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I love stealth games but wasn't interested in Alpha Protocol until recently. I bought it a few days ago when I heard it made it to GoG, looking forward to playing it when I get some free time!

Three weeks later... Now customers from Batch 1 and 2 have received production units of the 16 laptop. Some valuable information about it is being revealed in the Framework community forums: Being an AMD Advantage laptop, the Framework Laptop 16 has a MUX and supports AMD Smart Access Graphics (AMD equivalent of NVIDIA's Advanced Optimus.) Despite this there's no BIOS option to control the MUX for a dGPU-only option. This is probably to avoid being able to both control the MUX and remove the GPU module. The BIOS doesn't have a lot of settings however, compared to for example a Lenovo Legion laptop (as seen in Jarrod's Tech video review) It supports S0 sleep, S3 sleep, and hibernate No confirmation thus far about being able to undervolt with either CPU option

I made my pre-order for the Framework 16 laptop, currently on batch 16! I still have a few months to wait until my pre-order would ship. I'm going to wait and see how the production units pan out. I very much agree it's a version 1.0 product but I'm excited about it!

It looks like the Framework laptop 16 is being sent to reviewers now. The first batch of models will ship by the end of the month (so will reviews come out as well), with all should be fulfilled by the end of June. I'm glad I procrastinated in my order BTW, because also last week Framework reported a data breach (to those affected) due to a phishing scam. Still going to get one but without the first Graphics Module, I'll keep waiting for one that can max out power usage of the computer.

Although not available in a blog post just yet, Framework team did confirm the 16 laptop model has a MUX switch (in the display): https://community.frame.work/t/mux-switch/33854/5

The AMD and Framework collab/partnership is awesome! The specs for the price, well... The Radeon RX 7700S appears to have a TDP of 100W, which is about 20W less than the 7600 XT flagship. Framework already published that the 16 can support up to 240W, with this config I don't think it will max out a 180W USB-C charger. I would assume a more powerful GPU is coming, in a year or so lol Also pre-ordering now means the 16 inch laptop will ship as early as Q4 2023 which is 4-6 months away... I know I said I would order one of these but I think I'll wait for now unless my laptop breaks.

Battery and speaker details are out now! https://frame.work/blog/framework-laptop-16-deep-dive---battery-and-speakers It seems like there is going to be a single battery size (at launch at least), 4-cell for 85Wh, and it is an integrated connector instead of a cable connector.

Interesting that the blog post mentioned they "ran out of space" but they're referring to the mainboard. I'm curious to see the battery information whether they're just going for a big battery, a small one, or even both (Framework 13 has 55 Wh and 61 Wh options.), and how it affects parts options.

Recently Tom's Hardware posted VRAM mods of desktop graphics cards including a GeForce RTX 3060 and there is a YT video: https://www.tomshardware.com/news/modder-turns-3060-8gb-into-12gb

@win32asmguy Thanks for sharing the benchmark results! Was undervolting available on the system or is it locked?

I have no idea TBH because I never tried using H2OUVE/H2OEZE to unlock it but the tools might allow you to do it, I just know from my own experience of flashing a stock Clevo BIOS from the website over the Sager one, in a different model

If you choose to update the BIOS with one of those files, the boot screen image will change to a default "Style Note" image, replacing whatever it was before

Hearing about the latest Framework laptop and expansion bays and modules, makes me more convinced that the Framework laptop should be my next computer instead of a GeForce 40-series laptop or even a SFF desktop and that I really want the company to succeed in this. I be happy to be an early adopter for the 16-inch model and treat my laptop as some kind of investment. And open sourcing the EC is another big plus to me as that's the second company I heard do this (System76 is the first.)

I don't have a Precision 7670/7770 but I posted about how the trick worked in the past. Yeah you're right, I installed the latest graphics drivers and the power limit no longer works for me either. I can only adjust core and memory clock offset now. Not that it mattered for me because the limit was always at 100% (80W) for me, but yeah you should stick with 528.xx driver version! EDIT: Just install version MSI Afterburner 4.6.5 Beta 4 and there's no difference here

Thanks for the deets @Talon! Despite Jarrod's review, it still has some nice bells and whistles. I did not expect Lenovo to include an BIOS option to enable undervolting (but probably in Legion laptops only) and that the CPU can reach it's power limit (without undervolting, according to the 0V offsets in the screencap.)