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Can I under volt my processor without causing damages?
I have a Intel 1280p and the lowest clock speeds is around 400Mhz, times 20, so it tends to draw a lot of power at idle, is there a way to lower it without parking the cores to reduce power? it is ...
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How to underclock/undervolt Ryzen 7950x permanently
I've tried 2 different methods of undervolting/underclocking but I cannot make them permanent.
As recommended by https://overclock3d.net/reviews/cpu_mainboard/amd_eco_mode_guide_for_am5/1, I tried ...
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Undervolting CPU Core vs CPU Cache
From what I have seen on Youtube videos and from what I have read on the Internet, the undervolt value of the CPU core and CPU cache should be the same.
My CPU is i7-11800h. After running several ...
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Can a 1 second long brown out harm my PC/electronics?
Ever since the summer all around the town im in PA since its so hot the power has been going off and sometimes it has been a quick brown out like half a second i would say my lamp turns brown and fan ...
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How to measure instantaneous CPU power dissipation? [duplicate]
I would like to accurately measure the (instantaneous) electrical power that my laptop's CPU is dissipating. I don't want to measure the power draw of the entire machine using electrical measurement ...
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Intel XTU voltage and frequency stuck at 0
A while back, I was testing out intel XTU, and everything was great. I used it to undervolt my I7-8086k, and it worked flawlessly, I don't remember how much exactly, but it ran a bit cooler ☺
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After undervolting using XTU, how to make the changes permanent?
If I undervolt my laptop using XTU and then apply the changes, will the undervolt settings persist in the next boot or after shutting down and powering up ?
Does XTU have a service or something that ...
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Undervolting in Windows VM on Linux?
I have a Lenovo Legion Y540 with an i5 9300h and A GTX 1650 running Linux, specifically Pop OS. It seems to be running a bit hot on idle at about 48° C. So, I was wondering if I undervolted my CPU in ...
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Cpu not boosting when undervolting
First of all here is my spec & configuration:
Ryzen 5 3500 3.6Ghz(stock)
Inno3d gtx1070 8Gb(stock)
Team TForce Vulcan z 2x8gb 3000Mhz(OC to 3200Mhz)
Asrock B450M steel legend
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Will undervolting with Intel XTU on Windows, be applied on Ubuntu aswell?
Recently I undervolted my laptop CPU on Windows with Intel XTU due to overheating. I use dual boot Windows and Ubuntu. I am not particularly aware how and on what level the undervolting takes place.
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Laptop charger 19V 6.32A 120W Adapter as replacement for 20V 7.5A 150W [duplicate]
Is it safe to use 19V 6.32A 120W Laptop Charger / Adapter , because I lost my 20V 7.5A 150W adapter and the only one I could find locally is the 19V 6.32A 120W , currently using the laptop for Gaming ...
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Can a gpu and cpu drain power from motherboard and cause auto restart?
When trying to play some games my pc freezes and restarts.
the cause is motherboard under-voltage(code 41).
when I checked my psu it maintained a constant voltage no matter what happened.
Even when ...
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Intel XTU Undervolt settings not working between reboots
If I undervolt my CPU/iGPU via the Intel Extreme Tuning Utility (XTU) on windows 10, it asks me to reboot to save the settings, I hit ok, the system reboots, and voila, I have an undervolted CPU.
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Struggling with underclocking/undervolting GPU to decrease temperature/load
I am trying to limit GPU for an app (that always runs on 100% usage) because it runs too long and too hot for my ease-of-mind.
I thought undervolting or underclocking (with MSI afterburner) would ...
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Undervolt laptop is disabling my dedicated GPU
i have an acer E5-576G, core i5 8250U, graphic card nvidia MX150.
When i play games or develop in unreal engine, the cpu temperature goes sometimes to 80-90 degrees (max that i saw was 97)(15-25 ...
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