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    Undervolting on m14x?

    Discussion in 'Alienware 14 and M14x' started by FlipBack, May 23, 2011.

  1. FlipBack

    FlipBack Notebook Evangelist

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    Is it possible to undervolt the CPU and/or the GPU? Could help lower temps...
     
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    Anybody?

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    Why do you care so much about temps? It's not doing any damage.
     
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    Because sometimes it's uncomfortably hot and lower temps could mean less fan noise.
     
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    If you use CPU/GPU intensive programes it will be noisy and hot.

    I leave the machine idle by my pillow sleeping well everyday. The trick it to create a new power management profile, cap the max cpu frequency to 30%ish and set to passive cooling. Most times it will be dead silent by doing this
     
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    Easy CPU under volting was removed from the Core i design.
     
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    I thought so...that's unfortunate.

    How about the GPU though? I know it's easy on desktops, dunno if laptop GPUs are voltage locked...
     
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