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most of the shunt gpu mod killed the bga in long term use. i wouldnt do that. u can try oc the gpu core based on the optimal vcore. it's much better to have a stable notebook then a faster one 🙂

How much performance can i get when make a shunt mod for my clevo rtx 3080 mxm ? And how much TDP can i get more than 150w ?

Nine brands responded on whether it’s better to use a native 12V-2×6 cable or the bundled GPU adapter Yup, Msi still have big trust in their Yellow-tip adapter bundled in the GPU package. The replies landed in three buckets: use the GPU’s included adapter, use the native PSU cable when available, or either option is fine. ASUS, MSI, and GIGABYTE told users to stick with the adapter that ships with the graphics card. SilverStone and ZOTAC said a native PSU cable is preferred when available, while SAPPHIRE, Thermaltake, Gainward, and Palit said either method is fine. No one can stop China. The Chinese know how to make it work at same time also know where they can gobbling up the needed vram. GeForce RTX 5080 32GB mods are reportedly now possible, could affect RTX 5080 supply

Yes, yes, I can get similar numbers, but I want more... There is still thermal headroom, especially when using a water cooling solution or a cooling pad! My Control Panel is exactly the same! NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 (notebook) video card benchmark result - Intel Core Ultra 9 Processor 275HX,Avell STORM 580 Take a look at the single core from one of the screenshots.

You don't even need to overclock the processor! It's completely well optimized and always adapts to the profile settings. It always runs at max. It's never throttling, because it always cuts back if it were. The processor always runs as it should. I still need to set PL1, PL2, PL4 to what the max. value is that is still worth it. 410W is the max. you can set it to, but that is completely unnecessary! In your opinion, what is the best PL1, PL2, PL4 value to use, and what are the maximum values that are still worth setting? 😄

I'm thinking of switching to the XMG BIOS because it has more adjustment options and because of the updates. It really works well, but I couldn't overclock the processor even after disabling Overclocking Lock in the advanced menu of the American Megatrends BIOS. Even increasing the Ratios in ThrottleStop or XTU, the CPU doesn't exceed the standard clock, even without temperature and power limitations... Undervolting, however, works perfectly. Thank you very much!

Since several cards are compatible and I have only tested one prototype, I used standard cooling. First, I would need to find a good card or make a list. Then I can implement water cooling. That shouldn't be too difficult, because in the end it's just small copper heat sinks for GPU dies and MOSFETs. First, the new MXM adapter boards are ready and need to be tested after assembly. For me, the problem was resolution and frequency. Hopefully, that will be fixed soon. If everything works, my MXM adapter will be fully compatible with the P870xx!!! I also modified the power board a bit to achieve good performance in the P870xx. Many Nvidia, AMD, and Intel cards will then work! Besides, I am a ONE-MAN development team, and you need money for that too! I don't have much of that at the moment. That's the status!

Hi, It's completely good and usable. BIOS update is not necessarily necessary, because everything is fine with the factory BIOS. I installed XMG Control Center and XMG BIOS. Another important aspect, if there is an Update, XMG is among the first. Although they have fixed all the "bugs". The only shortcoming is the lack of cover logo lighting, because on the cover of XMG machines only the XMG writing (logo) is visible and nothing lights up there. Therefore, the XMG BIOS does not include this function, but this does not affect its proper functioning. XMG Link: Download and How can I update the EC/BIOS firmware of my laptop?

I've had to do a few RMAs with MSI over the years, including my old x670e Carbon, and it always went well. Either repaired properly or usually they just sent me a new one. They really won me over back during the 1722 17.3" laptop days with parts and repair accessibility. Untill they, PERSONALLY ( IE bombarding me with anecdotal examples means nothing since my anecdotal evidence says otherwise), give me a reason to not deal with them, they will always be on my top 3 list for consideration. They still have the best mass commercial market laptop BIOS on the market and to a certain point, they treat their laptop BIOS like their desktop BIOS and I like that.

Have you seen any worse? Has to ve within top 10 on the melt scale. Asus denies replacement for $4,000 ROG Matrix RTX 5090 claiming misaligned power connector is part of original design Hideo Kojima warns AI is making games and art “no longer special” in self-interview

MSI finished my RMA and got the FedEx package today. To my complete shock, they gave me a brand new unit and the new ATX 3.1 version. Honestly a great RMA experience with MSI.

Came across an inexpensive Lenovo Think E14 gen5 16gb, as new + "give away" price. Low specs AMD and not the 100% rgb display, but still impressed with what it delivers, Will fit all needs for travel \ basic photo editing \ office tasks \ internet browsing-music-videos. Good build quality, 2x SSD slots. Low weight, great keyboard feel. Silent and runnig cool. Good battery time. Excellent 1st impressions during some days of use. Was 1st personal setup & use of win 11, used it for a short time without o&o shutup + Firefox without ublock ...madre de dios !! But after activating the remedies it became quite supportable. Will keep 11 for a while to gather some experience (= how to disable a ton of trash), but 10 LTSC is planned. An initial (very positive) test of Thinpads here, before eventually some day getting a more top of the line model.

