Multiplier manipulation XM processors =)

Check out the BIOS A10 MOD link in my sig, I took a screen shot of it in the thermal settings. Default has it set at 95*. With this new modded bios in the works, we should be able to control the fans. Passive cooling (Throttling) is set for 95*, Hig fan at 71*C, and low fan at 55*C. Tommorrow I will play with the bios options and mess with the cooling table to see if they work properly. Should be fun. I know TheWiz is working the M17x R1, and R2 bios for now, and then will work the M17xR3 Bios, and has plans for working the M15x, and M11x BIOS as well.

 

Sweet! Do you know anything about compatibility mods? I know fynight modded his bios to make the 480m work. Wonder if you could d the same for the 470m?

 

And 6970** lol...fan control is awesome tho... Something that should be accessible on a top of the line customizable gaming enthusiast laptop to begin with IMO...

So DR this is safe to flash? Any glitches issues instability? I think I might hold out a while longer before trying this... But it does look awesome!

 

I flashed without a problem. It's still in the works, and I tested a 2nd mod last night, but it hung the system when entering the performance sub-menu. Mod 1 I havn't had any issues with, but I just got home and am getting ready to swap in my benching SSD to test items like the fan control. I flashed back to Mod 1 and thats what I'l be playing with.

As far as additional GPU support TheWiz and Kizwan is aware that there is a high demand for this, and so down the line, I think that they will be looking into it, although adding hardware support is a much more in depth process. More information and comments from TheWiz can be found here " The First m17xr2 bios mod. need suggestions for future mods."

 

fynight only said it worked, and nevered supplied any proof that it did. i tried to pm him when i did the 470m mod, but never received an answer.

 

just pulled off this badboy... almost unintentionally...in any case... i thought i'd post it here

 

Well done U should post in M17x benchmark thread also.

 

wow under 7 sec. very impressive. congrats on your sweet sweet 920.

 

thanks .. but i think this was flukey... can't seem to break 7 secs anymore.. tried a couple more times..

 

damn! had no idea 920xm can clock that crazy. i got mine at 23 all across stable and set both TDP TDC at 98

 

TDC only needs to be about 85% of the TDP setting. 98/84 in this case.

 

Most 920XM's can handle 26x even with 92-95W, but it can get warm with sustained use at or near full loads. Much above that (27x+) depends on the CPU and auxiliary cooling of varying degrees.

 

I'm surprised you haven't moved your 920XM over, considering it would clock much better in the M15x.

 

Since you ladies are talking about my ol faithful M15x and i miss that ol beauty. She was Cool in the right places and Warm in the right places.

Old pictures of the 2 of us when we use to have late night benching sessions



http://forum.notebookreview.com/att...icial-m17x-benchmark-thread-part-3-wprime.jpg

http://forum.notebookreview.com/6803885-post5690.html

http://forum.notebookreview.com/6803455-post5688.html

 

I was using 26x across the core on my 940XM at 93/75 and noticed that system is good for benching n other tasks as well. But when playing Crysis ot Metro2033 with these settings and an OD'd 460M at 803/1352/1610 daily, I noticed the FPS is lower with OC'd CPU then at stock clocks. I think it might be because of power bottle-necking but I'm am dead sure this is happening on my system.

So,what's the use of running 3.5GHz across 4 cores when there is no gaming fps overall?? I know a 940 is a beast and does all the job with the blink of an eye but what's it's use when our 3000+ gaming system can't run both CPU n GPU at it's Zenith...!!!
What do you guys think of this..??? Do you think M15X is powerful enough to run an 940XM running at 27x across board and a 460M running at 815 core clock.... both utilised by a 64-bit mode Crysis Campaign???
Any thoughts welcomed.

 

I have high CPU overclock when doing rendering and image processing but I have everything stock 920xm when gaming. The FPS gain isn't that great and the CPU will suck the voltage that the GPU wants. I have 800 core and 1500 mem.

 

I assume you are using the 240W power brick in an effort to support a combination of 26x on 4 cores/8 threads and a heavily o/c video card, but the short answer is that of course the M15x is going to choke when those settings are applied to a heavy, graphically intensive, poorly optimized 64bit app like Crysis or reportedly Metro 2033 (haven't played it). You are operating so far outside the design specifications of the M15x (or any other single card/Core i notebook) that the miracle is that it can do it at all. The fact that you report o/c performance below stock performance suggests strongly that heat throttling is limiting performance more than power starvation. Extreme o/c at the limits of CPU and GPU capabilities is for benchmarking, not every day use or play; otherwise you will kill your machine or shorten its life. It takes some judgment and common sense to manage the power these computers offer when utilities like ThrottleStop let you far exceed what Intel or Dell ever contemplated. Use your head if you want that beast to last much longer.

 

@rev: thanks man..just what I thought. You really are THE revelator.

 

Wise words...