This is not a question, this is a solution.
There is one thing that bears a big issue that no one talks of - Gaming in Tropical Countries. I am an Acer Nitro 5 AN515-54-52H2 User from India, I purchased the laptop in December 2019.
Winter: Temperature was quite cool, about 10 *C. Playing Fortnite at a certain settings gave me 60fps, I had frame-lock. Fans were also comfortable at 4000rpm, CPU- GPU @ 60-70 *C
Summer: Now it is 40 *C, far beyond the temperature at which companies test their devices. Now, in Fortnite, fps dips to 40s when there is a complex scene, never beyond 55fps. I still have the same settings, except I removed the frame-lock. Fans and Temperatures? CPU is at the brink of smashing 100 *C, fans are always at 6000rpm
How many others like me, from Warm countries like Mexico, Sri Lanka or the Middle East have faced this issue?
Well, I have the solution:
*Predator-Sense*
Advantages:
1) You get a 125 mV Undervolt, it will help thermals and battery life.
2) You get to install PredatorSense Mobile App and control some features of your laptop through it.
3) It will replace your NitroSense perfectly, even the NitroSense Button will open this.
4) Based on your spec, you
MIGHT get to Overclock your GPU.
5) No voided warranties to worry about. You can restore NitroSense if you don't like it.
Reason: Acer Co-Developed 3 devices - Acer Nitro 5, Acer Nitro 7 and Acer Predator Helios 300. All of them have identical designs, specs, features and much more. They have minor changes, but are sold at different price points. The Helios 300, gets a CPU Undervolt and GPU Overclock Capability, that is what we will be making use of.
Procedure:
1) Uninstall NitroSense, it will cause issues if it remains in the system. I will provide NitroSense restore link for those who don't like PredatorSense after using.
2) Unzip the downloaded folder into some known place.
3) Look for a folder named "Plugs", open it.
4) There will be a folder name "Predator PH315-52". Be very specific about the model name.
5) Rename the "Predator PH315-52" folder as your Laptop Model (will be written on a sticker at the bottom as "Nitro ----- Series"). In my case- "Nitro AN515-54". Model specifier like 52H2 (my model specifier) is required.
6) Make sure you uninstall NitroSense, that is the last thing you want on your PC before the next steps.
7) Now, come out of "Plugs" folder, there will be a "Setup.exe" file, open and install.
