MSI GX740 with 5870 1gb ddr5

New Intel Mobile Core i7-920XM Extreme 8M Turbo 3.2GHz | eBay

Is this a good deal?
How would I go about installation. The old 720QM is only a 45W TDP. This is a 55W. I saw someone on here had one. How would I install it successfully? Anything I have to do to the cooling?

 

So the new vbios lowers overclocking, but does it improve performance at stock clocks perhaps? I haven't overclocked this machine since it plays all the new games at max settings, 1680x1050, 2xAA, 45fps. No need to OC and rist damaging the machine really...

EDIT: Cept for The Fu*king Witcher 2!

 

Why all of you is so mad about 920xm? 840qm is almost the same in terms of speed and costs twice as low, and generate less heat. ??????

 

I got mine from a German wholesaler for 250€ (about 350$). You need a massive cooling modification and Throttlestop to do such an OC. And an Laptop cooling stand is also a good idea

 

I see. The 840QM is useless I think. It's 1.86Ghz. I can already reach 1.76Ghz on mine and that one is unlikely to go more than 2.00Ghz since it has a locked multiplier. Sad day.
I guess I'm just gonna start saving for a Sandy Bridge.

 

Hi,
can you provide some pics? Better CPU cooling?
(Kannst ja auch mal im NBJ Forum im X7811 Thread vorbeischauen. Kommst doch aus D, oder? )

 

Yes ähhh meine natürlich ja
war schonmal im NBJ Forum...finds hier aber Internationaler

The thing is i´m building a hole new cooling unit for my X7811 for both CPU and GPU...i hope all components will arive @ the WE then i will start a new threat...with a detailed building plan and materials

 

I´m about to buy an OBHD from newmodeus.com. What OBHD should I get? Anyone got a link? Will use a Western Digital Scorpio Black for it.

 

I bought one off of eBay for $19. Works like a charm.

 

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will that one work?

 

make sure OBHD is 12.5mm thick, becouse there are some different sizes for different laptops. Gx740 takes 12.5mm thick one.

 

Mine is 9.5mm I believe. Unless you're stuffing a big one in there it's no big deal.

 

I put my clocks back down to 880/1090.

less than 1 framerate difference (54 to 55) is really not worth the extra 6 degrees.

 

I don't know why, but with this new VBios my 740 keeps crashing after 10 minutes of playing any game (say, in this case witcher 2, at default 700/1000). I am rolling back to 1727_027 , the new one seems really bad. Old one works fine at OC of 820/1035.

 

hi anyone playing the witcher 2 with an i5 450m. really struggling to get acceptable gameplay. fps as low as 11 , average 20 in the prologue

 

I had to OC my 450m to 3.2GHz just to get 35fps in this game. I was getting 25fps in the prologue, but Ch1 and after run betweek 30-45fps fine.

Make sure you're running the 11.5 catalyst drivers and that you disable Catalyst AI.

 

Turns out that if you use the GoG version of the game, the problem is gone. if you bought your game at Steam or D2D, all you have to do is get the GoG .exe file and paul.dll file and overwrite your old ones and you'll get an instant 10-20fps boost.

Just backup your saves first.

 

I´m about to upgrade my RAM to Kingston HyperX 1600MHz CL9 2x4GB.
Will these work @ 1066MHz CL6 as stated in their PnP profile? Anyone got any experience to share about these babies?

I have the stock i5 430M...

 

Why do you want the Hyper-X?
You get no noticeable performance benefits, will be bottlenecked by other components anyway, and 4GB is enough for normal users unless you're using virtual machines or manipulating huge photos.

 

Well I would prefer having 8GB of RAM instead of 4GB because I do some heavy stuff that requires that amount of memory + having a RAM-drive is pretty handy

Should I go for Crucial of Corsair instead of the HyperX?

 

HyperX is specifically designed for Sandy Bridge chipsets that can take advantage of 1600MHz.
There are cheaper options for 2X4GB RAM that can be had for around $70.

 

Ok cool thanks. I was just thinking about the 1066MHz CL6 on the HyperX.
Most 2x4GB kits runs @ CL7 or above.

I can get the HyperX for 85$ from a store, only tested...

Up next is the CPU upgrade, 840qm or 920xm?

 

840qm sh...t the bed when he saw the true ultimate performance of 920/940XM
920xm is the way to go, i bought one as well (167 USD OEM version) and will be installing it next week. Since it has unlocked multipliers and you can change them in TS, it becomes even faster than some Q core sandy bridges

I also have 430M now,and i'm not going to complain, it's fine OC'd to 3.15GHz but i really want to test 920XM, and to have max from my gx740, like you ^^

about ram... well...i bought hyperX before, same ones that you were thinking of and i will say - DO NOT BUY THEM, becouse they will not allow you to change your bus speed via setFSB,on stock memory (asinTech - lol from where that company comes from ?? )in gx740 goes to 166 fsb like a dream, hyperx immediatley freezed my system after i went to fsb 134 (2mhz more- hating life !!) -shame on you hyperx (maybe i got poor batch? but on stock clck's worked just fine)

But the ones with blue radiator seems to be just fine considering almost 90% users have them in gxXXX series -wierd isn't it ?
here they are - part number is KHX1600C9S3K2/8G
hope that helps

cheers m8

 

Where did you get a 920XM that cheap? I´m looking @ ebay about 350$... crap!

