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standard timespy really like low latency memory(TR pro hasnt bcs of reg ecc mem) n high CPU clocks. timespy extreme = more GPU load bcs of much more details/textures etc. so timespy just showing u, ur system isnt balanced n the CPU/mem is the bottleneck for ur graphics card at 1080p how higher the resolution/details/textures how much more the system get balanced. is like the P4200 vs. P5200 situation, ppl saying "they r almost same performance" yeah bcs testing at 1080p the CPU is the limit, not the card, at 4k the difference is 12-15% bcs the GPU is the limit, not the CPU anymore.

I’m satisfied with what I got from the Pro Max Plus 16-inch model — the build quality and performance are decent. It’s better than any of the Precision machines I’ve owned before, including the 7550, 7760, 7670, 7680, and 7780, in many respects. Plus, the 4K 120Hz Tandem OLED is wild, if you are not sensitive on OLED panel, don't miss that option. In my opinion, if you’re looking for a true workstation-class machine, I would not recommend the ThinkPad P16 Gen 3. This model is heavily limited by its preset power limits and power adapter. The combined power budget is only 15W for the CPU plus 115W for the GPU. If you don't care about performance, P16 Gen3 is still acceptable. HP ZBook Fury is probably another option worth exploring. Honestly, I don’t have any experience with HP laptops, so I can’t comment on them.

nice. i still use this on windows 11. i tried linux once but couldnt installed gpu. i have the stock 2000m gpu.

The way the current stock market unfolding might actually work in our favor faster than expected. All these companies went all-in on AI when their stocks were flying high. Borrowed heavily, committed to massive infrastructure builds, stripped components away from consumer products. The whole bet was that AI hype would keep going. Now? Stocks cratering, and suddenly that NVIDIA "$100B OpenAI investment" went from a done deal to "optional" and "we're considering it." That's the canary. Here's the thing - when you're overleveraged and the money dries up, you pivot FAST. And what actually makes money? Selling products consumers want to buy. Not burning cash on AI infrastructure that hasn't proven profitable. The market's forcing their hand. They can't keep the AI spending spree going when their stock's down 50% and investors are demanding answers. They need revenue, and consumers are where the revenue is. ASML doing layoffs despite record profits tells you everything - they see what's coming. So yeah, sucks for the companies and investors, but for us? This collapse might actually accelerate the return of consumer products. When the leverage evaporates, they have to sell what people actually pay for. Beginning of the end of the AI bubble might be the beginning of getting our hardware back.

Here's what's absurd.... " Extreme overclockers know exactly which settings to adjust to unlock the card's maximum performance. This will likely be impossible for the average user. The MSI GeForce RTX 5090 Lightning Z review - hardwareluxx.de Me Reading the bottom line..... Edit. MSI RTX 5090 Lightning Z Is Now Available On Multiple Indian Retailers At A Whopping $9050

We are a very small, tight knit community that started as a cast off from the original NBR forums which were already dying to the point them shut them down in totality. Those forums at one point were so large and influential that representatives from the major laptop makers would frequent them on the regular for interaction and feedback but with changing market conditions, social media and other means of delivery coupled with niche and specialized laptops dying out and being replaced with thin fast and cheap laptops the writing was on the wall. You can't blame laptop makers for this as they simply go where the $$$ is and the vast majority of consumers have zero desire to tinker with their laptops and just want them to work, with good battery life and be light and portable. Every year, we saw true DTRs dying off and those original representatives basically abandoning NBR till all that was left was Clevo and their last somewhat true DTR based on desktop chips was their 12th gen hybrid 15.6" model (Clevo NH55) which did poor enough to signal the end of DTR anything as we knew it with interchangeable CPUs and GPUs. The first real death stroke was Nvidia basically abandoning MXM and upgradeability standards. ----- A community such as this is only as good as the enthusiasts who still have a passion for some older hardware and many of those, myself included, have moved onto more modern laptops because all the modding in the world will not approach the power modern models provide. The best you can do with modern laptops is look for models that at least have or offer the possibility of flexible BIOS so you can at least tune your hardware. Prema still offers his BIOS services on some models commercially followed by MSI which still has their excellent unlockable BIOS options. Dell/Alienware does offer some limited options as does Asus. Good luck!

Totally absurd and such a low-value. Sad. It is nice that not all tech is crazy overpriced. My wife and I last purchased phones 5 years ago. We have been using our OnePlus 8T phones since early 2021. I finally decided to upgrade them and our new Google Pixel 10 Pro XL phones are out for delivery today. The price is essentially the same for the new Pixels as what I paid for the new OnePlus phones (within $25 of the same). I chose the Pixel for both of us not only because of their outstanding quality, but also because I am going to be using GrapheneOS rather than Android. Time to give Google the same treatment as Micro$lop.

