Official Clevo X170KM-G Thread

[CowDontMeow]

On 2/18/2026 at 2:36 PM, crossshot said:

You need a hardware calibration tool like Datacolor SpyderX or something else. I had the 4k display with 98% Adobe RGB and calibrate it with that tool. Wide uncalibrated garmut displays makes absolutly no sense.

I’ve tried the old “by eye” calibration which I know isn’t going to be perfect, no matter what I do the screen either ends up looking perfect until I export the files to another device and realise it was calibrated to be slightly warm with oversaturated greens (meaning the output looks more beige in areas it should be yellow/green) OR for a closer matching output the screen looks super cool and with a blue/grey tinge, my eyes adjust to this to when I export although it’s closer to true it takes a good 5-10mins for my eyes to adjust back to normal so it doesn’t look whack. 
 

It’s a shame because in games it looks stunning, it must be because I do macro photography so a lot of the subject is in super high detail with almost black backgrounds so the colours are very pronounce, with landscape I imagine the huge variety of colours mixing negates this. 
 

I’m not throwing the towel in though, I’ve found someone within a 30min drive that *might* be willing to use their Spyder, trying to bribe them with the promise of beers and/or compensation. 

[ChildFree001]

Hello everybody! 🖐️ Please advice 🙏

 

I do enjoy my x170km-g (11700k/3080/FHD 300hz) even in 2026 and i'm still happy with it 🥰 and In view of upcoming x170km-g maintenance and good opportunity of CPU & RAM replacement, please kindly advice:

 

1) Does it right to goes with 10900k (10850k) instead of 11700k in games?

(My 11700k looks nice with UV -130mv, 150w at full load @4600, with max temp 80°c, max fan for such test).

I'm talking mostly about extra cores/produced heat/4x32 RAM in XMP? (Kingston Fury Impact KF432S20IBK2/64)

2) So, does XMG bios 01.07.09RTR6 isn't suitable with 4x32 ram in XMP, instead of 01.07.09RTR7-G2?

3) Am i correct that XMP profile #2 is better than #1?

Will XMP#2 run either CPU 11gen or 10gen?

 

[strijrator]

Hey @ChildFree001

 

1. I don't think you would benefit from upgrading to a 10900k or 10850k in games. I beleive they perform very similar. Plus you'll lose PCIE express 4 capabilities for the SSD slot closest to the cpu if you go with a 10th gen chip.

 

2. Both bioses can run a 4x32 configuration. It is not guaranteed that you'll be able to run the memory at 3200 CL 20 though. Ram is very finnicky on this laptop, so keep that in mind.

 

3. The profiles should be similar in terms of performance. I have heard that certain applications benefit from lower latency memory more than higher bandwidth and vice versa.

 

• Will XMP#2 run either CPU 11gen or 10gen?

I believe so, yes.

 

[CowDontMeow]

So I got annoyed that the laptop would only run 2666mhz on my ram so I tried enabling XMP 1, now it won’t boot. 
 

it’ll start, keyboard RGB flashes and fans all spin up, when they quieten down and it would normally boot the screen stays black and the keyboard stays steady blue. 
 

I’ve tried FN+D, I’ve removed the CMOS battery and still no change. 
 

Is there a way to reset the bios some other way? I assume using different ram would force it to change the settings to “auto” but I don’t have any other devices with DDR4 SODIMM. 
 

Should’ve just played some Stardew Valley and told my brain to be quiet. 
 

Edit*
Turns out ran was installed in slots #2 & #4, didn’t even think about it when I re-pasted it previously. 
 

Took the ram out, got side tracked cleaning all the filth out (trust me to clean when I should be diagnosing / fixing), re-installed a single stick into slot #1, it boot looped a few times before popping up with a “memory change detected” and booted!

 

Both sticks now in their proper places and to top it off they now run at their advertised speeds of 2933 19-19-19-47 on auto without any input by me. Looks like PCSpecialists installed these in the wrong place when building it out for the original owners. 
 

I’ve missed playing with a “PC” but I’m already starting to see why I went to a console, I just can’t leave things alone and although I learn a LOT I end up causing myself issues along the way lol. 
 

Now the panic is over, anyone in the UK have a source for BOE09D9 1440p screens? All the vendors I’ve tried only say they’ll send whatever “comparable” screens they have available, seeing as this is all new to me I’m not sure whether the extra hassle is worth having G-Sync functional, can anyone provide some input?