naightmehr Posted November 24, 2017 Share Posted November 24, 2017 (edited) So recently I got my hands on a gtx 1070 but only since recently when I started playing more demanding games, e.g. Wolfenstein 2, Witcher 3, Gta V. I noticed that my fps just randomly drops and goes up again. So I began a quest to look for the cause of this, so I got my hands on furmark, gpu-z and msi afterburner to see what's going on and to my surprise the base clock of the gpu goes down by a lot, it sits around 800-980 while the base clock is located at about 1500, never goes there, according to gpu-z it's a power limit issue but I haven't got the slightest clue how to solve it. :-/ Things I've tried so far, but none worked - same results with both the 330W and 240W power adapter - try a different vbios - set adapter warnings to disabled in the bios - increasing the core voltage in MSI afterburner - increasing the core clock in MSI afterburner - Using the high performance mode in Windows and using maximum performance in the nvidia settings Hopefully someone can help me. Edited November 24, 2017 by naightmehr Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
code9523 Posted December 2, 2017 Share Posted December 2, 2017 I faced same problem when I installed gtx980m in to my m17x r4 but when I flashed unlocked bios and disabled Intel HD this problem gone and now gtx980m is giving a full output of performance. Also you should inspect the thermal paste and cooling pads. It may overheat in the are where is nivtheal sensor and throttle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
naightmehr Posted December 2, 2017 Author Share Posted December 2, 2017 For the 1070 to work an unlocked bios is a must, intel graphics are already disabled and I already repasted multiple times, still nothing works Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
code9523 Posted December 2, 2017 Share Posted December 2, 2017 Try to flash enother vbios. Also you should check this card in another laptop. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
naightmehr Posted December 2, 2017 Author Share Posted December 2, 2017 I already flashed 2 different vbioses, including the one that an0npl4y used, without a difference. I don't have another laptop to test this card with, neither does anyone in my friends circle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
code9523 Posted December 5, 2017 Share Posted December 5, 2017 Try to add voltage to the gpu. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
naightmehr Posted December 10, 2017 Author Share Posted December 10, 2017 I already found the issue, one of the power phases doesn't make contact with the heatsink, going to mod the heatsink more once the copper heatpads have arrived. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
javers Posted December 29, 2017 Share Posted December 29, 2017 Hi naightmehr, You wouldn't think this would make much difference but try putting the laptop into hibernation, give it a few seconds and wake it up again. You might find the power throttling has gone. I've seen this a lot with m17x r4's and the 980m so the same might apply here. I've tried no end of vbios / driver combinations and never solved the problem other than using this hibernate workaround. My guess is its something between the EC and the VBIOS throttling the card, almost like its under the impression its running on a low wattage psu or something and not letting the gpu run at full power. Jon 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
naightmehr Posted December 29, 2017 Author Share Posted December 29, 2017 (edited) Hi Jon, Even though this wasn't the issue for me, it did solve the issue for the laptop of a friend of mine so thanks for that. :o) Edited December 30, 2017 by naightmehr Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mazhengyu Posted December 22, 2018 Share Posted December 22, 2018 On 12/30/2017 at 1:10 AM, javers said: Hi naightmehr, You wouldn't think this would make much difference but try putting the laptop into hibernation, give it a few seconds and wake it up again. You might find the power throttling has gone. I've seen this a lot with m17x r4's and the 980m so the same might apply here. I've tried no end of vbios / driver combinations and never solved the problem other than using this hibernate workaround. My guess is its something between the EC and the VBIOS throttling the card, almost like its under the impression its running on a low wattage psu or something and not letting the gpu run at full power. Jon hope your way could solve the throttling problem with my 780m in m17xr3, which will drop to 324mhz as long as it goes to 78.C. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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