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I put RTX 4080 MXM on M6800 and it works (check userbenchmark for proof). No weird 40W TDP bug (maybe only happens on Alienware?). Yes 4080 displays in the main screen, eDP with backlight mod v1. The custom heatsink works, need to use PTM7950 for better performance. Sadly I can't close the lid with the heatsink installed...

Just got one of those for my M6800, without antennas, because I really didn't want to take the screen apart too, to swap them out, and now I'm having some problems. https://www.amazon.com/8774Mbps-Gigabit-Interface-Bluetooth-BE200HMW/dp/B0DNZS761K?th=1 Ubuntu Studio 24.04 LTS booted right up with the new card, but it didn't see any WiFi at all. lspci says: 00:00.0 Host bridge: Intel Corporation Xeon E3-1200 v3/4th Gen Core Processor DRAM Controller (rev 06) 00:01.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation Xeon E3-1200 v3/4th Gen Core Processor PCI Express x16 Controller (rev 06) 00:02.0 VGA compatible controller: Intel Corporation 4th Gen Core Processor Integrated Graphics Controller (rev 06) 00:03.0 Audio device: Intel Corporation Xeon E3-1200 v3/4th Gen Core Processor HD Audio Controller (rev 06) 00:14.0 USB controller: Intel Corporation 8 Series/C220 Series Chipset Family USB xHCI (rev 04) 00:16.0 Communication controller: Intel Corporation 8 Series/C220 Series Chipset Family MEI Controller #1 (rev 04) 00:19.0 Ethernet controller: Intel Corporation Ethernet Connection I217-LM (rev 04) 00:1a.0 USB controller: Intel Corporation 8 Series/C220 Series Chipset Family USB EHCI #2 (rev 04) 00:1b.0 Audio device: Intel Corporation 8 Series/C220 Series Chipset High Definition Audio Controller (rev 04) 00:1c.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 8 Series/C220 Series Chipset Family PCI Express Root Port #1 (rev d4) 00:1c.2 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 8 Series/C220 Series Chipset Family PCI Express Root Port #3 (rev d4) 00:1c.3 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 8 Series/C220 Series Chipset Family PCI Express Root Port #4 (rev d4) 00:1c.4 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 8 Series/C220 Series Chipset Family PCI Express Root Port #5 (rev d4) 00:1c.6 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 8 Series/C220 Series Chipset Family PCI Express Root Port #7 (rev d4) 00:1c.7 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 8 Series/C220 Series Chipset Family PCI Express Root Port #8 (rev d4) 00:1d.0 USB controller: Intel Corporation 8 Series/C220 Series Chipset Family USB EHCI #1 (rev 04) 00:1f.0 ISA bridge: Intel Corporation QM87 Express LPC Controller (rev 04) 00:1f.2 RAID bus controller: Intel Corporation 82801 Mobile SATA Controller [RAID mode] (rev 04) 00:1f.3 SMBus: Intel Corporation 8 Series/C220 Series Chipset Family SMBus Controller (rev 04) 01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: NVIDIA Corporation GP104GLM [Quadro P5000 Mobile] (rev a1) 01:00.1 Audio device: NVIDIA Corporation GP104 High Definition Audio Controller (rev a1) 03:00.0 Network controller: Intel Corporation Wi-Fi 7(802.11be) AX1775*/AX1790*/BE20*/BE401/BE1750* 2x2 (rev 1a) 11:00.0 SD Host controller: O2 Micro, Inc. SD/MMC Card Reader Controller (rev 01) I swapped back to the old card, and it wouldn't boot. Got stuck on the second Ubuntu Studio splash screen, after auto-login, for loading the user's settings. Same with no card, and even with the new card again! It was rock-solid reliable before! The BIOS says with the new card: I finally got it to boot again, with the new card, though I don't know how or why. Didn't change anything. And I still don't have WiFi. Fortunately, my home dock is wired, and that still works, but I do need WiFi when I take it places. Any ideas?

Sadly the nature ofy work requires I sit behind the windshield but at the very least for now I do second shift so my commute is close to 20 minutes. Would be nice if I could get 7pm departure though so I could socialize but for now income is good and it appears they want to steer me towards engineer route which I do like the sound of :)

strange n think i only need a new heatsink in the 7720 when i would put an RTX card in bcs temps r really good(P5200 @ 110W max. 59°c. CPU max. 73°c. at 26°c. ambient temp. - used arctic mx-7 for both)

No, it's maybe the thickness of it but it's the same thickness as the OEM one, mmmh.

3rd heatpipe too much?

I think it will work fine but the vbios screw up the fans. It seems nothing is meant to work properly with Asus cards. I mean have seen the AIO owners say only the single fan for the VRM on the GPU works but not for the fans for the radiator. Can probably swap out the org fans with some that I can connect to a fan controller/MB. The fans for the radiator coming with the Asus AIO cards doesn't have a "normal" fan connector or connected with cables. And not sure the fan for the VRM will work correctly anyhow. Everything proprietary mounted. Exactly as good old Dell. Our old friend F. Azor would be proud of Asus and todays modern way to make tech. With a custom block it will work just fine but that will be another $500-700 with needed parts. And +2 months lead time. Nothing to find for needed parts here home. Jufus want you to pay for the repair, LOL He blame the game for this, LOL Double power connectors can save your day - MSI RTX 5090 Lightning Z “solder joint gate”

I tested with everything, 1R8, 2R8. It doesn't like dual channel... Waited for nothing and 35€ gone 😞 The heatsink: max 83C core temp, stable TDP (no 40W TDP bug). 150W then 130W then 120W (because of thermal throttling). I didn't use PTM7950 yet and the fan area wasn't really open for intake. Sadly the palmrest won't close because of the heatsink....