Hey everyone, after 15 years I was finally able to get my hands on a M17x R2 which I am planning to use for CRT Emudriver. The original specs are i7-940xm, Dual 5870m, 8GB ram, with the 240W adapter. The laptop is somehow in like-new condition inside and outside. I purchased a green 8970m 4GB (MSI?) and was able to install it successfully, got no issues with POST and can install all the drivers needed just fine, however, the laptop turns itself off after doing anything GPU related (Temps too high). I managed to figure out the main issue which looks to be the X-Bracket from the 8970m doesnt make good contact with the heatsink because it has taller screw's mounts compared to the 5870m. I didnt reuse the 5870m's x-bracket since it look like it doesnt fit properly on the 8970m, however, I am reusing the 5870m heatsink with no changes other than newer thermal pads and paste. Does anyone know the best way to make the contact between the die and heatsink better? Finally, I have some issues with getting the fans to run using HWInfo. I set a custom profile and/or manually set them to max, it works for a few seconds but then the fans return to idle. Is there a specific version (portable vs exe) or settings that I need to set in HwInfo for it to work properly or maybe is something specific to Greens 8970m? Should I flash it using @Raidriar vbios? Thanks and hope you all had a great Christmas!

If the Unify is a 2-DIMMer like the Unify-X of the past you probably should, even though it is an MSI. It probably won't match an Apex, but I think it would still be better than a 4-DIMM option. One of the best things (other than the BIOS) about the Apex is the DIMM.2 feature. I really like the convenience of being able to access all of the M.2 slots that I am willing to use without having to remove the GPU. (I will not use the M.2 slots that castrate the GPU bandwidth to X8 under any circumstances.) It is unfortunate that most motherboards made for Intel and AMD are still sucky 4-DIMM garbage. It should be an exception and 4-DIMM boards should be limited to a few isolated creator-focused options where maxing out RAM capacity is more important than performance. It's comical that some people still view that as a future "upgrade" path, but understandable to the extent that the average gamerboy is somewhat fightened about entering the BIOS to apply an XMP/EXPO profile. On another note... my God, how did so many people get so stupid so suddenly... rampant idiocy is the new normal where technology is concerned.

I have an Avell (Brazilian company) Storm 580 with an Ultra 9 275HX and an RTX 5080, which is exactly the same as the Medion Erazer Beast 16 with the American Megatrends BIOS. Did the BIOS update for the XMG Neo 16 go smoothly? Could you tell me about your experience? Furthermore, I can't access the XMG driver portal...

I posted on this back on the 19th but only briefly.... The fact he picked a 4 dimmer (Asus Maximus) over a 2 dimmer (MSI Unify) because of scratches/aesthetics just left me shaking my head but he is only running G.Skill TridentZ CUDIMMS 8400 sticks and the Maximus should do 8800 no problem.... Jay: "The aesthetics I don't really care about" (Holding the Maximus) Also Jay: "I'm bothered by it because it has scratches" (Holding the Unify) At worst, it's something new and fun to learn the ins and outs of platform wise. That's my take along with seeing how it does in my favorite games. Once we moved away from monolithic designs, things took a turn for the worse in regards to what WE want in CPUs at least. ----------------------------------------------- Some more testing with the 265k and Strix Z890 and best I can do is stabilize on this 265k at 8400 is now but anything past that is near error out in G2 and at 8600 it artifacts green and locks up as soon as it tries to load Windows. That is pushing SA/VDD2 up and down even to SA@1.35 and VDD2@1.45. Not sure how far I want to go past that in the hopes of breaking past 8400. Just not a great IMC on this chip. Of course in G4 the MB can run up to 8667 before giving up the ghost. On the other hand, the combo was less than $400 for both so.......yeah. I could just tighten everything up at 8400 and still extract the bulk of the performance I would get a 8600/8800 (maybe more with the tighter timings) and then focus on OC potential next which was the plan anyhow. SA/NGU voltages did nothing to change the situation. I'll really need another 265k or 285k to bounce off of to get a clearer picture. Still tempted to re-order a Unify at the least....

How did you cool the RTX 5070 Ti graphics card? And which company manufactured the card?

It will be interesting to hear what his conclusions are after 30 days. I can't say that I like either one now. I can identify things that I dislike about both brands, but I try not to dwell on those things because it can get pretty depressing when you begin compiling a list of the things that suck.

It always has to be done specifically for the respective card. That's no problem, there is a desktop card that you can choose and that fits well. The RTX5070 Ti and RTX 5080 are quite suitable. The RTX5070Ti is the best choice and offers a good compromise between gaming and power consumption!

It depends on the cooling! Water cooling is quicker to implement. A vapor chamber must be well made.

Correct, DP_D is the standard (zbook 17/15 g3 has it on DP_C as well). Yes, you want the 6VCJW one Look at pictures when buying, it's the only one with a white "3D" sticker on it. All the other cables won't work.

and you don't need the two gpu fans ? right ?

what about GPU cooling system ?

2026 maybe a great year @Developer79