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I'm banking on Nova Lake..... --------------------------------------------------------- One of those "hmmmm" videos where the 5080/9070xt/5070ti are close enough to really not make that much of a difference at 4k and I would posit even at 1440p go for the best bang/buck in many situations. With 9070xt's dipping back into the $600-650 range again, insane to pay $1k for a 5070ti or $1200+ for a 5080 unless you want the very best not named 5090.... You just have the 5090 sitting up in the clouds looking down at the rest shaking it's ~$4k head at the commoners.....

Hello, so a bit of an update I got 2x8gb of 3200Mhz ram at a good price, using smockeless UMAF I first booted into the "Advanced" bios with some 2666Mhz ram and limited Ram speed to 2933Mhz. If I booted directly with my 3200Mhz sticks, since the machine goes for the highest speed you ram can achieve, it will not boot at 3200Mhz and gives a ram error code. Doing this method allows me to then swap the 2666Mhz ram for my 2x8gb of 3200Mhz ram and here are the results with a 102.7Mhz BCLK ! That's right, thanks to BCLK overclocking my ram is now running at 3011Mhz ! 3Ghz barrier passed ! Also for skyake the PCIe and BCLK clocks are seperate, I went over the documentation again and that is why you can get high BCLK value without causing problems for the rest of the system (only ram and cpu get a clock boost). I still need to find a way to get more than 102.7Mhz that is limited by intel ME version. I know it is possible as in this review of the MSI GT83vr with 6920HQ cpu, they achieved close to 105Mhz bclk : Overclocking sur le PC portable MSI GT83VR 6RF-037FR (SLI GTX 1080 / Core i7-6920HQ) Zoom of the picture :

Yes, would recommend 240W.

Can anyone tell me if I need a power supply higher than 150 watts to run a GTX 970M? Thanks.

Target Laptop: ASUS ROG G73SW (Intel HM65 Chipset / Sandy Bridge) Target GPU: NVIDIA Quadro M2000M (Maxwell Architecture - MXM 3.0a) Current File Provided: bios.bin (2.5 MB - Region-only dump extracted via Intel FPT v7 under WinPE) Required Modifications / Required Patches: 1. MXM Whitelist Removal & Subsystem ID Bypass Issue: The stock ASUS BIOS has a strict hardware whitelist that rejects unauthorized MXM cards during POST, causing a black screen or boot loops. Modification: Completely remove or bypass the MXM GPU Whitelist check within the AMI Aptio modules. Ensure the motherboard accepts the Quadro M2000M (Device ID: 13B0) natively without system-side handshaking rejections. 2. Fix ACPI Power Throttling / P-States Lock (Fix P-State 10 Error) Issue: Legacy ASUS ROG motherboards (G73/G74 series) trip a safety thermal/power throttling mechanism when a newer generation Maxwell/Pascal card is installed. The Embedded Controller (EC) cannot read the temperature or power sensors properly, forcing the system into a permanent low-power state (P-State 10 / lowest CPU multiplier, e.g., 800MHz). Modification: Patch the ACPI tables (DSDT / SSDT) to bypass or decouple the GPU thermal/power alert pin from the EC throttling loop. Disable the enforced BD PROCHOT or power-limit flags triggered by an unrecognized MXM sensor to allow both the CPU and GPU to boost to their full stock frequencies. 3. VGA Option ROM / GOP Driver Integration Issue: The original BIOS modules only support old Fermi architecture legacy Option ROMs. Modification: Update or insert the appropriate legacy VGA Option ROM modules (and UEFI GOP drivers if applicable) to ensure full native display initialization during boot. Note: The GPU currently has a modified HP vBIOS that outputs basic video, but system BIOS integration is required for stability. 4. Unlock Hidden Advanced Menus (Optional but Recommended) Modification: Unlock the hidden "Advanced" and "Chipset" menus in the AMI Aptio firmware setup layout. This will allow manual overriding of thermal parameters, PCIe Link Speeds, and Intel SpeedStep/Throttling settings in case further troubleshooting is required. Flash Instructions for Developer Context: Due to the Flash Descriptor Lock (Error 26) on the full 4MB chip, this dump was taken using the -bios command. The modification must keep the structure intact so it can be flashed back strictly to the BIOS region using: fptw64.exe -bios -f bios_patched.bin MY GITHUB : https://github.com/KIRA777-TECH/-Project-Log-Attempting-Maxwell-Quadro-M2000M-on-ASUS-G73SW-Breaking-the-Legacy-BIOS-LVDS-Barrier/issues/1 MY BIOS : https://mega.nz/file/f7gjQBSL#JPTPzsUIz1L38f-N7DAUd4l3ZCzoBIeWILIdDVO5tnc https://mega.nz/file/f7gjQBSL#JPTPzsUIz1L38f-N7DAUd4l3ZCzoBIeWILIdDVO5tnc

