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💯 ‼️ Very well said and highly accurate.

Yup. Your AI-powered girlfriend will arrive in 5 years, according to Microsoft's AI CEO We knew you'd been wondering when this day would come, and according to Microsoft's AI CEO, Mustafa Suleyman, your AI-powered girlfriend or boyfriend will arrive in five years. Microsoft is already starting to advertise that AI is more than just a chatbot...

i3 8100 will work, buy cheapest second hand one

Does anyone know if a i3-8100 would work as a test cpu? They're super cheap and would help me diagnose it without taking it to the shop, which would cost more than the 2nd hand i3-8100

someone knows?: the cpu fan connector, its a "JST 1.25 - 4-Pin"? and any possible way to set the TDP limit higher for the CPU? the max is 61W, then the mainboard cut it, thats a bit annoying, even with vcore offset from -0.050V n cache voltage offset from -0.015V running at 4100MHz allcore/cache into the powerlimit. maybe shunt mod possible on the mainboard?

just will order another CPU fan, fits perfect in the secondary HDD/SSD bay n can blow fresh air straight to the GPU heatsink, need to make a fan cable splitter bcs will put it straight to the CPU fan connector(should handle 0.6A in total). so few holes in the bottom cover, connect the cable, put the fan in n fresh air to the mem + GPU heatsink(will solder 2mm copper heatsinks on it for maximum performance) g).

I think the issue is deeper than AI specifically. When you enter a building, do you take the stairs or the elevator by default? When you travel somewhere unfamiliar, do you use a paper map or Google Maps? When you need to remember a phone number or an address, do you commit it to memory or store it on your phone? No matter how we frame it, our cognitive and physical habits have been eroding for decades. It happens gradually and mostly without us noticing. I grew up in a time when elevators were rare. You took the stairs because there was no alternative. When you needed a phone number or an address, you used the yellow pages or asked around. Your brain was the address book. I carried hundreds of numbers and locations in my head and could recall them instantly. Navigation worked the same way. You learned your surroundings by observing them. You placed mental markers along the way. Physical maps mattered. An atlas was a normal household item. Many kids today have never even seen one. AI is not the beginning of this shift. It is just the latest step in a long process where convenience replaces effort and external tools quietly take over functions we used to exercise ourselves. The problem is not using technology. The problem is forgetting what we give up when we stop exercising those abilities altogether.

When a person relies on or invests too much trust in technology rather than leveraging and utilizing it is where the problems start. Technology is an assistive tool, not a substitute for the ability to think and make good choices. Technology can only process information. GIGO... garbage in, garbage out. The "leaders" of technology are hoping we lose sight of that and allow ignorance, apathy, laziness and complacency to replace prudence. What makes it particular dangerous is that all of those attributes are so common.

Rumors but still......... Asus did similar after the release of Nvidia 5000 series. The prices of Asus cards have never come down again. The MSRP is a fat lie. AMD and Nvidia to set fake MSRPs as Asus and Gigabyte reportedly raising GPU prices soon by up to 15% Interestingly, since AMD and Nvidia haven’t officially raised prices of RDNA 4 and RTX 50 GPUs, it seems Team Red and Team Green are going to let MSI, Asus, and Gigabyte implement the price hikes, and, thus, face customer backlash. This is a pretty terrible move, if true, as AMD/Nvidia can then hide behind fake MSRPs. Simply put, the time of GPUs retailing at or near MSRPs seems to be over. Things are going to get worse in the coming days.

Probably a lot more reasons than this... 8 signs the AI bubble may pop in 2026 AI hype meets reality as majority of CEOs report no financial returns

You can still be dumber. in a speed you never thought was possible before. @Mr. Fox

You can check pictures. It can't be done, it won't physically fit.

Ok, small update. Flashed the bios with the standard clevo fw. No change in behaviour, unfortunatly. I'll take the cpu to the shop for testing. Edit: it was a fantastic learning experience though!!

hi. everyone I have 3 m6800s One is used in the work place, one is used at home, and one is kept as a spare in case of a breakdown. It's been a long time since I bought all three. I didn't buy it new, I bought it one by one about 5-6 years ago. It was sturdy, expandable, and the performance was not lacking in the range I used it. This year, instead of buying a new laptop, I decided to upgrade further. The one with the best performance among the three is the 4910mq k5100m with 32GB memory. The rest of the devices have the same CPU of 4910mq. I confirmed that only the GPU is K4100m. Old materials scattered around the internet, including Reddit and here. After searching through various forums, I have selected a few upgrade items. I ordered a GTX 980M from AliExpress. They're almost identical products, but there's a slight price difference between the M5000M and the 980M. Reading the posts here has made me more interested in the P5000M, but I'm still hesitant because the price is still very high. I was thinking of putting a 980M in one unit and an M5000M in the other, but I haven't decided on a CPU. I'm concerned about overheating because the 4930 or 4940MX have higher TDP. The 4980HQ PGA offers good performance, but it's not manufacturer-level quality, so there seem to be quite a few cases of CPU failures. I'm also concerned that the maximum memory is limited to 16GB. I'm wondering if it will work properly if I add 1866MHz memory to the M6800. Even if filled with 1866 memory, will the actual operating speed be 1600? The text is long, but I'm curious about the opinions of those with experience. thank you

nice work.