Thanks btw, looking at those blue raditor ones now

 

Strange but... i got it from poland Best deal in my life i think

 

Will this OBHD work in gx740?

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920xm and 940xm owners in GX740. What are your temps at idle/load?

I´m hitting 95c with all four cores loaded P95 @ 2500MHz

 

Yes it will work, i have the same one

 

Well, you may want to see this !!

http://forum.notebookreview.com/msi/580117-ultimate-cooling-blueprint-gx740-akoya-x7811.html

Ummm and... yes...what thermal paste did you used ? did you accidently pick your mum's nivea hand lotion by mistake ?
Just jokeing. User named Archewander (940XM) reported temps like 85"C with standard cooling and no OC

i will have my 920XM on saturday (so excited!!!) and i will report my temps as well...i use IC Diamond 7ct

 

I used MX-4 thermalpaste I will try to do a repaste later tonight and tomorrow I´m picking up a laptopcooler Zalman NC3000.

I´m looking forward to Saturday to see your temps

 

I have the same one (zalman NC3000) and you can expect 3-6 'C drop on CPU

I am planning to do a mod just like this one

http://s1228.photobucket.com/albums/ee445/CacheFlow123/

Becouse mobility is most important for me, and even after cooling mod i want to be able to move my laptop without thinking about that somethink inside may fell off and cause a damage....

This mod is very effective but i fear i dont want to modify the heatpipe like he did...sooo risky...you work on it to much...and a small tiny hole in there will ruin your day...till the end of the year

 

Cool! You have the 3000S or 3000U? What is the difference between those?

EDIT: Seems like the U version comes with USB-hub...

 

So S has 2 USB ports (mine) and U has 3 USB ports and 1 mini USB. Otherwise they look exactly the same. I dont need more usb ports than 3 but i didn't know there are S and U versions till now

 

Guys using quadcore, what are your temps during Prime95 or WPrime? And what frequency?

 

So I got the NC3000S yesterday. Been running my 920xm @ 2.2GHz 4core. Temps hit 79-80c during 1h prime95.

Will get some small heatsinks to put on cpu+gpu later today.

 

hmm... it is safe to hit up to max 90 just to be sure it will never overheat. So 2.4GHz should be just fine i think.

What i would like to know is your benchmark results

CPU Score in 3dMark Vantage- performance (2.2 or 2.4GHz@4)
with cinebench r10 or 11.5

I'd love to see your heatsinks attached on the photo

 

Running some benchmarks right now. Will post the results later

Trying 2.5GHz 4-core and GPU @ 900MHz = reboot. Think it´s the PSU. Can you recommend a good psu? 180W?

EDIT:

Thats just running CPU @ 140x15 and GPU @ 900MHz

I dod not get the heatsinks today, they will arrive tomorrow it seems...

 

I don't see the appeal of the 920XM or 940XM. The 5870 is easily the bottleneck of this machine for gaming.
I would just save up the money and buy an M18X with Sandy Bridge instead.

 

Yeah for gaming an i5 430M oc to 3GHz is more then enough!

 

Good PSU, i just purchased this one (arrived in 7 days from usa to uk)
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And connector is the same one as gx740 has

 

it's complateley not worth it. i bought my 920xm OEM for 100GBP

 

Thats a nice price!

Btw do you know how to use setfsb to autostart @ 140bclk? I will run 140x17 for 4-core load. Trying to find a nice multiplier for 2-core and 1-core now

EDIT: Found it "Setfsb.exe -w1 -s140"

 

try to modify just multiplier, some people told me that by modyfying fsb and multi together will give you BSOD HEAVEN
It will not stress other components as well

how about your temps ?

 

I´m trying both multiplier+bclk. 140bclk @ multi x17 (2380MHz) seems to be ok. Temps around 78-80c all cores loaded 100%

1-core @ 140blck x26 (3640MHz) is around 72-74c

 

and whats your max stable FREq ? for 1 core ?
what ram do you have in ?

"1-core @ 140blck x26 (3640MHz) is around 72-74c" - other 3 stock right ?
TDP/TDC values ?

we should PM each other i think hehe

 

1-core is at 3640MHz while the rest are taking a nap

TDP @ 55W
TDC @ 47A

When running 17x140 I have to up TDP to 70.

 

Installed my new ramsinks now.

Furmark @ 825MHz = 66c full load gpu after 15min. Pretty good!

 

PLEASE SHOW ME IT....I MEAN SHOW US

 

I will post some pictures later on, kinda busy atm.

Does anyone know if you can buy replacement keys for the keyboard? Kind of broke med down arrow and right arrow. Just the lid of the key

 

super glue