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Playing with CachyOS on the Workstation atm.

I’ve had the Fury Impact 6400MT/s CL38 XMP 1.35V single-rank kit for a few months now, and I’m able to achieve stability with (only) dGPU mode: ratio: 216 (7200) tCL : 34 tRCD/tRP : 42 tRAS : 54 tCWL : 32 tFAW : 32 tREFI : 49152 tRFC : 400 tRRD : 0 tRTP : 12 tWR : 48 tWTR : 0 tRFCpb : 320 tRFC2 : 400 tRFC4 : 0 tRRD_L : 16 tRRD_S : 8 tWTR_L: 24 tCCD_L : 16 tCCD_L_WR : 32 tWTR_S : 6 NMode : 2 VDD : 1350 VDDQ : 1250 VPP : 1800

Has anyone overclocked the RAM on a Precision 7540/7740? I’m currently using 4x16GB HyperX Impact 2666MT/s CL15 modules, and I’ve tested it with 2x8GB Fury Impact 3200MT/s CL20 modules—it worked at 3200, which means 3200 SPD is supported. I’m looking to find out if anyone knows the specific command for `ru.efi` to make the RAM overclocking options appear in Smokeless... If I’m not mistaken, memory adjustments were possible using Smokeless on older BIOS versions.

Hello news. The Xeon E5-1680 v2 does 4.5GHz all cores in a ASUS RAMPAGE IV Extreme motherboard. So the CPU isn't dead. I got myself an i7 4960X from that motherboard. The CPU can overclock all cores to 4.0GHz and even 4.1GHz. but... The voltage is stuck at 1.281V max. Why? I raised by 100mV but I'm still stuck at 1.281V. It does lots of errors in ThrottleStop but doesn't BSOD. I get a BSOD when applying on Intel XTU Did anyone overclock with Prema BIOS?

AMD brings official Ryzen overclocking to Linux with AOD driver support This is a major milestone for improving the DIY tuning experience on Linux.

AMD brings official Ryzen overclocking to Linux with AOD driver support This is a major milestone for improving the DIY tuning experience on Linux...

AMD brings official Ryzen overclocking to Linux with AOD driver support This is a major milestone for improving the DIY tuning experience on Linux....

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Citadel's Ken Griffin says investors are "almost certainly" in an AI bubble Businesses are paying for AI without consistently getting enough value from it

Yes, it does. Just remember that it's better to look good than to feel good.

no. 3rd gen cpu won't work. there's no point anyways, 2960XM is faster than all the 3rd gen CPUs besides the 3820/3840/3920/3940XM series and even then the difference is barely anything. the 580m sli could be dying, removing them would allow the laptop to work on iGPU assuming there's no other damage.

Just a small update - I put the original GPU back in and Windows detected it. I installed drivers and it works. So that should mean my MXM port is working fine and no issues with my computer detecting a GPU at all. The problem must be related to the 980m in some way. I just find it really odd how my computer detected the 980m when I first installed and booted it up, but then when I restarted the laptop it did not detect it anymore not even in BIOS... Eban - I will go with your suggestion next. A new battery arrived from AliExpress this week. I will install it and see if it makes any difference at all. But... I have a feeling I'm going to have to properly disassemble the laptop and remove the CMOS battery and/or the RAM sticks, to 'fully reset' the laptop. If that still doesn't work, then I guess I will be hooking the bios chip on the 980m to my ch341a programmer and see whats on it?

Nvida and China is best pals. And if they want something from Jensen's company, they will get it. Meanwhile, export-restricted Nvidia AI chips continue to reach China despite the restrictions, bypassing the Trump administration's efforts in the process. China’s tech giants drop $35 billion on export-compliant Nvidia RTX Pro 5500 workstation GPU orders to power AI ambitions, according to reports — ByteDance, Alibaba and Tencent order 3 million cards despite warnings that only 10% of orders are fulfillable Surging demand for Nvidia's chips in China isn't stopping... Chinese technology giants ByteDance, Alibaba and Tencent have reportedly spent over $35 billion on orders for more than 3 million Nvidia RTX Pro 5500 workstation GPUs. The huge order for the RTX Pro 5500, fully compliant with U.S. restrictions on exports of AI-capable GPUs to China Hmmm. My oldest son is born early Feb 1989. Does that mean I'm old too?😀

will this allow 3rd gen cpu's? cause i saw an m18x r1 with maxed out config ( 2960xm and 580m sli) (no charger) for less than a hundred bucks in FB marketplace. Only issue is seller doesn't know if it works. Should i roll the dice on this? Anyways does it allow to use 3rd gen intel cpu?

Eventually, I had a spare heatsink modified by @Developer79. Very satisfied with the result - my CPU, GPU idle temps are even better than the stock heatsink was previously for the same CPU (i9-9900K) and RTX 20xx GPU. It took me some time to add the pads and properly adjust the adapters. VRAM is may not be perfectly cooled at 100% load, which leads to 105 degrees hotspot with aggressive fan curve (100% GPU fan speed above 60 degrees). This must be related to the metal protrusions of the original/modified heatsinks being in different locations than the respective VRAM chips in RTX3080. Using thermal pads cannot fully compensate for this discrepancy. For sustained high VRAM loads, attention is needed. Not sure if the cause for 105 deg hotspot is the VRAM, as the benchmarks did not indicate throttling. No VRAM errors were detected after 1 hour of OCCT testing. Some nvlddmkm errors were fixed by disabling MPO. Furmark results:

You’re welcome! That’s the beauty of the Area-51m. With the right upgrades, even a 2020 laptop can stay relevant in 2026 and beyond. No need to give up on a great machine just yet!

