Hello all,
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I recently bought a 3920XM, upgrading from a 3610QM. One of my main reasons for getting the 3920XM, aside from the obvious perf gain, was that it is unlocked. I assumed the ICC Registers would unlock after putting an unlocked cpu in, but the BIOS limitations remained the same. I tried XTU and it was nearly just as locked down as it was with the 3610QM, only difference being the ability to decrease (not increase) the multipliers.CPU: 3610QM --> 3920XM (QS, not ES)
GPU: PNY GTX 970 4GB
RAM: 2x8 = 16 GB Corsair Vengeance
SATA: SX300 256 GB mSATA SSD / Kingston HyperX 90GB
OS: Win 10 x64 & Win 8.1 x64
WIFI: none, I use ethernet
PSU: 90W --> 120W
BIOS: v2.07 modded/unlocked by svl7
In Throttlestop v7.00b3, v6.00 everything remained locked except for " TDP Level Control" which was not present before, but the highest number I can set this to is 2. In Throttlestop v5.00, I am able to adjust and increase the multipliers, but they seem to not take effect and serve only as a cosmetic change.
Before anyone brings this up, I know the TDP for 3920XM is 55 W which is 10 W higher than my previous 3610QM rated at 45W; but I am using a 120 W PSU/charger (from the default 90W), and I disabled the dedicated 660M since I'm using an eGPU w/ gtx 970. So all of that is surely enough to compensate a measly 10W increase. Cooling is sufficient, and CPU temps rarely creep over 75 C staying well below 80 C, and averaging to 70 C. I also tried reflashing BIOS & ME FW to no avail. I am contemplating flashing the v8.01 unlocked BIOS since it might have new CPU steppings/microcode revisions necessary to unlock the locks on my unlocked 3920XM. However, last time I tried this I ended up bricking my laptop and took me quite a bit of energy/time/$$$ to de-brick it; not to mention how dead the forum thread for Y580 unlocked bios is.
How to OC 3920XM in Y580?
Discussion in 'Lenovo' started by blowntaha, Jan 30, 2015.