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    Clevo P1x0HM users with 7970M/680M - Ordered? Installed? OCed? Lets have it! :)

    Discussion in 'Sager and Clevo' started by jaybee83, Jul 1, 2012.

  1. Tonrac

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    I'm sorry to ask this without reading the thread, but is the 7970M HDMI/DVI output now working on P1x0HM ? As far as I remember it wasn't, but this was while ago...
     
    Luxw, Oct 13, 2012
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  3. jaybee83

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    sorry to disappoint,afaik theres still so solution to the hdmi issue yet :(

    Sent from my Galaxy Nexus using Tapatalk 2
     
    jaybee83, Oct 13, 2012
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    the DVI output works like charm.hdmi not yet but if u try to connect with hdmi without ati drivers installed it works.so maybe its a driver isssue.
     
    johnnyman27, Oct 13, 2012
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    My beast is already here and i installed it today. I will try to post some benches tomorrow since im rly tired today :)
     
    Beavy, Oct 16, 2012
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    nice to hear it man!! :D hope u ll enjoy ur beast!!
     
    johnnyman27, Oct 16, 2012
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    My score. Seems legit for stock clocks. I wont try to overclock it tho, i like it that way :) Just for the record the temps went up to 72C in that benchmark. While gaming they stayed in mid to high 60's.
     
    Beavy, Oct 16, 2012
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    what test have u run?
     
    johnnyman27, Oct 16, 2012
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  9. Beavy

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    Performance one from the quick menu. :)
     
    Beavy, Oct 17, 2012
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    What drivers are u using guys? I cant get WOW maxed out.. at 1080p. Im using the one from amd site.
     
    Beavy, Oct 17, 2012
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    really?? thats weird, wow should be running away at like 100+ fps,even maxxed out! whats ur driver version? im using the 12.10 whql from www.benchmark3d.com

    cheers

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    jaybee83, Oct 18, 2012
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    jaybee, maybe you should add that the 12.10 WHQL for embedded APU's is identical to the 12.9 Official Beta. Absolutely no difference, apart of the .inf supporting embedded APU's too now.
     
    sirana, Oct 18, 2012
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    You sir have WOW running off your integrated GPU. You should be able to set your 7970M to use it somewhere.
     
    sirana, Oct 18, 2012
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    Thanks for the replies guys.

    I do not have integrated GPU. I have HM series :)

    @ Jaybee The utilisation is going up to 50% only, when im benching or using Kombustor its going up to 99% but not when i'm playing WOW. I'm using the 12.8 from amd site and today after i replace my ram will try the drivers that you posted to see if there will be any difference.

    P.S. I have the cap installed from amd site too.
     
    Beavy, Oct 18, 2012
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    yup thats correct, using either 12.9 beta or 12.10 whql is fine,since version-wise theyre identical to one another :)

    that utilization thingy in wow is weird,that shouldnt happen... did u make sure ure running all systems in performance mode? no powersavings etc?

    Sent from my Galaxy Nexus using Tapatalk 2
     
    jaybee83, Oct 18, 2012
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    I cant find any settings in ccc other than that im not on powersaver mode :) After the driver upgrade my fps went even worse, dropping to 16 :(
     
    Beavy, Oct 18, 2012
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    my np8150 is hooked up to a tv if i order the 7970m can i still use the hdmi>?
     
    x32993x, Oct 18, 2012
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    hdmi out doesnt work with HM series with 7970. but u can use DVI out.it works like charm.
     
    johnnyman27, Oct 18, 2012
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    @beavy: have u completely removed the gpu driver using driversweeper?maybe reinstalling wow could help as well. do u have that under-utilization issue in benchmarks as well? whats ur 3dmark11 score for example at stock clocks?

    Sent from my Galaxy Nexus using Tapatalk 2
     
    jaybee83, Oct 18, 2012
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    3dmark11 score was 5559 or something similar to this. :) I uninstalled and cleaned before installing the other driver :(
     
    Beavy, Oct 19, 2012
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    that looks to be alright,even tho its a tad on the low side of expectations,but nothing as drastic as the 50% utilization would initially suggest id say.
    what do ur temps look like under load btw? do u have the possibility of using an alternative hard drive to check and see if a windows fresh install would possibly help out in your situation?

    Sent from my Galaxy Nexus using Tapatalk 2
     
    jaybee83, Oct 19, 2012
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    My windows is brand new on my new ssd. So it cant be it. Temps are staying in mid to low 60's under load, when i was benching they went up to 72C. I guess nothing to worry about them(seems like my 1st paste job was good). I can try to reinstall drivers today too and will make new bench that will post here.
     
    Beavy, Oct 19, 2012
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    you mention dvi like its a good thing. most tvs dont have dvi only some monitors.

    is there a workaround to hooking it up to my tv via a converter or adaptor and if there is will the hdmi work the same?
     
    x32993x, Oct 19, 2012
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  24. moral hazard

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    Dvi to hdmi cables are under $5 shipped on ebay.

