Official Clevo X170KM-G Thread

[MaxxD]

50 minutes ago, Teo said:

@MaxxD

Hi.

 

I still have mine running fine. 
Did some benchmarks and my own watercooler running fine without issues, and finally on XMG 1.07.09 I did unlock the BIOS.

 

i once installed the Control Center is terrible still, I think I did install the latest version but has bugs. Such as overclock app doesn’t not open (it did once only) and stays on high clock cooking it self, performs terrible, and also the fans controller app is bad, suddenly starts spinning like crazy and only stops if you open it select manual and back again to automatic.
 

Control Center (sorry I don’t remember what version I had but ov6 up) is terrible. So without it  there you can set it up for not thermal throttle and limits. 
 

I just use throttlestop. I Even put it all to max not limits and ran fine scoring 15,456 on cinebench, I am still testing more, I barely had it couple of months ago. I don’t think that score is the best but yet still decent for a standard overclock. 
 

The thing I haven’t done is to change the XMP profile, that’s why I was tweaking to get the BIOS unlocked. 
 

I think this laptop runs fine, just need proper seating pads and thermal paste, right cooler, the right apps, right setup and I think it does fine. 

 

 

Hi,

 

Thanks for sharing your experience. Based on my experience so far, I don't have a good opinion of the KM-G Clevo. The fan worked fine, RAM management is not exactly good. 10 & 11th gen CPUs also work fine in it. My mechanic friend is doing it now and the machine has a big problem.

 

He has a RAM voltage problem. He is already looking at the wiring diagram and has even found the source of the error. It is not easy, The RAM power supply circuit does not maintain the voltage for some reason. 

But I can continue working with this now, just in case...the 1.05 and 1.8V power supply circuits are based on the 3.3 and 5V circuits. The TRS51275 can already provide dedicated 1.8 and 1.05V. I don't know why they built another DCDC part underneath. Actually SM-G was the basis for the KM-G version, but it was very overthought by the design engineers.

 

I have a PCS version of the SM-G version that works perfectly with Obsidian. I also have a zTecpc version of the Prema BIOS version. My KM-G version is Sager and has the same BIOS on it.

 

[Teo]

@MaxxD

Hello again,

You are welcome, I am also learning, I am new at this stuff.

 

I see. 
 

yeah I can see that some problems can resurface on this laptop and hasnt been refined well, if there is 2 main power rail is perhaps to properly control 2 power brick (Is just my guess) if your friend have the diagrams or schematics of that laptop it might explain that or it should had. 
 

I am using the BIOS from XMG for that reason, they said they have fixed many issues related to EC chip and memory if I am not wrong. You can go back and forward with bios updates if they don’t perform as you expect. Mine is an Origin model I found many random crashes on 1.07.08 versión so I switched to XMG 1.07.09RTR and it seems more stable. 
 

If your voltage is not stable then there must be a faulty power controller or already some bad coils. Hard thing is to know what is failing, something is no delivering proper power. Or could be some bad setup in the bios related to memory clock. 
 

Yeah -SM model many people said is better in many ways. 

I am a bit of a technician (still learning) is like a hobby, not afraid to break it, I fix stuff and laptops are a new area to try. I tried to get the best of the line but I mean on potential not stability. And I prefer socketed CPU and GPU, I don’t like the soldered ones on the board, I am learning to solder those things but I cannot tell yet if I am doing well yet. Plus you can’t get 100% good spares, mostly fakes one or dying ones, even microchips, have to get things straight from manufacture or buy second hand laptops for spare only. 
 

sorry for expanding too much, I hope you can find the solution. 
 

greetings. 

[Bidelloman]

On 6/15/2025 at 11:19 PM, oduska said:

 

 

Thank you both. I might have to do both things (lubricate to buy some time and then replace).

 

@Bidelloman In your post, https://notebooktalk.net/topic/125-official-clevo-x170km-g-thread/?do=findComment&comment=54716, you mention "taobao fans". I can't find anything online about those, can you please share a link to what you're talking about?

i wonder if after all this time they are still available, I bought them through that proxy reseller, taobao, from a chinese website. These fans are mentioned in the SMg thread many times

[MaxxD]

6 hours ago, Teo said:

@MaxxD

Hello again,

You are welcome, I am also learning, I am new at this stuff.

