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I tested up to RTX 5000 in SG and PEG. SG is limited to DX11 M2000M + RTX 5000 works DX12

Thank you for the registry mod! My understanding is that: SG RTX3000 only - limited to DX11 PEG M2000M + RTX 3000 = still have issues Will RTX 2060 work?

That sentiment has not changed. It was too much then and still too much now. The current prices are untenable and any gamer paying current prices for a new 5090 GPU is bereft of common sense. They either have so much money they have lost the ability to think rationally about their purchases, or they should not be trusted to make any important decisions about anything that requires average intelligence. Radeon remains rough around the edges and hard for me to get overly excited about as an overclocking enthusiast, but 9070XT is undeniably the best bang for buck gamer proposition that exists. That excludes any models sporting the petite arson connector. Those should be viewed as undesirable trash. It defies logic that they were able to sell any of them. The most compelling reason for buying a Radeon GPU is the avoidance of that trashy abortion power connector.

I am confident we could probably snatch up (3) RTX 5080’s for $3,000 USD. But yes you’re right the 5090 really is the worst value in history right now. That’s really crazy! Since we can’t even find one for an even 3K USD. I think (3) used 5080’s and (1) used 5070 would 🟰 (1) retail 5090. 😃

$1k all in is below MSRP on the Zotac and 5080's rip! I am pretty sure if that 5080 FE was flashable, I would have held onto it. Remember on launch how we balked at $1999.99 entry and Asus charging $2799.99 for the Astral was bonkers stupid? Good times..... I plan on riding this $1971 Open box Vanguard 5090 till the wheels fall off..... I wonder if anyone has done a deep dive to see what is the best bang:buck combo for this render / FG combo? ---------------------------------------------------------- Overall, if you remove the 5090 from the equation, the 9070xt is in there holding its own especially at its price point even against the 5080 in pockets.

Have you tried using Lossless Scaling for 3DMark benchmarks to see if it works?

In order to use GPU2 in SG or PEG mode, you need to perform registry edit. This is assuming you are on Windows 10 or 11. Here's the guide: Now we need to hear @Braintwistah opinion on the bios, I think he has some GPUs to test too

Not as hard as justifying the purchase of a 5090. The cost of two brand new is still less than the cheapest 5090. The 5090 offers less value per dollar than any other PC component in the history of personal computers. Current pricing is reserved for the mentally insane.

Update 2: I used NVCleanstall to install 960m GeForce driver on my m2000m. Then I used the disk method from Device Manager to install 980m driver on my Tesla M6. i just played a game of siege and it was running DX12 on my TESLA M6. Everything looked normal. Thanks again for making this mod possible. I will keep updating on how things go and any advice is appreciated. **** PS:Some interesting stuff I’ve noticed: SG Mode Intel HD 3000 + Tesla M6 = No games will launch due to directx error. Disabling HD3000 will allow games to launch but at extremely low performance. M2000M - Only works with the BIOS you provided. It’s DirectX level is (12_11). GPU-Z UEFI has a checkmark. Tesla M6 doesn’t. PEG Mode M2000M appeared to be handling all background tasks, which saves the GPU load and VRAM for Tesla M6. M18X R1 Display gives me eye faitgue. Using novideo srgb showed that the display is 6bit?(there is also a coaxial display cable that I don’t know what it is for). It uses dynamic dithering to function as 8bit. I changed it to static dithering and saved my eye fatigue.

Man, the clocks we can run on a 5080 is awesome! GPU Tweak III lets me run 34,500 on the GDDR7. This gives a +15% memory bandwidth increase of a stock RTX5080. It gets really warm with auto fans playing Death Stranding II at 4K. The thing is not bad for $1,000 bucks!

Just a quick update that I used your m2000m VBiOS (thanks again) and now I’m able to boot with M2000M + TESLA M6. I’m testing to see if drivers work. EDIT: How do you install drivers for M2000M + TESLA M6? I used NVCLEAN Install and installed M2000M Quadro driver. TESLA M6 is still Microsoft Basic Display Adapter.

