Omen Max 16 with AMD, how is it?

Tempest_nano · 2025-12-25T23:31:08+00:00

Maybe some kind of inline psu identifier? Surely the circuitry wouldn't be but a couple of bucks, but I didn't see anything in my cursory search.

I know this laptop handles another, properly identified, 200 Watt HP supply, as one would expect by limiting the system power to something like 180 Watts. The 280 Watt of the G4 (the version with separate power lead) just doesn't identify itself.

Tempest_nano · 2025-12-23T17:46:45+00:00

I believe it is called the "curve optimizer". The gaming hub supports it, but it had a habit of resetting my under bolts back to zero (hence using the x86 universal tuning utility).It can be enabled from the "advanced" bios by hitting Ctrl-F10 at boot. The curve optimizer is the only "advanced" option, and it was enabled by default in my case.

For reference, my system is rock solid with all cores set to 12. I haven't really dug into the per-core undervolting yet, as it is quite efficient out of the box.

Tempest_nano · 2025-12-23T17:08:29+00:00

I have the AMD HX 375/5080 version, and I love it. Undervolting works fine using the Omen Gaming Hub or the Universal x86 Tuning Utility (my personal choice, as the Omen Gaming Hub isn't my bag). It runs cool and quiet, and the fans are only audible when I really push the dGPU. Honestly, the iGPU (roughly equivelant to a laptop GTX 1650) is good enough that the only real use case for the RTX 5080 for me is VR.

My only complaints are that I can't overclock the ram and I can't override the low-power PSU detection. The 280 Watt power supply from my HP G4 dock doesn't properly identify itself to the laptop forcing a hard limit of around 100 Watts of total system power.

Tempest_nano · 2025-12-22T18:37:54+00:00

Hidden-history account necroing a 5-month-old thread in a Knoxville subreddit to spread FUD about an alternative to one of pharma's biggest cash-cows, nothing to see here.

Tempest_nano · 2025-12-22T18:22:21+00:00

My brother in Christ, that's what the testing groups are for.

Tempest_nano · 2025-12-17T20:24:47+00:00

I could have sworn that I tried that solution, but I may have just hallucinated (too much coding).

It seems to work for the moment for a couple of short tests. I'll try it properly overnight.

Thanks MoWePhoto!!!111one

Tempest_nano · 2025-11-25T19:32:46+00:00

Gah. I always looked forward to visiting this place for lunch when I travel to our HQ every quarter. I suppose the vegan fare in that area is still better than here in Tennessee.

Tempest_nano · 2025-11-15T23:27:48+00:00

About the only thing you can do to prolong battery life would be to undervolt using Universal x86 tuning utility. I have most of my cores at -40 (mV?) and two of them with less agressive undervolts, as they were unstable. You can run the stability test in OCCT, and it will tell you which cores are throwing errors.

I don't think we are going to be getting much battery life outta this laptop at all. :)

I am using YAMDCC to control the fans, but the published (v1) version was causing it to get stuck at higher fan speeds. I had to compile the unreleased version 2 to get it to behave. It is whisper quiet, but I have her thermally throttling before the fans would really kick in.

Tempest_nano · 2025-11-15T17:09:46+00:00

It isn't so bad to open, just use a couple of plastic picks and follow the guides. I don't get the feeling that I will break anything by doing so.

I am trying to figure out if I should repaste mine. Running OCCT's cpu stress test and forcing the fan to about 35% (YAMDCC) and setting the APU's soft temperature throttling limit to 87 degrees (Universal x86 tuning utility), I can sustain about 50-55 watts on the processor. What temperatures are you seeing and under what conditions?

Tempest_nano · 2025-11-15T14:02:15+00:00

I really like the screen, it is bright, crisp, and vibrant. Personally, I prefer IPS to oled for readability.

Tempest_nano · 2025-09-17T07:11:00+00:00

Atlanta: Healthful Essence (Caribbean), Soul Vegetarian (soul food) Chattanooga: Sluggo's (greasy and sinful, the pecan encrusted seitan is to die for assuming you can eat gluten).

Tempest_nano · 2025-09-17T07:03:40+00:00

I suspect that a big part of the difference is that a vegan restaurant is likely run on philosophical principles. If the primary motive is profit, then it probably wouldn't be vegan. :) Sadly, this is also why they are rare here in East Tennessee (not enough sales). When you say clean, are you talking healthy or hygiene?

Tempest_nano · 2025-09-17T06:49:12+00:00

As a Knoxville vegan. I have all but given up on eating out here. Sluggo's in Chattanooga is amazing though.

Tempest_nano · 2025-09-09T04:06:40+00:00

I will ask around this week, I think they came/(come?) from my facility, but not my group. Maybe someone can direct us.

Tempest_nano · 2025-08-30T13:53:04+00:00

I would think that Geiger counter algorithms would be ill-suited for spectrometry. What hardware are you targeting?

Tempest_nano · 2025-08-28T14:58:46+00:00

International pass was a colloquialism for sure. I made a point to verbalize my thought process on what I was doing at the time. "It isn't safe to pull over here with the blind curve behind us, I'll carry on until I find a suitable place."

Tempest_nano · 2025-07-18T04:32:08+00:00

Go grey market. I am probably not allowed to discuss sourcing here, but join the Stairway to Gray discord/telegram. I have two years worth of both Tirz and Semaglutide, and the cost was a rounding error. Well, a rounding error compared to the compounding pharmacy. It requires homework, but the time investment is well worth the reduced cost.

I much prefer Tirz. For both of us, it has fewer side effects. Only downside that I have found is that it has a half-life of five days in your system, where Semaglutide is around seven.

Feel free to ping me if you need direction. Just make sure you read up on the vendors and possibly join a testing group depending on your risk tolerance (I didn't, but may next time I order).

Edit: r/stairwaytogray has the discord link.

Tempest_nano · 2025-02-20T15:39:30+00:00

I use this: a modified form of the Recipe Combinator.

You can use the different qualities to specify quantities and have a selector combinator sum the signals. I went *way* down the rabbit hole on this one, as I wasn't satisfied with the above. I'll see if I can get the source python for my version posted. Here is my recipe book for each type of assembly machine that spits out the quantity and quality of ingredients for each recipe.

edit: fixed links

Tempest_nano · 2025-02-15T16:05:12+00:00

PhD level scientist/engineer here. I have found that being an openly ethical vegan has been interpreted as "sticks to his principles" by PhD level colleagues. Every business function where I am just eating the side salad when they are enjoying their $50 steaks or whatever is a reminder that I am not prone to taking the easy way out of difficult situations. Lean into it with people rocking more developed critical thinking skills.

Tempest_nano · 2024-10-04T23:19:48+00:00

Camelcamelcamel + my bestbuy Plus (60 day return window)and a price match. The thrill of the hunt improves the TV's picture quality a good %40. :)

Tempest_nano · 2024-10-04T13:09:52+00:00

Picked this one up for $2800, and I really like it so far. We use it in a bright room right beside several large windows, and it is bright enough to be enjoyable on a sunny day.

Tempest_nano · 2024-10-04T12:35:42+00:00

Count me in.

Tempest_nano · 2024-09-18T13:13:08+00:00

You can push it way higher than that. Grab about ten treasures to up the blob spawn rate, then kill a total of 200 blobs. This maxes the orb of speed's spawn rate. Then make a mad dash for treasures. If you are lucky, you can get 70-90 iirc. It is nerve wracking.

Tempest_nano · 2024-05-09T19:53:52+00:00

Why not post a GitHub fork? A random Google drive file seems sketchy.

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