 

I see. 
 

yeah I can see that some problems can resurface on this laptop and hasnt been refined well, if there is 2 main power rail is perhaps to properly control 2 power brick (Is just my guess) if your friend have the diagrams or schematics of that laptop it might explain that or it should had. 
 

I am using the BIOS from XMG for that reason, they said they have fixed many issues related to EC chip and memory if I am not wrong. You can go back and forward with bios updates if they don’t perform as you expect. Mine is an Origin model I found many random crashes on 1.07.08 versión so I switched to XMG 1.07.09RTR and it seems more stable. 
 

If your voltage is not stable then there must be a faulty power controller or already some bad coils. Hard thing is to know what is failing, something is no delivering proper power. Or could be some bad setup in the bios related to memory clock. 
 

Yeah -SM model many people said is better in many ways. 

I am a bit of a technician (still learning) is like a hobby, not afraid to break it, I fix stuff and laptops are a new area to try. I tried to get the best of the line but I mean on potential not stability. And I prefer socketed CPU and GPU, I don’t like the soldered ones on the board, I am learning to solder those things but I cannot tell yet if I am doing well yet. Plus you can’t get 100% good spares, mostly fakes one or dying ones, even microchips, have to get things straight from manufacture or buy second hand laptops for spare only. 
 

sorry for expanding too much, I hope you can find the solution. 
 

greetings. 

 

Hi,

 

Yes, there were unexpected problems with this. My friend who deals with laptop servicing has seen a lot of things. Unfortunately, this is quite a complex problem and the machine can be made to work by connecting the voltage wires on the board, but the sleep mode will no longer work, but who would put such a DTR Gaming laptop into sleep mode? Just kidding!

 

I have a lot of parts for the X170 model! That's why I didn't give up on leaving this one. 🙂 😞 

 

XMG BIOS is the best and most stable version, you say? I'll try it with another board. I have a contact for purchasing original parts for one of the manufacturers. The problem is that it is located locally in Canada.... :xD

 

In theory, it could be used with a 2666MHz RAM module, but I'm not sure...I'm still waiting for the results. A new board is arriving from Canada. I'm hoping for the best!

 

If that doesn't work either, I'll abandon the KM-G version and use only the SM-G version, of which I have 2 machines. The second version, which includes a zTecpc Prema BIOS, caused a lot of trouble... it had a crazy i9-10900KF with RTX 3080 GPU and 4x32GB DDR4-3200MHz CL20 Kingston RAM... 5GHz+ ran smoothly with water cooling, but suddenly it thought of something and didn't give a picture, after a lot of work and time it was put back in place, the entire voltage part (3.3, 5v, 12v) went away and it became good by replacing parts, but unfortunately it doesn't handle the K processor, but otherwise it can be used perfectly for anything 0-24hr with a nonK CPU. The panel map is of course available. The design part of the thing was very complicated and it's not simple....

 

I have previously worked in the RMA area at several places (HP, Cannon, Sony, Siemens, etc.) and I also dealt with Optical and Mechanical repairs...there was a time when we manually replaced BGA chips (on phone panels on products that failed during testing during production) it was nice, it was a long time ago... it's been a while since I've been so deeply involved in electronics manufacturing and repair.

[Teo]

@MaxxD

That’s crazy, you have a lot of experiences and worked on a manufacture?

 

I see so now this laptop is a complex machine, I hope you can fix your laptop after all the problems you have faced. I know is not so pleasant to have something that have a lot of problems or issues but I guess you learn a lot, get a lot of experiences, what works what doesn’t. 
 

Yeah the XMG Bios version has been more stable to me, when I was doing some benchmarks and tweak a bit the Overcloaking configurations it use crash or just simply shut down by itself, for some reason they do recommend it on this forum. 
 

All the best. 

[MaxxD]

7 hours ago, Teo said:

@MaxxD

That’s crazy, you have a lot of experiences and worked on a manufacture?

 

I see so now this laptop is a complex machine, I hope you can fix your laptop after all the problems you have faced. I know is not so pleasant to have something that have a lot of problems or issues but I guess you learn a lot, get a lot of experiences, what works what doesn’t. 
 

Yeah the XMG Bios version has been more stable to me, when I was doing some benchmarks and tweak a bit the Overcloaking configurations it use crash or just simply shut down by itself, for some reason they do recommend it on this forum. 
 

