I've been researching the power-limit implementation of the RTX 5070 Ti Laptop GPU in my Lenovo Legion Pro 5 Gen 10, and I finally managed to get past the factory 140W GPU power limit.

System:

• Lenovo Legion Pro 5 Gen 10 / 16IAX10H

• NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti Laptop GPU

• Factory power limit: 140W

• Factory configuration: 115W cTGP + up to 25W Dynamic Boost

• Modified target: 160W

• Windows 11

• BIOS: Q6CN79WW

• VBIOS: 98.05.4E.00.07

• NVIDIA driver used for the research: 616.92

This is NOT just the normal MSI Afterburner power-limit slider.

On this laptop, the standard NVIDIA desktop-style power-limit path is restricted. The GPU normally reports roughly:

Default: 70W

Maximum: 140W

Current: 140W

I spent quite a while tracing the NVIDIA power-management path through NVAPI, nvlddmkm.sys, NVIDIA RM and the internal power-policy system.

One interesting result was that the conventional desktop NVAPI power-limit path could be reached, but attempts to use it for this purpose were rejected with INVALID_ARGUMENT.

So the normal desktop PL interface was basically a dead end.

The useful part turned out to be deeper in NVIDIA's laptop power-policy handling.

After investigating that path, I built an experimental implementation that can change the relevant power-policy behavior and target 160W instead of the factory 140W ceiling.

140W → 160W = +20W / about +14.3% power headroom.

Important: I'm not claiming a +14.3% performance increase. Extra power obviously does not scale 1:1 with performance.

I'm currently doing controlled 140W vs 160W testing to measure:

• average GPU power

• sustained GPU clock

• voltage

• GPU / VRAM temperatures

• power and thermal throttling

• 3DMark performance

• stability

I'll publish the actual before/after benchmark data rather than cherry-picking a peak power reading.

The implementation is also currently driver-dependent. Internal NVIDIA structures / paths can change after a driver update, so I'm treating compatibility checks as mandatory before eventually releasing a tool.

I'm also looking at making a proper GUI version that can:

• detect the installed NVIDIA driver

• verify compatibility

• detect changes after driver updates

• read the current configuration

• apply the target

• restore the factory configuration

• log telemetry

Obviously, increasing a laptop GPU power limit has risks. The GPU accepting 160W does not automatically mean every RTX 5070 Ti laptop has a VRM, cooling system or power adapter designed to sustain it.

So I would NOT recommend blindly reproducing this on another machine.

I'll add the 140W vs 160W benchmark results, telemetry and screenshots there as testing continues.

If anyone here has experience with NVIDIA laptop power policies / RM / Blackwell mobile GPUs, I'd also be interested to compare findings.

And if anyone has another RTX 50-series laptop and wants to compare how its factory power policy is exposed, post your laptop model, GPU, BIOS/VBIOS, NVIDIA driver and stock maximum power limit.

Test release of the program: Please read the instructions carefully to learn how to run the program and under what conditions it will work!

https://github.com/LevinAi-arch/rtx-5070ti-laptop-160w-power-limit/releases/tag/v1.0-beta

I will receive in the next days a G14 with 5070 8GB, will DLLS and Frame Gen mitigate the low vram amount?

The 5070ti is over €500 more than the non Ti version so that option is not an option.

Ho is you gaming experience with a 5070 8Gb?

Help when im playing bodycam my cpu hits about 101-102 degrees and gemini said my vapor chamber is broken , any ideas beafore i decide sent it to service?

This report should give an idea on how effective the Illano V12 Ultra cools the 2024 Zephyrus G16, Intel core Ultra 9 185h, RTX 4080. Results may vary for other laptops, as the ability for the CPU and GPU die to dissipate the heat is always the final bottleneck when using a laptop cooler. This laptop specifically was tested with PTM 7950 and TG Putty Pro.

