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

not an HM machine

@wallzii: awesome,good job dumping the modded vbios,thatll give svl7 smth to sink his teeth into

btw, wire got through tonight, order status was updated to "processed". yehaw!

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Got a mail yesterday night.
My wire transfer got through and the GTX680m should be shipped out soon.
Cant wait

 

good times for HM users with all the mess surrounding the EM machines ive even seen several users thinking about "down"grading to an HM machine lol

 

Thnx wallzii for the vbios dump and effort put into benchmarking and temperatures.

Interesting voltages for idle and load. I wonder why Sager did this? Surely this is a conservative approach or is it due to something else?

Thnx once again wallzi. Now with the vbios all HM users* (*except 3d users) can rejoice in buying a 7970m and it will work* (*with a flash of course if it doesn't post)

+++ rep added to you

 

No worries guys, glad I could offer something to the community. I was just fortunate enough to be the first person to get their hands on the modded card, but it looks like everyone else is beginning to get their upgrades soon as well, so that is great news!

The voltage thing is weird, and I'm hoping once someone knowledgeable takes a look at the vBIOS from the Sager card they can help explain it and further clarify if it is necessary or not. I've seen no need to overclock for gaming yet, however that itch is still there as always, and eventually will need to be scratched.

 

Well I can only assume the EM machines will use optimus, will be interesting to compare the HM to the EM and see what impact optimus has compared to enduro.

 

Hey,

Just wanted to know.....do you have a 8150 or 8170............i have a 8150 and I am just waiting for someone to confirm that the 680m works on this machine......so that i can get one too!

btw...congrats on your new card!!

 

All that Sager did was to call AMD...ha ha ha.

 

Thanks. I flashed the vbios on a clevo 7970m and get 1.05V reported at 3d clocks... what did you use for monitoring? I used this nice little gadget here.

 

Very strange. I am using CPUID Hardware Monitor to check the voltages, and it is showing 0.82V at 2D and 1.00V at 3D. I also downloaded the tool you are using and the results are the same.

Spoiler

2D:


3D:

My 6970M ran at stock voltages of 0.90V 2D and 1.10V 3D, so this doesn't seem to be related to any other hardware in my system. However if you flashed the vBIOS I provided to another card and voltages were normal, what could possibly be going on?

 

Now that's weird, really... I flashed it to a Clevo card... I really guess it's the same. Do you have a pic of your card? Front and back? Especially of the VR circuits on the back... would be interesting to see.

 

Unfortunately when I got the card I was too excited to take any pictures and just installed it ASAP. I could take a look inside and take some pictures for you of the top, but I'd rather not take the heatsink off and remove the card as I don't have any isopropyl alcohol at the moment for a repaste.

Once I get some alcohol I could take some pictures of the back, I'd like to repaste my CPU anyhow.

I guess it's a waiting game again for other HM users to get the 7970M and/or me to get some photos of the back of my card.

 

Sure, no problem.

 

I just got notified from RJ Tech that my GTX680m shipped out.

@HTWingnut
What tools do you for overclocking the 680m?
Any modified bios files?

Thanks

 

nice, first hm user with a 680m cant wait to see how it runs in our machines.

btw,how come ur order went thru so much faster than mine?? *jealous* still waiting for shipment notification...

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Hmm... dont know,

I used DKB Bank maybe since its an internet based Bank they do transfers faster.


Any suggestions regarding overclocking or tools to use?

 

well u could always try and use msi afterburner with the same techniques that slickdude posted in his thread here for the 7970M: [GUIDE] Installing and Overclocking the AMD Mobility 7970 in the M17x R3,an illustrated guide (check lower part of OP)

cheers

 

You don't need to do that with nvidia cards AFAIK.

 

yup just saw a post by HTwingnut, he said that u could just OC the 680M with Nvidia Inspector. good news

 

Yeah great news.
Anyone else very happy to own HM series clevo. No offence but it doesn't suffer same issues as em series and we have compatibility with 7970 & 680.
Very happy to be a hm owner.

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MSI afterburner and Nvidia inspector both work

 

total agreement! ideal to be an HM user these days

 

Apparently msi also have different clock speeds in their 680m looks to have turbo like dell version
http://forum.notebookreview.com/showthread.php?t=676227

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This is very disappointing.

So... let me get this straight...

The Clevo card has lower clocks but works a bit cooler.
The MSI card has higher clocks and turbo and runs hotter.

Or are they the same?

 

Also that MSI card seems to be working at PCI-E 2.0, while Clevo card runs on PCI-E 3.0 when using with the EMs.

