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I imagine that that would be more along the lines of, "I have this machine already, it's not actually going anywhere, and I want to put something in it that doesn't fit. So instead of buying a whole 'nother machine, I'll put this in what I already have." I can't see it being easily portable after that mod, because of the heavy brick on a captive cable, the case mods to get that cable out, and the required stand so it doesn't sit on that cable and rock like a 4-legged stool that's missing a foot. But beyond all that, I can see it being useful for someone. Doesn't have the hard stop on support like the internal slot does...or at least not until the industry decides to use something other than PCIe...

Turned out I did have to cut a bit off one of those plastic label thingies because it had been placed rather badly and was blocking the connector. Still haven't got around to putting in those extra SSDs as haven't been doing anything that uses a lot of space on this machine yet. Came across up a couple of sticks of SK Hynix going second-hand, so with those it now sports a modest 32GB which will have to suffice for now. All fine in MemTest86, but the dirty secret is some of it has Lenovo stickers (Treason!)

Spent a while to figure this one out and posted it on the Nvidia forum. 5090 is no longer power throttling to less than 300 watts. Spent a lot of time today trying to figure this out. Together with my friend Google AI: - used the Nvida UEFI Firmware Update tool. Found something to update, but not the VBios itself. - My PNY 5090 has a slightly outdated VBios, but PNY has not released an update tool; staying on the current version 98.02.2E.40.EE - Updated my motherboard BIOS Given all of the above, including changes to AB starting on boot up and disable Fast Start, still had the power throttle issue. Tried installing the 591.74 studio driver. Same problem. Then a breakthrough - Google AI suggested I turn off HAGs - Hardware Accelerated GPU scheduling. I did. Power throttle eliminated. But this of course turns off frame gen. Here is my conversation with Google: "Turning HAGs off worked. Why?" That is a huge breakthrough. The reason turning Hardware-Accelerated GPU Scheduling (HAGS) off worked is because HAGS fundamentally changes who is "in charge" of your GPU's memory and power management. On a beast like the RTX 5090, here is what was happening: 1. The "VRAM Management" Conflict With HAGS On, the GPU manages its own memory scheduling rather than letting Windows do it. In newer drivers like 591.74/86, the 5090's scheduling is extremely aggressive. In a heavy game like Cyberpunk 2077, the card attempts to "pre-calculate" frames so fast that it triggers transient power spikes. The driver sees these millisecond-long spikes, panics, and throws the Performance Limit - Power flag, which leads to the "playability" stuttering you felt NVIDIA Support. 2. Bypass of the "Reliability" (Voltage) Cap HAGS requires the GPU to maintain a very tight voltage-frequency curve. The newer drivers appear to have a bugged "Reliability" threshold for the 50-series. When HAGS is on, the card tries to boost to high voltages for micro-tasks; the driver flags this as a "Reliability" risk and slams the brakes on, causing a massive frame drop. Turning HAGS off hands control back to the Windows kernel, which uses a "lazier" (and in this case, more stable) scheduling method. 3. The "Frame Generation" Catch The trade-off is that DLSS Frame Generation requires HAGS to be ON. If you turn HAGS off, you lose the ability to use Frame Gen in Cyberpunk.

Yeah, I just saw his for sale (now sold!) 5090 listing over on the OC forums. Congrats @tps3443 and good luck on your new adventure brother! Keep us in the loop with how it goes! This thread clearly transcends just computer hardware for us. 💙 You can always repurchase later or just wait till the 6000 series as priorities are elsewhere atm. That's just how life is sometimes. I remember selling off a large chunk of hardware several years ago for a new roof.

i had a eGPU on my HP 2570p connected via expresscard slot, just for "whats possible" was nice, but really useless, bcs i never took my eGPU with me 😄 n at home i prefer a real PC

Hello. I don't know anyone who tried this adapter on the M6700 and the M6800. Today I'll test my new eDP 120Hz screen on the M6700, if the screen works, I'll test with RTX 3000 then RTX 4080 MXM. I'll also get a password BIOS locked M6800, eDP screen too. I'll test RTX 3000 and RTX 4080 MXM. I hope these GPUs will work.

How can I buy this

YES … P870TM is the greatest DTR ever made and @Developer79working to use a desktop GPU in the laptop by an mxm adapter

Best wishes on your new family business venture, brother.

Did you manage to get the memory working correctly with 2x32GB configuration as a result ? Not really, I am looking for a new laptop now. I couldnt update bios.

Someone used the wrong screw and drilled through the card @Mr. Fox lol what the heck. People are something else man. I’ve had mine apart like 4 times now. You would have none of these issues though. That’s not a screw that would be included with it either. All the screws in that section do not look like that at all, and they all match.