All the best. 

 

I also participated in RMA service and manufacturer repair and during the manufacturing process.

 

Yes, I hope we can find a solution too...

 

Is the XMG version the best then? I read somewhere that it is not the most reliable. I don't even know which version is the best...

[Teo]

@MaxxD sorry just to clarify.

 

the XMG is more stable compare to other version Bios I got installed before, I got more crashes on the original BIOS (Origin AEON17 model) that came just by running benchmarks.

 

If you do some overclock and mess around with the clocks or voltages, obviously you will get some crashes or shutdown that is normal, you have to find the right settings and it will run fine. 
 

Just try the Bios, you can always downgrade the BIOS with same Bios Update provided by your vendor. Origin doesn’t have anymore BIOS updates so I used the Clevo one. 
 

Origin 1.07.09rtr to Style Note 1.07.08

I Even went lower to 1.07.07

 

then I went back

 

Style Note 1.07.08 to XMG 1.07.09rtr

 

Then modified the XMG 1.07.09rtr Bios file and unlocked, flashed with FPTW64 and running well with all menus unlocked. 

Lucky the regions aren’t locked.

 

 You can make full dump with FPTW64 

 

(I was just testing if it was possible to downgrade BIOSes with the updates *.exe)

 

[MaxxD]

10 hours ago, Teo said:

@MaxxD sorry just to clarify.

 

the XMG is more stable compare to other version Bios I got installed before, I got more crashes on the original BIOS (Origin AEON17 model) that came just by running benchmarks.

 

If you do some overclock and mess around with the clocks or voltages, obviously you will get some crashes or shutdown that is normal, you have to find the right settings and it will run fine. 
 

Just try the Bios, you can always downgrade the BIOS with same Bios Update provided by your vendor. Origin doesn’t have anymore BIOS updates so I used the Clevo one. 
 

Origin 1.07.09rtr to Style Note 1.07.08

I Even went lower to 1.07.07

 

then I went back

 

Style Note 1.07.08 to XMG 1.07.09rtr

 

Then modified the XMG 1.07.09rtr Bios file and unlocked, flashed with FPTW64 and running well with all menus unlocked. 

Lucky the regions aren’t locked.

 

 You can make full dump with FPTW64 

 

(I was just testing if it was possible to downgrade BIOSes with the updates *.exe)

 

 

Thank You!

As I looked at it, the XMG 1.07.09rtr Bios is the latest and no other vendor has made a newer version. I will install it on the Eurocom motherboard and test it out. I may also install it on the Sager motherboard. The Sager will work in principle, but unfortunately not with the 32GB 3200MHz CL20 Kingston Impact Fury Modules. In principle, it will take 4-chip 2-sided 2666MHz memory without any problems and the motherboard will be usable, but there is a problem with the RAM voltage management and this cannot be fixed, unfortunately.

 

1.07.09rtr also, which EC version are you using?

[Teo]

@MaxxD

 

hi

 

I am using the KBC/EC 1.07.04

can be seen on some of the pictures I have posted. 
 

I hope it works for you. 
 

 

[MaxxD]

8 hours ago, Teo said:

@MaxxD

 

hi

 

I am using the KBC/EC 1.07.04

can be seen on some of the pictures I have posted. 
 

I hope it works for you. 
 

 

 

Hi,

 

Thank you!

We hope for the best.✌️☺️

[MaxxD]

On 6/28/2025 at 12:57 AM, Teo said:

@MaxxD

 

hi

 

I am using the KBC/EC 1.07.04

can be seen on some of the pictures I have posted. 
 

I hope it works for you. 
 

 

 

Should the two be used together? XMG version BIOS and EC is the last released version.

 

[Teo]

@MaxxD

 

hi

i don’t think it is necessary, my laptop has been working without the XMG EC 1.07.04RT1.

(I have been using the original 1.07.04 that my laptop came with)
 

I have been looking for the details of what’s new on the EC update, what are the benefits but couldn’t find any details. 
 

at the end I did flashed but I don’t see any difference. I just feel that maybe is a bit slower or is Just my impression. Or is because here where I am is summer and is pretty hot, so I can’t keep lower temperatures and high clocks. 
 

I don’t think it’s necessary unless we can see  what are those new changes, if they are essential in any way. 