It’s hard to justify keeping the 2nd one lol. That one came from Newegg, and it costed me $1,500 overnight delivery. The one I’m keeping was a different story, it was $1,000 bucks off of Facebook. I’d love to keep both. But I will definitely buy lossless scaling and give it a try this weekend though. I’m going to hang on to the other 5080 for a bit at least. I’m blown away by performance right now. Coming from a 5090 though. I did not have high expectations for the 5080, but this thing is freaking sweet!

Well now that you have your issues resolved, now you can use both of those RTX 5080s to build a badass dual GPU gaming/workstation rig! Losless Scaling will let you bring back the days of SLI/Crossfire by using one card as a render card and the second card as a frame gen card. I've recently been planning out a build to do pseudo tri-SLI or pseudo trifire as I know more recent versions of Windows (I think the minimum requirement is Windows 11 24H2) allow for generated frames to be piped through to another computer over a network (you're gonna want 10G ethernet for this at least if your framerate is in the hundreds like mine lol). This allows for render and framegen on one system, then on a second, you can do additional framegen on top of the streamed input frames. This is one way to get around Lossless Scaling's insistence of only one instance per machine, and allow the use of up to 3 GPUs to process your game. All of this was triggered by LG's announcement of a 1000 Hz monitor. I really want one, but am going to need a system to push that framerate in every game. My current rig has an RX 6950 XT and an RTX 3080. It works amazingly! I use the 6950 XT as my render card and the 3080 as my framegen card most of the time, but I swap the order if a particular game favors the Nvidia card. It's great to have a card from both major GPU vendors in those edge cases. I've also done experiments using my desktop as a render system and my laptop as a frame gen system. Piping the rendered frames to my laptop via ethernet and running Lossless Scaling on it to reach my framerate target works great! My ultra high performance software suite consists of the following: - Apollo (for streaming video to connected computers) - Moonlight (for streaming video from connected computers) - Lossless Scaling (for that sweet sweet frame gen) - Modified Windows (specifically WindowsXLite editions for maximum performance) This is especially useful if you have an ultra high refresh rate monitor. You'll be able to run all your games at your monitor's refresh rate, and it will look AMAZING! Bro Fox knows I swear by Lossless Scaling. It really is that good of an application, and is the best $7 I ever spent on any piece of software.

W950TU chassis motherboard upgrade — looking for DDR4 compatible board Hi all, Long time lurker, first post. I have a PC Specialist laptop (rebranded Clevo/Topstar) that I'm looking to upgrade with a new motherboard to break through the 8GB RAM ceiling. Hoping someone here has done something similar or can point me in the right direction. Current machine specs: Chassis: Topstar U953 / PC Specialist branding Motherboard: Topstar U953 RVP7, P/N 0195300136C2G7U101148, built 2015/11/25 Clevo base model: W950TU CPU: Intel Core i7-6500U (Skylake, soldered BGA, 2.5GHz) RAM: 1x Kingston KVR16LS11/8 — DDR3L 1600MHz 1.35V 8GB — single slot only, maxed out Storage: Samsung 750 EVO 500GB SATA + SanDisk X400 512GB M.2 NGFF WiFi: Intel 8260NGW (AC dual band) Battery: U753-TS44-111, 11.1V, 48.8Wh BIOS: American Megatrends v2.17.1255, dated 19/05/2016 OS: Windows 10 Home, Build 17134 Chassis physical dimensions: Width: 37.5cm Depth: 24cm Height: 1cm (thin chassis) Screen: 15.6" Port layout confirmed: Left side: USB-C, HDMI, 2x USB-A (one USB 3.0 SS), Kensington lock Right side: SD card reader, 3.5mm audio, 2x USB-A What I want to achieve: The single DDR3L slot is the hard ceiling here — 8GB maximum, no dual channel, no upgrade path. I'd like to get to 32GB DDR4 headroom and ideally keep the chassis I have since the build quality, screen, and form factor suit me well. The question: Is there a Clevo motherboard — likely from the N850 or N950 series generation — that: Physically fits the W950TU chassis footprint (screw hole pattern, board dimensions) Has matching or compatible port cutout positions (USB-C, HDMI, USB-A placement) Supports DDR4 with at least 2 slots (target 32GB) Has M.2 NVMe support I'm comfortable doing the swap myself — I've already fully disassembled the machine and have clear photos of the board, battery, ports and internals if helpful. Any guidance on compatible boards, known pitfalls, or alternative approaches would be hugely appreciated. Thanks in advance.

