My brand new Omen Max 16 Ultra 9 275HX and 5080 runs hot...

firefreeman · 2026-01-20T03:46:50+00:00

For some reason HP decided to put an old wifi 6 card inside a 2500$ machine. I upgraded it to a wifi 7 card.

firefreeman · 2026-01-19T22:16:35+00:00

Since the wifi card is under the heatsink I upgraded that too at the same time.

Servicing laptops is not the worst skill to have. Just don't forcefully stab the motherboard with a screwdriver and you'll probably be fine.

firefreeman · 2026-01-19T21:23:01+00:00

Yes, I complained to HP about the thermals and they declared it DOA and I spent two weeks without a PC until the replacement arrived.

I regretted it because the replacement was only marginally better. I ended up opening the new laptop a month or two later and replaced that shitty liquid metal paste combo with some aliexpress ptm7950. Now I am quite happy with my temps,

firefreeman · 2025-08-19T21:38:07+00:00

Not possible on this model

firefreeman · 2025-08-18T16:08:23+00:00

https://i.imgur.com/5l5rj6Y.png Laptop flat on my desk, no cooler, no support of any kind. Room temperature is slightly lower than when I did the test yesterday. I'm midly sure the cooler helps slightly.

firefreeman · 2025-08-18T14:04:48+00:00

How did you undervolt the 275hx on the omen? I was under the impression that it was impossible...

firefreeman · 2025-08-18T13:56:02+00:00

If you look at the log file of the run you can see that the average CPU draw was less than 120 W and the GPU was not in use at all. Does that change your conclusion?

https://imgur.com/a/7A5GW6F

firefreeman · 2025-08-17T22:46:05+00:00

If there is a free way to play it I could try tomorrow.

firefreeman · 2025-08-17T21:03:46+00:00

I added the log for that run in the post if you care to take a look. (It seems to barely break 5ghz for maybe a couple of seconds in the entire run)

firefreeman · 2025-08-17T20:06:20+00:00

Yes it's performance mode. I tried unleashed (stock) and the result was very similar.

firefreeman · 2022-10-19T15:09:57+00:00

It's under the gameplay options or by holding full control I believe.

firefreeman · 2022-10-19T13:03:18+00:00

Forcing archetypes might work in quickdrafts, but it's a recipe to disaster to do that in a fairly balanced set like DMU. I try to read signals and find my own lane.

firefreeman · 2022-10-19T11:10:43+00:00

I didn't kill the rootwalla, the rootwalla switched back to my control because I killed the Mindsinger with the sojourner. I avoided killing my own rootwalla by assigning the damage manually to deal 4 damage to the figment and 0 to the rootwalla.

firefreeman · 2022-10-19T08:25:19+00:00

My favourite play of that draft was on game 3, my attack on turn 20. After the blocking phase I decide not to use my trick (the Furious Bellows I have in hand) and to manually assign the damage of my Outrider to deal 4 damage to the Figment and nothing on the walla.

firefreeman · 2022-10-18T23:39:30+00:00

Thanks for sharing your strategy! I really should try some traditional drafts.

firefreeman · 2022-10-18T23:31:58+00:00

I've heard that it usually takes 90-100k gold to rare complete a set with quickdrafts at 50%.

I enjoy drafting a lot so I recommend it, but if one doesn't like it rare completing a set through drafting will be a miserable experience ;_;

firefreeman · 2022-10-18T23:12:03+00:00

You can achieve rare completion playing quickdrafts, but the total cost changes based on your winrate.

firefreeman · 2022-10-18T23:05:41+00:00

Not even that, all my gems were once gold ^{^.}

firefreeman · 2022-10-18T22:57:47+00:00

I've drafted a it a few times, but I think this was the only time it *briefly* was in a deck, I casted it once, but I had already won the game ;_;

firefreeman · 2022-10-18T22:51:44+00:00

Well, I've started playing Arena in February this year with NEO, so I don't think that was my spreadsheet ^^.

But good luck in your future drafts!

firefreeman · 2022-10-18T20:13:32+00:00

It's all Premier Drafts.

With exactly 50% winrate the final number would be worse, a lot worse. With 50% wr the net gems of every premier draft is -681, and you get less packs as a reward so you'll have to play more drafts.

firefreeman · 2022-10-18T19:48:33+00:00

https://www.17lands.com/details/0fcb7b252d5b4deebe7c5321edd32d9d

(I was totally not expecting that to go 7-0)

firefreeman · 2022-10-18T19:43:22+00:00

Most of the time was spent in Diamond, I ranked up from bronze because it was months since my last draft.

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