Oh I finally found the Prochot Offset setting in the bios - it's under thermal management and then called TCC Offset. Just set it to 2 instead of 8. I don't see a reason to limit to 92°. Theoretically 0° is possible, but my old gram sometimes BSOD with 0 as it can overshoot by 1-2 degrees. So 2° offset is optimal. Edit it's a mess. I'm not sure anymore which setting I have to activate to be able to modify it inside the bios. I cannot figure it out anymore and it's locked now. However I managed to change some setting so I can change it from Throttlestop and it works, however also don't know what I changed for that - and in the same process I messed up some limits so that EDP other throttling kicks in at way lower wattage. It's a bit trial and error - if it doesn't work then full reset the bios and try again from scratch. But basically anything is possible that the hardware supports (no undervolting as Intel blocked this many yeats ago)... Edit: it's a mess. I simply don't find out what I did initially to have unlimited power. And bios load default is not fully resetting all of the hidden options, seems they are not part of the default. the best I get is 30w constant and before a 28seconds 45w window. So 10700 on Cinebench R23 is max. I had gotten 12.000 at some point with 40w constant power and that was with 8° Prochot Offset. Now I somehow managed to keep the 2° offset set via Throttlestop - but I don't get full power anymore... Limit window in Throttlestop doesn't show anything - it simply doesn't draw more.

5090 at $5090. Yet, MSI went cheapo and used some lower quality thermal pads. For +5000$ gamer card... Why not put more of the money in the quality than useless gimick accorisies that don't make the product better? You should expect everything top notch when you charge 2,5 times over the org MSRP for 5090 FE. "The thermal pads with a thermal conductivity of only 3.3 W/mK, which we also find on the VRMs, are more in the lower mid-range and only meet basic heat transfer requirements". MSI GeForce RTX 5090 Lightning Z Review – A lightning-fast and thirsty unicorn battling NVIDIA's clock speed limits

i like ur "more helps more" 😄

Here’s what I did. Once again - Thank you guys! https://imgur.com/a/v2gq5dB I’m yet to test it how effective it is since I’m still working on the electrical part of it. Once I’m done I’ll post a separate topic.

yes:)

I just tried finding the .fd file in the A05 BIOS and yeah, it's not there, as far as I can see. I have done the blind flash trick on a few M17x R3's and R4's but never a Ranger. The process may be the same but it could also be very different as, from memory, the CMOS/NVRAM is a little different in the 17. Since there is no .fd file then it may not be possible. I think you will have to try the memory trick that Eban mentioned above. The Fabulous MrFox gave these instructions.

It sucked when they ruined Battlefield and Call of Duty single-player campaign with this rancid feces. I refuse to purchase games where the developers have gone down the dictatorship path. I wouldn't install and play them even if they were free. I am happy to say that I don't care about Fartnite so this butthead move won't affect me directly, but it still sucks because some people do care about it. I really do hope that all of these game developers start losing money and struggle to maintain solvency because of their stupid decisions. They do not deserve to be successful when they force anti-cheat cancer on people that only play single-player campaign. #36,537·a moment ago (Edited) I will not purchase or play (even if free of charge) any game that requires me to enable TPM or Secure Poot in the BIOS. I have been buying and playing Battlefield and Call of Duty since the first release in each franchise, but I am done with them now. I only play single-player campaign. Yet, they insist on dictating this unacceptable filth even in circumstances where cheating is a non-issue, so to hell with them and their cancer game crap. They will not receive another cent from me if this is how they roll now. And, I am not the only former player they have lost. If they were paying attention they would recognize that this dictatorship mentality is one of the reasons that Micro$lop is losing OS market share at an unprecedented rate. PC gamers and enthusiasts are not Kool-Aid drinking zombie sheeple like crApple users are.

I think they know that they have already lost the support and confidence of all of the smart people of the world. That leaves them with people that are not smart, which buy crap like Arm devices and disposable trashbooks.

This smells more and more as cApple @Mr. Fox Microsoft tune their OS to match their modern trashware. Microsoft confirms Windows 11 26H1 will be for Arm devices only at launch

And it gets worse... Fortnite escalates anti-cheat by mandating Secure Boot, TPM, and IOMMU

r u sure is higher? bcs the 4980hq itself is 1.65mm + the PGA package, n a native pga CPU is 4.7mm, when its higher maybe using washers will help? n when i find a 2x8GB kit of 2133 mem, i will give the 4980HQ a try, when it only last a year, its ok, so it will cost around 5 bucks/month, less then every streaming abo 😄

Yes they need a newer one and a better one... 4 heatpipes design if possible.

yep i know, but maybe someone want put in one of those cards with the center placed GPU, then need a new heatsink.

That was for the RTX 4050/4060/4070 MXM type A. This cutting mod won't work on the offset center RTX cards.

i spoke to cicichen, for 100 bucks he will make a RTX(those with the GPU in the middle of the PCB = 3080, 4080, 4090 etc.) compatible heatsink for the 7720, so when someone want one i think will order one, maybe getting cheaper when he will make some more.

Update: I uninstalled all graphics drivers and monitor drivers using DDU (Display driver uninstaller) in safe mode. Then I ran Lenovo Commercial advantage to reinstall the drivers. All drivers are reinstalled. Still the same problem.