k have better temps plus they are less expensive the 9900k is to expensive
The 9700k performs better in many games too.
the 9900k is the only model that is too expensive and gets too hot the 8700k and 9700k run cooler they are cheaper
They probably all get quite hot when under heavy load, I cannot confirm though as I have not tested any other configurations.
would it be weird if i got lucky with the control center and it gave me zero problems wouldn't i get very lucky with that
Yep 😅 well it can only get better as they update it.
Could you make a review of the acer triton 500 ??^^
I'm testing it right now.
@@JarrodsTech thank you very much! You've been doing an amazing job !!^b^
Cheers!
In ACC you can only undervolt upto -0.1v and if you want to undervolt further with XTU then you have to restart laptop everytime you do that. its annoying BUT i dont want to uninstall ACC, I like it
Yeah it would probably conflict, I have to uninstall AWCC due to other issues mentioned in the video so wasn't an issue for me.
What happens if temp reaches to 99°C . Will it fry the components ? Interested in buying this model but concerned about thermals. Thanks to you it helped me. Still need some obvious words regarding 99° scenario. Gr8 vdo though 👍
It will hit the thermal throttle limit and lower the clock speed to prevent it going hotter. You won't find anything clear on the matter, because it's just a general rule of thumb that more heat = bad for most electronics, there's no exact number or information that says "if you run it at this temperature for this long bad things will happen", it seems like no one knows, anyway as I've shown here with some simple changes we could lower from 99c while getting better performance pretty easily.
@@JarrodsTech and i also read somewhere in comments you saying that there is a second version of this model coming in market in few weeks. So should i wait for the newer model and what new upgrades will that model have is it worth waiting ? And do specify if there is 2666mhz ram available on 32gb memory. And display.
@@niceguymaanii I'm not aware of a new version of this machine, I was probably talking about the new R2 version of the m15/m17.
my alienware has some crazy heat issues atm
if you want to buy this laptop, you are better off just getting a desktop with the same specs and saving 1k for the helios 300
There is always a comment like this. No offence :)
Depends if you want a portable desktop replacement, I get what you're saying, this definitely isn't for everyone.
@Origin al its alright, try to find one with 1 tb ssd and it would be better for the price
@Origin al oh then definitely get it
@Origin al can you not get the helios 300 with the 1660ti 144hz?
Irrm grring turrr burr this laaarptop
So what's the total weight of the A51 with its 2 power bricks, like can you literally carry it for a trip or not.
It's not really that heavy to me. you don't need to carry both power bricks unless you need maximum performance .
I'll test that out for the full review.
Can you make a asus senbook pro duo review?!! I think is the best touch screen laptop but I don't see any micro SD port jajaja
Maybe, depends if ASUS ever get one available for me to borrow in Australia, depends on them.
the dark side of the moon is a very sick color
very bad ..too expensive laptop with 144 hz ??/
I think it launched before 240Hz or 300Hz panels were a thing.
I got mine on April 12, 58 days later mine broke up on June. Now my laptop is sitting on workshop eating dust now for 52 days they no longer produce parts, Dell customer service is horrible lying, hanging up, sending you to india dell support... After many calls later connect me with a manager, they are not giving me a new one either refund... thats fkdup for $3k laptop.
Why not? Should definitely be under warranty, send it back to where ever you got it.
@@JarrodsTech yes its on warranty. Actually I received yesterday after 63 days on the repairshop. Now it turns on but theres one dc jack that is on short and the pc wont charge.
I also want to ask how do you configure and change the colors of the light?
Please also where do you download or get your games from??
It's done through the Alienware control center software. I get games from Steam/Origin/Uplay/Epic, what ever has the title I want to test.
