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Got this, https://www.ebay.com/itm/134146959388, beastly 780w adapter for my Alienware m18x r2. Anyone here have any experience with this adapter for this machine? Or any machines from this generation? Luckily, for me I found a slightly cheaper one that wasn't being sold from Canada with those insane shipping and import fees...BUUUT i did have to buy the Alienware cord from that seller in the link since the adapter i bought came with a Clevo one :( . 67$ and 55$ shipping and import fee respectively (OOUUCH lol). I actually spent more on that wire than the box itself lol. Also upgrading my GPU from a Quadro P5000 to an RTX 3080 from X-Vsion. And...oh man...I gotta tell y'all....that was the most bizarre purchase experience to say the least lol. Also had to buy the custom heatsink and X-bracket since it doesnt come with a bracket. Seller who sold me the adapter said he got one from that seller from the link and it got lost in customs for a month and half and just bought another one and then got the delayed one a week after buying the other adapter lol. Man, I hope that doesn't happen with my cord lol. Anyway, posting this to give updates during this process and MAY come into road blocks so I might ask you wizards here for help if needed. Wish me luck y'all!

My rigs: (I collect laptops like Boomers collect muscle cars, though I'm VERY selective)

My Alienware Armada:
Alienware m18x r2 (Primary): Intel Core i7-3940xmNvidia Quadro P5000mNVME Samsung 990 Pro 2TBSamsung 840 EVO mSata 1TB32gb 1600mhz
Alienware m18x r2 (Secondary): Intel Core i7-3940xmNvidia GeForce GTX 1070mNVME Samsung 990 Pro 1TBSamsung mSata 1TB32gb 1600mhz
Alienware m18x r2: Intel Core i7-3720qmNvidia Quadro P4000mSamsung 870 EVO 500gb8gb 1600mhz

Alienware m18x r2 (Yes, I now have a 4th one lol): Intel Core i7-3630qmNvidia GTX 980mSamsung 870 EVO 500gb8gb 1600mhz
Alienware m17x r4: Intel Core i7-3940xmNvidia GeForce GTX 980mSamsung 870 EVO 500gb32gb 1600mhz

Alienware m17x r2: Intel Core i7-940xmAMD Radeon HD 7970mSamsung 870 EVO 500gb16gb 1600mhz
Alienware m15x: Intel Core i7-940xmNvidia GeForce GTX 980mSamsung 870 EVO 500gb16gb 1600mhz

Alienware m14x r2: Intel Core i7-3610qmNvidia GeForce GT 650mSamsung 870 EVO 500gb16gb 1600mhz
Alienware m11x r3: Intel Core i7-2617mNvidia GeForce GT 540mSamsung 870 EVO 500gb16gb 1600mhz


*Only getting the latest/best revision of each model from this generation of Alienware*


My Non Alienware Fleet:
Acer Aspire 7741gz | HP G71 | HP G72 | HP Pavilion G7 | HP Probook 450 G1 | Dell Latitude E5530 | Dell Latitude 3540 | Dell Studio 1749 | Dell Inspiron Mini 1018 | Fujitsu Lifebook Ah530 | Toshiba Satellite P755 | HP Probook 4530s | Lenovo G50-80 | HP Envy DV7-7000 Series | HP 15 BA Series | Gateway NV56r | HP HDX 18
 | Toshiba Qosmio x305 |

 

*I maxed out every rig on here as best as I can lol*


Works in progress: Dell Latitude E6420 | Alienware m17x r1 (Sent to me by mistake) | Toshiba Qosmio x505

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Looking forward to hearing how it goes. I took got the RTX 3080 from them and yes, weird purchase process but I did it through PayPal. Got my heatsink off ebay and it actually went very smoothly. Quick modded driver and it's been running for months with not a single issue yet. I wish the 4080 and 4090 weren't so expensive, I have more M18x's laying around aswell as a M17x R4 with 120hz screen waiting for a gpu upgrade. I can't justify the cost for them right now though.

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