Thanks for doing this Annihilator. You may be the last of the guys on this forum to do this. Like the poster on another subject said, most of us are just buying the best computer that we can afford and not modding. The rest are using their phones. You should visit the video forums for a shock. They are dying also except for Videohelp.com. The rest are almost dead.

4x 8GB? maybe the IMC of the 4700 has a better bin then the one from the 4910. do u tried only 2 modules or 4x4GB? possible the IMC from the 4910 has probs with 4x dual-rank(8GB) modules

Now we're talkin! @Papusan Do any of the Lightning vBIOS files work on the Asus 5090 Astral AIO?

Ok,I understand, yes I bought the modded heatsink from him, its also the 18 inch Aleinware 18

It doesn't fit when I put the palmrest....... Please help, I upgraded to an i7 4910mq, it doesn't work. There are 3 LEDS on the corner of the PC. 1 IS ON, 2ND IS BLINKING AND 3RD IS OFF. Edit: it's a RAM module error but after swapping to an i7 4700MQ, all the RAM (4/4) are recognized...

For those that have upgraded or replaced screens (uk based) where were you getting them? I’ve found a tonne of sellers (like this one) and apart from double checking it’s BOE09D9 I’m not sure I trust that price for a “as new” screen. Has anyone else tried this super cheap replacements? The 1080p screen although being “72% NTSC” (100% adobe RGB) is just terrible for editing. I have to export to cloud and double check on my phone and old laptop for 4/5 revisions, crazy that a 1st gen i3 laptop has a more accurate display. Looks good whilst gaming though.

ok, putted card into my m6800 n doesnt work, but wasnt the fault of the card bcs in my 7720 works flawless... so i think same prob with the GTX 880M, card not broken or currupted bios, think something wrong with the MXM slot, possible broken(but really dont know how, bcs i never force stuff to come out or get in), maybe dirty connects... will clean it with alc next couple days n try again.

Hi, I took apart the RTX5070Ti to measure the DisplayPort cables. On the PCB, you can clearly see how the DisplayPort channels are routed, and the manufacturers pay close attention to the routing of the channels! The chip also looks like new! Thanks again to Darius!

yep my thoughts currently. id be highly interested to check out the 1kw lightning vbios, but i wager that hasnt been dropped yet? ill do my rounds over at TPU 😛 ok kool both the 800 and 1000W lightning versions have been dropped: 800W https://www.techpowerup.com/vgabios/281640/281640 https://www.techpowerup.com/vgabios/281693/281693 1000W https://www.techpowerup.com/vgabios/281649/281649 https://www.techpowerup.com/vgabios/281650/281650 https://www.techpowerup.com/vgabios/281692/281692 2500W https://www.techpowerup.com/vgabios/281792/281792

I (unknowingly) ran incorrect thermal pads for a few months on my MSI 1070 and bent the snot out of it in the VRM area at the top. It still ran fine, but it's not ideal. If you just need to test it, you should be fine, but for long term use I'd try to tighten down the heatsink without any pads and use a pair of calipers to get a rough estimate on proper sizing. You want to run a little thicker on thermal pads, but not too thick as to bend the card. Running bent long term will make it keep its bent shape which also isn't ideal. Is that a cichichen (however his name is spelled, can't remember) for a 17inch or 18inch Alienware?

Yep. How many reviewers/techtubers/influencers got paid from MSI ?🤔 And if they got paid... Will they tell it? And MSI's new web based software is a huge mess. Imagine 5090 only could beat two gen old cards (3090) with 35-39%. It would be called a failure!

My GTX1070 MXM is a bit bent, will it cause issues? I just want to make sure the thermal pads are making proper contact with the heatsink

I still wouldn't run the 2001w XOC as a D2D vs the Matrix vBIOS. I guess if you don't really have a choice unless you want to whip out a soldering iron to get it working with the Matrix, you use what you can use but for normal cooling, it is the Matrix 800w for me or potentially the 1000w Lightning.

I guess prices will be around 1900-2500€ for the Gram Pro. AMD version maybe starting at 1700€. https://www.notebookcheck.com/Hands-On-Samsung-Galaxy-Book6-Serie-Alle-Modelle-Preise-und-Starttermin.1219629.0.html In Korea the Galaxy Book 6 Pro is slightly more expensive That's less of a change than expected. But this time I guess there won't be any prices below RRP for quite a while. Last year list price was more an indicative thing and there were a lot of discounts. Good thing about the Galaxy book 6 Pro is - they will only launch a single basic panther lake CPU model. All others go H or X. The basic one is really a strong pass, besides better battery life you gain nothing over Lunar Lake and actually have even worse graphics. 100€ more for an H is a bargain considering the difference (and I'm sure if you set a high Speedshift EPP value the H will not consume any more power)

The main problem with the (wrong) 2500w XOC version is the default voltage of 1.2v. If you forget to use the curve and reduce voltage you are at risk kill the card in longer benchmarks. Not as much with the 2001W XOC that default to 1.150 And where to get the MSI XOC tool the chosen ones got for the Lightning? Not sure that one is leaked. +50mv is huge when already high 1.150 is at the border for custom cooling with +1000W power limits. I remember using the Galax XOC vbios I have for the 4090 HOF. Pump in +50mv with the Galax tool above default max voltage can kill the card without proper cooling (preferably chiller with sub zero temp).

I agree, the 2500w like the 2001w and other LN2 geared enthusiast vBIOSes are not the D2D way to go.... I still think when all is said and done the Matrix 800w is going to be the sweet spot for everybody outside of LN2 extremists based on some testing I've done so far, but we'll see.