New ASUS Zephyrus M GM501 - How to undervolt it ?

Just looking for the best guide/advice on how to undervolt my new computer. I thought it was getting hot (85/90°) when playing some games like COD4. Is there anything else I should consider doing as well?

Thanks!

 

Throttlestop should do it. It doesn't go over 90 does it?

 

http://forum.notebookreview.com/threads/the-throttlestop-guide.531329/ <--- This really helped me get a handle on this powerful application.

Most of us have found our Zephyrus M to favor:
-Speed Shift on at 128 (some resolving stutter in games by lowering to 110 - 120), lower numbers tends to increase overall temps.
-CPU core current -125mv
-CPU cache current -50mv

Do some testing under heavy load after you make your changes are stable. You should be able to find a sweet spot that will allow you to keep cpu/gpu in the mid 70's under most load conditions like gaming, with maybe some spiking up into low 80's. Add a few degrees to these estimates if you are in a warm/hot room.

 

I'm going to receive my own GM501 in the near future, and I'm looking how to prepare myself.
I thought that when it came to undervolting the rule of thumb was to keep CPU core & cache currents equal, and yet you're showing something different.

Is there something I misinterpreted? =

 

As it is not an OC'able CPU I prefer throttlestop too for this one. The settings above work really well, I can confirm.

 

No you are right in thinking this, but for some reason on this model we are finding stability at these settings.

 

Aha. Fair enough.
Can't wait to test it out when I get it and see those low temps >

 

Have been using these settings and it works great! Temps are around 75 most of the time.
I tried undervolting the CPU cache down to -125 yesterday and got a blue screen while playing. So yeah, even though it's weird you should leave it a -50 even if the the core is at -125

 

Not necessarily.

In this model, in particular, the undervolt settings for the uncore (and cache) are very tight, and anything below 50mV will trigger a BSOD on Windows (and unrecoverable MCE errors on Linux).
What you want to focus on in this particular model is the core undervolt: 125mV is the sweet spot. The uncore undervolt at 50mV is a bonus.

 

Not at all. However, in this particular case, the disparity between the core and uncore undervolt is needed for stability.
Post-Skylake, Intel chips favor undervolting, responding with better thermals and performance as a trade-off.