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I've been running the modbios for some time now, with the GPU Core at 1200 (+200 over OC edition bios) and VRAM at +350; running F@H for 24hr+ periods with no issues whatsoever. I can clock farther, +225 Core before any issues crop up (occasional early unit ends on F@H and an occasional minor artifact while gaming) and +250 or so before artifacts become noticeable without constantly searching for them. +200 is fine for 24/7 for me. Not bad at all for a laptop chip with limited cooling (and my temp only rises +2C above stock settings under load). Time to go buy svl7 a beer ...and people can quit PMing me to send them the bios. That's against the rules, get your five approved posts or pay for membership like everybody else has to. Make sure to log out and log back in after doing so, so that the forum will let you access files. For anybody else with the same question: There's no bios overclocking with the modbios. You can use MSI afterburner (or any other overclocking tool with mobile nVidia support) to overclock the GPU beyond what is either stock, or pre-overclocked (depending on which version of the bios you chose). There are some extra thermal options in the bios after flashing the mod, but it's not obvious what all of it does, at least to a layman. I can't say exactly what was there as I never had to touch my fan settings (limited by voltage, not temperature; fan noise was never an issue for me either) so I just entered that menu to see what was there when I first flashed it, and haven't been back since. There are photos in the first post of the thread of everything that's unlocked by the modbios

I've been using KBAM and gamepads since C64, and each has its place, but I tend to prefer KBaM for everything. That's just personal preference but if you're too lazy to go pick up the gamepad off the shelf like me, then even most racing games and such you can manually PWM the button (tap it at various speeds rather than hold it) on keyboard to approximate an analog control. Probably the biggest thing keeping me from using a gamepad more often is games which require a mouse to navigate the menus. I use a proper HOTAS joystick, throttle, and pedals for flight sims, and I use a DS3 or 360 pad for console ports that were poorly ported for keyboard controls or for emulated console games.

Nutella. Just kidding... or am I? Seriously, though, throw another vote in for MX-4. It's what I've been using lately, and I like it. It performs well, is easy to use, and has never dried out on me. That said, I rarely leave my hardware alone enough for even the cheapest of pastes to dry out. As any number of reviews online will tell you, most of the pastes perform within a few degrees within each other. (As well as mayonnaise, mustard, toothpaste, etc performing in the same ballpark as the cheapest options... though those attract insects and dry out immediately) I tend to look for a balance of performance, longevity, ease of use, and cost... which is to say, I buy what's on sale, so long as its performance is within a few degrees of the leading pastes.

As the title states. I was silly and left an aluminum flashlight sitting beside my laptop. I then fell asleep and knocked it over, and the steel retaining ring on top impacted the screen. It's not cracked, it's just a surface scratch. So I was wondering if anyone knows of any kind of product that could buff out or make the scratch less visible. I'm thinking probably not, but it's worth asking, right As is, the scratch is only about two cm long and it's bottom left corner so it's not like it's right in the middle of my field of view but... ah well, stupidity tax I guess.

I signed up to the forum for this bios, after searching to find a way around the core speed lockout; I was pleasantly surprised to see that someone had already created a modded bios for the laptop. I suppose the G75 series is fairly popular after all. I'd like to say thanks to svl7 for the original mod and Klem for sticking around and helping out the randoms like me that show up, that's always appreciated. I've messed about a bit with bios modding (with tools, not manually) on AMD/ATi desktop card vBIOS and the like, but UEFI and laptop bios is uncharted territory (and I can't just pop in a spare card if I mess up), so the files, guide, and continued support in a 3-year-old thread is pretty nice to see. Now I just need to go find some threads I can contribute to so I can download it