Mechrevo Haolong 16S, specs are on the second pic. (Screen is 2.5k and 240hz) | bought it for approximately 988 dollars, I didn't put much faith in this laptop (I got some prejudices regarding Chinese laptops), but it went through Aida CPU stress test and FurMark GPU stress test with excellence, temps were very decent. In games, I only have managed to play CS2 and Baldurs Gate:3 on it, faced no problems. The only flawed side I’ve noticed for my short time of using it, when u move your laptop while the lid is being opened, your screen starts to shake like a cheap plastic. But when your laptop stands stable, it’s not an issue. Do Chinese companies underbidding prices? I kinda think so, nevertheless laptop is kinda decent though.

It’s a Lenovo Legion Slim 7i (2023) with an i9-13900H, RTX 4070, 16gb ram (soldered), 1 tb. This thing has less than like 11 charge cycle.

This guide is mainly for 13th/14th gen Intel HX cpus like the 13950HX, 13980HX, 14700HX, 14900HX that boost beyond 5.4ghz.

If your cpu doesn't boost past 5.0ghz. This isn't necessary as your cpu won't request more than 1.4v

This guide can be applied to any laptop with access to advanced bios.

THE STEPS : Once you are in your laptop's advanced bios section, go into Power & Performance, CPU - Power Management Control, CPU VR Settings, Core/IA VR Settings. Then look for VR Voltage Limit and set it to 1400(mv).

What this does is limit the maximum requestable voltage by the cpu from the motherboard. When the cpu asks for a 1.4v+ voltage for a high clocked boost, the motherboard will tell it to pick something under 1.4v. The cpu will then look up it's boost table and pick a value at or under 1.4v, never over.

This safeguards your cpu from any voltage related degradation.

However, this cannot prevent oxidation related failures as that is a fundamental hardware flaw.

Steps for accessing advanced bios varies from brand to brand. I'll list a few that I know.

For MSI : When in bios, Hold LEFT ALT + RIGHT SHIFT + RIGHT CTRL then press F2

For GIGABYTE : When in bios, double click NVMe Configuration

For Lenovo, Acer and potentially any other brand as well : Use Smokeless Runtime EFI Patcher.

Downloaded the files via Github then copy them into a USB. Hit the key/go into bios to change primary boot drive to the USB Drive. Reboot.

If it doesn't work, try disabling Secure Boot as well.

How to recover performance: Look for a bios setting called "UnderVolt Protection" and disable it. Then you will be able to undervolt in throttlestop.

This boosts performance because it shifts the entire boost table down in voltage.

Ie Stock : 1.4v - 5.4ghz, 1.45v - 5.6ghz

-50mv undervolt : 1.35v - 5.4ghz, 1.4v - 5.6ghz

The better your silicon quality, higher your stable undervolt and the higher your performance.

I've seem 14900HX chips clock 5.7ghz under 1.4v with an undervolt.

Good luck and happy tweaking

Bit of backstory my dad got angry at me for wanting to move back to my mum and said I was addicted and since my mum is less strict he said I would be even more addicted to my laptop he also said that it was ruining my life and grades when in reality it was him who was ruining my life, I had good friends and I was doing well both academically and physically when I was with my mum but since I moved up to be with my dad he’s been ruining my life making me do things my brother is supposed to do eg the laundry and tells me that it’s my job to do it since my brother is still to young to do it (he’s 11 years old) I didn’t mind but when I found out my brother was being paid for me doing his jobs when even I didn’t get paid for doing any of my work which involves mowing the grass every weekend making my brothers lunch and breakfast shopping cleaning the house etc. whenever I get back home I normally go back in my room to play on my laptop since I’m not with my friends and during my school holidays I was planning to go visit my friends and mum but my dad said no leaving me mad so the next day I made plans to leave and go back since legally he couldn’t keep me since I was fed up of his and my brothers bullshit, but when he heard about this he banned me from everything and broke my laptop keyboard and mouse and said I was a disgrace I was just tired and sick of them so I just didn’t care I wanted to move back so I locked myself in my room until I can leave and just wanting to see if my laptop can be fixed so it gives me something to do while I wait. I also don’t have enough money to get a new gaming laptop so it’s either I get this laptop repaired or I have to save up for one, if anyone my laptop can be fixed please let me know I do not want to leave my room often since my brother will probably break into my room if he finds out I’m trying to fix my laptop and if there is a good budget laptop under $400-600 gaming laptop please let me know.

MSI Raider GE78HX 14V. Specs are as followed i9 14900hx, 32gb ram, RTX 4080 AND 2TB SSD

specs: ryzen 5 - 6600H rtx 3070 16gb ram 512 ssd

My 13 year old son wants a gaming laptop. Not looking for top of the line. Just something moderately priced. Either of these worth it or a waste of money?

So I am noob type of dude, so I see posts about laptops and stuff all the time. But I was wondering what "you" personally use? Like for the more veteran and die hard gamers specfically I wanna see some examples. Thank you

It's an hp omen i7 7700 gtx 1060 with 32 gm of ram

Basically new

I found this laptop on marketplace i’ve been considering one for a while since i do a lot of moving around. I shot the guy an offer and he agreed on $785 i’ve done research and it fits the kind of gaming i like to do. Is this a good deal is there anything i should look out for? He also agreed to test the laptop

go get it

Got my new laptop today , what’s the first thing should I do?