Thank you very much
How do you make the whole colorful light display while using your laptop....... rather than just using one particular color
the thermals are just too much. The machine wouldnt last long with such temperatures. What do you think? I can see a significant downgrade in the performance in just 3 years due to heat damage.
so you can play all of your favorite games and the laptop won't even burn out unless the cpu or gpu overheats
I just bought my Alienware Area 51 R 2. Do you think my best bet for thermals is overclock 1 with under volt at 0.150? I have the I7 10700 cpu and a 2070 super.
i think 8700k is more fitting this laptop, since it has 2 less cores and doesnt produce that much heat yet has enough performance for 144hz
Maybe, I'd go 9700K myself for gaming given in some games the 9700K does beat the 9900K due to issues some games have when too many threads are available.
@@JarrodsTech yup, the 9700k is kinda a better choice, as it also helps out in the cooling.(You can swap out the processor and it might help)
@@JarrodsTech Yup I have the 9700k and it doesn't get anywhere near as hot as the i9. I mostly see temps 80 or below.
Yeah just buy 9900k and replace it with 8700k
This vs the GT76 I have in house? Could be fun 👍
Yeah would be fun to compare, I feel like the GT76 already wins due to the software issues though 😰
GT76 loses very badly. th-cam.com/video/bwFoMGP8FVs/w-d-xo.html
Jarrod'sTech Naw the area 51m outperforms the gt 76 in games. Someone already did a test.
DrawTimeInc Nice! That Gsync is a must! Too bad the GT76 doesn’t have it.
@@BobOfAllTrades It doesn't have anything to do with that. Dell is using a custom form factor gpu which is outperforming most other laptops. You can actually get the a 51m without g sync. Not that it matters though.
Actually a year later, classic dell happened. And the $$$$ so called upgradeable for marketing reasons just got discontinued and dell daid that they wont be providing upgrades not even an updated motherboard for it in any way so for that reason they made a new version of it with the very fake promises from a year ago
the 9700k is also the top end model right sorry if that sounds stupid
Yes technically the 9700K will outperform the 9900K in some games.
both are 8 cores but threads cache memory and speed is greater in 9900k but not big difference in performance and yea with rtx 2080 it is a high spec machine
The alienware 51m R1 can work great, but requires a bios downgrade to 1.5.0 (to fix power issue) and a fix to command center (to unlock 75c for graphics card) to work properly. Dell/Alienware hasn't been great in supporting the R1 and now that the R2 is out, the R1 is already completely forgotten.
For all its troubles it has to be worth considering how much more versatile a laptop is , particularly when it has such a screen and offers highly personalised configerations at the point of purchase . Theres a high price to pay for the balance between powerful laptop and games that are optimised for RTX . Just so many variables yet so little optimisation , in a way that's what Dell have litteraly " dished up " in one machine . Massive desktop power in a small form , good design language but anything else wouldnt be future proof . My only real critisisum as a potential buyer , is that they should have swallowed there pride a little more and just had the trackpad with no switches " O and positioned on the right corner nicely " . Great review .... Thanks .
You got the top model? There is higher with 128gb ram
I'm talking in terms of CPU and GPU, I don't care so much about that 😉
K that makes sense 😅
Have you tested the Area 51m r2. Would I be able to apply the knowledge from this video to my laptop.
I got the same result where my GPU dropped to 300MHz in a cycle during the stress test. I found out it happens when the GPU temperature reached 91 degrees. It will remind in low clock speed for quite some time before it boosts up again. I think I need to apply liquid metal cooling to really keep the temperature low
In before 12-year-old Reddit rejects and their "Area 51 raid" jokes... oh wait, too late for that. Anyway, thanks for video, Dell really needs to make side air exhausts larger, same goes for side heatsinks. Plenty of space there. And yes, they also need better software. Maybe now that Frank Azor has left Alienware they will hire a person who would care about those.
haha, thanks, yeah hope the software gets improved, or at the very least the bug/issue I had doesn't affect anyone else.
I have serious issues with Alienware Control Center. Currently I have no fan control (they’re locked on balanced), I have no Alienware FX control, I cannot select profiles. All I can do is select overclock settings and see games library.
Nothing fixes it except a windows reinstall. I’ve even removed Alienware Control Center on a registry-level, and still no dice. Not sure Alienware knows how to fix it, either. Tons of forums dozens of pages long with very little help from Alienware other than “we will tell our engineers.”
