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hey guys, if anyone is interested in squeezing a bit more power out of his 485M, i found a BIOS tweaked to a core voltage of 1.03V instead of the standard 1.00 V in 3D mode

heres the download link: 485M 1.03V BIOS

flash with NvFlash!

Enjoy!

 

seems like the highest gtx 485 score in vantage is a little over 18k

a p150 with the i7-2720 holds that record. wonder how amd 6970 will do on max oc

Result

here is the 485 score

 

Have you tested it before posting, or are you leaving the honor of potential bricking a card to some other guinea pig?

 

how does he get such a high cpu and physic score?? i have the higher graphics score, but his cpu scores waste mine

his cpu score is ~27k points higher than mine.
his physics test is ~135 operations/sec higher :/

my proc and gpu are running at higher speeds than his..
http://3dmark.com/3dmv/3081686

EDIT: on his it has
PPU Disable false
PPU Used true

on mine
PPU Disabled True
PPU Used false

what is ppu?

 

kevinjack is right.
i also wanted to get the matte screen. but since i was having the unit shipped to new york then shipped to my country, i decided that getting the dead pixel warranty(for the additional QA) was more important than getting the matte screen. it wouldve been to big a letdown to have a beautiful screen with dead pixels on them nad getting both the warranty and the matte screen seemed to costly for me.

 

What are the chances of getting a noticeable dead pixel?

 

it is relatively low according to both malibal and xoticpc. however i had my laptop shipped abroad and i wanted to take extra precaution by having additional QA. that is no assurance however that the screen may be damaged during transo but sager packaging is solid imho.
if i lived in the US i would not opt for the dead pixel warranty and go for the matte screen instead.

 

Hmm, well that's what I did. Hope all goes well.

 

im sure yours will be fine, so just relax

 

haha thanks for that, I bought the GOTY as soon as I read it here, will be fun to try it out on the 6970.

 

Hmm, that might be worth it, just for Knoxx and the Claptrap DLC.

 

It runs at a solid 60FPS with everything maxed on 1920x1080 with the 485. When I hit heavy areas of smoke, the FPS plummets.

 

Placed my order on Saturday (4/9) with... Xotic PC & Lingerie

Sager NP8150-S1 / Clevo P150HM

• Display: 15.6" FHD 16:9 "Matte Type" Super Clear Ultra Bright LED Anti-Glare Screen w/ 95% NTSC Color Gamut (1920x1080)

• Processor: 2nd Generation Intel® Core™ i7-2630QM, 2.0-2.8GHz, (32nm, 6MB L3 cache)

• Graphics Video Card: nVidia GeForce GTX 485M 2,048MB PCI-Express GDDR5 DX11

• Ram: ~ 8,192MB DDR3 1333MHz Dual Channel Memory (2 SODIMMS)

• Primary Hard Drive: ~ 500GB 7200RPM (Serial-ATA II 300 - 16MB Cache)

• Optical Drive: ~ 6X Blu-Ray Read/8X DVDRW Super Multi Combo Drive

• Wireless Network: Intel® Ultimate-N 6300 - 802.11A/B/G/N Wireless LAN Module

• Thermal Compound: IC Diamond Thermal Compound - CPU + GPU

Hit Phase 2 yesterday. Kicking myself for not opting for the i7-2720 proc. I'm on the fence whether it's worth it or not though; in the aspect of the minor extra features, I know a faster processor is always welcomed. Hmm...

I have one question so far for the current owners.

In the event that I want to install another hard drive, is the caddy for the secondary HD drive included or must one purchase it separately? I already own a Intel x-25 M 510 SSD (2nd gen), so that might end up in this build.

Thanks

 

i guess you have to buy the caddy case for your 2nd hard drive

 

Hi guys,

I've had my notebook for 2 weeks and I noticed that the GPU fan tends to cycle on and off every 10-20 secs. It's like every time it reaches 40c it feels the need to ramp up the fans for 10sec then it goes silent again

I'm just wondering if anyone else has noticed this issue or whether it's by design?

 

I'm quite positive caddies are not included unless you specify you want one. You will be charged accordingly for it. I believe some resellers have the option of choosing another HDD instead of an ODD when customizing. Keep in mind, however, the caddies that Sager resellers sell are relatively expensive. My HDD caddy was roughly $55, which costs more than the HDD I put in it. You can find them on eBay for a lot cheaper. Being new to caddies, I wasn't sure if I was supposed to look for a specific one, so I just bought from my reseller (lpc-digital) to be safe.

 

A recent BIOS update fixed it. Link. Be sure to read the first page if it's your first time.

 

Are you talking about the 3/25 BIOS update?

 

oh wow, friendly much? if u dont wanna try it then dont, its everyones own decision. but dont come around flaming me for posting this, alright?

yep, he is!

cheers

 

I've tried that bios (3/25) but the issue still remains and there is nothing in notes to suggest that there was a fix for this problem?

