nerdstaz

Indeed there is, check over here.

http://forum.techinferno.com/clevo-sager/3119-premas-bios-mods.html

What are the benefits on the 9370? Anything specific?

It's a system BIOS mod that got rid of his CPU bottleneck, not a video BIOS, he uses svl7 vBIOS...

Hey @Prema is there a modded bios that is compatible/worth using on the Sager 9370?

@nerdstaz No problem mate, 1050 is probably more than you need if you don't want to really push the overclock.

Because it's a synthetic bench, Heaven pushes the cards at close to 100% relentlessly, most games don't come anywhere near that. If you're worried just leave a temp monitor open in the background while gaming.

I use all kinds of temp monitoring software, two personal faves are HWinfo (Because it watches everything) and OCCT (because it incorporates stress tests such as linpack).

I don't game at any overclock unless the game needs it - similar reasons to you, I can't be bothered switching it all the time and SLI 680M isn't exactly slow while stock. If in time the 680Ms can't run everything like butter at stock clocks, then I'll consider running a daily overclock.

I can't really tell you what's stable on your system, from what I've seen +200 core and +400 memory is very easy for me, but your cards may vary. For that matter, how you use them may vary. Afterburner has an option for "Apply clocks at system start" if that's what you're trying it shouldn't be too hard to drop down again. I've never flashed a card with an OC, so can't help you if that's what you're thinking.

I've never liked coolers (since I actually carry my system, and use the desktop when at home), but you can get most of the benefit by finding a way to lift the back of the system slightly without obscuring the air vents. Brian did a small review on "Laptop lifts" (IIRC) which are essentially small stick on rubber buffers that achieve this in a less ghetto way than books or a coke lid (what I generally use).

I'll be looking into physical mods for cooling, but they're likely to be somewhat extreme by normal standards. Don't attempt anything that will void your warranty unless you're absolutely sure.

Don't worry about asking "too many" questions, I understand the feeling and will do my best to answer anything you ask. Doesn't mean I'll always be correct though.

So check this out - I tried a few things yesterday. I was getting frustrated that I couldn't even COMPLETE the heaven bench with 8xAA and full tessellation. I would get to about the 10th scene and be baking around 90/91C and end it. So I decided to investigate.

My reseller used WAAAY too much IC7. I reapplied it and did the foil tape mod on the heatsinks/exhausts, and now I can complete the bench and finish at 84C with stock speeds - extreme tessellation - and 8x AA. I understand that test isn't very realistic - but it gives me something to gauge by. I feel like I have wiggle room now because no game is likely to get ride my GPU like Heaven.

Then I was like - let me try a laptop cooler. It actually made me GAIN 3 degrees celsius. Kind of crazy. I got the NZXT Cryo X60. That thing moves air. My only guess is that it interferes with the exhaust.

So , prior to reading your post (which your posts are very informative and helpful - I am just impatient sometimes) I mounted something too my lapdesk (because gaming in a recliner is amazing) to raise the back end about 1/4 of an inch. I can finish the test at 82C like that. It's amazing how sensitive it can be haha. But that is only 2 degrees but hey, that's 2 degrees!

But I figured this info may help someone else. Don't trust your reseller and their ic7 application. If temperatures are higher than you think they should be, just reapply. Or save yourself 30 bucks and apply it yourself the first time! It really is easy. Just be gentle.

What type of OC do you guys actually run with while gaming? And do you have any mods to ducts or heatsinks? I just want to find a slight increase that is comfortable --- that I don't have to fiddle with everytime I install a game

One other thing, does anyone use a laptop cooler and are there any mods that can be done to get better cooling?

Thanks @Jimbo! I flashed the 1050ov bios and am up and running.

What do you use to test your temps?

I was using Heaven 4.0 but I can reach 90 on my main card with that, even at stock speeds no matter the bios it seems. (with 8x AA and Extreme Tesselation).

edit: I must not have applied my reset. At stock I made it all the way through the bench maxed the main card at 88 and the secondary at 70. I am just not sure how realistic this is compared to actually gaming. I am just afraid to get comfortable at a speed seeing those temps even in a synthetic bench

What overclock speeds do you actually game at?

Sorry for the million questions! I just don't want to injure my new baby...haha and the Fn+1 fan speed does in fact work! I really appreciate that tip!

Hello guys!

I am a lost newb looking for help.

I have a sager 9370 with SLI 680Ms (4GB)

I flashed just the basic unlocked vbios (I assume it came from here since it is a subscriber to this thread =D - I wasn't aware of this thread unfortunately) to both cards. But even at stock speeds running Heaven 4.0 I get over 90C within 4 minutes.

So I am here to kind of start over.

What is the recommended bios to use for my cards? I didn't see one in the original post specific to the 4gb version and I read through about 80 pages of this and just found myself lost again.

Is MSI afterburner a good tool to use for turning the juice up?

I seen mention of running your fan at 100% or "Turbo" speeds. How is this achieved?

Is it reccomended to start with one of the volt mods? I saw some say that lowers temperatures - is that true? Prior to flashing I never saw a temperature over 78C in Heaven -- so I am just kind of confused.

Any advice is appreciated and if the question is answered elsewhere, feel free to link me around. I don't necessarily want to max this thing out, I just want to squeeze a little more out to feel the justification of buying an expensive system like this! Haha.

I appreciate your time!