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Hey! Rare find to see one of us in here, but I’ve got the P750DM3!!! I had the same hardware, but went 9900KF and then 3080 16GB. I’ve only ever needed custom installer done for the 3080, but I forgot what I did… I want to say I’ve only used Desktop drivers instead of Notebook? I don’t think I’ve ever done Notebook tbh. and search for the dsanke bios mod!

Hey everyone, Ive got a couple kinda rough m18x r1s, I love the machines and am trying to hold out for a nice shape R2. Im interested in trying to pick up a new gpu and heatsink or at least get an idea of which units I’ll end up buying. Here are the units im interested in: Cards: Quadro RTX5000 Quadro RTX3000 X-Vsion RTX 3080 MXM Heatsinks: 5 Heatpipe for RTX 4080 3 Heatpipe for RTX 3080 My main goal of the system is to pair it with a 3920/40xm, add a 32GB kit of RAM I have, and use Windows 7 if at all possible. This will be my “Desktop on the Go” Machine. And if I end up with the Xvsion 3080 card, or RTX3000 would anything be stopping me from putting the 5pipe 4080 Heatsink on it? Thanks for your time!

Yes, greed. Greed becomes more egregious when it is combined with not caring about the people whose money is being taken. This is how companies roll in the 21st century. The new normal. Greed is easier to dismiss or forgive when you get something great in return for having your wallet brutally ransacked. The naked backplate is an example of not caring enough about the product you sell or the people that buy it to do something the right way. IKEA was the pioneer of selling trash to people and making them think they are buying something nice. Now it is a universal business practice.

Maybe not cheaper but they save time and resources apply it with robots. That will reduce costs. Also the reason they slapped on the back plate without any putty or pads. Classic greed.

I doubt that the putty is cheaper than pads. It's probably a combination of them trying to market something that some people will erroneously think is better, while simultaneously allowing them to manufacture a product in a sloppy and imprecise way. No need for them to determine the correct pad thickness or employ any precision. Just put the putty on, slap it together and ship it. Let the person that buys it deal with the mess.

Remembering the early days of ssd when everybody needed valium before powering up their machine ? The fear of 'using up' their 2500$ drive after 1\2 hour of writes :O) Amazing longevity for some components, my e7440's 15+ years old 256 msata (C:\ OS), 92% life left, 13700 power on's, and never a hickup.

Yup. And this also apply to Gigagreed. How much would a few pieces thermal pads for the backplate cost?

@AL123 Have you been able to test the TB5 dock to see if it reduces or eliminates battery drain with the higher 300W power delivery? I can see the CPU pl1 is dynamically set to 58W so combined with the 175W for the GPU seems like it's consistently too much.

Yea. Working on my personal server today actually. Need to get it fired up and working as we are pulling completely from MS and their bull.

RIP personal security. Everything you load (or being forced by the Government rules) up in the cloud won't stay safe. Authorities/Governments and hackers have an easier job now that everything is centralized up in the cloud. Discord recently joined a global trend of services and websites forcing users in certain territories to verify their ages by uploading photos or other proof of identification in compliance with new laws. Hackers say they stole 2.1 million Discord ID photos in latest breach Discord disputes claim, but is this proof age verification laws put user privacy at risk?

Where are all of the stupid people that said "telemetry is OK... I have nothing to hide" now? It's not about 'hiding' anything, but about protecting yourself and staying safe, not having your personal information stolen and activity monitored and used for finanical gain in the best case scenario. Ripe for abuse in the more nefarious scenarios.

AI has been, and will be, abused in growing measure as it develops. Embracing a future built around it is artificially intelligent (stupid) on the part of those that bellieve it is wise. It is useful to process data. It should be limited to that. Beyond that it becomes foolish and dangerous.

