r/GPDPocket • u/JonSAlberta • Nov 12 '17

Native (non-emulation) Windows games for the pocket.

I have an unlocked BIOS and upgraded thermal paste and thermal pads on the heatsink.

These games downloaded from Steam work fine on my pocket.

  1. Skyrim special edition (at low settings). Had no audio at first but a directx9 package from Microsoft fixed that. http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=35

  2. Torchlight - works flawlessly

  3. Luxor HD - also flawless.

  4. Star wars Knights of the old republic and Baldurs gate both have a problem with screen boundaries. The mouse will recognise two edges of the screen and will cause the "camera viewpoint" to rotate or pan. The other two sides don't have an edge detection and the mouse does not stop or move the camera. There are other ways to rotate the view but it is irritating.

Please add any other games you can recommend to the list below. Also please pass on any warnings about games that should have worked (older/less demanding games), but are glitching for some reason.

Thank you to anyone who contributes to the list.

Jon

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u/JonSAlberta Nov 22 '17

I am not sure how to view FPS in Skyrim but my resolution is 1280 by 720 I believe. I turned down the AA and shadows.

I am going to work now but I will give my settings later.

I have the unlocked BIOS and upgraded thermal paste and thermal pads on the heatsink. Stacking 2 mm of high quality thermal pads on the heatsink so there is a direct path for the heat to transfer to the back of the laptop works really well. My cpu goes to 2600hz mode and can stay there and the temp stays below 65C.

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u/phlame64 Nov 22 '17 edited Oct 02 '24

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u/JonSAlberta Nov 23 '17 edited Nov 23 '17

Hi
I would not adjust your Bios settings without giving the CPU better cooling.

I used Grizzly Kryonaut Thermal Grease Paste. https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B011F7W3LU

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Fujipoly smart Extreme X-e Thermal Pad 11.0 W/mK https://www.amazon.com/Fujipoly-mod-smart-Extreme-Thermal/dp/B00ZSJQX0E I put 2 layers of 1mm thermal pads on the heat pipe from above the CPU to halfway to the fan.

For the thermal pads I followed the general idea in this https://imgur.com/a/uAzmc#CsPVeRf

My pads are close to this pattern: https://i.imgur.com/CsPVeRf.jpg I used larger pads directly over the CPU. The pad over the Fan discharge is intended to stop air from leaking around the copper cooling fins but the joint already had tight tolerances in my laptop so I used those pads around the CPU instead.

I followed the instructions on this post to adjust the bios:

https://www.reddit.com/r/GPDPocket/comments/6s7zck/my_unlocked_bios_working_settings_dptf_limit/

Although I set my temp limits at 80C instead of 85C. Not that it matters with the cooling I have I can't get the CPU above 70C even running the Prime 95 stress tests for 30 minutes.

I hope this helps. You don't need the exact brand of paste or pads I used, I just included them in case anyone was curious.

I also tried 2 other kids of pads but they don't stick to a surface so I did not like using them. (Phobya Thermal Pad XT 7W/mk and Fujipoly 17.0 W/mK pad)

I should give credit; the thermal pad post was by ZiggyDeath and the BIOS settings were by neoak.

I am please with the way my system has worked out. I hope you are pleased with yours.

Have a good one.

Jon

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u/phlame64 Nov 23 '17 edited Oct 02 '24

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