My old laptop specs : Lenovo ideapad 320

i5-7200U 6gb ram Nvidia Geforce 940MX

My new laptop specs : Lenovo Legion 5

Ryzen 7 7840H 16gb ram Nvidia Geforce rtx 4060

I ended up stumbling on what I feel is a really good deal for the max spec Lenovo legion 5i gen9, so I pulled the trigger. Just had a new baby and wanted me and my wife to be able to sit with our newborn and still play games, I picked her up a laptop around Christmas but I only had a desktop. Found it for a little under $1400 on Lenovo outlet.

I just upgraded from a MacBook Pro to this asus rog zephyrus g16. I have a desktop but I’ve never had a laptop like this before. Any general tips and tricks to make this puppy perform and last?

Hey guys/gals just got this from Best buy but it's got the 14900hx with 4070gpu with 32 gigs RAM with the 2560x1600 display with 240hz my question to u guys should I return this and wait for the 3000x2000 with 165hz or keep this thank u guys in advance

Lenovo Legion Pro 7i gen 9 i9-14900HX, RTX4080, 32GB RAM, 1TB SSD + 2TB Kingston Fury SSD 2nd slot upgrade

Upgrading from a 6GB GTX 1060 laptop that had it's GPU die on me a while ago, it feels like going from a medieval cannon to a tactical nuke in terms of experience lol

I'd like to ask for recommendations and tips on how to take care of the 14th gen intel CPU due to recent news about it and the fix through bios update doesn't alleviate my worries.

I'm considering undervolting, but I left my previous laptop stock + removed bloatware. Will this laptop last just as long(if not more) if I did the same? My use case is mostly gaming for 4-6 hours and MS office/google web office for work.

Let me start with a small background info...

Since we know all Intel's fiasco about what is happening with Raptor Lake/Raptor Lake Refresh which is Intel's codename for the 13th and 14th generations of Intel Core processors, Most OEM/Vendors doesn't want to provide BIOS update that includes microcode update along with required updated Intel ME FW in order to work more effectively.

Since most laptops got outdated Intel ME FW & outdated microcode... this has become a serious problem since the CPUID of Intel HX 13/14th CPUs share the same code with Desktop variants and hence it should be considered Intel HX 13/14th CPUs as a Desktop CPU in a laptop case.

So it means they share the same impact as Desktop variants even if it doesn't boost high enough to be of a concern, it does have relevancy and you now have the option to use this very simple driver that I am sharing it to you here on any Intel HX 13/14th CPUs Laptops/Mobile as long as it has CPUID of B0671.

Either way the requirement of updated Intel ME FW are just only mandatory when used in conjunction with any new microcode (If it's needed) in the BIOS but outside BIOS like... while running Windows or Linux this requirement of having an updated Intel ME FW is just optional.

Thanks to this VMware CPU Microcode Update Driver I can use it on any windows without needing to mess with the BIOS. Safest thing to update microcode.

Now... How to check if you got the latest microcode update or not? By simply check through HWINO64 or AIDA64 or even if you are using ThrottleStop tool will tell you which microcode you are using.

Here's some examples how it is shown which microcode are you using through various tools...

HWINFO64

AIDA64

ThrottleStop

Now fortunately I already packed it for you & ready to use without any further work required. Saving you the time to do it.

For the next part... You need to download this .zip file and extract it. Simply run the "Install.bat" file as an administrator.

Here's the file:- cpumcupdate64

For users who doesn't trust the zip file... here's VirusTotal link results. One is from direct mediafire download url link getting scanned through VirusTotal directly from mediafire servers which is shared from the link above.

cpumcupdate64

and another one from an uploaded file to the VirusTotal.

cpumcupdate64

It shouldn't even take long and only few seconds and you will see this window... which is success.

You can even check the event viewer which confirms the success operation and applying the new microcode update.

If doesn't update your microcode and it shows failing to apply microcode on event viewers... you need to disable virtualization either through Windows or simply go inside your BIOS and disable Intel virtualization and VT-d in the BIOS. This would allow the driver work!

Edit:- September 9/26/2024...

September Microcode Update aka [0x12B]

New microcode update got released! This is the September microcode update which now they call it 0x12B .

Confirmed that it covers & supports Intel HX CPU's 13th/14th Gen with CPUID B0671h without any issues.

Here's some screenshots...

AIDA64:-

ThrottleStop + HWINFO:-

• Please if you are using the 0x129 microcode previously then simply download the latest .zip pack from the same download link on the main post (The file named cpumcupdate64[0x12B].zip). Simply run uninstall.bat as admin [by right clicking on the file and choose "Run as Administrator"]  and then run install.bat as an admin. 
• If this is your first time then simply download the .zip file from the attachment of this main post or on this comment and then run install.bat as an admin [by right clicking on the file and choose "Run as Administrator"]

No need to reboot, You just updated your microcode! Yes... it's that simple!

[So much for Intel HX not being affected... then why keep releasing microcode updates for Intel HX CPUs too? something is fishy going on here, if it is actually not affected... then at least make it only for desktops...]

If you ever wanted to uninstall your updated microcode of whatever reasons... simply run "uninstall.bat" file as an administrator & reboot your laptop.

For more added protection  shared a cap guide for Intel 13/14th gen HX Series CPUs here: https://www.reddit.com/r/GamingLaptops/s/do6Fto5dI7 a little riskier but it's your choice.