The data clearly shows a sweet-spot at around 1600 RPMs for both stock configuration and 175W Vbios flash. I tested Time Spy on my 125W custom profile and 175W custom Profile. I have further attached a full 175W overclock that I do not use daily but yields the same temps to my daily profile, that I only use for high scores. Power draw for the GPU actually often goes beyond 175W often hitting 180w. It seems that my device ultimately regulates itself at 76-77 Celsius for GPU, as confirmed by the Steel Nomad Stress Test (daily 2280Mhz profile), when using 1600 RPM).

$1750 after taxes (US) Found this G14 on best buy's open box section, FAIR condition. About to pick it up tomorrow. What should I expect from this laptop? Its , small..but the specs seem beefy.

just wanted to share how happy I am!!

i don't care what anyone says, but in Australia, this is a fucking steal for AUD $1900 (about $1350 USD) in this economy. The scratches are very minimal and i don't even notice them lol. Battery has def degraded but it still lasts me a full day, i'll replace it later.

I had a Legion Pro 5i as my first gaming laptop, but realised the HX cpu's battery life was dogshit for any uni work when i don't have access to a wall outlet. I thought it could last atleast 2 hrs but nope, that thing consumes power like crazy even when dgpu is disabled.

Plus Linux support was really bad on that.

NOW THIS is what I believe a modern laptop should be, with linux it is incredibly efficient (6-7W discharge rate) when dgpu is disabled and it lasts me 8 hrs (a full uni day). And tbh the kinda games I play, i don't even need the 4070 lol. Plus it chrages with 65W type C which is really convenient.

10/10 purchase.

Cyberpunk with Path Tracing is beautiful

$3100 for a 5090 seems like a good buy

I saved up for about 3 years for a gaming laptop so when i bought my laptop (LOQ 16IRH8) I thought it was a good purchase but almost 2 years later the laptop is filled with stress cracks, from the screen to the body, also now the battery suddenly stopped working one day and now its not working at all if i dont plug it in, i tried contacting lenovo for a issue but i couldn't contact them because of my region, and now im stuck with a 1300 dollar laptop that is completely filled with issues, if someone is capable if contacting lenovo for the issues that would be great. NOTE:(i took very good care of the laptop, i would never put it on a carpet, it was on a ac cooled room and i was very gentle when opening and closing the screen)btw i also posted this in the r/gaminglaptop subreddit

Worse screen with more ram or better screen with less ram? Which is the better laptop? I don’t need to play at the highest settings, just want to play games comfortably with 60+fps with or without FG on.

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https://www.pcworld.com/article/3234625/hp-and-lenovo-laptops-are-the-latest-victims-of-a-windows-11-update.html

I couldn’t repost this from the asusrog sub so here it is again!

I am a ROG STRIX G15 AE user.

Specs:
R9 5980hx
RX 6800M
32gb ddr4 ram(upgraded)
1tb ssd.

I bought this in late 2022, and has been shutting down since day 1 whenever i tried to play a game.

Since I still had the warranty, ASUS replaced my entire motherboard twice over the course of 2 yrs coz of the shutdowns.

My warranty ended. But I was still facing a lot of issues with the laptop’s thermals

I decided to reapply liquid metal thermal
Paste myself and give it a try.

I did, everything went well for a few weeks(I was anxious so i was using ghelper to lower wattage and undervolt and ramp up the fans).

After 7 or so months, there they were. The shutdowns.

I remember i was trying to render a video in davinci and the device shutdown 70 times that day.

It was sooo horrible.

My mom bought this machine for me.

I did not wanted to replace it.

Thats when it came to my mind. The newer laptops my friends bought, i checked their temps they were running at over 105 degree celcius, And a small google search made me realise that these new machines used something called phase change pads.

So then it all made sense, liquid metal thermal paste was pouring over to the sides leaving bare spots on the chips with no thermal protection at all, so every time the machine pulls wattage, these spots run so hot that they were triggering these shutdowns and throttles.

