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Sorry to hear about your motherboard. I can imagine that probably cost you a lot of money to sent the motherboard in for repair?! it would definitely be nice to have an unlocked bios for this machine! Still one of the best, up there with the 18 Viking and M18X R2. I have to see if I can fix my 18 it blew up a MOSFET on the opposite side of the motherboard CPU side, it still comes on but, just beeps 7 times for CPU failure (probably the MOSFET) I hope it's fixable1

I know this thread is sort of old, but I will show you my specs and for future inquiring folk who want to overclock a 3940xm: It only goes up to 4.79 Ghz. I tried any combination with 49 core ratio limit (either with just one 49, then two and so on with finally all four of them having 49 but with all four it just wont boot Windows at all) but with just 1-3 having 49, it always seems to crash after like 1 minute of booting unto windows 10. Idk how it would be for 11. So i had to just stick with all cores at 48 for now. But, in order for my specs to run properly, you will have to: • Get a Llano cooling pad (Or something similar). I know they are expensive but they are totally worth it. Only downside is that these cooling pads are a little loud, but what can you do? You get used to it mad quick though. 1000 rpm is a good speed for me and my ears. This machine WILL crash without the cooing pad though because of the high temps. No way around that. • Use PTM 7950 as a thermal conductor. Also a little expensive, but works better than liquid metal (in my experience anyway) and last way longer and is MUCH easier to apply. • The heatshink should ALL be copper. From the pipes to the fins. The guy on Ebay (cicichen) doesn't have any triple copper pipe hetasinks that have copper fins listed anymore (sold out atm), but theres listings on AliExpress, though im unsure if its the same guy or someone different. • Optional: Brand new/Open Box CPU. I got mine Open Box and it just seems to work better than used. • Optional: 780w adapter. Eurocom makes them and they're very expensive (You can also get them on Ebay). Especially if you're in the states. Plus, i have an RTX 3080 in my rig, so I kind of needed that to be able to OC to this extent while also having that power hungry GPU. Not sure how stable it would be with just that 330w adapter though. • Doing the following also boosted it a little bit for me anyway (Also optional): Open Registry Editor as Administrator and navigate to: \HKey_Local_Machine\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Power\PowerSettings\54533251-82bein should be-4824-96c1-47b60b740d00\be337238-0d82-4146-a960-4f3749d470c7 Find the DWord "Attribute" and change the value from 0 to 2. Setting should be in the "Power Options" menu in "Advanced Power Settings" under "Processor Power Management". Its automatically set as "Aggressive" but you can change that if you want. That Aggressive option works for me. Its not MUCH of a boost but it helps. These settings are mostly stable for me. The only issue I take note of is that sometimes Youtube does the "Aw Snap" error, though its uncommon. But that might just be a Brave browser issue. Also sometimes i get BSOD when installing the GPU updates but, again, that could just be the GPU itself having random issues since this GPU isn't exactly officially "compatible" with this machine. Sometimes it crashes during install it and sometimes it doesn't. As for my temps with these settings and with all of the requirements, they rarely go up passed 75c (mostly during Windows updates), mostly hitting highs of about 65c and averages temps of 30c-45c. Though, im not stress testing my machine so idk how it would go nor do i want to find out lol...

Got my new thermal pads and back on liquid metal now. 5090 shunts were removed and so was the EVC2. Just using the mVolt+ utility and this is maxing out the Matrix 800W vBIOS power limit (pulling about 810-815W). I'm pretty sure I will have no issue breaking 18K on the chiller.

That’s good progress. So, do you now have access to all the BIOS settings, and does the system boot normally after applying the changes? Unfortunately, the motherboard of my laptop was damaged due to a severe power fluctuation 😔. I sent it in for repair, but unfortunately, Alienware parts aren’t available in my country. That’s why I wasn’t able to send you the BIOS dump.

RTX 3070 MXM? From where?

alrede got an rtx 3070, but the I7 3940MX startet to show its age in Cyberpunk and in moddet Skyrim

Single core wise they are the same. Want to upgrade to an RTX 3080/4080?

I think i buy the P570wm and maibe buy the P570wm3 motherboard next month or so, even if it is expensive i ned a mor powerful CPU tan an 3940XM

If i serch for tat, links and so from the X170 and P870 comm up to expensiv, i was willing to buy one for 500-600€ max

LVDS. You need to contact Eurocom... and buy the P570WM3 motherboard for 480/500€ and eDP cable for 60€. Yes it's expensive but if you have money, it's worth it I guess... Try to find it on your local german websites. XMG ULTRA 17 from 2012

i wantet to buy this one ( https://www.ebay.de/itm/366563164647?_trkparms=amclksrc%3DITM%26aid%3D777008%26algo%3DPERSONAL.TOPIC%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D20250528154913%26meid%3Def62450988c34db89a4d8a71e562255f%26pid%3D102805%26rk%3D1%26rkt%3D1%26itm%3D366563164647%26pmt%3D0%26noa%3D1%26pg%3D4375194%26algv%3DPersonalizedTopicsV2WithBrandFocus_BP%26brand%3DCLEVO&_trksid=p4375194.c102805.m162920 ) but i think it is the lvds one

Yes. Cooling capacity, different plateform and different chassis. P570WM3 (120Hz version) is better. Don't get the LVDS ONE! There's also a custom heatsink for RTX 3070/3080/4080/4090 for P570WM3.

