Laptop 1050TI overclocking and 7700hq undervolting

May 16, 2018
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Hi,

I'm new to PC gaming, I recently got a gaming laptop with these specs:

Acer Aspire A715-71G

i7 7700hq
gtx 1050ti
8gb ram

I want to optimize it for gaming. I've heard that undervolting the cpu helps a lot with thermals and allows for higher overclocks of the gpu.
I've never overclocked or undervolted anything in my life, so I would really appreciate a step by step of how to do these things, along with roughly how much I should undervolt/overclock. Please, explain like I'm 5.

Thanks in advance.

 
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Here is the deal with the undervolting, it works great, but can cause instability and crashes if you go too far. So, you are going to want to download the Intel Extreme Tuning Utility. This program has LOTS of options. It should be pretty easy to find the CPU voltage setting in it. Now, this is the tricky part. You are going to want to lower the voltage, then stress test the system. Keep doing that until you notice instability, then bump it up a tick or two. It takes a while.

As for overclocking the video? I'd say, don't. Whatever thermal headroom you gain with the CPU you'll eat with the graphics. If you really want to, download MSI Afterburner. It is a great utility and easy to use. Everything is sliders. Once again it'll just be...
Here is the deal with the undervolting, it works great, but can cause instability and crashes if you go too far. So, you are going to want to download the Intel Extreme Tuning Utility. This program has LOTS of options. It should be pretty easy to find the CPU voltage setting in it. Now, this is the tricky part. You are going to want to lower the voltage, then stress test the system. Keep doing that until you notice instability, then bump it up a tick or two. It takes a while.

As for overclocking the video? I'd say, don't. Whatever thermal headroom you gain with the CPU you'll eat with the graphics. If you really want to, download MSI Afterburner. It is a great utility and easy to use. Everything is sliders. Once again it'll just be bump it up until you see instability, then dial it back a tick or two.

Everything in that laptop attached to a heatsink runs along the same 2-3 heat pipes. Heat in one component is going to lead to heat in the other. If you feel the itch, bring the graphics up to desktop stock settings. I know my 1060 in my laptop was clocked 100 Mhz below the desktop standard. So, I brought it up the 100 Mhz... and didn't notice much or a change. Also, instead of undervolting my CPU I opened the laptop up and replaced the stock thermal paste with something better, and properly applied it. They must have had a blind alcoholic with a hangover apply it the first time. My temps on my 7700HQ and 1060 are now high compared to a desktop, but under a full synthetic load I hit about 80-85C Max with no thermal throttling. Gaming sees my temps hit 80 if I'm playing a demanding game in VR, but normal games see temps of about 75-78C.

So, there are the clock speeds and voltage you can play with, or a physical change if you are more that speed. Either will help. Both will help more. If you want to go the thermal compound route, check YouTube for instructional videos of people doing it to a laptop of your model. They are out there. It isn't hard, it is just delicate work.

Hope that helps.
 
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