Has Prema officially commented on whether this machine will even get a PremaMod?
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I´ve been also following this machine. Not sure yet how to configure it.
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Hi guys,
I've had my eye on the X170 for a while and want to order it soon.
What do you think is the best CPU in relation to the heat of the new Comet-Lakes? I would almost only use it for gaming, office and backup-software (Acronis). Will the cooling-system master my favorite so far, an i5 10600K? I'm afraid of the 182W in PL2 and I want to have a reserve for summer to avoid throttling... An i7 or i9 seems to be uncoolable...
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Ah well. Performance comes first. Give us performance at all costs!goesto likes this. -
Thats why something like MUX or Adv. Optimus would be very useful. I need to find some point of balance getting as much as I can from battery on the go (no gaming there. Just web, text, spreadsheet, video), some gaming at home (MMO mostly and maybe some Battlefield, might have the occasional graphic intensive game), and the price to cpu power that is reasonable. So I even am considering the 65watt variants.
Just trying to get my head around what would be optimal for me and processors I´m just not sure what to expect out whats available. My laptops have always had laptop processors and weren´t the absolute most powerful.
My last laptop, which died recently was an Asus Strix with an 8750H and a GTX1070. It gave me a lot of problems with random restarts and black screens. It was only about 2 years old.Mister-Knister likes this. -
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10600k is a great middle of the road choice as a general option.
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It would be interesting to see if it is the same silicon.
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What do you guys think of the 10600 vs 10600k, and the others 10700 vs 10700k? 10900?
Wattage is lower. Is it worth it? I want to gauge what I can expect out of each one. So I make the right decision. At least in this clevo model I could upgrade the processor later on if necessary (hopefully the GPU too), something I really like. Not too processor savy so still looking for info on this.
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As for K and non-K SKUs, that refers to whether the chip is unlocked for overclocking. Wattage is controlled by PL1 and PL2, as well as frequency & voltage.Last edited: Jul 12, 2020goesto likes this. -
http://forum.notebookreview.com/thr...g-owners-lounge.831618/page-126#post-11031629
http://forum.notebookreview.com/thr...g-owners-lounge.831618/page-126#post-11031788
With the K moniker (10600k -10700k) you have the possibility to get more performance if needed later.
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https://www.anandtech.com/show/15785/the-intel-comet-lake-review-skylake-we-go-again/5Last edited: Jul 12, 2020Mister-Knister, goesto, jc_denton and 1 other person like this. -
When I am on battery I move the power slider to "better battery" and that normally does the trick. Undervolting CPU in Throttlestop will also help. Make sure in BIOS all power savings are enabled such as c-states, it will not hurt performance because with the ac adapter you move the slider to "better performance" and cpu will automatically clock up as needed.
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The K series can be tuned down if you want but in this case the K has a thinner die and better thermal contact with the IHS so has a physical advantage.
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i7-10700K(F) - native 10 core, active: 8
i5-10600KF - native 10 core, active: 6
i5-10600K - native 6 core, active: 6
i5-10500 - native 6 core, active: 6
i5-10400 - native 6 core, active: 6
i3-10300 - native 6 core, active: 4
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I tried to find a picture of a delidded one. Maybe it's both? The process is very mature now.
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I was aware of the difference in the "K" version being unlocked. Does the difference in watts between the K and non K versions affect the power/performance somehow? Or is the unlocked´s advantage stricly OC?
I´ve seen some videos on laptops from a particular person on YT. And he often refers to wattage with respect to CPU and GPUs on laptops. And that it´s a limiting factor no matter what cpu or gpu the manufacturer put in. If the machine can´t handle what the cpu or gpu are asking for, it doesn´t matter how good the cpu/gpu the laptop is porting are. They won´t perform well. He mentions thermals among other things iirc. So I thought there might be situations where you´d be better off with something lower because you´ll be paying for power that the machine can´t handle. -
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Will a 10600k bottleneck a 2080super or better to go with the 10700k
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You can always go with the 1070k for more future proofing, but none the less you can always upgrade it later, so you can clearly go for the 10600k if the budget is tight.goesto likes this. -
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The high FPS games really mostly just care about frequency so the 10600k is going to clock higher than the bigger chips in most circumstances.
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Hold up, what?
Yes, you read that right. At this time, both NewEgg and Amazon are gauging the prices of Intel chips, which sucks for us consumers. But, Silicon Lottery is happily shipping out Intel Core i5-10600K's for $290 after testing their overclocking capabilities. Sure, that's still above MSRP, but you're getting a tested chip that likely runs better than one off Amazon or NewEgg for less money. Seems like a win-win if you ask me.
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If this is the retail BIOS and not just a developer BIOS, then it seems Clevo will give us much more options in the new Insyde BIOS than they did in the old AMI BIOS and we will finally get almost as many options as there are in a desktop motherboard BIOS.