 

well depends what kinda machine u use it in i guess maybe the 680M in the MSI was in a lastgen laptop that only has PCI-E 2.0?

besides, i dont really see what the big deal about this turbo feature is. doesnt give u that much more perf, id rather just OC it manually and be happy with the results shouldnt change the temps under load much either.

cheers

 

I am very happy but more surprised than anything else, I wouldn't mind the backlit keyboard the Em series have though. My 680m has had the status of 'Customs Clearance' since July 08 but at least it is in the UK now. I can't wait to try this one out. Lets face it, the GTX 485M was a damn beast so I expect my 680M to last a very long time.

 

word!@485m
im doing one last oc/benching session with it now,try and squeeze every last mhz out of it and give it a run for its money successfully broke 4k last night in 3dmark11 for the first time

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Well, if that's the case. One can't really conclude that the MSI card is superior to the Clevo card.

They are basically the same cards, with different vBIOS.

For the Clevo to use PCI-E 3.0, it would mean it is using MXM 3.1 . Which as far as I know, is not happening. Is there any difference in PCB MXM connectors?

 

They look the same if you look at the comparison pictures I posted here (GTX675M is 2.0) and this is a screenshot of my GTX680M when running BF3:

 

Yes, they look like having an MXM 3.0 PCB. Strange...

Oh well.

 

3.1 and 3.0 are electrically and mechanically compatible to each other, only difference is PCI-E 3.0 vs. 2.0

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Make sure you use the question mark to generate 3d load as cards will drop down to 2.0 or 1.0 to save power.



Is what it should look like.

 

hey fellas, have a quick one: if i purchase a EM model with AMD or Nvidia card will i be able to upgrade it to either brand or have to stick with what i've ordered previously? tnx

 

Hi,

Im am also Interested to order a 680M from rjtech for my P150HM.
But on their site I can only choose P150EM and P170EM as an option for this card.
Which one I have to choose ?

Do I have to flash a special vBIOS to this card to get it to run in an P150HM, or are they run out of the Box ?

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Nothin to see here..

 

Hi Guys,

I had a question.....is the EUROCOM P150hm Racer and the sager NP8150 the same machine?

Coz if you check the Eurocom website, it lists the 680M as a possible upgrade option. ( $852 + change, including taxes and shipping )

So if they are the same machines, does it mean that the 680M will work out of the box without any bios changes?

I reached out to Eurocom and am still waiting for a reply.

 

if u go through with the order, then choose P150EM, since the heatsinks are 100% compatible with the P150HM machines.
as for gpu compatibility, initial reports suggest that the 680M would run out of the box in our HM laptops, since it was shown to run in a P170HM without any soft or hardware mods already. thus it shouldnt need a modded vBIOS like the 7970M does, but we can´t say 100% for sure yet. chances are just looking good right now

they are indeed the same machine. as mentioned above, it really does look like the 680M will work right out of the box with the HM machines. keep us updated on eurocom´s answer tho! would be good to know for sure

 

Oh, my mistake then. Carry on

We're t they discussing in one of the cooling threads about how the last gen heatsinks had better tension arms? I you've got the choice and the HM fits, I'd probably go with that one..

 

hm true that! maybe he could try and mod his current heatsink to fit the 680M (if it even needs to be modded, since i hear that the 485M/580M/675M heatsinks are compatible). if that doesnt work, he could still just switch to the included P150EM heatsink

 

This is what rj sent me about 680m:
We do not have P150HM to test it, some customers said it is compatible but we cannot guarantee it.
Please let us know if you have any questions.

R&J Technology

 

Just tracked my usps parcel from RJTECH.
My 680m arrived in Germany on the 13th and passed customs clearance.
So hopefully I will receive it today

Might even have time to put it in my notebook today

 

same here, passing customs since last night, yehaw! this is gonna be an exciting week guys

once u get ur cards i demand benches and OCing to the max!

 

I also have my GTX680M on order now. Will try to get 3D enabled on my own P170HM3.

If you live in Europe PM me in case you like to get it directly from Germany without import hassle.
Thought I do some good while I am here and ordered extra.

 

Nice! Welcome to the GTX680M club

 

dayum, welcome to germany! whatcha doing here mate?

 

HOLIDAYS, still in Italy though...trying to escape the German "summer" LOL.

To answer a few PMs: I can only try to get 3D enabled once I am back home. Only travel with my W110 baby.

 

lol i HATE this rainy weather here! but then again, its perfect to stay home and tinker around with my laptop mwahahahaha
so ure doing the classic europe tour eh? enjoy while it lasts my friend

 

Hi Jaybee,

Did you receive your card yet?
It should be delivered by DHL, but once i do the track and trace it says that it was supposedly delivered yesterday morning (during a time when I was still at home)

What is weird, it said: loaded onto delivery truck at 07:20 AM
Delivered at 07:21 AM

 

Give the DHL a call and pressure them. In Switzerland they have just left my laptop at the doorstep and of course it got stolen.

Wysy