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    How to OC 3920XM in Y580?

    Discussion in 'Lenovo' started by blowntaha, Jan 30, 2015.

  1. blowntaha

    blowntaha Notebook Enthusiast

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    Hello all,
    SPECS:
    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
    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.

    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.

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