Alienware 18 and M18x

159 topics in this forum

1. Upgrading my primary rigs' PSU and GPU! Wish me luck on this endeavor!

   By Busta Bloodnut, May 31   

   • alienware
   • alienware m18xr2
   • 6 replies
   • 247 views
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   • Jerryzago
   • Monday at 06:48 AM

2. M18xR1 2026 BIOS Update! Testers Needed!

   By ssj92, May 23   

   • m18x
   • 13 replies
   • 445 views
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   • ssj92
   • June 2

3. Upgrading to a modern MXM Card on a Alienware M18X R1 - Possible solutions? 1 2

   By Tcoil, June 30, 2024   

   • upgrade
   • m18xr2
   • (and 5 more)

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     • m18xr2
     • m18x r1
     • graphics card
     • alienware m18x
     • motherboard
     • bios mod
   • 41 replies
   • 12.8k views
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   • ssj92
   • May 23

4. M18x R1 Upgrade Choices

   By Braintwistah, May 1   

   • m18x r1
   • 17 replies
   • 520 views
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   • Braintwistah
   • May 17

5. Best HWINFO configuration for 1070 for Alienware 18 (P19E(

   By Sebastian Ramirez, April 19   

   • fans
   • alienware 18 r1
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     • alienware 18 r1
     • gtx1070mxm
   • 0 replies
   • 148 views
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   • Sebastian Ramirez
   • April 19

6. GTX1070MXM Chip

   By Sebastian Ramirez, April 11   

   • gtx1070mxm
   • 0 replies
   • 175 views
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   • Sebastian Ramirez
   • April 11

7. Alienware m18x r2 HDD inquiry

   By Busta Bloodnut, February 21   

   • alienware
   • alienware m18xr2
   • 2 replies
   • 429 views
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   • Busta Bloodnut
   • March 30

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

   By Sebastian Ramirez, March 6   

   • alienware 18
   • gtx1070mxm
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     • alienware 18
     • gtx1070mxm
     • mod
   • 4 replies
   • 443 views
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   • Sebastian Ramirez
   • March 30

9. M18x R2 and external monitor(or VR)

   By Maks0098, March 23   

   • m18x r2
   • alienware
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     • m18x r2
     • alienware
     • vr
     • external screen
   • 1 reply
   • 256 views
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   • ssj92
   • March 24

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

    By Sebastian Ramirez, March 5   

    • gtx1070mxm
    • 4 replies
    • 400 views
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    • ssj92
    • March 23

11. Locked BIOS at Alienware 18

    By Stripy Cat, February 9   

    • locked bios
    • 2 replies
    • 325 views
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    • zerokool
    • March 18

12. Thermal pads thickness for GTX1070 MXM

    By Sebastian Ramirez, March 1   

    • heatsink
    • thermal pads
    • (and 2 more)

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

13. Hot Spot temperature

    By Sebastian Ramirez, February 18   

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

14. Bent GPU

    By Sebastian Ramirez, February 17   

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

15. Putting thermal pads on top of each other

    By Sebastian Ramirez, February 16   

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

16. GTX980M Black part

    By Sebastian Ramirez, February 10   

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

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

    By Ryo Hazaki, May 17, 2023   

    • alienware 18
    • nvidia 765m
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      • nvidia 765m
      • nvidia 1070
      • alienware 18 r1
    • 108 replies
    • 24.2k views
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    • Maxware79
    • February 10

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

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

19. Does these black chips require thermal pads? GTX980M

    By Sebastian Ramirez, January 31   

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

20. M18x r2 and 1070m

    By alienrazer, January 9   

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

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

    By Sebastian Ramirez, January 6   

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

22. Does NV75W OEM heatsink work well with an GTX980M

    By Sebastian Ramirez, January 5   

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

23. New MXM cards finally work in EDP only laptops

    By sliderfra, September 28, 2025   

    • mxm rtx
    • 7 replies
    • 1.2k views
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    • sliderfra
    • December 26, 2025

24. Motherboard Replacement Steps

    By Sebastian Ramirez, December 6, 2025   

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

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

    By Signex, October 2, 2025   

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