Thermal configuration, chipset settings, platform settings, overclocking performance menu (processor, voltage, ring, gt), memory settings (memory thermal configuration, memory training algorythms, memory frequency, memory test)
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Papusan said: ↑It's Now Cheaper To Score A Binned i5-10600K Than Untested Chips off Amazon & Newegg
Hold up, what?
Yes, you read that right. At this time, both NewEgg and Amazon are gauging the prices of Intel chips, which sucks for us consumers. But, Silicon Lottery is happily shipping out Intel Core i5-10600K's for $290 after testing their overclocking capabilities. Sure, that's still above MSRP, but you're getting a tested chip that likely runs better than one off Amazon or NewEgg for less money. Seems like a win-win if you ask me.Click to expand...Spartan@HIDevolution and Darkhan like this. -
senso said: ↑@Prema is a epic BIOS modder that has done a lot of work in Clevo laptops, sadly you can only get his work if you buy your laptop form a couple re-sellers that have a contract with him.
In Portugal that leaves you with Clevo-Center and that is a store with a pretty bad reputation due to shady business and awful warranty support..
If you don't plan to go for some world record benching, the stock BIOS unlocked by Obsidian-PC(it is offered by default in all their machines) is enough for you to tweak your laptop.Click to expand...
Here are some that I´ve seen while looking into this model:
But I have no idea about their reputation.
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goesto said: ↑So where would you go to look into Clevo resellers and really to know their reputation?
Here are some that I´ve seen while looking into this model:
But I have no idea about their reputation.
Clevocenter, Obsidian, Clevocomputer, laptopparts4less, Pcspeacialist, and XMGClick to expand...
PRO`s:
Never had a problem with the unit, no dead pixels on display, decent heat sinks (not the warped ones)
All good overall.
Good prices.
Con`s:
Limited bios support (only stock, no unlocked)
Limited customization on laptops (average ram options, no delid option, no custom features)
No Prema Bios (cannot blame them 100% because I dunno the terms and prices that Prema is having for his Bios)Last edited: Jul 14, 2020 -
So far we have no on hands time with the stock bios, as to how good it is. Thing is, you can have all the options unlocked and still have cancer code that throttles and limits stuff in the firmware, which is why for P7/P8 machines the Prema bios is a MUST for pushing clocks and tuning.
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Clevo up with X170SM-G on their webpage.
https://www.clevo.com.tw/clevo_prodetail.asp?id=1343&lang=en
Key Features
- 10th generation Intel® Core™ processor
- High performance Desktop CPU in mobile chassis
- Intel® XTU over-clocking technology (depends on CPU SKU)
- UHD(4K) High resolution Panel
- 17.3” UHD(4K) High resolution panel
- 17.3” FHD 240Hz / 144Hz Refresh Rate Panel
- Expandable DDR4 memory up to 128GB (depends on RAM module)
- NVIDIA® GeForce RTX 2080 Super graphics card + 8GB GDDR6
- NVIDIA® G-SYNCTM Technology
- Expand to Max. Triple M.2 PCIe Gen 3x4 SSD or SATA SSD
- SOUND BLASTER™ Atlas
- Super X-Fi headphone holography
- N-Key Rollover LED Per Key Full color keyboard with numeric pad
- 1 x Thunderbolt™ 3 port
- Support Intel Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 AX Wi-Fi wireles)
- Area Fingerprint
- Support Virtual Reality ready
- Support Killer DoubleShotTM Pro (Depends on WLAN)
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In case anyone wants to have a close look at the X170SM-G BIOS 1.07.02:
https://mega.nz/file/GYx1xTiL#uzsSnBcbnrt49fAfd2sYeRAagPQn_GF6aaL1IW621rk
And EC 1.07.02:
https://mega.nz/file/mNpxzRAR#inf8kd8878Eqir6mvYaidpgoNJQPJMxCIAch7aTeYB0
Both files were grabbed from Clevo e-channel so they are 100% stock and unmodified from Clevo!
Still no user manual or service manual for this model there yet!
I'll make sure to check in the upcoming weeks and keep ya guys posted.
For now if anyone wants to explore the BIOS/EC... Enjoy
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joluke said: ↑In case anyone wants to have a close look at the X170SM-G BIOS 1.07.02:
https://mega.nz/file/GYx1xTiL#uzsSnBcbnrt49fAfd2sYeRAagPQn_GF6aaL1IW621rk
And EC 1.07.02:
https://mega.nz/file/mNpxzRAR#inf8kd8878Eqir6mvYaidpgoNJQPJMxCIAch7aTeYB0
Both files were grabbed from Clevo e-channel so they are 100% stock and unmodified from Clevo!
Still no user manual or service manual for this model there yet!
I'll make sure to check in the upcoming weeks and keep ya guys posted.
For now if anyone wants to explore the BIOS/EC... Enjoy
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