Helios 300 (i5 and gtx 1050Ti) performance questions

Preacher_Baby

Hello all, here's my questions:
1) should i turn it to max performance while plugged in? Is it really that helpful without getting my laptop killed faster? (It always stays at optimal performance)
2) Is it helpful to undervolt CPU to reduce temp? (84 C while gaming in games like R6 Siege)
3) The last to days i experience fps drops from stable 60 to 45 ( same in R6). There was no perf. loss during first 2 weeks. What should i do?


Thank u for ur help

ven98

1) You don't have to turn it to max performance, but it is best to set it to balanced. Max performance doesn't kill your laptop faster, it just drains the battery faster, as it makes the CPU run at higher clock speeds constantly, even when idle.
2) Undervolting the CPU is very helpful with reducing the CPU temperature. To undervolt you can use XTU or throttlestop. Start with setting the voltage offset to -100mV and then keep reducing by -5mV until the system crashes. Reboot and set the voltage to the last value the system was stable on(it can arrange between -110mV and -130mV maybe even lower depending on the silicon. Each CPU undervolts differently). You should have a stress test like prime95 running, while undervolting. If you experience system freezes and BSODs after undervolting, that means you have reduced the voltage too much, so you have to incease it a bit.
3) It is probably a driver fault. I suggest you to download the latest driver from nvidia.com or try out the previous version 388.71, if you already have the newest.

ven98

1) You don't have to turn it to max performance, but it is best to set it to balanced. Max performance doesn't kill your laptop faster, it just drains the battery faster, as it makes the CPU run at higher clock speeds constantly, even when idle.
2) Undervolting the CPU is very helpful with reducing the CPU temperature. To undervolt you can use XTU or throttlestop. Start with setting the voltage offset to -100mV and then keep reducing by -5mV until the system crashes. Reboot and set the voltage to the last value the system was stable on(it can arrange between -110mV and -130mV maybe even lower depending on the silicon. Each CPU undervolts differently). You should have a stress test like prime95 running, while undervolting. If you experience system freezes and BSODs after undervolting, that means you have reduced the voltage too much, so you have to incease it a bit.
3) It is probably a driver fault. I suggest you to download the latest driver from nvidia.com or try out the previous version 388.71, if you already have the newest.

Preacher_Baby

ven98 said:

1) You don't have to turn it to max performance, but it is best to set it to balanced. Max performance doesn't kill your laptop faster, it just drains the battery faster, as it makes the CPU run at higher clock speeds constantly, even when idle.
2) Undervolting the CPU is very helpful with reducing the CPU temperature. To undervolt you can use XTU or throttlestop. Start with setting the voltage offset to -100mV and then keep reducing by -5mV until the system crashes. Reboot and set the voltage to the last value the system was stable on(it can arrange between -110mV and -130mV maybe even lower depending on the silicon. Each CPU undervolts differently). You should have a stress test like prime95 running, while undervolting. If you experience system freezes and BSODs after undervolting, that means you have reduced the voltage too much, so you have to incease it a bit.
3) It is probably a driver fault. I suggest you to download the latest driver from nvidia.com or try out the previous version 388.71, if you already have the newest.

I've undervolted my cpu to -110V. Is it necessary system to crash? I just rebooted my laptop and it's still saved 

ven98

No, it isn't. Crashing the system means that you have reached the undervolt limit. Now you have undervolted by 110mV, but there is a potential to undervolt it even more, lets say to 120mV.