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    clevo p150sm-a (870m 6gb i7 4700) current limit throttoling

    Discussion in 'Gaming (Software and Graphics Cards)' started by Los Serpent, Aug 1, 2018.

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    clevo p150sm-a (870m 6gb i7 4700) current limit throttlings
    i get current limit throttling on my cpu, why is this? and how can if fix it?
     
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    undervolt...lower clock speeds.

    download xtu, im assuming you have it..

    look up a tut on undervolting
     
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    arleady got it undervolted to -90mv can u tell me the cause of current limit throttoling? is it because of not enough power from the psu?
     
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    watch the second video it may help or it may not. I had a ultrabook that power limited....only fix was underclocking but then again the only reason i did that was for igpu power....if i had a dedicated card like the 870m i wouldn't even care....who cares long story short...if your cpu is holding higher clocks then its irrelevant
     
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    it would help in some tasks. and i also want to upgrade gpu
     
    Los Serpent, Aug 4, 2018
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    What PSU do you have? It also could be from VRM throttling
     
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    What is vrm? You mean vram or? Pau is a 180W, but not that I think about it, how could it be the psu, if the gpu
     
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    VRM? You mean vram or? 180w psu, but I'm pretty sure it's not the psu since the cpu is gonna be pulling 50w at most, and this while stressing ONLY the cpu, so no draw from the gpu (since it also turns off when not used) and little to no draw from other components, so the cpu pretty much has 100w if not more for itself
     
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    VRM=Voltage Regulator Module, its what controls voltage of the CPU, when it gets too hot, it can't provide enough power and throttles. You have a 100W GPU+47WCPU+30W system draw so you're probably just breaking the barrier
     
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    180w*
     
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    100W+47W+30W=177W
    Either way, its still probably the VRM's, but I don't own that specific model and can't comment on it
     
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