My friend got an Alienware Area-51 7700 about a month ago. Recently, when playing mp3's, the sound became raspy and sounds more like static, it isn't even possible to make out what you are listening ...

This driver release enables optimal performance and stability for AMD Radeon graphics products being used in conjunction with a Dell Alienware Graphics Amplifier. This driver is intended for use only ...

So what's the deal, Dell? Are you on this, or what? And dear readers, have you been running into problems with your Alienware? [Thanks, augur] Update: Dell and Alienware pinged us to say that they are ...