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    Gtx 990m is a gtx 980? And new Clevo P870DM and P775DM

    Discussion in 'Sager and Clevo' started by Frenley, Sep 22, 2015.

  1. Prema

    Prema Your Freedom, Your Choice

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    http://forum.techinferno.com/clevo-...-aka-wingman-executive-lounge.html#post147728
     
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    Rather just wait for Pascal or more likely build a desktop.

    Also more interested in Nvidia either doing an exchange program so I can exchange my incomplete prototype broken 980M for the proper 980M with G sync enabled or give me a refund.
     
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    Prema Your Freedom, Your Choice

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    What's the story? Did they send you an ES/QS? GTX980M and GTX980M-G are 100% identical apart from their GPU ID.
     
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    If they are identical, then why doesn't G Sync work even though I have the 75 hz IPS display and G-Sync motherboard?
     
    Zymphad, Oct 20, 2015
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    Because the driver checks for the GPU ID. Wrong ID, no g-sync.

    There are two resistor different on g-sync mxm board to generate the other ID.

    The whole thing could just be a driver feature, but nvidia wants to cash in on license fees. They always did the licensing of driver features for a long time on Notebooks with SLI, Optimus, 3D and now g-sync.
     
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    Then as you said, Clevo had the option to just not sell the non G-Sync models and sell G-Sync as standard.

    Which especially makes sense to me for a 870DM model. It's a no brainer to me.
     
    Zymphad, Oct 20, 2015
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    The factory still builds both, the reseller can buy what they want.

    Some reseller only offer the g-sync models, but it won't work once you use a screen or GPU that isn't licensed by NVIDIA as well as cost them more than the non-gsync models.
     
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    Could one alter the resistor like the geforce to quadro days and enable gsync?
     
    2bad0, Oct 20, 2015
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    sure
     
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    Oh Great,that would be some information i may have use for soon if you're willing to share.Additionally i haven't seen much of late about converting Maxwell to quadro.don't know if thats dead or have just been looking in the wrong direction.
     
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    Prema Your Freedom, Your Choice

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    That's a thing you will have to figure out for yourself...
    I am a free phoenix and don't desire the wrath of a green dragon.
     
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    Prema, Oct 20, 2015
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    :) Knowing that its possible works for me
     
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    The quadro cards do use a different bios chip, I don't think it will be simple to do a quadro mod any way ;)
     
    Meaker@Sager, Oct 20, 2015
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    Was into that stuff a while back, luckily my acer had a beautiful brick recovery system.I'm sure it hated me for though for the constant laptop angels and bright lights it kept experiencing.It being an optimus card didn't help don't know what i was thinking at the time but hey.in the name of learning and discovery...But based on the scarcity of information (though i barely did 5 minutes of research)I figured,maybe people thought it was no longer worth it or went into caves to talk about it,in order to shield from the fire of green breathing dragon.
     
    2bad0, Oct 20, 2015
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    It's because they put physical protections in place.
     
    Meaker@Sager, Oct 21, 2015
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