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    8400m gs how to lower power draw?

    Discussion in 'Dell XPS and Studio XPS' started by fluffboy, Apr 28, 2009.

  1. fluffboy

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    well basically my question is in the title...but i was wonder is there anyway i can lower the watt draw (11 watts stock) while im on battery power. I know powermizer does this but can i lower it even more?

    when im on powersaver mode, 50% screen brightness, lightly browsing the web, bt off...im getting something between 14000 to 18000 mW (using RM clock) and i already undervolted my cpu.

    thanks :)
     
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    I think you already did what you could. If your objective is to prolong the life of your GPU, consider performing a copper mod. It will not reduce the power draw (i.e. it will not increase battery life etc) but it will reduce the heat variations and should prolong the GPU's life.
     
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    I was thinking of doing that but what I did was change the thermal paste and it idles at 54-66c and when I do play games it doesnt pass 72 degrees...so im pretty happy with that.
     
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    In that case I cannot think of anything else to reduce the power draw. But I'm hardly an expert, wait a bit more and some of the real hotshots from NBR will help :)
     
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    well thanks for your advice anyways =)
     
    fluffboy, Apr 28, 2009
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