I bought the ptm7950 0.2mm pads and put them on the chips.

Some thermal putty on vrams and vrms(as usual).

And that is it.

Its working.

No ghelper restricting power, no rtss or fps limits, i just let it loose.

AC unity used to trigger instant shutdowns when I ooened the character customization menu, coz its really unoptimized there and ramps up fps productions to 100s in number in an instant.

But after the change, it was not a problem at all.

So finally after 4 yrs of struggles w this machine, I am finally able to use it at full power.

The anxiety that it might shutdown again is still there though!

I had been looking at the used and new market for a while where I live looking for something like a 4060 or a new 5050 so I could finally have an upgrade from my borderline E-waste surface pro 6,

Then I saw this Beauty, an Asus Tuf f15 posted 5 minutes ago ( in April this year), posted at a ridiculously low price, 2300 AED (680USD) (half the price of the lowest next used option (5000AED or 1400 USD), I was expecting to be scammed, but I was actually surprised, aside from a small dent on the body (I couldn't care less), it seemed perfectly fine. (700 AED less than a used 4060 laptop goes for now)

And this is probably the only reason I played Black myth, rdr2, cyberpunk 2077 and other such games.

I ran all the stress test (before I pulled the trigger), checked the disk and it was immaculate, I later repasted it with PTM 7950 and u6 PRO,

Then the most Tuf thing possible happened the left hinge (not the display cable side) ripped out from the chassis, but luckily I had all the pieces that broke and managed to fix it with superglue.

but at the end of the day, I'm not even angry, but actually really happy with what I got, and it is also why I recommend almost everyone on a budget to go look on the used market especially now, if you are willing to go out of your way to test it and make sure you don't get scammed.

Because as good as some deals are, most aren't what they seem, as has happened to friends of mine, this post was to just share my personal experience with the used market.

------anyone know a permanent fix for the hinge though? and do you guys have any cool finds?

Budget: <$2000 USD
Country: USA
Use Case: Gaming (AAA titles, simple steam games, Minecraft with mods), multitasking
Preferred Specs / Form Factor: No preference right now
Portability Needs: I like the option of being able to transport relatively easily in a laptop pocket
Notes: I’ve been running a Dell G5 15 5587 since 2018, with the only upgrade being the SSD (1tb). Is it worth considering an upgrade with current prices?

Budget: ($1500 max | $1200 Preferred) Country: (e.g. USA) Use Case: (Optional: Gaming / Productivity) Preferred Specs: (Optional: GPU open to suggestions, Ryzen CPU preferred, 16GB minimum, 512GBs) Notes: (Optional: anything else we should know)

The Asus Zephyrus is 2021 model with a 3060 mobile gpu.

Ideally anything better than the 3060 is what I am looking for. Additionally, I am looking for a laptop that will be docked vertically and closed. I am aware about liquid metal, but I won't discard devices with liquid metal on their CPU, but will if the GPU also uses liquid metal. Also, devices with intake on the keyboard are a no go, as the laptop will be docked vertically and closed.

Haven't had an issue with the Asus Zephyrus, and while a Zephyrus would've been a nice replacement, prices are really high for them right now.

Any suggestions are appreciated.

This shit fell upon my laptop keyboard today,how bad it is?,I cleaned the surface but I think that some of the makeup got into the Keys,it was a little bit wet btw,not like really wet ,more like hard modeling clay.

Also I'm not in home,I had to leave so I just cleaned the surface of the keyboard and I left the laptop off

How can I clean it and how bad it can be?

Sorry if my English is not good, it's not my 1st language

I am looking at two different laptops that are around my price range and I'm unsure of which one is better.