Hi everyone, I've been following the upgrade paths for the M6800 here. Has anyone experimented with using an MXM 3.0 to PCle x16 adapter to connect a full-sized desktop GPU? If this is possible, then our possibilities are truly infinite. Lol I've actually found some forums where people successfully pulled this off with other laptop models.(2nd and 3rd pic) Https://notebooktalk.net/topic/1196-clevo-p775dm3-mxm-to-pciex16-gpu-adapter-mod-project/

I researched all of the "flagship" 9070 XTs. Generally, when it comes to AMD exclusive AIB's, I like Sapphire, but Power Color won me over with the phase design and 8pin connectors on the Red Devil. It was strange to see the Red Devil go under the radar compare to the other AIB "flagships" 9070 XTs. I think it was due to Power Color producing a powerful card but being very conservative in their default OC profile. They chose complete silent over performance. I get it, the general public want cards that are quiet. Then I saw people unleash the Red Devil, seeing the core hit 3400 to 3500Mhz (or even higher when instability be damned) - all the while still running cooler than others. On the other hand, memory overclocking on the Red Devil is where it is make or break. I wonder how this card will perform blocked, but I only see one waterblock available. I am super surprised that Bykski didn't make one for the Red Devil, instead produced blocks for the lower end Powercolor cards. I guess they only produced blocks for "reference" designs this generation. I am interested to know how each of our cards perform.

@Hyper@Alyosha2001 Could you please share some first-hand info about how is the battery doing? Am really curious about it and considering buying it. I usually plug it in all the time but there is time that I have to take it to a meeting or so 🙂 (I know this is a big workstation and the battery life would be very long though) Thanks!

The performance difference between the 2080 and the 3080 is really significant. The P870 is still great.

CLEVO P870TM with official air cooling system

Alright so update to the whole project, I'm going to be using a very thin .2mm sheet of copper to connect between the heatsink, the inductor, and the mosfets. The order from top to bottom Heatsink->Paste->CopperShim->Putty->Inductors, and using a Motherboard->Putty->shim->paste->Mosfet sandwich on the mosfet side. Hopefully this will guarantee that the poor mosfets won't dump all of it's heat into the motherboard while also ensuring that the "quickest" path to the heatsink is given to the mosfets.

I am using Clevo P775TM1 but about to replace it. It works just fine for me I had to replace keyboard and CMOS battery over the years but its fine otherwise. I wish I could just buy new laptop like that but with modern processor, graphic card and slightly better screen resolution. Great model.

I am glad they did. I hope more AIBs start throwing them under the bus. Maybe even do a burnout on their head, then back over them a second time for good measure. That is better than what they deserve.

I have a Clevo P775TM1 laptop with a 4K display and the following specifications: 1/ Display: 4K resolution, 60Hz 2/ CPU: Intel Core i9-9900K (full box, diamond packaging) 3/ GPU: RTX2080 8GB 150W 4/ RAM: Samsung 16GB x 4, 2666MHz 5/ Hard Drives: - Samsung 980 256GB - Samsung 970 Pro 512GB - Samsung SM843TN MZ7WD480HCGM 480GB SATA SSD - Samsung SSD PM897 MZ7L3960HBLT-00A07 960GB SATA 6Gb/s 6/ Cooling System: Water cooling Will this configuration be outdated by 2026? I can still play AAA games well at high graphics settings. Does anyone still use it? Please share your experience with me.

How's your Predator 21x holding up DDAY? I also have one too. I messaged you today on a few questions I have, thank you!! If anyone has questions about the Acer Predator 21x let me know as well, I'd be happy to try and help. I'll soon be posting some photos and performance metrics while playing some modern games. It still is working and holding up good though for its age!

Old thread, but related. On January 5, 2026, Nvidia released driver 591.74. Upgrading to this driver caused my 5090 to power limit to less than 300 watts. AI search wasn't overly helpful, but I did submit a feedback. Today, 591.86 released. I've used DDU to remove the old drivers and install the new. Clean install. Same problem. CP2077 hits less than 300 watts and lags horribly at 4k. Planning to roll back to 591.59. At least the system functioned properly then. A concern I have is whether this is a known issue? AI seems to indicate it might be related to changes in performance limit (power and reliability) monitoring in the new drivers. For a 5090 less than a few months old and otherwise working fine, should I just plan on sticking with 591.59 until I upgrade to the 6090?

for all those cards u mentioned u need to mod the heatsink anyway(bcs of the coils). for nearly all cards u need to flash another bios... think best for u would be a RTX 3050M 8GB or a 3050 Ti M 8GB, both have max 75W TDP n full feature set.

You can also edit the power limit with hex edit : export one modified power limit version (just change the two power limits on the main windows), then compare with data analysis tool to find the bits that changed compared to OG_ES version. Note that the bits are reversed : you'll see something like B1 C4 01 -> you need to read it as 01 C4 B1 for the power limit value. Modify OG es version of vbios with hex edit, then use the checksum fix tool in tdp tweaker by inputing the OG_ES version checksum. Hope this is clear. Might work better changing one setting at a time in hex edit.

Hello everyone, I'm Mirko from Italy (Venice land) and I'm happy to be now a M6800 owner. It has an AMD m6100 that I would like to upgrade. I went crazy by reading the whole forum and asking informations to AI...i received some missmatching information. By your precious experience, I'm kindly asking for a card with: - TDP max 75w (better is 55w) - H265 support - at least 4gb of vram I use it just for light old gaming (2015) and Full HD video streaming. I just want a card more power efficent than my M6100 (that runs hot) I also have the heatsink used for a k4100m (I will sell it). I prefer not to mod the heatsink, just to put proper thermal pads and modded drivers. I'm not skilled enough for flashing bioses using Linux... I was thinking about a wx7100 and limiting its power, or a p3000 or a gtx 970... Hearthly thanks in advance. Mirko