Thank you! Also a weird issue just happed. I used NVCleaninstall to install 980m lastest driver on Tesla M6. However, it seems like programs are only using my Intel HD 3000. Games won't launch because hd 3000 doesn't even support DX11. It doesn't appear my Tesla M6 is being used to launch games even though I've set it as the gpu for games in windows settings.

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O&O ShutUp10++ v3.0.1076 Released on: 05/20/2026 3.0.1076 – released on 20/05/2026 Added Secure Boot certificate status display Online help integration (F1 support) Settings dialog Accessibility and UI automation support Status bar display for filtered view Edit mode for advanced users Explanation dialog for edit mode Disable Edge Secure Network (integrated VPN) (E156) Disable Edge Secure Network (integrated VPN) (E256) Disable Xbox Game Bar and Game DVR (G001) Disable NFC (Near Field Communication) (S116) Disable wireless display (Miracast/WiDi) (S117) Disable mobile broadband (WWAN) (S118) Disable WiFi Direct (S119) Restrict Bluetooth pairing (S120) Disable optional updates (including preview updates) (W012) PREM: Premium Edition with profiles, background service, and automatic protection PREM: Privacy profiles (Office, Gaming, Family, Total Privacy) with export/import (.pcfg) PREM: Onboarding screen for privacy setup on first launch PREM: Statistics and usage overview PREM: Undo button in the profile management dialog PREM: Automatic protection with settings enforcement PREM: Activity log Improved Disable Cocreator in Microsoft Paint (C206) Disable AI-powered image fill in Microsoft Paint (C207) Disable the Microsoft Account Sign-In Button (E129) Disable automatic redirection from Internet Explorer to Microsoft Edge (E131) Allow user control of local AI features (E152) Disable the Microsoft Account Sign-In Button (E229) Allow user control of local AI features (E252) Disable extension of Windows search with Bing (M003) Disable search box in task bar (M016) Disable news and interests in the task bar (M019) Reorganized menu structure (Settings → Tools, View → Tools) Search and filter moved from the main window into the title bar Replaced "Quick Guide" with "Online Help" on the web Revised status bar layout and font sizes Fixed Factory reset left policy registry keys behind that blocked Windows Updates Unicode and symbol rendering issues in localized resources Info Compatible with Windows 11 and Windows 10; x86, x64, and ARM architecture Available in German, English, French, Italian, Spanish, Russian, and Simplified Chinese

Alright! Now that I have been able to bench and test both cards head to head without a locking up PC. Let’s get in to the details. These two cards are identical models! One built in Indonesia, the other one built in China. Origin: Made in China. Card A: Zotac Solid Idle clock: 210Mhz Max voltage @30c: 1060mv Max core OC idle @30c: 3382Mhz 1075mv frequency idle @30c: 2,977Mhz Origin: Made in Indonesia. Card B: Zotac Solid Idle clock 210Mhz Max voltage @30c: 1040mv Max core OC idle @30c: 3,420Mhz 1075mv frequency idle @30c: 3,007Mhz Card “B” seems better to me for daily gaming, it responds better to higher offsets, it responds better to undervolting. It sips power, I can run 900mv@2,977Mhz which is faster than stock clocks, which sends +120-+135 extra mv to the core and runs about 2,867Mhz in games. It loses nothing at 900mv. And it runs about 220 watt in extremely demanding 4K games I will flash the 450W Astral bios to both and see who shines under the flame of heat though, we know these cards can perform differently under actual loads. I flashed the Astral Extreme 450W bios to card “A” so far I still can’t get the idle 30c clock speed to exceed 3,367-3,382Mhz range without locking up. But, it’s performing great in Steel Nomad so far! I broke 10K, that’s not bad for a 5080. I’m really just curious who can handle the 450w bios the best! The RTX 5080 doesn’t show its self very well in Steel Nomad lol. It’s better in games.