(Note: maybe it will work well now with the Control Center, I haven’t install it back yet, you know that the EC controls most of the hardware area and components, so before the fans were acting strangely, the CPU overclock program was not opening and so on. I haven’t tested if Control Center will work better with EC 1.07.04RT1)

 

 

[MaxxD]

2 hours ago, Teo said:

@MaxxD

 

hi

i don’t think it is necessary, my laptop has been working without the XMG EC 1.07.04RT1.

(I have been using the original 1.07.04 that my laptop came with)
 

I have been looking for the details of what’s new on the EC update, what are the benefits but couldn’t find any details. 
 

at the end I did flashed but I don’t see any difference. I just feel that maybe is a bit slower or is Just my impression. Or is because here where I am is summer and is pretty hot, so I can’t keep lower temperatures and high clocks. 
 

I don’t think it’s necessary unless we can see  what are those new changes, if they are essential in any way. 

(Note: maybe it will work well now with the Control Center, I haven’t install it back yet, you know that the EC controls most of the hardware area and components, so before the fans were acting strangely, the CPU overclock program was not opening and so on. I haven’t tested if Control Center will work better with EC 1.07.04RT1)

 

 

 

In principle, it is recommended for it. That's why I'm asking. Yes, I know, the EC controls all the voltages.

[MaxxD]

 

This one also arrived courtesy of Eurocom, straight from Canada. It will be stored as a spare sheet for now. ☺️😁

 

 

 

[Teo]

@MaxxD
 

Nice 😊👍🏻

[kela-slk]

@Teo you unlocked XMG bios? can you share? i not use xmg because unlocking patch not workink with XMG but working with origin pc eon bios. i use intel graphics. 

xmg bios have restrict power for cpu, i tested both bioses and XMG bios CPU points are lower than Origin (Style note), tdp is limited to 150W factory, on origin bios limit is 200 or higher (dont remember) but CPU speed is faster and higher clock 

[MaxxD]

3 hours ago, kela-slk said:

@Teo you unlocked XMG bios? can you share? i not use xmg because unlocking patch not workink with XMG but working with origin pc eon bios. i use intel graphics. 

xmg bios have restrict power for cpu, i tested both bioses and XMG bios CPU points are lower than Origin (Style note), tdp is limited to 150W factory, on origin bios limit is 200 or higher (dont remember) but CPU speed is faster and higher clock 

 

Bios: 1.07.08KTR2-G2

EC: 1.07.04

 

If I read correctly, this is what is indicated on the motherboard I just bought. 😁

 

I don't know which version is worth posting anymore, because in general there were a lot of errors and shortcomings, but they tried to fix this separately and some succeeded, but some didn't and left it half-way. This is something to think about.🤔

[kela-slk]

On 6/27/2025 at 1:26 PM, Teo said:

Then modified the XMG 1.07.09rtr Bios file and unlocked, flashed with FPTW64 and running well with all menus unlocked. 

Lucky the regions aren’t locked.

need unlocked XMG bios x170km

[momo25]

Hey guys!

 

 

 

I bought a x170KM-G with an 11900K and a 3080 a couple of days ago and I would like to get the most performance out of it. 

 

Im planning to delid the CPU and get a copper IHS, repaste with liquid metal and replace the entire thermal pads. 

 

 

 

I found EC360 Platinum pads with 16wmk to be the best option. They offer standard ones and one designated "soft".

 

Which ones are best for the x170? 

 

 

 

Also Im curious to test out the AliExpress watercooled heatsink. 

 

Are the temps better than the stock heatsink even without water? 

 

 

 

Im also looking for an i9 11900k with a high SP Rating thats worth the delid and the copper IHS.

 

Does anyone have one that they would like to sell? (Im in europe)  

 

 

 

If you have any other tips to reduce the temps i would love to hear them! 

 

I already read through most of the forums but if there's any game changing tip i would be more then happy to hear about it 😃

 

 

[MaxxD]

1 hour ago, momo25 said:

Damn, thanks for the fast reply! 

 

I just noticed that i posted it in the SM thread instead of the KM, my bad 🫣

 

Yes I know that it is nickel plated copper but unfortunally my IHS is concave which resulted in over 10°C differences between the cores.

 

So you think buying the hugely expensive pads is unnecissary?

 

Is the AliExpress heatsink able to transfert more heat than the stock one even with no water?

