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    Advice on the new Alienware 17 R4 laptop configuration!

    do not get the pcie ssd. it uses 4pcie lanes and will cut your gpu down to 8 lanes down from 16. this theoretically shouldnt make a difference but i got the 7700hq and the 1070 and the fps drop is almost 30 percent. from 125fps average on heaven benchmark down to 94fps. just get the cheapest...
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    upgrading laptop display to 120HZ

    I have an Alienware r4 17 in laptop with 6700Hq, a 1070, and a 60 Hz ips display. i found a 120Hz display for the same type laptop. i was curious if i could buy it and take out the 60Hz display panel and install the 1440p 120Hz display and what says i can actually do that. here is the link from...
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    GTX 1070 and Thunderbolt 3

    i went with the alienware r4 17 in laptop. absolutely love it. i had to take it apart however to repaste it as the factory thermal paste is terrible and i was getting 90C+ on the cpu while gaming. and that got it down to 70c max on synthetic load and the 1070 never gets over 66C. weird note, the...
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    gaming over thunderbolt 3 docking station

    I have a 17 in alienware laptop with a 1070 and a it has a thunderbolt 3 port. I was curious if i had a thunderbolt 3 docking station could i game with my discrete graphics through thunderbolt 3 to the docking station to the hdmi to my monitor? i think i saw at somepoint that a docking station...
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    GTX 1070 and Thunderbolt 3

    My budget is around 1500-1700. From what I'm seeing I'm going to have to buy one used. EBay has quite a few options. Now I'm trying to debate which brand/model would be most suitable. I'm starting to love the alienware r4. I think it's a thunderbolt 3 port on it as well
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    GTX 1070 and Thunderbolt 3

    Im trying to find a gaming laptop with both 1070 and a thunderbolt 3 port. i dont want it for the eGPU thing i want to have a dock and monitor setup at home that i can just plug the thunderbolt 3 cable into the dock and power cable, and my dock already has the monitor, mouse, and keyboard...