hello everyone I recently bought a brand new Alienware M18 R2 ( 4 days ago) that was shipped back in march 2025 with 14900HX CPU, RTX 4090 GPU and 64GB or RAM from someone who bought it and never opened the box so the box was sealed… I went through all the posts about that laptop here on NotebookTalk and over techpowerup and so far I was able to gather some information… some was very helpful, other was scarry… Based on those information I was able to undervolt using throttlestop by unlocking UV from bios using the video from that like : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uzQ6IwbLje0&embeds_referring_euri=https%3A%2F%2Fnotebooktalk.net%2F&themeRefresh=1 by @ssj92 thanks man and because of this i was able to undervolt the CPU by -50mv and increased my stock score on cinabench 23 from 29194 to 31812 ( this is just my first undervolt for this CPU so i am being conservative for my first week with the laptop ) however there is a few questions that I still cant answer yet. 1- the following link mentions 13th and 14th gen intel CPU self destruct issue : https://notebooktalk.net/topic/2380-13th-and-14th-gen-intel-cpu-self-destruct-issue/#comment-49611 I still cant tell if my laprop proccessor is effected by this or no ? is it related to the patch date Q1, Q2 or something else? I also found a post on dell website asking the same question about the m18 R2 that dell answered by saying this issue applies to desktop variant only (K) of the 14900k and not the 14900HX link below: https://www.dell.com/community/en/conversations/alienware/m18-r2-cpu-voltage-problem/66c3a07547effa74c48660a3 2- would I be able to save my throttlestop settings permanently even if I keep AWCC installed so I can run the fans on different speeds without AWCC override my throttlestop settings ? 3- could the 14900HX handle an undervolt to -140mv as the 13980HX can ? or the 14900HX is already runs at lower volt over the 13980hx ? I found a link to a post on techpowerup that shows some stable sittings to undervolt the 13980HX which goes all the way down to -165mv link below : https://www.techpowerup.com/forums/threads/i9-13890hx-undervolting-suggestions.321679/ 4- this question is a bit tricky….. I used to use Honeywell PTM7950 on my area-51m with 9900k with almost identical result to what I got with liquid metal on the same CPU (the 9900k) which was about 9 degrees C below KPX thermal paste , however I don’t know how good the element 31 stock thermal past from dell is compared to normal thermal paste or KPX so I cant tell if replacing the dell element 31 paste will make a huge different to be worth disassembling my new ( under warranty) m18 R2 ? I know the Honeywell PTM7950 is going to be better then the stock element 31 from dell to handle thermal transfer but by how much ? and is it worth it? maybe I will get a lower temps by undervolting over repasting ? Any more tops is highly appreciated

throttle stop does work now and it performed very well in my initial try by lowering the volt -50mv only. that increased my score 1560 points in cinabench 23 you can try and follow this post for more specific information on the 14900hx, this post is about the 13980hx but it is almost the same as the 14900hx https://www.techpowerup.com/forums/threads/i9-13890hx-undervolting-suggestions.321679/

You have no other choices than pay more for nothing. Ready for new price hikes forwards bro @Mr. Fox? Many Americans Blame Rising Electricity Costs on AI. They Don't Think It's Worth It

Hi @Teo Were you using the stock Origin bios before you updated to the XMG one? I am using an EON 17-x and am considering reflashing my bios from the Origin one to XMG’s latest one since I am having stability issues running 64gb of 3200 cl22 ram on my laptop. I am guessing it is safe to reflash bioses between different vendors such as Origin and XMG? Or maybe it would be easier to unlock my bios and manually set ram speed, timings, or other jedec profiles. Thanks

I expect stupidity and ignorance to be the norm. It seems like their eyeballs should work though, LOL. If they see the latch and still have no idea then the situation is truly hopeless.

Still no one that have the 5090 XOC vBIOS. Only the chosen ones and their best friends. Yup. Expect that many people don't know how PC hardware really works. More than you can imagine.

I hope so, too. I am going to wait to desolder the wiring until I hear back from them on it. It was a real pain in the bottom to do. Did the Strix 5090 XOC vBIOS get leaked? I saw some chatter about it at overclock.net but did not see where it is available for download. That's kind of scary. The person that bought that GPU does not even know there is a latch to keep the cable from coming loose? 🤣

Hmm. They probably max out for benchmarks. Then you have this... I expect many use clamp meter, and follow temp on the tiny trash connector like a hawk. Running the GPU on cold water help as well. Also remember how fragile the connection is. Balancing amp between the 12V pins is a nightmare. Plug in and plug out the connector and you'll get a different reading between the pins. And most of them know you shouldn't use that Yellow trash from MSI. I remember also that Cens started up benching his 4090 after some timeout. Nothing have changed from last bench session and instant heat from the 12VHPWR connector, unstability and crashes. Nothing was changed. Only a new run at 1000W. From OCN.net i was also waiting on the Ampinel (apparently won't work) or Wireview Pro2 to monitor amp balance on the Ventus, since I’ll need to run very high voltage. A clamp meter isn’t an option because the cables on the ASRock PG-1600G are factory sleeved. I hate benching the Ventus “blind” without knowing the amp balance, so I avoid pushing really high voltage through it with the EVC2. I might end up using a third party cable, if the clamp meter is my only option. Then you have different PC users...

It didn't even cross my mind l2c vc controller support would be an issue so I understand. Hopefully they can provide an update or if your other one is supported. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- More MSI connector woes, but again with the sheer amount of cards being sold, it does come down to potential user error or one off issues. This was on a Gaming Trio (not like that matters) This isn't like the CM debacle which was much more prevalent and seemed like a daily occurrence with a crap ton of units showing up at repair shops across the world. Lightning striking the second user TWICE is just odd...... The bulk of users over on the forums shooting 800w+ daily through their units having zero problems. The vast majority of 4090 users never having a problem. Just like my 4090 I run my 5090 full tilt. The one bonus about using the supplied OEM tentacle is if it burns, you're completely covered from the OEM/AIB unlike if you use a third party connector. I will always continue to use the supplied connector. I might pick up an Ampinel simply because it looks interesting as a protection mechanism.