 

Also what is the prefect PL1/2 limit for the CPU? Im still trying to optimize the temps for gaming. What limit do you have for the CPU?

 

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You're welcome. Now my KM-G mechanic friend is patching it because the RAM voltage is gone. The appropriate delid/relid is also sufficient! The water cooling is perfect when fully installed, only the fins are not worth much...a little more than the factory cooling maybe. 😄

 

My SM-G is still in factory settings and is perfect. It has the zTecpc version of Prema BIOS on it, which is currently stored in the box.

 

The PCS version will also get the full version Prema BIOS, then I'll force myself to update it.🤭✌️

 

 

[momo25]

14 hours ago, MaxxD said:

1 hour ago, momo25 said:

Damn, thanks for the fast reply! 

 

I just noticed that i posted it in the SM thread instead of the KM, my bad 🫣

 

Yes I know that it is nickel plated copper but unfortunally my IHS is concave which resulted in over 10°C differences between the cores.

 

So you think buying the hugely expensive pads is unnecissary?

 

Is the AliExpress heatsink able to transfert more heat than the stock one even with no water?

 

Also what is the prefect PL1/2 limit for the CPU? Im still trying to optimize the temps for gaming. What limit do you have for the CPU?

 

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You're welcome. Now my KM-G mechanic friend is patching it because the RAM voltage is gone. The appropriate delid/relid is also sufficient! The water cooling is perfect when fully installed, only the fins are not worth much...a little more than the factory cooling maybe. 😄

 

My SM-G is still in factory settings and is perfect. It has the zTecpc version of Prema BIOS on it, which is currently stored in the box.

 

The PCS version will also get the full version Prema BIOS, then I'll force myself to update it.🤭✌️

 

 

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!

[MiRaGe]

23 minutes ago, 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!

Don´t want to be the bad messenger, but on my previous P775TM1 the copper IHS from AliExpress performed worse than stock IHS...

[MaxxD]

Well, it's done! Finally! The RAM voltage was not there, so I had to reconnect it and find a solution where the voltage was coming from....

 

There was a separate panel voltage, separately (3A) provided for the memory section, but then the 4th SSD slot would not have been usable. The RAM voltage was OK anyway.

 

 

Then the idea came and the Intel HD voltage was used to the advantage of the RAM and was passed through. Only 2 Modules can be used, because it would not withstand 4 modules and would be destroyed. Two opposite RAM slots work and the 3200MHz CL20 Kingston RAM KIT can be used! CPU and GPU work perfectly. The whole machine works perfectly.

 

 

 

i7-11700K @ 4.6GHz (Prime95)

 

[Teo]

@MaxxD

Hello

 

sorry I have been really busy these days. 
Good job making the laptop work with an alternative power source. 👍🏻
 

Now that you guys have mentioned about the copper IHS from Aliexpress to be a bit worse than the original IHS things makes sense. 
 

If I am not wrong My CPU originally had like around 40C during iddle time and after deliding went up to 50c but when running with the water cooler dropped down to 29c on iddle. So the copper IHS from Aliexpress is not that good at all. 🤨😕 one day I will have to swap the IHS to try. Sadly the original IHS got some scratches when removing, maybe it will be fine if sanded.

 

Thanks for the updates. 

 

[Teo]

@kela-slk

hello

 

sorry that I couldn’t reply any sooner, I have been very busy these days. 
 

yes the hidden_menu_unlocked program only works for 1.07.08 Bios below and except XMG Bioses. As it was already mentioned on this forum, I also have tried and it doesn’t work. 
 

About the unlocked XMG bios, it might be a bit hard to elaborate or create a guide. I myself wanted to create an executable file to flash the Bios on the necessary regions to unlock the menus. But I couldnt, I couldn’t get the tools to do so and I am not an expert on programming. 
 

If you know how to make dumps, extract and edit BIOS regions, volumes or PE32 regions with Uefitools and some Hexidecimal editors then maybe you can find where to edit those letters to unlock your Bios. I had checked the Bios update prior flashing if all the regions were populated before the laptop was on and I couldn’t find those strings that needs to be modified. Some regions were blank. 
 

So to unlock your Bios you need to create a full dump of your own Bios with FPTW. I can’t just share my Bios, it might not work.

 

I could try to help you but is all at your own risk.