Alienware 18 and M18x

153 topics in this forum

1. Does GPU get hot right after system is turned on in Alienware 18

   By Sebastian Ramirez, March 6   

   • alienware 18
   • gtx1070mxm
   • (and 1 more)

     Tagged with:

     • alienware 18
     • gtx1070mxm
     • mod
   • 2 replies
   • 134 views
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   • Sebastian Ramirez
   • Monday at 12:21 PM

2. Does Alienware 18 R1 have enough power for a GTX1070 MXM

   By Sebastian Ramirez, March 5   

   • gtx1070mxm
   • 3 replies
   • 125 views
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   • Sebastian Ramirez
   • March 5

3. Thermal pads thickness for GTX1070 MXM

   By Sebastian Ramirez, March 1   

   • heatsink
   • thermal pads
   • (and 2 more)

     Tagged with:

     • heatsink
     • thermal pads
     • gtx1070mxm
     • alieinware 18
   • 2 replies
   • 142 views
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   • Sebastian Ramirez
   • March 4

4. Alienware m18x r2 HDD inquiry

   By Busta Bloodnut, February 21   

   • alienware
   • alienware m18xr2
   • 1 reply
   • 116 views
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   • Maxware79
   • February 22

5. Hot Spot temperature

   By Sebastian Ramirez, February 18   

   • gtx980m
   • 0 replies
   • 114 views
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   • Sebastian Ramirez
   • February 18

6. Bent GPU

   By Sebastian Ramirez, February 17   

   • thermalpads
   • 2 replies
   • 210 views
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   • Sebastian Ramirez
   • February 17

7. Putting thermal pads on top of each other

   By Sebastian Ramirez, February 16   

   • thermalpads
   • 2 replies
   • 136 views
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   • Sebastian Ramirez
   • February 16

8. Locked BIOS at Alienware 18

   By Stripy Cat, February 9   

   • locked bios
   • 1 reply
   • 121 views
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   • Stripy Cat
   • February 11

9. GTX980M Black part

   By Sebastian Ramirez, February 10   

   • gtx980m alienware
   • 5 replies
   • 215 views
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   • Sebastian Ramirez
   • February 11

10. HOW DO I UPDATE TO A Nvidia GTX 1070 1 2 3 4 5

    By Ryo Hazaki, May 17, 2023   

    • alienware 18
    • nvidia 765m
    • (and 2 more)

      Tagged with:

      • alienware 18
      • nvidia 765m
      • nvidia 1070
      • alienware 18 r1
    • 108 replies
    • 21.3k views
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    • Maxware79
    • February 10

11. alienware 18 DIMM access controller for RAM damaged, worth changing ?

    By Omadon, January 22
    • 1 reply
    • 170 views
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    • Maxware79
    • February 6

12. Does these black chips require thermal pads? GTX980M

    By Sebastian Ramirez, January 31   

    • alienware
    • 1 reply
    • 138 views
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    • Jerryzago
    • January 31

13. M18x r2 and 1070m

    By alienrazer, January 9   

    • m18xr2
    • 2 replies
    • 285 views
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    • Maxware79
    • January 20

14. Does NV75W heatsink work well with an GTX980M - Alienware 18

    By Sebastian Ramirez, January 6   

    • gtx980m
    • 2 replies
    • 241 views
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    • Sebastian Ramirez
    • January 6

15. Does NV75W OEM heatsink work well with an GTX980M

    By Sebastian Ramirez, January 5   

    • alienware18
    • 2 replies
    • 272 views
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    • Jerryzago
    • January 5

16. New MXM cards finally work in EDP only laptops

    By sliderfra, September 28, 2025   

    • mxm rtx
    • 7 replies
    • 870 views
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    • sliderfra
    • December 26, 2025

17. Motherboard Replacement Steps

    By Sebastian Ramirez, December 6, 2025   

    • alienware18
    • 2 replies
    • 363 views
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    • Sebastian Ramirez
    • December 7, 2025

18. M18x R2 with MSI 970m 6gb, not installing newest drivers.

    By Signex, October 2, 2025   

    • modify nvidia drivers
    • 3 replies
    • 617 views
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    • DoenerBoy123
    • December 3, 2025

19. AW18 best original supported setup?

    By s4lem0nsen, November 7, 2025   

    • alienware18
    • 3 replies
    • 436 views
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    • ssj92
    • December 1, 2025

20. Does GTX1070 GPU work in 2nd GPU slot, instead of the 1st (Alienware 18)

    By Sebastian Ramirez, November 12, 2025   

    • alienware18
    • 7 replies
    • 724 views
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    • Sebastian Ramirez
    • November 24, 2025

21. Motherboard Replacement Question

    By Sebastian Ramirez, October 27, 2025   

    • alienware 18
    • gtx1070
    • (and 3 more)

      Tagged with:

      • alienware 18
      • gtx1070
      • bios mod
      • motherboard
      • cmos
    • 9 replies
    • 792 views
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    • Sebastian Ramirez
    • November 10, 2025

22. Display issues Alienware 18

    By razor0601, February 28, 2025   

    • alienware
    • 19 replies
    • 2k views
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    • sliderfra
    • November 8, 2025

23. Alienware M18x R1 upgrades

    By Q-1, October 13, 2023   

    • m18x
    • 10 replies
    • 4.5k views
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    • i.bakar
    • October 21, 2025

24. Need help whit flashin bios on m18x r2

    By Tenzzy, October 16, 2025   

    • m18xr2
    • 2 replies
    • 427 views
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    • Tenzzy
    • October 19, 2025

25. RTX 3080 in M18xR2? Should I do it? lol 1 2 3 4 11

    By ssj92, February 4, 2024   

    • rtx 3080
    • mxm
    • (and 1 more)

      Tagged with:

      • rtx 3080
      • mxm
      • m18x
    • 255 replies
    • 34.2k views
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    • SuperMG
    • October 17, 2025