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By Doki
Hello everone,
i just want to share you some Hardware mod ideas for the p170hm.
the goal was to improve the airflow for the fans, while maintaining a decent look of the notebook case.
overall improvements:
GPU (GTX680M OC) about 7°C drop at 100% load
CPU (i7 2820QM) about 6° drop at 100% load
not sure if the two small fans helping that much. you guys think its better if they would suck in the cold air instead of blowing hot air out?
the fans are 30x30x7mm. the power is taken from the sata connector.
this took me about 3 hours to make.
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By Cless
Hello! I need some help with my 5 year old P170HM here!
Yesterday I turn it on like always and I realize the screen doesn't work. At first I thought my screen was dead, so I tried to conect it to my other screen through the DVI and HDMI connectors on the back, still nothing.
I noticed the PC was still booting up normally, so I used the "Remote desktop" on my desktop PC to try and control it. It worked so I opened the Device Manager, and then I saw that it doesn't detect the GPU anymore (even if its clearly installed in the slot).
I think my gtx485m might be dead. Do you guys know if that's for sure or if I can try to do something to fix it yet?
In case you need to know... the PC has this specs:
Clevo P170HM
Windows 10 Pro -64bit
Intel i7 2820QM
8GB DDR3
Nvidia GTX 485M
Thanks for your time!
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By Squal
Hi all,
First of all, sorry to drop by and start with my problems but I am indeed in need of your advice.
I have read these forums for several years now but never took the time to sign up and join in the conversations (not that I had much to say though, apart from a big "Thank you!" for the tips and knowledge I grab here and around).
I have a P170HM with a GTX 485M which is overheating quite a lot. I've managed up until now but it just seems to get worse and worse.
I've followed most of the Hardware mods I could do on my P170HM (including sealing the air leaks with tape, cutting the plastic cover over the GPU to increase the airflow and applying some Tuniq2 thermal paste).
The card runs around 60°C on idle (which is already an improvement from before) and immediatly goes to 90°C and over when I run a game that requires some resources (e.g. Diablo III, Eve Online), recently it goes over 100°C after no more than a few minutes which causes the laptop to shutdown.
From your experience, does it sound like the card is faulty and changing for, say, a 680m would fix my problem? Or do you think the problem is due to the cooling system and going for another GPU wouldn't change a thing?
Thanks in advance,
Simon
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By s1nn37
Hi all loving my new m17x r3 first one too XD
just a few questions
1. can i use the gtx 580m on battery?
2. whats the best RAM chips ?
thanks all in advance XD
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By s1nn37
Hi all ive got a M17xR3 with the GTX580m and is there a way to get the full power of the GPU while on battery?
Also ive had a look at this Nvidia optimus technology and don't quite follow it :S can anyone explain it in simple terms please haha XD
M17xR3 Black
i7-2760QM @ 2.40GHz
BIOS A09
4.00GB RAM
GTX 580M
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