The RTX 4070 uses the standard MXM layout and X-bracket layout. The A4000 is different, it's not standard MXM layout because of the core offset, which is in the middle. However a standard X-bracket will work on the A4000 like on the RTX 4070. For both layouts, 4070 and A4000, you need some new heatsinks because of their higher TDP and the different MXM layout.

Hi, do you know what the difference is in terms of mounting holes and GPU position between the A4000 and an RTX 4070, for example?

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You can run rtx 3000 but it will be limited to dx11. For some reason dx12 doesn't work with intel hd 3000. I am still looking into that

Excessive coil whine is an instant return/sell off no matter the card. Remember when 3090s were so hard to get on launch and I scored that 3090FE from BB? It was good for about a month then suddenly developed the most insane coil whine I've ever heard. I sold it off near cost just to get it out of my face and limped along with a 3060 for months till I got my 3090KPE. That is how much I can't do excessive coil whine..... I would probably take that EVGA P+ 1300 outside and go Office Space on it like it was a copier...... 🤣

It is running at SG mode with 2920xm. I have no idea what any of those are. But truly remarkable that you were able to make Maxwell work m18x. i ran one stress test and my clocks were fine. But tesla m6 seemed to have a weird fan curve. do you think this bios would help a single RTX 3000 to work in SG mode?

That's a good idea using that invoice for warranty work unless the original buyer registered it already..... Newegg has bundle deals for the "limited edition" Asus Matrix 5090 if you want to continue spending that stupid money ranging from ~4900 to ~6100 before tax.... https://www.newegg.com/p/pl?N=601469153 100007709 8000 50001315&d=5090+matrix&Order=2 Scary thing is this is MSRP..... Rev three needs a locking fold over clamp that can't move over time or a complete redesign would be even better.... X3D is the magic sauce especially at lower resolutions and on laptops where memory is so gimped. It is even worse in Fallout 76. I tested an open box Asus 16" with a 9955X3D and 5070ti against my Alienware at QHD and even with a 5070ti it just stomped that 275hx into the ground on laptops vs the 275hx. It isn't even fair. You are absolutely right. On Desktop with tuned clocks and especially memory, WoW on Arrowlake, especially at 4k, is a smooth ride. I'm expecting Nova Lake to couple Intel's overall superiority with finally admitting a big cache makes a huge difference. I haven't been this excited for a new architecture since Alderlake. If Intel REALLY wants to make us happy, offer a special edition 8, 10 or 12 P core only monolithic variant of Nova with that monster cache and watch gamers flock back to Intel in droves. I've been using 4.11. Definitely re creating with 4.14.... It shouldn't be this hard and seems a tad morally sus to keep pounding useless features (aka data collection and more) down our throats when we simply want the option to NOT want it and categorize it properly as "optional" and not have to use it. Forced account creation Tying One Drive more and more to the ecosystem Store features rammed down our throats data collection everywhere "Cloud everywhere!" AI propagation everywhere.... I want Windows to be Windows 7 levels of tied to M$ and that's it. I'd prefer XP levels, but I'll compromise at 7. You are an OS first and foremost, be one. My M$ account was recently reset due to suspicious behavior. 2FA was the wall they slammed up against in the end. Easy enough to recover, but this is why I have nothing and I do mean NOTHING tied to my M$ account and nothing of importance ever gets done through Edge, ever. If someone was actually able to login and gain access to it even briefly, I know their initial elation was immediately followed by groans of disappointment in the barren ghost town that are my online repositories. Most of my family and friends are fully doubled down in the M$ cloud and One Drive, but I jettisoned that eons ago when Windows Phone died a painful death and I went back to iPhone. You'll be back soon enough..... 🙂