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    Clevo rtx 2070 unlocked vbios?

    Discussion in 'Sager and Clevo' started by matei florin, Dec 11, 2021.

  1. matei florin

    matei florin Notebook Geek

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    Hello again guys, I have a Clevo p870tm laptop with an i5-9600k and a Clevo rtx 2070 GPU, my problem with this setup is that I am struggling to play some games in VR as the GPU cannot keep up, eurotruck simulator 2, project cars 2 and 3, I want to over lock the card a bit more without it crashing just after a +200mhz increase in memory or core clock, is there a unlocked vbios for this card which will not brick it (as it is 1 year old) so I can properly overclock it? Thank you. PS: I have already overclocked the CPU and got some more FPS but some games need a GPU overclock
     
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    Nvidia signature locks vbios files for flashing so no, the best way is a shunt mod with liquid metal but it takes a steady hand and patience to do properly. It's how I got more out of my 3070 from about 125w to 175w ish.
     
    Meaker@Sager, Dec 12, 2021
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    hmm, is that only for the new cards? because in the past for the gtx 10 series you could flash an unlocked vbios.
     
    matei florin, Dec 13, 2021
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    From Turing and up
     
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    Indeed, you can modify the clock curve in MSI afterburner but that's it software wise and it won't change power limits.
     
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    Shattered001, Jan 27, 2022 at 7:24 PM
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    No modded card or bios?

    I was going to upgrade last year after the X170KM-G revision but figured a dozen more FPS wasn't worth it. Then I took. Leap of faith on my relatively new soldering and was presently surprised.

    Now if I can figure out how to find blown fuses and bad mosfits on the 6 other Clevos and an YouTube examples of how to repair MXM cards, I'd be a happy tech!
     
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    It's shunt modded, hence the average clocks.
     
    Meaker@Sager, Jan 28, 2022 at 7:05 PM
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