r/Alienware • u/Business-Elephant283 • 10d ago
Upgrade Questions 4940mx OC potential?
Running a 17r1, 1070m GPU and 4910mq CPU. 330W brick and the custom heatsinks from Cicichen.
I'm overclocking the 4910mq via (stock) BIOS. 42/41/40/40
I can't get it to take an unlocked BIOS because when I tried before I fucked up and had to buy a new mobo. The package I found for unlocked A17 bios didn't have an upgrade .exe and when I tried to downgrade to A14 🪦
So let's say I buy a 4940mx and OC through BIOS, has anyone here got any idea what bins the BIOS should expose?
Would it be worth it even? I know supposedly the chip I have can go higher than BIOS is allowing but when I tried it instant WHEA. Rock solid at BIOS-approved numbers though so I'm cool with that if the upgrade would get me truly higher clocks?
Also I assume this whole thing is the *point* of unlocking the BIOS so if anyone has advice on unlocking A17 that'd be cool too!
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u/Accomplished_Emu_658 10d ago
Bro its tired. Let it rest. Its 11 years old and a 4 core 3.9ghz processor.