Alienware 18 and M18x

157 topics in this forum

1. M18x R1 Upgrade Choices

   By Braintwistah, May 1   

   • m18x r1
   • 12 replies
   • 215 views
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   • Braintwistah
   • 2 hours ago

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

   By Sebastian Ramirez, April 19   

   • fans
   • alienware 18 r1
   • (and 1 more)

     Tagged with:

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

3. GTX1070MXM Chip

   By Sebastian Ramirez, April 11   

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

4. Alienware m18x r2 HDD inquiry

   By Busta Bloodnut, February 21   

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

5. 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
   • 4 replies
   • 354 views
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   • Sebastian Ramirez
   • March 30

6. M18x R2 and external monitor(or VR)

   By Maks0098, March 23   

   • m18x r2
   • alienware
   • (and 2 more)

     Tagged with:

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

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

   By Sebastian Ramirez, March 5   

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

8. Locked BIOS at Alienware 18

   By Stripy Cat, February 9   

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

9. 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
   • 325 views
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   • Sebastian Ramirez
   • March 4

10. Hot Spot temperature

    By Sebastian Ramirez, February 18   

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

11. Bent GPU

    By Sebastian Ramirez, February 17   

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

12. Putting thermal pads on top of each other

    By Sebastian Ramirez, February 16   

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

13. GTX980M Black part

    By Sebastian Ramirez, February 10   

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

14. 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
    • 23.1k views
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    • Maxware79
    • February 10

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

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

16. Does these black chips require thermal pads? GTX980M

    By Sebastian Ramirez, January 31   

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

17. M18x r2 and 1070m

    By alienrazer, January 9   

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

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

    By Sebastian Ramirez, January 6   

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

19. Does NV75W OEM heatsink work well with an GTX980M

    By Sebastian Ramirez, January 5   

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

20. New MXM cards finally work in EDP only laptops

    By sliderfra, September 28, 2025   

    • mxm rtx
    • 7 replies
    • 1.1k views
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    • sliderfra
    • December 26, 2025

21. Motherboard Replacement Steps

    By Sebastian Ramirez, December 6, 2025   

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

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

    By Signex, October 2, 2025   

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

23. AW18 best original supported setup?

    By s4lem0nsen, November 7, 2025   

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

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

    By Sebastian Ramirez, November 12, 2025   

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

25. 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
    • 921 views
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    • Sebastian Ramirez
    • November 10, 2025