Official Clevo X170KM-G Thread

[MaxxD]

On 7/10/2025 at 12:45 PM, momo25 said:

Yeah the copper IHS is just for my OCD ^^ I also had an SM-G but that was worse than my KM-G. Constantly throttled and no matter what I did i just couldnt get it to run properly. Glad about my KM purchasr tho!

 

Polishing the CPU and GPU heatsinks can also help. I have a couple of factory SM-G and KM-G heatsinks, all polished. The water coolers were not polished.✌️

[MaxxD]

The machine is working again...it was a big fight, but a victory! (you could say it like that...) 🤭☺️

 

 

 

 

[Teo]

If someone is interested on how to unlock the hidden menus on Bios 1.07.09RTR6 from XMG I have found a way and it does work but it can be a bit laborious and risky.

 

Be aware that Bios modification could brick your laptop or if wrongly modifying your Bios can cause malfunction. 

 

USE AT YOUR OWN RISK ⚠️ I AM NOT RESPONSIBLE OF ANY DAMAGE CAUSE ON THE MOD OF YOUR BIOS AND LAPTOP. 
 

 

 

 

 

Before proceeding you must have already some knowledge on how to Backup, Edit and Flash Bios, otherwise I advice not to try. 
 

Left all the steps on a PDF file.
 

XMG_1.07.09RTR6_UNLOCK_STEPS.pdf

 

NEEDED TOOLS

• FPTW64 (is has to be a version compatible for Intel ME v15)

• UEFITOOLS 0.28.0 (capable to replace any REGIONS, Volume, sections, VSS etc)

• HxD Editor or any good Hexadecimal Editor.

 

[rockmanx97]

Just asking would a RTX 2070 Super MXM work in a Clevo X170KM?

[momo25]

So after I got the chinese watercooled Heatsink I spend a long time figuring out different thermal pad sizes to get the best contact with the die/IHS. Somehow I cant understand my thermal paste spread though, as it is very uneven on the left side, both on the CPU and GPU. No matter what pads I tried on the GPU side, (0.5 all the way to 2mm!), nothing works... im kinda out of ideas so maybe someone can help? Its been months and it still runs like shit (80C+ on GPU 87-90C on CPU) I just wanna get this damn thing running 😭

[Kastner]

36 minutes ago, momo25 said:

nothing works... im kinda out of ideas so maybe someone can help?

Try Thermal Grizzly Putty Pro. Best.

[momo25]

24 minutes ago, Kastner said:

Try Thermal Grizzly Putty Pro. Best.

I thought about it too but I dont know anything about these putties. Did you use it on this laptop?

The strange thing here is that the spot that doesnt make contact is on the side where there are not pads so I think the heatsink is the issue

[Kastner]

21 hours ago, momo25 said:

Did you use it on this laptop?

No, I used it on a P870 with RTX3080, there was no exact pad sizes because of the custom heatsink. As far as I know puttys are good when you do not know the pad size.

It is hard to work with but the thermal conductivity is just like gelid extreme and you dont have to worry about the contacts and bending.

21 hours ago, momo25 said:

The strange thing here is that the spot that doesnt make contact is on the side where there are not pads so I think the heatsink is the issue

If the heatsink the issue maybe ask for a refund. 
There are a few member who using this heatsink perhaps they will know the pad sizes.