Prebuilt Software

[PapiGoony]

If I were to upgrade my Lenovo Prebuilt system, is there a component I could change to get rid of Lenovo's software that is very limiting. ex- the unchangable bios settings.

 

[FalseControl]

The motherboard is the component to change but that is what happens with prebuilts. They lock down the BIOS so people don't mess it up because a prebuilt is designed for someone with little to no knowledge of computers and just want it to work out of the box.

 

 

[Levent]

6 minutes ago, PapiGoony said:

is there a component I could change to get rid of Lenovo's software that is very limiting. ex- the unchangable bios settings.

Nope. You would atleast have to change your motherboard (and maybe your PSU) and at that point might as well build your own PC.

[PapiGoony]

Well the reason I went with a prebuilt was i found a price that was too good to pass up. Came with a 2080super and I9-9900k for $2000 during the great gpu depression

 

[Queen Chrysalis]

1 hour ago, PapiGoony said:

Well the reason I went with a prebuilt was i found a price that was too good to pass up. Came with a 2080super and I9-9900k for $2000 during the great gpu depression

 

What are you trying to change?  There may be workarounds even with a restrictive bios.

[PapiGoony]

Trying to put in better RAM. The factory RAM that comes in the prebuilt is 32gb running at 2666MHz and if i put in some Corsair Vengance LPX 3600 it bottlenecks it to 1666MHz

 

[Queen Chrysalis]

3 hours ago, PapiGoony said:

Trying to put in better RAM. The factory RAM that comes in the prebuilt is 32gb running at 2666MHz and if i put in some Corsair Vengance LPX 3600 it bottlenecks it to 1666MHz

 

2666 is fast enough for a 9900k.  Sky Lake's memory controllers utilized most DDR4 speeds quite well.  3600 was really just for Ryzen, as it did a little better with faster RAM. Just return the vengeance LPX, it's not gonna be worth the hassle and possibly a new motherboard for little to no performance improvement