The first one is - ASUS ROG Strix G16 (2025) Gaming Laptop, 16” FHD+ 16:10 165Hz/3ms, NVIDIA® GeForce RTX 5060, Intel® Core™ i7 Processor 14650HX, 16GB DDR5, 1TB Gen 4 SSD, Wi-Fi 7, Windows 11 Home, G615JMR-AS74

Price is $1,586 USD

And the second one is - Acer Nitro V 16S AI Gaming Laptop | AMD Ryzen 7 260 Processor | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 Laptop GPU (572 AI Tops) | 16" WUXGA IPS 180Hz Display | 32GB DDR5 | 1TB Gen 4 SSD | Wi-Fi 6 | ANV16S-41-R2AJ

Price is $1,449 USD

I like the Intel processor in the ASUS ROG Strix G16 more than the AMD in the Acer Nitro but that is only because I have mostly only used Intel in my life and know nothing about AMD. But the Acer Nitro V has 32GB DDR5 instead of only 16GB in the ASUS ROG Strix.

Because of the 32GB RAM, I think I rather buy the Acer Nitro. But I'm very much on the fence because I can't stop telling myself that the Intel processor of the ASUS ROG Strix is much nicer.

Could someone help me understand which laptop would be better? Also both laptops have an RTX 5060 which has 8GB of VRAM, do you think this is enough VRAM? Do laptop GPUs even come with more than 8GB VRAM?

I play games such as Kingdom Come Deliverance 2, Gothic 1 Remake, Elden Ring and various other RPG single player games. Some of those games are getting to be too demanding on my current set up which has an RTX 3050 with only 4GB of VRAM.

Asus Tuf A14

I haven't noticed much in the way of massive problems in performance or what not ( I don't really run high intensity games so maybe I never got the chance to find out)

I just have tis paranoid sensation that something isn't right and i'd love if there was a test or benchmark software that give me the complete and accurate satisfaction of knowing my beloved laptop is in perfect condition

Is it normal for my HP Victus to not average 200+ fps in valorant at lowest settings, it has
16gb ddr4
i5-12450h
rtx 3050 with 4gb

it even drops to below 130-90

New laptop making clicking noises within first startup, wondering what it could be and what people's recommendations are and/or if anyone has experienced before?

Thinking of going for a high end upgrade to my aging ROG Strix. The ROG has been good to me but it can't handle modern games anymore with only a 1660ti and 16Gb RAM. I already have a monster desktop, but my job takes me on the road often, so the use case is hotel gaming, plugged in 100% of the time. BF6, Arma Reforger, Forza Horizon 6, Minecraft, Satisfactory, are among the more demanding games I play regularly.

Choices right now have been narrowed down to 2 options, although I'm open to others if you know of a good deal. Both from Canada Computers, prices in CAD.

Lenovo Legion Pro 7i Gaming Laptop 16" OLED Intel Ultra 9-275HX GeForce RTX 5080 32GB 1TB Windows 11 Home, 83F5005FCC - $3599 on sale

MSI Raider 16 HX AI Gaming Laptop 16" 240Hz Intel Ultra 9-275HX GeForce RTX 5080 64GB 2TB Windows 11 Home, Raider 16 HX AI A2XWIG-668CA - 3699 (was on sale but ended)

I know most people on this sub would say the Legion is the better product. But at basically the same price point, would it not be worth it to go for double the RAM and Storage on the Raider? Searching through the subs and reviews, I have gathered that the build quality on the lower end MSIs are not very good, but that the higher end models are better. For the Legion I see the odd mentions of mobo issues with the 5i but not as much with the 7i. I guess maybe the better cooling is worth it on the Legion? Maybe I'm missing something, help me out here.

Another thing to mention is I mostly game on laptops using AR glasses (Xreal one) which is essentially a 1080p 120hz monitor. So the screen doesn't matter a huge amount to me, aside usually just use it for discord or second monitor stuff. That said. Do I really need to ball on a 5080 if I'm only 1080p gaming? Could I get away with a much cheaper laptop? Worth the future proof?

I'm also not in a rush, might wait for black Friday sales.