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9950X3D2 is insanely fast! Multithreaded is more or less the same as my w3175x probably a little bit faster. But, I play a few games that are not the most optimized like: Oblivion remastered, Ark Ascended, just to name a few.. And what a difference there is! It really has perked things up. I’m seeing double on my 1% lows in these CPU limited titles. Unfortunately I’m having another issue... I cannot get EXPO to boot at all. It worked one time on the very first boot. And do not know what happen. 😭 I cleared the bios after fiddling around with things. And now EXPO fails to post. None of the EXPO’s will work. Tried Expo I, II, Tweaked, etc. I have to run DDR5 4800 to get the system to load windows or work at all.. I have cleared the bios, unplugged everything. EXPO just refuses work. For now DDR5 4800 is working, so I’m running that. I’ll try to update the bios and see if that helps.

Considering that the Apex motherboard was already slightly discounted having the free NVMe included made it seem like a no-brainer.

I mean throwing in a $269 2TB Gen 4 NVME is better than some random 240mm AIO they usually try. NVME and DRAM are the modern day gold lol.

weeks late in mentioning this (cuz I was busy) but the Nahimic 1.10.11 app was also available to Asrock MB users from this download in mid-May 2026.

a few years late on this but bios, driver & manual downloads for Galaxy Book3 & similar models can be downloaded from this Samsung page select the Galaxy Book3 or similar series and a list of available downloads will be provided

Um... uh. Ok. The NVMe was free. I guess that makes it ok.

a few years late on this but bios, driver & manual downloads for Galaxy Book4 & similar models can be downloaded from this Samsung page wish I found that site sooner

I have to drive past Microcenter on my 1 hour trek home from the airport at the end of each business trip. I have had to exercise a lot of self-restraint to not go by on the way home and pick one up, along with a Z890 motherboard. The only thing that has held me back is the motherboards that I think I would find suitable are stupid expensive. I'm headed home tomorrow night and I already was checking the Microcenter website last night before going to sleep to see if there was something that I couldn't live without in terms of motherboard options.

That doesn’t even make sense! The price is crazy!

If you have a local Microcenter, they're $249.99 atm...$237.49 with a Microcenter credit card. It's a crazy good processor. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Wireview Pro 2 in white looks slick..... ---------------------------------------------------------------------

Yeah they are sata 3. I made a post in the m17 forum about alternative displays, as I can’t seem to find the 3D panel / all the parts needed to convert to EDP online. was hoping to fit a 1080p LVDS display even if it’s not the 3D stuff.

With m2000m as primary you can run dx12 and even ray tracing on rtx 3000 on slot 2. dx11 issue is only running in SG (Optimus) mode

If it's a sata3 drive it will run in sata3 mode. You need a sata2 drive. I will see how to make the bios mod.

Sweet, thanks for the info. I think I could stack kapton tape on the blank side of the male end of the adapter for a more snug fit as well..

@Mr. Fox++++ Still no need for the new buggy OS called Windows 11. Microsoft Extends Free Windows 10 Security Updates for Consumers Until October 2027 Published 36 minutes ago by Hilbert Hagedoorn 3 Microsoft has announced an unexpected extension of Windows 10 support for consumers, confirming that free security updates will continue through October 12, 2027. The additional year is provided through the company's Extended Security Updates (ESU) program and is intended to give users more time to transition to Windows 11 or purchase compatible hardware

That’s good to know! I was planning on filling the second bay (one I moved the ssd out of) with another drive for games. I’m guessing that one would run sata 2 mode in that case? EDIT: the ssd I’m currently using is just a cheapo crucial BX400 drive for the time being.

Hello, yes they make such flex cables that go from 40 pin .5 to 40 pin .4 I have used such an adapter for my precision 7720 to connect to a 4k .4 pitch lcd. They are a but flimsy and yes they have no retaining clips. However the sellers provide double sided tape. What you do is insert the male of the cable into the lcd (secure with tape so it won't move). Flip the flex cable around, remove sticky tape and stick it on the top of the lcd controller board. Voilà you converted your lcd to .5 pitch! Unfortunately I don't have any pictures of the installation. Here is one of the flex cable.

It seems they make boards that act like couplers for eDP cables, and a cable with two male eDP connectors, being 40 pin .4mm pitch to 40 pin .5mm pitch.. it’ll be a bit pricey, but I think I can cobble together a solution if it turns out the lack of the retaining clip is the issue with these cheap adapters.

Recently ordered a dell precision 7740, to replace my m6800. It has a nice cpu, the 9980HK, but no gpu, and otherwise low specs outside of the big battery.. as such, I’m looking into upgrades. Currently looking at getting a gpu, along with all the needed cables, required new heatsink, and installing a better display. I have a panel I got ridiculously cheap a bit ago, from a guy selling the display assembly from an x17 r2, since the magnesium back panel was cracked. It’s the right size, eDP, 360hz, but it appears its .4mm pin pitch. From a bit of hunting around, it seems the precision 7740’s UHD 4 lane panels are .5 mm pin pitch. Model number on it is B173HAN05.2. (As a side note, I do know the UHD cable only works with the infrared webcam, and I’m fine with just wrapping the lead in kapton tape and having no webcam.) On this forum I’ve seen people use adapters for a discrepancy like this, with some mixed success, with TheQuentincc’s success using one on a 7550, and a fried lcd power line on page 8 of the owner’s thread of the 7#40 series of precisions. All of this, has lead me to wonder, what’s the deal with these exactly? Should I watch out for bad adapters, keep an eye on the pinouts being the same, take extreme care with my install, or just not even bother? From the looks of it, the flex pcb ones don’t have a locking clip which seems like an important part of this..

I was looking at different cards. Apparently p5000 and Tesla P6 are around $200 CAD. RTX 3000 is $130. I got my Tesla M6 for $30 and I think RTX 3000 would make the most sense if the DX11 mystery gets resolved. I also tried overlocking the display. But I get eye strain for anything above 60hz. Then I used my iPhone and slow motion camera, I can see the screen is actually flickering. I also got an AX210 on the way to replace the old 6300agn. I guess right now the biggest weakness of this laptop would be the 60hz non vrr display and the 2920xm. Not sure if there is anything else worth to upgrade.

Okay that reminded me. M17xR3 originally shipped with SATA3 support. THEN dell decided to limit it to SATA2 due to one of the slots having issues with SATA3 drives. My BIOS (same as unlocked ones) retain SATA3 support. I believe it was a sandy bridge issue with very early chipsets, that's why M18x doesn't have that issue. SO SATA3 drive will only work properly in one of the 2 slots. SATA2 drives work fine in either slot. Maybe I will look into adding a setting to limit to SATA2 in bios for the future.

Guys! This deal is insane! It really makes it hard to cope with a $899.99 9950X3D2 right now. 🤨 The 270K Plus is $264.99 on Amazon. That is an insane value. This price for essentially a mix of 14900KS gaming performance and 285K multithreaded performance is unheard of.

Looping the Rooms as well as an English cover of it:

Coming together. Trying to swap over nothing at all from my main build except for the 5090. In case I don’t really care for the platform. Im hoping it exceeds my expectations though, and if it does it’ll be going in to the big case .

Naughty kitty.