Otherwise love my 51m and the performance it offers. If only they could fix Alienware Control Center, or open up fan control to other apps and unlock the BIOS.
Sounds similar to my experience 😓
Great video!!!
Thanks!
Its a neado laptop. But the bezels on the screen feel a bit..Thiiccc. Compared to most modern laptops which reduce alot of the bezels. Id like to have some bezel but not as thick as the alienware, something like the Asus Rog line. And i was hoping it would come with a case..A luggage case..Because no way in hell are you going to lug THAT thing in a backpack. With both power bricks.
The trackpad could have been alot bigger..Because comparing how much of a big boy it is..That space is very..lackluster for such a large boy.
Yeah the GT76 appears to have better cooling visually (will have to see how it goes later) yet still has slim bezels in a massive machine.
Ah yes
Enslaved Aliens
Ah yes
since its a desktop CPU, maybe a deliding would be in order? I could imagine some pretty good temp drops combined with undervolting and a repaste.
Could do yeah
Earned my sub good work
Thanks, welcome to the channel!
That last comment about catching fire hahahah!
Apparently it's a thing for some small number of people 🤔
pls do acer predator triton 500 with 2060!
I'm testing it right now.
@@JarrodsTech cant wait!
Hey Jarrod, that RTX2080 behaviour was due to the new vBios as i bet you had 1.5 installed. Try downgrading it, you won't have this kind of problems.
Yeah I was using version 1.5.4, some others since mentioned that too. Unfortunately I'm always going to test with the latest BIOS, if Alienware want to shoot themselves in the foot then I have to show that and cannot ignore it, unfortunately time did not allow me to try other BIOS versions.
I have another question , i have updated the bios of my Alienware Area 51m and it seems that the temp of GPU is limited on 75 . Now i am playing Rage 2 and the temp is 74° stable but the clock speed is 1650Mhz :/ . Is there an hardware problem ? I have deleted the AWCC but didnt work :/
Edit: now Clock speed drop even under 1600Mhz
Other comments mentioned they cap it in the newer BIOS updates to prevent it getting too hot.
@@JarrodsTech true , but that means less performance. However, you had a pretty nice thermal results in your tests, which i dont understand. Someome mentioned that the temps fairly immpresive with 1845Mhz staibl . So i must maybe repaste my GPU with thermal grizzly . 🤷🏻♂️
Hello Jarrod , i need help :(
i tried to play PUBG on my Alienware Area 51m with RTX 2080 , after just 2 min playing the GPU Temperatur was 79 and then i had temperatur limit and the clock of the rtx 2080 dropped to 750Mhz . i made the max temperatur of the GPU in AWCC 87 but it seems it not working , what should i do now ? :( the fans were on max speed . Room temperatur 28
Yeah I mentioned this in this video and my full review. Apparently it's just part of the latest BIOS update, they cap it based on thermals, presumably so it doesn't have issues. I was able to remove the throttling by removing AWCC.
@@JarrodsTech yeah that is really stupid . This laptop ist really insane , but the only problem is the software issues
You should do battle of the behemoth between the THICC laptops with full size gpu no max q bullshit and should get like the msi titan and g703
I'd like to if those guys ever send theirs over.
I need to ask u something in ur opinion do u think upgrading from gtx 1080 and i7 7820hk to i7 8750h and gtx 2080 max q is worth it ? My laptop is good and the heat is perfect im just getting second thoughts coz I know in a couple of month my laptop price will go way down If I was going to sell it ? So what do u think ?
Probably not, depends if what you currently have is too slow for you of not no point upgrading. I wouldn't be surprised if the 1080 beats the cut down max-q either, but the CPU would be a nice upgrade so depends how many CPU Intel wife tasks you do
Way to Much Expensive ....
I have -1000%(minus) Chance to Buy this Laptop ..🤣
I have No Interest in this Laptop ....
Fair enough
@Jarrod's Tech did you use ThrottleStop to undervolt?
How about using a 2080ti or a 2080 super with the Graphic Amplifier to shutdown the heat of the internal GPU and try to overclock as much as you can the CPU?