Nice to see both of you again. Glad you are still kicking. @D2ultima my oldest son is 37. He will be 38 in January. I will be 64 in January. Being old is a relative phenomenon.

Hey brothers! Just when I was going to start pivoting my YT channel to talk more about PC hardware and software, the industry continues to worsen for DIY buyers, buyers in general. Matter of fact, it seems more and more of the YT tech crowd are moving towards creation tools like 3D printers, desktop CNC machines and etc (and these have their own incoming perils). I guess it is a good thing that I was a tech hoarder and have kept a lot of mobos. Right now I am looking to pick up a 10850K/10900K and a 10980XE for some overclocking fun. I still have my X299 Dark (and X570) that I want to bring out of retirement. For the 10900K, I have several z590 mobos in my inventory that I forgot I had. LOL, I am now happy I picked up the 9070XT Red Devil and 5070 TI Prime when I did. Gosh, things are bad. I wish I picked up a 5090 when it was around 2300 last Sept. Anyway brothers, I'll update you all when I've secured some of these CPUs

M4700 GPU fan isn't compatible with the M4800. Since the GND and DATA lines are inversed. Fix: You need to change the wires order from that JST connector and it'll work! (I tested)

cool i end up getting the actual m4600 fans.. i do like mods if you could get a better fan then the stock i might think about it.

Herro all. Long time no see. I came here today for a couple of reasons. First, a question: Does anybody know if the latest BIOS update for my motherboard (Z690 Strix-F gaming wifi DDR5 version) has any issues I should avoid or is it safe to bump the BIOS up to it? Figured I might as well at some point since a bunch of features of this board quite simply do not work and some others are telling me they should function. Secondly, as you all know I'm not a benchmarker, but somebody today convinced me to run Steel Nomad DX12 with my system, so I clocked my card to hell and decided to crash it for funsies. It didn't crash. So uhh, here? Have my first run? It managed to get me all the way to 7th place worldwide for my hardware combination so that was surprising. So naturally, the next course of action was to run Port Royal and see if THAT crashed. It did not. This one also got me nicely on the leaderboards, 8th for my setup. So that was fun. I can still hang with the crowd I guess hehehehe Hope everyone's doing well! I'll be 37 in a couple weeks I'm becoming an old man. Need a cane and everything soon I swear.

Hi all, please critique the idea....... Going back to the cable saga, are we (or am I) looking at this wrong, As far as im aware once we pass the GTX 980M upgrade we are in Dreamcolor territory (thats a given). 1070M and others only output to DP as a result as either the internal screen cant display (Mux) or not configured at Vbios level. I was looking at DP to HMDI conversion (mini project) as a separate thing Could we run say an DP to 30pin eDP or HMDI to EDP and see if the port would output to the inbuilt screen or am i missing something. DP output is only there on 1070M as its a "configured". Clearly we cant Vbios edit a internal screen (even if it could display) we have the MuX issue to work around. checking specs for the 1080M it shows 3 DP ports ( now we have 1 wired) so it should display output at least to DP#1 our port. I did stumble across the following in the continuing journey for the eDP to LVDS Taidacent 3.3V 5V 30 Pin EDP Universal Driver Board EDP to LVDS Converter Board LCD Screen LVDS to EDP Signal Adapter (Extended-Type) : Amazon.co.uk: Business, Industry & Science or EDP to LVDS Adapter: Convert Signals Easily or Wholesale LCD TV Display Spare Part 51P FHD to 30P HD LVDS Adapter For HV320WHB-N ( the last one seems to look very close to our rare board) Does the board convert signals or act as a connection point and thats it?

We've seen the "barely off the line and onto the pallets for direct sale," song and dance before with both Cryptodemics we went through....no middle man just pure profit for the AIBs. I never thought the 5090 was discontinued. They've just redirected them to the AI market prioritizing that profit sector especially considering 5090s were being ripped apart and sent to China for AI deployment and I am sure elsewhere too. We just tend to narrow focus on China considering its economic and technological importance in the world. I posted earlier about not being a discontinuation and poking fun at Jensen: ---------------------------------------------------------------- New 7500X3D back from RMA working exactly like it should on the $237.50 after MC CC use 7500X3D + Asrock B850m bundle deal from Microcenter tested with the TG 2x8200 24GB sticks..... Refund already issued for the returned Noctua 420mm. I have the H9 Flow 2025 Edition here but right now all the components are installed still in the Phanteks but it will have to move seeing as I have no room to install the RAM cooling in the Phanteks due to its design with the Lian Li Lite 360 installed up top.... This is with the aRGB of the Lian Li not even connected...lots of default I'll need to address with OpenRGB or something similar to rein in the "Carebear Stare!" status once moved but hardware wise this is final boss form for the H9 Flow 2025 case change incoming....

Thanks for the help. Turned my 2020 laptop into a totally useful 2026 laptop. Glad that it bridges me to the new RTX Spark enabled laptops of the future.

No. I meant did your laptop brand model came with an NVIDIA GPU? Like a GTX 780M? Edit: I researched and no, it never came with Nvidia graphics only with AMD. You might encounter some problems like no boot, fan panic. Even if your APU is the display device. If you had the MSI GT70, it's compatible with Nvidia