Vitamin

Is it possible to install your own SSD into the laptop? I have the non SSD y500 650M SLI model.

Yes of course! Follow the instructions: Methodology to create Recovery Media and reload a Lenovo Think system with Microsoft Windows 8 preload

Where do I find the fix for WIndows 8.1 to overclock again? Updating broke the overclocking, could you help me maybe?

Did you fix the problem? I want to make update to Windows 8.1 too.

how about the voltage? stock settings?

Voltage 1.025 V on GPUClock: 1100, MemoryClock: 2300

How much of a performance difference should I notice if I OC my 650m's, and is it safe. (I do have a cooling pad, but I don't want to wake up the next morning with a fried laptop.)

GPUClock: 1000-1100

MemoryClock: 2200-2300

bf4 crash on my pc a lot of times, it's an exemple of unfinished game. They rushed the developpement to release it faster. i have a lot of fps drop in multiplayer and i think it's not the most beautiful game. According to me, Arma 3 is more beautiful than bf4.

Install it: Battlefield 4/Installer/Redist/DXSETUP and test my config (user.cfg). Helped me for more FPS +12/15 FPS and no more crashes maybe this will help you.

user.cfg Battlefield 4:

RenderDevice.Dx11Enable 1

RenderDevice.Dx11Dot1Enable 1

RenderDevice.Dx11Dot1RuntimeEnable 1

RenderDevice.TripleBufferingEnable 0

WorldRender.TransparencyShadowmapsEnable 0

WorldRender.MotionBlurEnable 0

WorldRender.MotionBlurForceOn 0

WorldRender.MotionBlurFixedShutterTime 0

WorldRender.MotionBlurMax 0

WorldRender.MotionBlurQuality 0

WorldRender.MotionBlurMaxSampleCount 0

WorldRender.SpotLightShadowmapEnable 0

WorldRender.SpotLightShadowmapResolution 512

WorldRender.LightTileCsPathEnable 0

RenderDevice.ForceRenderAheadLimit 0

PostProcess.DynamicAOEnable 0

PerfOverlay.DrawFps 1

GameTime.MaxVariableFps 0

Screenshot.Format png

UI.DrawEnable 1

My Y500 - windows 8 - Samsung 840 SSD 120GB takes 4-5 seconds to start and shutdown in 2 seconds.