Doing some Handbrake video encoding, CPU temps typically rise to 95c which is a tad alarming but not surprising.
I've invested in a raised laptop cooler which appears to be largely ineffective and opening the windows during this icy time sees temps drop by 3-5c.
Anyway, I've been experimenting with undervolting and since reducing the voltage by 0.125v, temps have dropped to a much better 82c during the same Handbrake video encoding.
It's even allowed me to reduce the fan speed and make the laptop almost silent during heavy load... I haven't experienced any crashing and the CPU can maintain consistent boost across all cores.
At face value this seems unbelievably effective and I can't believe I haven't done it sooner...
It's also worth nothing laptop is MSI GS43 (14") with 7700HQ, so compact size and limited cooling potential play a huge part in this.
TL;DR - Undervolting is worth looking into and incredibly useful for small form factor laptops.
I've invested in a raised laptop cooler which appears to be largely ineffective and opening the windows during this icy time sees temps drop by 3-5c.
Anyway, I've been experimenting with undervolting and since reducing the voltage by 0.125v, temps have dropped to a much better 82c during the same Handbrake video encoding.
It's even allowed me to reduce the fan speed and make the laptop almost silent during heavy load... I haven't experienced any crashing and the CPU can maintain consistent boost across all cores.
At face value this seems unbelievably effective and I can't believe I haven't done it sooner...
It's also worth nothing laptop is MSI GS43 (14") with 7700HQ, so compact size and limited cooling potential play a huge part in this.
TL;DR - Undervolting is worth looking into and incredibly useful for small form factor laptops.