I guess it could have been interesting, honestly hardly had time to fully test the machine as it was though, super busy at the moment with heaps of new models to test :(
What laptop has better cooling? Between MSI Gt76 and the area 51m both with 9900k and 2080?
I've covered both on the channel, I can't recall the results off the top of my head so you'll have to check both videos. I do the same testing in each so results should be comparable.
@@JarrodsTech I watched them both extensively. Looks like u had a lot of heat issues w the 51m specifically on the Cpu. But wanted to get ur personal opinion on a direct comparison
@@JarrodsTech out of those two laptop what would you pick? same specs
same specs except for the 240hrz refresh rate
I wouldn't even consider the 51m as a feasible option based purely on my software experience with it, though to be fair that could have been updated since I tested it.
Even if i had the money to blow, I would never buy such an expensive computer with at least a 1440p screen res.
Fair enough!
I have the RTX 2060, 32 GB of ram, and 9th gen i7. runs all my games at max graphics with no problems. honestly, if you want to save some cash the RTX 2060 in this laptop works great.
Nice! I'd probably get a smaller laptop if I was going for 2060 but that's just me 😁
Did you have the USB issue and turn all the USB Auto control off!
Didn't notice any USB issues with my unit, what is the problem?
The undervolted temps are fair enough in ur unit. I have the i7 9700 with rtx 2060 and i get temps around 65-75° (-0.14 undervolt)on full load max fans. I thinks its normal but the tron light housing feels like its gonna melt. Also i want to ask if cooling pad will make much of a difference or i need repasting.
Hmm don't think I tried touching the back, you can see how a cooling pad helps with the graphs in the video I show my results testing with it.
i heard that if you put a laptop on a cool surface it gives out cool air or does it give out hot air i don't know
Maybe for a little bit, but the surface will warm up and overall I'd expect no practical difference
you know if this will come in 1440p soon? i kinda dont want 1080 p. only thing that holds me back on this laptop
I'm not sure, haven't heard anything on when/if there will be a new model featuring that sorry.
What do you think about an AC 240W as the main source of power? Or do I need a 180w + 330w?
you need both
Dude, I'm currently watching your video. I think there is something you don't know. From BIOS 1.5.6 GPU temps are capped at 74°C, which means it THERMAL THROTTLES at 74°C.
I'm pretty sure your unit came with this version of the bios or even an earlier one. To stress test the machine at its best (without any software thermal throttling, consider downgrading to 1.5.0)
I tested with version 1.5.4 which was the latest available at the time of testing. I will always test with the latest version available and will never intentionally downgrade for a review.
@@JarrodsTech of course, but I thought you should mention this in your video for knowledge purposes and testing circumstances.
@@vanya377 You're lucky, my Alienware 15R4 goes to 98c during high demanding games
When the laptop is better than your desktop you thought was high end
😅
When will you review the asus scar gx 502 with 4K 120 hz screen ...also what do you think the price will be?
When Asus have review units available in Australia, they told me there is some sort of delay so I am waiting on them. Not sure of the price.
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nice
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Can you tell me what the best profile I should put for intense gaming is while saving temperature? I'm really not that good at doing that so could u tell me how and where to do it? I receive it tomorow! Nice video btw
OC1 + a manual undervolt seemed to be a good sweet spot to me.
@@JarrodsTech how does one perform manual undervolting if you don't mind me asking? I'm really not a tech guy aha I'll barely be able to find my way int jeir muenu to put oc1
Do you know if there will be in the future a GPU higher than the RTX-2080 for this laptop?
I don't know yet, in theory they will make next gen GPUs compatible, but who knows if that will be successful or not.
the Alienware M15 R2 is litteraly a mini version of the Area 51m
Yeah kind of, I should be getting it soon.
Have the same issue I uninstalled the command center because it was messing with the power and now I cant get it to reinstall again its driving me crazy and my fan is stuck at 80%.
Yeah same 😓
Same happens in mine ...if i uninstall Alienware control center it corrupts some window files and hampers with the system registry
:(