Black Sun Aeon - Routa

Is there a difference between the P570WM3 and the P570wm, i am thinking of buying the one on ebay

P370/P375SM I had that. Build quality not good. I have P570WM3. I can do RTX 4070, 4090 in the main MXM slot with custom heatsink and backlight mod v1. Yes both have eDP support upto 1080p 120Hz. I sell heatsink for RTX 3080/4080/4090 + backlight mod for P570WM3. P570WM3 has better CPU cooling.

Im thinking off getting ether the P370SM or the P570wm now i got some questions about them, 1. dos anybody have an unlockt bios off them, i coudent find any online 2. dos every P370SM/P570wm have an edp konektor?

Linux improves FPS on low-end PCs thanks to a new task scheduler: 25% more performance, less stuttering and latency Linux has been gaining ground as a gaming OS for some time, but Linux 7.3 will be a particularly interesting step for those still using a modest PC.

Linux improves FPS on low-end PCs thanks to a new task scheduler: 25% more performance, less stuttering and latency Linux has been gaining ground as a gaming OS for some time, but Linux 7.3 will be a particularly interesting step for those still using a modest PC.

For the graphics side, from what I know: RTX A5000 150W = 3080 150W level = RTX 4070 115W level So an RTX 4060 100-115W won't be better than your existing GPU. A5000 has more VRAM too! 16GB vs 8GB. So you'll end up with a less powerful GPU and less VRAM. I have installed and RTX 4070 MXM on a Dell Precision M4800 and it beats the RTX 5000 16GB (2080 Max-Q) on a Dell Precision M6700. 12400 vs 9000 (excellent top tier score from the 5000) in timespy graphics.

Need advice for 5-year Engineering/ Simulation Laptop: ThinkPad P15 Gen 2 vs Dell 7560 (RTX A5000) vs New Acer Predator (RTX 4060)? Hi everyone, I am about to go into my 3rd year of university (Physics/Engineering) and I need a laptop that can handle heavy simulations (specifically MuMax3 and IC Design tools). My goal is for this machine to last at least 5 years. I'm currently torn between three options within my budget (~$1,100 USD / 30 mil VND in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam): 1)Dell Precision 7560 (i7, RTX A5000 16GB) 2)Lenovo ThinkPad P15 Gen 2 (i7, RTX A5000 16GB) 3)Acer Predator Helios Neo 16 2024 (i9-14th Gen HX, RTX 4060 8GB) - Brand new My dilemma: MuMax3 is extremely dependent on GPU VRAM, so the 16GB on the A5000 is a massive advantage. However, after reading through forums, the Dell 7560 seems to suffer from terrible thermal throttling and BIOS issues. Should I go for the ThinkPad P15 Gen 2? Is its thermal management (with PTM7950 repaste and ThrottleStop) significantly better and more stable than the Dell? Or should I just bite the bullet, sacrifice 50% of the VRAM (going down to 8GB), and buy the brand new Acer Predator for peace of mind and warranty, assuming both the used workstations are too problematic to maintain? Or the Acer one for more blance in cpu and gpu for more flexible study/work? Any insights from workstation users would be greatly appreciated. Thank you!

Nice to be back in beast mode.

the RGB panel is worth it and that screen alone is a reason to own these M17x/R2 systems. I have RGB panel in my m17x & M17xR2.

It works fine as a bootable usb to unlock 1.5.0 temporarily. need to boot from usb everytime to access unlocked bios. need more bios version dumps to expand the compatibility

I am surprised the Asus bios has support for any overclocking options. Granted the last Asus I tried was that Strix Scar 17 which was quite some time ago. I have currently the 5600 Kingston CL40 2x16GB kit at stock timings other than tREFI 24k. This lets VSOC set at 900mv which is great for balanced mode where the chip is limited to 55W in combined loads. Supposedly memory heatsinks from Aliexpress can help keep bumping VDD/VDDQ from pushing temps as high, so thats the next thing to try with memory overclocking. I can tame the RGB by setting keyboard brightness to zero via the toggle FN-F8 key (EC can remember this setting unlike anything configured in Steelseries) then unplug the front lightbar and the lid logo RGB is gone courtesy of the Vector A18 lid. I think the Asus could be a good alternative if the bios is not limiting and you get full support using the G-helper tool instead of Armory Crate. 9955HX3D is definitely outperforming 14900HX running around in the new content zones and raiding activities. I have heard that Nova Lake HX will not have a bLLC variant, so I guess 9955HX3D will be it for another year. Who knows if there will be any mobile GPU refresh. Probably not when the AI craze still drives the market.