Undevolt on nitro 5 AN515-54

Ok peeps so I'm kinda confused. Please help.
I purchased x2 of these laptops last week one for me and one for the other half as we game together. So both brought on the same day exactly the same specs , 8gb ram - 237 gb memory , Intel core i5 - Nvidia GeForce gtx. Both exactly the same.

Now my issue is this , I noticed the heating issue on mine straight away and after searching found out about undervolting. Great, I've dropped mine down which whilst gaming at ultra hitting the low 90's all the way down to a glorious 60-65 constant at high usage. Again great . So just went to do it on the other halfs and I've tried a few different links , even taken the exe externally from mine to hers and it won't load up , it either tells me a dll (?) file is missing or that the CPU is not supported ?? I'm really confused at this as they are exactly the same.

Downloaded on mine about 3 days ago , what's changed or happening? Any help would be wonderful , already lernt quite Abit from all the posts on the nitro 5 but this has stumpped me.

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andylb

Got it, read and follow the instructions in this article and install the files then restart and run Windows update
https://www.wintips.org/fix-msvcp120-dll-mfc120u-dlll-was-not-found-missing/

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andylb

Try this Throttlestop custom Undervolt package designed by one of our hardline gamers, it is well tested, safe and very simple to use
https://community.acer.com/en/discussion/577183/throttlestop-undervolt-profiles-pre-made/p1?new=1

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Unknownhost

Ok so just did that and this is what I got??

andylb

Hmmm, it seems the operating system is missing the file. Refresh the Windows 10 operating system to recover the lost file, then try again

You can refresh the operating system on your Acer Windows 10 computer by pressing the Alt and F10 keys when the computer starts to boot up.

Press and hold the Power key for 5 seconds to power the system off completely.
Turn on the computer and immediately press the Alt and F10 keys at the same time
You should see a message that says "Please Wait" and your computer will boot to a blue screen that says "Choose an option."
Select Troubleshoot.
Click Reset this PC.
Pick the recovery option: Keep my files
Click Next and follow the instructions on the screen.

Unknownhost

Before I do this what is lost if I do this ? I'm quite good at knowing how to use computers , but I'm not great at the tech side. Also don't Wana end up in the dog house if she loses stuff she's put on 😂👍

andylb

Unknownhost said:

Before I do this what is lost if I do this ? I'm quite good at knowing how to use computers , but I'm not great at the tech side. Also don't Wana end up in the dog house if she loses stuff she's put on 😂👍

I totally understand the dog house mate. When Keep Files is selected all personnel files, docs pics etc.. are kept, only downloaded programs such as games will need reinstalling

Unknownhost

I best ask her then , as we play MMOs from clients and I'm guessing she won't want to have to download them all again 😐 why we got them to improve our gaming quality , this would annoy her 😂

Would there be a reason that all versions I try to download do this at all? I mean hers does spin the fans up when it's hot but this has been such a good thing on mine I wanted to improve hers too. Just thinking if there's anything else I could do before having to do this. Already getting a computer mate to repaste and install a TB ssd.

Thank you for the help though. If it won't do it still I'll have to tell her this might be the only option

andylb

I'm not quite sure let me investigate further. Repasting with Grizzly Kryonaut is a great idea, Acer gaming laptops are good value for money but the stock paste is not good and many repaste new ones

andylb

Got it, read and follow the instructions in this article and install the files then restart and run Windows update
https://www.wintips.org/fix-msvcp120-dll-mfc120u-dlll-was-not-found-missing/

Unknownhost

Ok , I'll try this in a mo and then let you know. Again can't thank you enough for the help 👍

Unknownhost

Awesome that did it 👍 didn't think to search the actual file that was missing etc etc . Thank you ever so much andylb , I'm also not in the dog house which is a bonus 😂 many thanks

andylb

Unknownhost said:

Awesome that did it 👍 didn't think to search the actual file that was missing etc etc . Thank you ever so much andylb , I'm also not in the dog house which is a bonus 😂 many thanks

Haaaa, no problem mate anytime

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