Undervolting and Crash? Helios 300

Theshizirl

Hey there, Ive got a Predator Helios 300. I got a new power source to hopefully charge with less voltage used therefore cooling my laptop a bit more.

I followed a guide for undervolting using the Intel XTU app and upon decreasing the core temp slightly, about 1.25, I went back to my game and suddenly my laptop restarted on its own.

ive never had his happen but I’m currently restoring my computer to the point just before I downloaded the XTU app and I’m hoping this issue was completely related to that and won’t happen again outside of using the app.

anyone have some insight as to what the problem may have been? Thank you!

StevenGen

The problem is this, that you have set certain Intel XTU priorities wrong, hence and why, your computer rebooted, especially under load and when playing game, it went beyond its capabilities and stopped and rebooted. My advice is, forget about all these performance tuning software, run your Helios 300 with OEM software and keep it simple! Overclocking is a factor of many variables and software tweaks and could damage your hardware, I wouldn't use them, I would upgrade and appropriately increase performance by increasing to better hardware specs (that are suitable for the OEM hardware that you have) and never overstress any component(s)!