Like did you have the problem and then it went away? I wish there was clevo person on these forums so that they could provide an insight into this issue

 

DAMN why do I have to wait so long I want Eurocom to ship my laptop!

 

chill man, most of us waited 2-3 months to get ours so 2-3 weeks aint that much.

 

word! those youngster/newcomers nowadays, always so impatient!

 

hehe I have good reasons to be patient; it is freakin' awesome and I need it! Im sick of working on my old C2D T6600. I miss my i7 Envy 14 and the W870CU I used to own

 

oh btw, just noticed ure gonna put a 120gb vertex 3 into ur system, pls keep me updated with benches and day-to-day usage reports, if possible! thinking about upgrading to that ssd sometime in the near future, so thanks in advance

cheers

 

Try speedfan and change settings under what you want the idle temp to be to a little lower or experiment. One user said this fixed the issue, another said it made no difference.

 

It's strange. When I first installed speedfan and adjusted the desired temps, it worked and made the fans stay on low. Since then, it doesn't seem to make a difference on subsequent runs no matter what the setting.

 

Question to owners. How durable is rubber finish on a trackpad? Can I scratch it off with credit card if i don't like the feel?

 

Let's just say that if I could scrape it off with a CC, I would have returned the notebook right away, and created a "Clevo Sucks" thread.

 

Corrected.

Mr. Mysterious

 

Another question along the same lines... Would it be possible to trim piece of screen protector film (like those used on IPad screens) to the exact size of the touchpad? I have also ordered the XoticPC NP8150-S1 and am concerned about the touchpad having some physical drag. Does anyone have any other ideas?

Ordered April 6- XoticPC/Sager NP8150-S1, i7-2720QM, FHD 16:9 "Matte" 95% NTSC (1920x1080), ATI HD6970 2048MB GDDR5 DX11, ~120GB Intel 510 SSD, ~750GB 7200RPM 16MB Cache, 16 GB DDR3 1333MHz, Intel Ultimate-N 6300, IC Diamond Thermal Compound, 3 Year Parts & Labor

 

I tried that and it works but it looks pretty ugly. The touchpad isn't actually too bad for occasional use. Definitely better than the one on the NP8690 which was crap.

 

15-16 Custom Shop Laptop Screen Protector [SPCustom15] - $16.95 : ShaggyMac, Laptop Screen Protector & Keyboard Cover, Laptop Cleaner & Accessories

Mr. Mysterious

 

Did you even read his question...?

 

Ohhhh touchpad! I'm sorry, I read screen protector and I automatically thought he wanted to protect his screen (that would be my priority anyways). Sorry!

It's not a bad link though...

Mr. Mysterious

 

Are you using that screen protector right now? Not sure how it'd make the screen look although I'm kinda worried I'll scratch the screen eventually.

 

Thanks! I'll give it a shot once my machine arrives (currently Phase 3)

 

No, and unless it is horrendously bad (which I doubt it is), then I don't think it will affect the quality of the screen that much. It's a tradeoff between enjoying the excellent matte screen on my 8130 and protecting it.

Mr. Mysterious

 

Well, I would have had to buy it first before I could say for sure that it would scrape off

 

hey has anyone received their new 8150 with the 6970m yet? (not those eurocom branded ones)

 

Yes, I had the same issue which is why I upgrade to that version as well. As a result, it seems as though the fan stays on a bit longer. It'll still turn off every now and again for 10 seconds or so, but it'll stay on longer. Either that or my room has gotten hotter . Other members on here have posted similar results to this upgrade as well.

 

huh.. i'll have to check my bios when i get back to my 8150.. i dont notice my fan cycling ever.

then again, i dont mind the noise of running fn+1 so maybe i just dont notice them lol.. i'll listen more carefully next time

 

I do notice it, but only rarely. Most of the time, it just gets drowned out with the white noise (TV, games, music, etc). In fact, I don't notice it until I read something about the fans

 

Yes they have for sure! Maybe they have not posted here on the forum yet though.

 

^ That's not what I've been told by somebody from Xotic PC 8 days ago. I was told that Sager doesn't even have them in stock yet (I assume for 5180). Somebody is out of the loop...

 

Looks like Sager is OOS on the 485M cards as well, just got this from Xotic PC:

Hello,

There is currently a shortage on the video card you ordered. This item is expected to arrive in 4/25. Once this arrives in we will send you order to our Nebraska Plant for the screen upgrade on your order. We apologize for the delay on your order.

 

WOOHOO next week I will receive mine!

 

I've recieved mine, but I'm not sure if there's a connection between Eurocom and Multicom (where I bought it).

 

A lot can change within the span of 8 days. It all depends on the reliability/accuracy of the information that was communicated. Also, in most cases, resellers are more likely the messengers than sources.