    You just wouldn't get the audio that you normally get with hdmi.
     
    moral hazard, Oct 19, 2012
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    does hdmi work with the 680m
     
    x32993x, Oct 19, 2012
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  26. moral hazard

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    From what I have read, yes with the 680m HDMI works.
     
    moral hazard, Oct 19, 2012
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    best of luck mate :)

    Sent from my Galaxy Nexus using Tapatalk 2
     
    jaybee83, Oct 20, 2012
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    Is Dell 680M compatible with P150HM?
     
    4st3risk, Oct 20, 2012
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    I was wondering on stock voltage for the 7970m on the 170EM, how stable is 950/1400 on windows 8 pro? Also what are the temps?
     
    BBoBBo, Oct 21, 2012
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  30. jaybee83

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    950/1400 shouldnt be a problem at stock voltage. my OC at 1045/1485 reaches max temps of 82C after 20min. kombustor using win8 pro. altho im wondering why you ask this question in a HM thread when u have an EM machine? ;)

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    jaybee83, Oct 22, 2012
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    Oh I'm newbie around here, just checking on the HM and EM. Haven't bought the EM yet.

    WOW! What an impressive boost! It does give hope for the Enduro issues. I guess if AMD keeps this up, I'll happily buy the 170EM.
     
    BBoBBo, Oct 22, 2012
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  33. jaybee83

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    easy workaround for the mem idling: start msi afterburner with the command "-xcl" by using a shortcut, restart ur machine and u will have overdrive enabled in CCC. with that u can manually lock ur clocks at 300/150 core/mem whenever u dont need max powah ;)

    btw, heres my 3dmark11 score with the 12.11 drivers @1045/1485: AMD Radeon HD 7970M video card benchmark result - Intel Core i7-2860QM Processor,CLEVO P150HMx score: P7419 3DMarks

    oh yeah baby YEAH! :p ;) :D
     
    jaybee83, Oct 22, 2012
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  34. steberg

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    Nice workaround jaybee! Exciting that the driver brings more power to non enduro laptops like ours, I was expecting enduro fixes only.
     
    steberg, Oct 22, 2012
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    Those of you who have exhausted 3dmark 11 with these preview drivers, should test Vantage - seeing even bigger jumps there :)

    I know im p370em, but still was almost a 10% jump- would of thought single cards would do as well if not better :)

    If this all turns out as good as it is looking at the moment, maybe , just maybe , the 4 month wait for some em users with enduro, will NEARLY be worth it .... early days though, i know.
     
    pijeon1978, Oct 22, 2012
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  36. jaybee83

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    in vantage im only seeing a 1.4% boost whereas 3dmark11 sports almost 10%. i guess they specifically improved CF performance in this case :)
     
    jaybee83, Oct 22, 2012
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  37. Tonrac

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    Great jump in performance ... hope that they haven't cheated by reducing texture quality or filtering like ati and nvidia have done in the past ...
     
    Tonrac, Oct 23, 2012
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    MSI Afterburner 2.2.1 works with the switch -xcl, but not 2.2.4, I could not get that to work whatever I did, but the older version did the trick. Now I have normal Idle temps, yes!
     
    steberg, Oct 23, 2012
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  39. jaybee83

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    nope, thats not the case. anandtech or engadget (dont remember which) have checked the image quality between 12.11 and older drivers and the results came up the same :) no cheating this time around!

    2.2.4 works as well, you just need to manually add these two files here to the afterburner installation folder:

    https://www.box.com/s/87dxghtm2bhfaonabv5c

    https://www.box.com/s/90engxolk8x52p4ka5a2

    cheers!
     
    jaybee83, Oct 23, 2012
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    Can somebody with ATI card check if your HDMI out working with the new driver?
     
    4st3risk, Oct 23, 2012
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    there's no problem with the hdmi
     
    sheldorconqueror, Oct 23, 2012
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    oh? really? nice, gotta check that out for myself then :) would be good news indeed if the HDMI issue was fixed as well :D
     
    jaybee83, Oct 23, 2012
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    Can anyone else please confirm this important issue..

    TIA
     
    TR2N, Oct 23, 2012
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    ^ a pic would be great!!
     
    4st3risk, Oct 23, 2012
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    I think he must have an EM notebook if his HDMI works, because I have the latest driver and have just tested HDMI again and no it still doesn't work :(
     
    moral hazard, Oct 24, 2012
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    I also tried the HDMI with the beta4 driver and it does not work.
     
    steberg, Oct 24, 2012
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  47. jaybee83

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    huh, too bad..

    Sent from my Galaxy Nexus using Tapatalk 2
     
    jaybee83, Oct 24, 2012
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    Anyone tried a P370EM 7970m vBIOS yet? Curious if our BIOS (and 3DMark) would detect the 7970m with that vBIOS
     
    troid, Oct 24, 2012
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  49. jaybee83

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    sure,anyone with either too much money or balls of steel could go ahead and try. i for one wont :D

    Sent from my Galaxy Nexus using Tapatalk 2
     
    jaybee83, Oct 24, 2012
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    I don't have too much money but if someone could give me a link to the vbios I will try it.

    P370EM has no enduro right?


    Also what about the P270WM?
     
    moral hazard, Oct 24, 2012
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