I've got a LG Gram 17" (Model 17Z90Q-K.AA79A1) Ultra thin & light Windows 11 laptop. with 12th Gen Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-1260P 2.10 GHz.
Since new, 11 months ago, its been a nightmare with overheating (runs at 90-100 deg c most of the time) meaning throttling and constant fan noise. Battery life is very poor as a result.
After doing some research its a common issue, more so with windows 11 than 10. Typical comments are :
You may be in for a rough go, everything I've seen so far is that 12th gen P CPUs in any thin or ultrathin design are going to be impossible to properly cool.
You might want to look into undervolting if the bios (or maybe Throttlestop) allows it.
As a safe & easy option I used Throttlestop to "Disable Turbo" which I assume is Intel turboboost. This brings temps to 55-70 deg c so a massive improvement.
Before I spend ages research it would "undervolting" be a similar but less heavy handed approach to "Disable Turbo" ?
Can I use "undervolting" to bring temps down to 55-70 deg c and keep Turbo on ? I assume disabling turbo reduces CPU performance more than undervolting does.
I've bought a cooler master fan and keep the lid open etc. I just want to check my assumptions above are right before I learn to undervolt.
Since new, 11 months ago, its been a nightmare with overheating (runs at 90-100 deg c most of the time) meaning throttling and constant fan noise. Battery life is very poor as a result.
After doing some research its a common issue, more so with windows 11 than 10. Typical comments are :
You may be in for a rough go, everything I've seen so far is that 12th gen P CPUs in any thin or ultrathin design are going to be impossible to properly cool.
You might want to look into undervolting if the bios (or maybe Throttlestop) allows it.
As a safe & easy option I used Throttlestop to "Disable Turbo" which I assume is Intel turboboost. This brings temps to 55-70 deg c so a massive improvement.
Before I spend ages research it would "undervolting" be a similar but less heavy handed approach to "Disable Turbo" ?
Can I use "undervolting" to bring temps down to 55-70 deg c and keep Turbo on ? I assume disabling turbo reduces CPU performance more than undervolting does.
I've bought a cooler master fan and keep the lid open etc. I just want to check my assumptions above are right before I learn to undervolt.
