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    That is a very nice result @DavIT. Superposition must really focus on the GPU and not make use of more than 4 CPU cores. I also notice your GPU temp is low at 69C, mine was running at 84C. I'm curious as to what is going on here. The i3 is a very efficient and rather capable CPU with up to 4.30 GHz and 65w TDP. It definitely runs much cooler than the 11700k. Perhaps I should swap mine for the 11700H... Pairing the 10100 was an interesting choice and I'm curious what you use this machine for. It seems to me that the cooler running CPU is allowing the GPU to be cooled more effectively. Since the heat from the CPU is partially distributed to the GPU portion of the heatsink on this model, a hot running CPU will reduce the cooling ability for the GPU. I have never experimented with ceramic heatsinks before, but I will look into it now. Thank you for sharing! Image below: Benchmark score posted in this thread by @elnathbudi on April 22. Notice the temps and the CPU used.
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    With the MSI vBIOS, it ran a little better. I don't have time to play with the overclock right now and only ran it once, but looks like an improvement. With that said, I will be running this vBIOS moving forward. This is the same vBIOS that elnathbudi is running and has achieved a 7,031 using a laptop cooler. My score was with max fans on, but no laptop cooler.
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    I am posting a link In response to a message I saw above. The link will take you to the vBIOS I have been using. I will also add it to the original post. https://www.techpowerup.com/vgabios/232296/232296 EDIT: elnathbudi gets better benchmark scores from his GPU and is using an MSI vBIOS seen in the image from this post. I'll provide a link to it below. I'm going to try it soon and run some benchmarks. From the notes I noticed that it runs a higher GPU and Boost clock speed than the vBIOS I'm currently running. From the site: GPU Device Id: 0x10DE 0x249D E4735 SKU 10 GPU Board Board power limit Target: 115.0 W Limit: 140.0 W Adj. Range: -99%, +22% Memory Support: GDDR6, Hynix GDDR6, Micron GDDR6, Samsung GDDR6, Unknown
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    I have been very busy with work, but can give an update. This laptop has been running very well, I use it for 3D design and I do some pretty large projects. My major complaint is how difficult it is to clean the fans. I like to clean the fans every 3-4 months since I own pets and every time I clean the fans with this laptop I have to basically strip it down to the motherboard. With my P750DM I was able to simply pop the back cover off, and remove the fans, air dust everything and reassemble in probably 15 minutes. A minor complaint is the heat. Even with the cooling mods, it still runs hot. In time I will do something about that, possibly install an additional fan or maybe more cooling pipes and reconfigured cooling fins. I don't know. With regard to the 330w power supply, it works, but heat is a problem. I might try running some benchmarks with it soon.
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    @DavIT Did you do any before and after benchmarks or temperature readings by any chance? I dremeled out a few of those areas as well, but I could probably do more. I wonder why it was left like that to be honest. @HieuHungHau Yes, it supports 64GB without a problem. I covered this somewhere here. I tested several brands and found the Kingston HyperX 32GBx2 3200MHz to be the best performer among the brands I tried. There are a couple 64GB RAM sets out there that might have better performance, but it would be minimal gains for the large premium in price. @Yuki My screen looked fine right out of the box. I used a color calibration device and the change was almost imperceptible. If your screen is very yellow, you might have a bad LCD. @Justin Robbins This is the wrong thread for that laptop. You will probably get better help by finding or starting a thread that pertains to the laptop model you own. With that said, if you enabled XMP profiles, and the RAM is still not running at the proper speed, you can try disabling fast boot. When fast boot is enabled on some BIOS, I have heard that it can skip loading XMP and therefore will not run at max speed. Also make sure that your motherboard and CPU can handle the speed you are trying to achieve.
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    You have two open spots for RAM. I'm curious to know if simply soldering RAM on there would work. What kind of troubleshooting have you done so far on the HDMI port? Also, have you tried any of your other display ports? Or even the USB-C port?
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    Here's another video (RTX 3070 16GB mod): I am curious if the same resistors need to be used on the N960Kx. If so, where are they located? Does anyone have a high res image of the motherboard on this laptop?
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    I like Subarus as well, when I bought the car I have now, I nearly got a Legacy, but found a deal I couldn't pass up on a 2008 335i BMW Sedan (4dr) in alpine white. I've owned it for about seven years now. It has been a very good car, but my next car will probably have all wheel drive.
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    I'm still hoping for more information on the VRAM mod. If anyone else has done mods of any kind to their N960Kx, I'm sure all owners would like to see it. I still believe this machine has more potential that we have yet to realize.
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    @ViktorV Thank you for sharing this. Did you document the process at all for this laptop? This is something I would like to try as soon as I get a backup machine. The increased VRAM should make a big difference with the programs I use, especially with this GPU, which should probably have come with 16GB to begin with.
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    Nice, that's what I thought, very cool! I was just surprised to see this. I would like to know more about this procedure. Removing the VRAM modules will not be easy without bumping those capacitors that are right next to them and between them on this board. I'm also curious if any resistors need to be removed or replaced.
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    @ViktorV I don't understand what you did to get 16GB of VRAM.
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    That's very interesting. I did some benchmarks with the 11700 when I had that first and actually got better benchmarks with the 11700k. I have a 330w power brick, but the adapters both burned up when my charging port was bad. I will try to run some more benchmarks this weekend and provide the results. You must have a good system! Which BIOS are you running? And have you adjusted any settings in the NVIDIA control panel?