Hi, do you have the model number for the LCD ? an app like hwinfo can find it, there might be a smilar type of app for linux too. Until now it was not know if the m6800 covet also came factory with eDP motherboards, only LVDS had been confirmed.

@JadeRover @Aaron44126 Thanks for your help 🙂 I managed to do it with a 970 driver 😄

If you see the SG option then you must already have the unlocked BIOS so you're most of the way there already. If you have unlocked A11 then I would suggest to flash the unlocked A12 as that's what most of us used for this upgrade. Do you have the GPU in the master MXM slot? I don't think it will work in the secondary slot with no other GPU in the master. The master slot is the one of the left when looking down at the laptop with the palmrest removed. It has the shorter heatsink. If the card still isn't recognised then it's possible that the card is dead, or the MXM slot. If you get it to recognise as the Microsoft Basic Display Adapter then all you need to do is install the driver. Most people use NVCleanInstall these days as you don't have to modify the inf. I've never used this program before.

I always make things more complicated than they aught to be, like using 3x PSU's for each 8-pin on the bottom shelf, an ITX system since HEDT has been more or less dead to me since the X58 days (though Im sure there were options since, poor decisions didnt allow them to be obtainable) so anything beyond ITX or cheap laptops like the M4600 were simply not even considered. Then naturally a UT45 make perfect sense in my hodgepodge of parts. Since the 5800X3D sips power and is locked a cheap Thermalright PA120SE does fine for gaming though if I go the 9800X3D route I could definitely see a second UT45 in my future. During the era where I surfed OCN AIO's were still called CLC's mostly targeted at ITX users who later got to deal with the pumps dying or tubes coming undone and leaking over everything, I never considered CLC's since they were considered "Cheap Low Cost". Anyways it feels like I have been typing this post for a week now. I was making progress when perplexity recommended changing the power plan in Windows. Ever since then I have not been able to get the EVC2SE to change the register for the IOUT Gain so its stuck at 683 which is the default. I tried a couple of fixes but for the evening I am going to call it a night. Core: 3450 Mem: 2764 Now my clocks are back to stock and until I figure it out, I cant get them past 2850 in Steel Nomad, a far cry from 3450. Was working on getting 3450 sure stable before moving on to 3500 then seeing what I could do about the memory. With a 16c ambient, 21c idle, and 30c peak load temperature I feel like I still have some performance to get out of the 7900 XTX. Hot spot was "bad" from a differential standpoint, 30c at its peak so it peaked at 60c. Still well within margin for benching (105c throttle). Since it wasnt working before, I tore down the loop and took apart the GPU to reflow the solder. Worked great after that. I also checked on the LM application and all was well on that front as well.

Anyone swap a 7750 GPU into a 7550? Specifically the 110W variants of the RTX4/5000 series?

Hello, the RX 5500 XT has 4 DP ports, so DP on port D too. It should work with your laptop since it accepts eDP for port D. Does the RX 5500 XT have the backlight pins enabled? Any diagrams of the MXM card? Is your card 8gb or 4gb?

Addendum to 4k response as I don't think I gave you enough data for reference (sorry): Oh and zero thermal throttling anywhere and CPU utilization on any of the cores at any given time is never more than 50-60% using this approach which is designed to allow you to stress the GPU to 100% load really taking the CPU out of the equation. If Blizzard could figure out a way to load balance player physics across a true multicore design versus still really stuck in a single threaded model it would work wonders. One of the reasons I threw FO76 in the mix was to see if it was the same, but you can clearly see the uplift from JEDEC to 6400 Tuned and 8800 Tuned which might negate some of the X3D potential blame in WoW. -------------------------- Here's a screen shot I took of my exact chosen place to benchmark in Tazevesh so I know exactly how to position my toon and distances for future benchmarking on the 265k and you can see all the relevant data. Neither the 5090 or 9800X3D are overclocked for these tests on purpose to control all variables at stock. I plan on going back in and testing this exact same spot after the Midnight patch on Tuesday to see if anything has changed. If you want to benchmark here, make sure to get your toon and camera angles the exact same. You know you have it right when you have the small cat pat in and out in the lower, right corner. GPU at 100% CPU usage 16% (of course based on 8 cores, but you get the idea it is low) Temps are low on both even with the GPU fully maxed and 500w+ but the Vanguard Heatsink is ridiculously good along with the Suprims. Fans are at their lowest speed (33%) on auto. Voltage at only 1.085 (max of 1.125v).

Every so often I'll pick up tools and tool accessories. Figured this time I wanted to pick up a slightly smaller bit of kit for my "go bag". Picked up the impact driver and 3/8" impact wrench from Wally World as they tested pretty well especially for the price, and later on might grab the ratchets.

Really liking MX Linux. I am glad that I decided to give this distro a go. I've got all of my Windoze applications working in Winboat. Micro$lop PowerBI, Excel, Word, Outlook, Adobe Acrobat, Photoshop, etc. Windoze is continuing on the path of become irrelevant by all measurements.

Really liking MX Linux. I am glad that I decided to give this distro a go. I've got all of my Windoze applications working in Winboat. Micro$lop PowerBI, Excel, Word, Outlook, Adobe Acrobat, Photoshop, etc. Windoze is continuing on the path of become irrelevant.