Alienware 15 R3: How to Upgrade/Replace RAM Learn how to upgrade your RAM on the new Alienware 15 R3. For safety precautions and ESD protection video go to: industry standard desktop graphics card up to 375w to their Alienware 13, 15 or 17 notebook. What does the Alienware Graphics Amplifier do? When connected to a new Alienware 13, 15, or 17 notebook, the graphics card a user installs into the Alienware Graphics Amplifier becomes the graphics card used by the Alienware notebook. Alienware is a well-known brand in the gaming laptop market, and with each new CPU or GPU update, the company outfits its laptops accordingly. Today, we're taking apart the Alienware 15 R3, which features the new Intel® Core™ i7-6700HQ and NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1070 with 8GB GDDR5, 16GB of RAM, 256GB of SSD and an FHD display. Alienware 15 R3 Service Manual Computer Model: Alienware 15 R3 Regulatory Model: P69F Regulatory Type: P69F001. Notes, cautions, and warnings NOTE: A NOTE indicates important information that helps you make better use of your product. yeah, on older units - m11x, m14x, m15x, m17x and m18x - HWmonitor worked at least to some degree, all units since naming schema changed and chassis' got redesigned have very tightly locked bios and HWmon cant get through it. not to mention completely fubar fan tables where cpu hits 90+, downclocks, temps go to ~80, THEN fans wake up and spin up for few seconds and slow down since cpu temps Service Manual Computer Model: Alienware 15 R2 Regulatory Model: P42F Regulatory Type: P42F002. 15 Procedure Removing the Alienware AlienHead LED board..103 Prerequisites The 3.5 kilo A15 R3 was just too heavy to cary around in a backpack. Note: the 240 watt power brick adds is about a kilo itself. You also need a large bag/backpack since the r3 is much deeper. The 15 r3 can be a great laptop if Dell/Alienware solves the heating and display issues but I don't consider it to be portable. Related: alienware 17 alienware 15 r3 alienware