So I flashed the latest Origin PC BIOS from their website and not encountered issues with the Secure Boot certificates. Maybe I'm kinda Forrest Gump lucky. 😄

That's news for me. If we could just get basic DP for B and D, it'll be good for us still. Because basic DP works on eDP screens as I tested with many laptops and with many Ampere cards from X-VSION. I thought they were still doing eDP on DP_D... The Clevo P870, X170 and HP ZBook G6 are using DP_D for eDP too...

Honestly if they can sign that vBIOS then they know someone in nVIDIA or they have a leaked tool. Which is good for us because we can make more vBIOS mods all modern 4090 have DP_A or DP_B for eDP. I checked like 15 vBIOS’

Now I understand why ZRT were ignoring me, their datasheet were fake lol... ZRT 4080/4090 had the same "display tables" as the RTX 4050/4060/4070 but that's not true. So I wasted like 8 months for nothing lol. If X-VSION can find someone who can sign your modded VBIOS it's so good. It'll fix everything and I'll donate you 40€ if they do it.

4050-4070 is the best card for DCB. Works with DP_A/DP_B/DP_C/DP_D. M4800, M6800, 7720, P870, all the outputs worked! With the backlight mod v1/v2 The ampere ones are fine but DP_B is HDMI and not DP...

Like this. Couldn't get a better video atm because I'm not home. https://drive.google.com/file/d/1pc26yv-KfplCYKkyqWoC8NvCF2inLdIQ/view Did you buy it yet? If so, I can tell you where to buy a custom heatsink + the backlight mod v2 pack

I edited all the legacy ROMs not just the first one. Either way nothing is guaranteed until we have a signed vBIOS. Only then can we do testing. I made 400 bios’ to make RTX 5000 working, it wasn’t done in one shot. if 4070 is working , 4090 should work too IF the vBIOS is properly signed. The complete eDP path was ported over.

Because there's the DCB virtual table and then there is also a connector table that details the interfaces. Did you edit them as well? That's what JadeRover told me in order to edit every DP_ outputs. I hope to sell all of my backlight mod v2 because it works on my M17X R4 with the A5500 and RTX 4070 in pure UEFI

I just got RTX 5000 working on my M17xR3 eDP PEG last night pure legacy and now I’m working on 4090 with built in bios backlight pin mod (no flex cable needed). you still doubt me? The 4090 vBIOS is correct

You changed everything related to DCB correct? Then it'll be easier for them. I told them how you did the vbios mod (4070 DCB to 4090 DCB) if they can't sign yours.

Okay let’s see if they can sign it

The GTX 980m works with this Bios

Alright. I told X-VSION to sign your modded VBIOSes. I am sure they have a contact since they are a big company manufacturing lots of embedded GPUs.

Hi I have an alienware m17x R3, i7 2860QM, 16gb rm and 60hz refresh rate screen. Do you think this bios would work and if it did could I upgrade to a gtx 980m on it?

Yes I am sure. my 4090 had this ASUS bios. https://www.techpowerup.com/vgabios/257528/asus-rtx4090mobile-16384-221219

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The VBIOS comes from a Clevo X370SN. You sure the eDP is not in D? Then this is so strange. What's that Asus VBIOS? Same DCB? Same GPUID?

DP_B on that vbios so maybe this is the wrong vbios. 95.03.3E.00.16 I have that 4090, need to figure out x-bracket issue. Also it had a 4090 ASUS mobile ROM which caused 6 beeps.

Pass for sure. Sometimes I have to wonder what Intel is thinking.

Go dsanke bios. Same as Prema at a functional level.