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    Very nice! I thought about using a laptop cooler or making something like yours, but didn't think it would deliver quite the results that you are getting. The only way to know if that's the only thing holding mine back is to try it, and now that I have seen yours, I think I will. Thank you for the info! @elnathbudi
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    I was thinking the same thing. I tried running the i7 undervolted with turbo disabled and still got the same benchmark score. I do not recommend running a K-version CPU in this laptop unless it is required for CPU heavy applications. I might trade it out for an 11900 (non-k) version in time. The 11900 has a 65W TDP. Even with the 11700k tuned down, it’s still around 95W. I would still like to know more about the machine with the 6969 superposition score.
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    @elnathbudi That's a very good score, I am only getting a little over 6700. You are also pulling more power than mine is. I thought my problem was either a lack of power or that it was temperature throttling. The most wattage I have seen my GPU use is 119W. I'm curious what your settings are. Are you overclocking? Have you done any cooling mods? Also, are you using a debloated version of windows or anything else? I have only done basic debloating and have not yet done any cooling mods on the GPU heatsink yet.
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    I'm trying to put it back on. I will post an image later if it will help. - - - - - EDIT: It's looking like I might need to start a different thread for this...
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    Does anyone know how to replace the f-keys on this laptop? I accidentally popped one off when I was removing the keyboard, I was going fast and didn't flipped the computer over and thought I was pulling on the keyboard. It didn't break, but the hinge part separated. That's the part I am having trouble with and I don't want to break the small tabs. @YAR1307That's actually an interesting question to me. I'm not sure to be honest, maybe someone else has an answer to that.
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    I have done some venting, but I did it at the same time as the added heatsinks, so it's hard to say how much it contributed to the improvements I realized from each of them. As far as liquid metal, everyone has their own preference, but I personally don't like using it anymore since it needs to be redone every 3 months or so in order to continue receiving the full benefits. It also alters the surface of the copper, erodes aluminum and is dangerous to use because it is electrically conductive. If any of this gets on the board components it can cause a short and damage the motherboard. I use Phobya Nanogrease Extreme and have been very pleased with the results. It has a rather high thermal conductivity for a thermal grease, spreads very nicely, but doesn't all squeeze out and it lasts a long time. If you are careful and don't mind the maintenance, liquid metal can lower temps a few degrees. Thank you, I will try the 150w vBIOS as well, I just need to get new adapters for my 330w power brick since they both melted due to the bad charging port. Is your system still not turning back on? If so, you will probably need to flash the BIOS externally. I was also messing with the voltage in BIOS when the issue occurred, but not immediately prior to it, so I do think it is related to the problem. What we need is a BIOS king to grace us with his presence on this matter and help with a reworked BIOS on this machine. There are definitely some weird quirks that need to be resolved.
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    I personally have not found the reason for the black screen issue caused by the BIOS. It may or may not be due to unlocking it. It is possible it was caused by certain settings or perhaps a combination of settings in the advanced BIOS menu. If you do not at least know someone who can help you program the BIOS externally, then I cannot recommend unlocking it. The reason I say this is because you might mess with settings that cause the problem and then you will have an unusable system until the chip is flashed externally. I looked at the CH341A supported chips list and it does not appear to have support for the MX25L25673GZ41-08G, which is the chip that is used to store the BIOS on the Clevo N960Kx (N960KR). The device I used to program this chip was a TL866a Plus. However, the real challenge comes from the fact that this chip is a WSON8 package rather than a traditional SOIC8, meaning it is not easy to simply use a chip test clip. Instead, in circuit programming must be done with a pogo probe that has specs to match a WSON8 package, like the picture I will post below. It should also be known that it is not an easy tool to use, as it must be held in place the entire time the chip is being written or read. The alternative to this is to have someone desolder the chip, program it, then solder it back on. With this board in particular, desoldering the chip will require advanced skills since there are some very small component close to it. I don't feel a need to go into any further details on this. * * * * * TLDR: I believe that unlocking the BIOS is required in order to undervolt the CPU and I do not recommend trying to unlock the BIOS and undervolt this machine without atleast knowing someone who can reprogram the BIOS externally. DNXK outlined the path in the unlocked BIOS to allow undervolting, for those brave enough to try it. I personally did this without problem, but I cannot verify if this had anything to do with the BIOS anomaly that resulted in the blank screen issue.
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    I sent you a link to download the same version of nvflash that I used. Lets try to rule out some things and go from there.
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    @YAR1307 That's an odd problem. I will have to think about this. @DNXK, Below is a description of the location of Secure Boot options, but I think you will need to unlock the BIOS if you do not yet have access to Clevo SETUP ITEM CONFIG Settings. 1.) Select the Advanced tab on the left 2.) Select "Clevo SETUP ITEMS CONFIG Setttings" near the top 3.) Scroll down about 80% of the way to the bottom and you'll see the Secure Boot options. * I will post images of it to help further.
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    @YAR1307 I used NVFLASH ver. 5.792.00 with the --protectoff command and it worked. If that doesn't work, let me know and I will try to see what it was that I did to make it work.
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    I successfully replaced the charging jack with the original one and it is now charging without getting hot. I do not recommend that anyone tries this on their own unless they have alot of soldering experience. It is worth it to pay $100 to have this done. It requires hot air with a soldering iron and wasn't easy. I will post images later. I used a combination of kapton tape and thick aluminum ducting tape to protect the surrounding components, clips, etc. * * * EDIT: I tested the HDMI port and it worked perfectly. I didn't even have to change anything, it just worked when I plugged it in. @razor0601 One thing I would recommend is to also test the cable. I have had several HDMI cables go bad. Better quality cables will last a long time, but lower quality cables die fairly easily with bending. * * *
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    @razor0601What have you tried so far? I assume you went into NVIDIA control panel and tried assigning the screen with windows key + P. Perhaps something in the BIOS needs to be enabled. I will try it in the next day or two and let you know what happens. I also received the new charging port and plan to swap it out soon, maybe tomorrow.
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